2018 World Cup official match ball launched to space

00:12   22 March, 2018
Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft has taken the 2018 FIFA World Cup official match ball to the international space station, reported Russian News Agency TASS.
Three crew members of the station will hold a PR event with this ball and, subsequently, send it back to Earth.
The World Cup opener between the host nation, Russia, and Saudi Arabia is expected to be played with this ball.
This football tournament will be held from June 14 to July 15 in eleven Russian cities.

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