Sochi more holiday destination than football venue, with stadium set to fail
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Gab Marcotti reports from Moscow on the atmosphere at the Confederations Cup and Russia's preparations for the 2018 World Cup.
SOCHI, Russia -- Nothing is quite as it seems in Sochi. After all, this is the 2014 Winter Olympic city with palm trees on the promenade, where the azure blue Black Sea resembles the Mediterranean on the French Riviera.
It is where the $780 million Fisht Stadium will host Thursday's Confederations Cup semifinal between Germany and Mexico and also four World Cup group games during Russia 2018.
However, beyond the World Cup, Sochi risks becoming a city with some of the most spectacular sporting facilities...