The bill stipulates that "fan-ID" holders will be allowed to enter the world’s largest nation without having a Russian visa and stay for the duration of the tournament as well as for a period of 10 days before and after. 

In order to clear the country’s border, they would also have to produce an identification document, a ticket for a match or a document verifying the purchase of a ticket.

A similar system was in place for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, with spectators inserting personal information in an online database to receive the identification document from Russian authorities.

The draft law was passed last month by both houses of the Russian Parliament - the State Duma and the Federation Council.

Putin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino both claimed early last month that construction for the 2018 World Cup is on track, despite reports of delays and rising costs. 

The pair were speaking at a ceremony in Moscow to mark the start of a volunteer recruitment campaign, which will aim to hire 15,000 for the World Cup and 5,000 for the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Their show of confidence came despite Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, a member of FIFA’s ruling Council, suggesting in May that work at the Samara Stadium had completely ground to a halt due to a financial dispute with the construction company.

A statement from Russia 2018 confirmed they were looking to replace the contractor, PSO Kazan, as a result of the issue, with organisers insisting the venue would be ready in time to host the tournament.

Building work at the Kaliningrad Stadium has also hit a stumbling block, with concerns about the suitability of the land surrounding the venue.

Infantino insisted Russia was on schedule for the tournament in spite of the country’s economy shrinking by 3.7 per cent in 2015 amid pressure from low oil prices and sanctions from the European Union and the United States following the country's annexation of Crimea in 2014.