FIFA president Gianni Infantino thanked the Russian people and government on Friday for what he described as the "best World Cup" ever.
Sporting a FIFA volunteers' jacket, Infantino told reporters in Moscow that Russia's infrastructure and welcome allied to the quality of football and success of VAR had contributed to the success of the tournament.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "Since a couple of years I was saying this would be the best World Cup ever. Today I can say it with more conviction because I lived it and you lived it. It is the best World Cup ever," said Infantino, two days ahead of the final between France and Croatia.
"VAR is not changing football, VAR is cleaning football, making football more honest, more transparent. Now it is difficult to think about the World Cup without VAR," he added.
Infantino told Russian President Vladimir Putin last week that the world "all fell in love with Russia," over the past four weeks.
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