FIFA has full confidence in Russian security measures for June and July's football World Cup after a German newspaper on Tuesday said the tournament faced an unprecedented terrorist threat.
"The already high security standards in Russia have been and are constantly being adapted to the specific requirements and challenges of such a major sporting event," a spokesman for football's governing body said of the World Cup, which starts in less than 100 days.
The Confederations Cup in Russia last year, a World Cup dress rehearsal, showed "that these concepts are effective.""FIFA is, of course, in constant touch with the relevant authorities in Russia regarding the ongoing risk assessment," the spokesman added.
The Bild newspaper reported on Tuesday that Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) believes there is an especially high risk of an Islamist terrorist attack at the World Cup.
