Mr Sorokin expects more than 90% of the English fans coming to Moscow to do so as a day trip.
They will fly in from the UK on charter flights in the morning, be met by a fleet of more than 900 buses at their designated airports, and taken directly to the Luzhniki sports complex in the heart of the capital.
Once there, Mr Sorokin says they will find restaurants, bars, and entertainment of all sorts. "It will be a festival of sports," he adds.
Once the match is over, the fans will return to their buses and be taken straight back to the airports to board their charter flights on a first come, first board basis.
"We want English fans to come here and enjoy Moscow," he says. "But there are simply not enough hotel places for everyone to stay, so it's better we do it this way."
Festival of sports'
The man in charge of that plan is Alexei Sorokin, project manager at Moscow City Council's international department.
He is young, speaks fluent English with a vaguely Canadian accent, and he is supremely confident that his plan will work.
Mr Sorokin expects more than 90% of the English fans coming to Moscow to do so as a day trip.
They will fly in from the UK on charter flights in the morning, be met by a fleet of more than 900 buses at their designated airports, and taken directly to the Luzhniki sports complex in the heart of the capital.
Once there, Mr Sorokin says they will find restaurants, bars, and entertainment of all sorts. "It will be a festival of sports," he adds.
Once the match is over, the fans will return to their buses and be taken straight back to the airports to board their charter flights on a first come, first board basis.
"We want English fans to come here and enjoy Moscow," he says. "But there are simply not enough hotel places for everyone to stay, so it's better we do it this way."
Mr Sorokin expects more than 90% of the English fans coming to Moscow to do so as a day trip.
They will fly in from the UK on charter flights in the morning, be met by a fleet of more than 900 buses at their designated airports, and taken directly to the Luzhniki sports complex in the heart of the capital.
Once there, Mr Sorokin says they will find restaurants, bars, and entertainment of all sorts. "It will be a festival of sports," he adds.
Once the match is over, the fans will return to their buses and be taken straight back to the airports to board their charter flights on a first come, first board basis.
"We want English fans to come here and enjoy Moscow," he says. "But there are simply not enough hotel places for everyone to stay, so it's better we do it this way."
