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Interesting idea- but then you would really have the world Cup spread out too far. Take a look at both Australia and the uSA, where you could have teams (and supporters) taking five or six hour flights from one venue to another. Add in a couple more thousand miles for going from the heart of Russia to the east coast- yes, you might have the divergence of time zones, but the players and fans would be really messed up.
Vladivostok to Moscow is a 8 hour flight I believe!!!
The one huge advantage for FIFA would be the massive range of timezones available to them. They could telecast one game each day in prime time to Europe, North America & Asia - that's pretty cool. Would also add to the legacy argument for Russia with the football facilities left behind post World Cup in Siberian cities.
The only reason I can think that Russia didn't propose it is because it breaches some sort of FIFA regulations in regards to spreading the WC over so many timezones. Like you said, it would be an interesting concept. Perhaps Russia may decide to go down that avenue if it wins 2018 - we shall see.

