Samoura’s updates at the event should be coming from a city other than the Russian capital, which was supposed to be stripped of the competition under the terms of the sanctions imposed on the country following its "cover-up of the cover-up" of the manipulation of the Moscow Laboratory data.

But FIFA, like many other Federations in a similar boat, chose to keep their event in Russia after using the legal loophole provided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) when it significantly watered down the sanctions - the one which says they must reallocate events awarded to the nation that are due to take place before December 2022 "unless it is legally or practically impossible to do so".

It is the latest example of a Federation largely ignoring the CAS decision regarding major events in Russia and exploiting an open goal presented to them by sport's highest court.

Most sporting organisations appear to have completely forgotten that such competitions are meant to be moved from the country.

After the Beach Soccer World Cup, Moscow will host the Sport Climbing World Championships before 10 Russian cities stage matches at the Men's Volleyball World Championship next year.

Russia had also been due to host the World Shooting Championships in 2022 but the sport’s worldwide governing body, led by one of the country’s richest men, moved the event back by a year to ensure it is not covered by the period where the doping sanctions apply.

Speaking in an interview during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, WADA director general Olivier Niggli said the fact the CAS cut the sanction period from four years to two, and other factors including the COVID-19 pandemic, were the main reasons why Federations had been unable to strip their events from Russia.

"We knew this would be difficult in a two-year period that has been restricted and we have always been realistic about this," Niggli said.

"Over a four-year period, this made sense because there after 24 months there were still two years to go, where realistically you could force a Federation to look for another venue and find a solution.

"Maybe some Federations have less will than others, but the reality is those where we have ended up accepting that it was legally impossible were because there are 15 months or less to the event, for example. Stadiums have been built, sponsorship deals have been signed and realistically you can’t expect them to be moved.

"COVID-19 just makes it worse. Some Federations, to be fair to them, have asked a few other countries if they would be willing to take them and everybody said no because they are closed due to the pandemic.

"If you take FIFA, they tried. They looked and we have seen the correspondence, they looked at former organisers to see if they would take it, which was impossible. You have to accept that you can’t ask if it is impossible, that is the reality."

The International Shooting Sport Federation also looked for an alternative for its 2022 World Championships in all of its disciplines and had a firm offer from Italy, before deciding to postpone to 2023 to allow the event to remain in Russia and at a venue owned by its President, Vladimir Lisin.

So instead of being punished, the country still gets the benefits of hosting the event, but just a year later than planned.

"In some ways I’m not so frustrated and I’m not so surprised. Some have been good and proactive, others have found ways of dealing with it by postponing for example," Niggli added.

"We have got a relatively positive response from some, for others it has been really difficult as a lot of investment has already been committed and we can’t expect that to happen when that is the case.

"For some of them we did not accept their assessment and we put the pressure on them."

While it is clear there were logistical and financial challenges for all those involved, it is equally obvious that some simply did not do enough.

They saw an opportunity to not aggravate and irritate a global superpower and took it.

This may seem a minor element of the CAS verdict - there will be some who are not bothered whether or not a sport climbing event is stripped from Russia, for example - but it was designed to send a message. That message seems to have fallen on deaf ears.

Even Russian President Vladimir Putin knows things will return to normal as soon as the punishments expire in December 2022, including the country being rewarded with the privilege of hosting major sports events.

"I think that from that time on all attempt to restrict or somehow ‘pinch’ Russia in the sphere of sport will recede too," Putin said earlier this month.

"I think that global sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee, are interested in having Russia as a participant and contender for hosting largest world tournaments."