"As you can see, we fully believe Russia can get to the final, because we ordered seven Porsches."
The cars cost £60,000 each but the company is unlikely to have to fork out huge sums.
Russia have not progressed beyond the group stage of the World Cup since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Football behind bars
Prisoners in West Bengal are to be given their own television sets during the World Cup finals.
Officials in the Indian State are hoping that installing televisions in the common rooms of the 53 jails in the state will help prisoners change their ways.
"It is an opportunity to divert their attention towards a positive outlook in life and bring them to back into mainstream society," West Bengal Juvenile Board chairman Hiranmoy Saha said.
"We will encourage all youths in the homes to watch the games."
H R Hussain, the superintendent of a Calcutta jail, said prisoners are already apeing their favourite football stars in the exercise yard.
"World Cup fever has caught on," he said.
"They are excited over the biggest soccer event and talking about the star players."
Food for thought
Turkish branches of McDonald's will offer menus from each of its first-round opponents - Brazil, Costa Rica and China - during the World Cup finals.
Hungry customers can choose a beef burger with Brazilian
sauces, chicken burger with Costa Rican flavours or Chinese rolls.
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