Organising Committee chairman Mutko, a member of FIFA’s ruling Council who was recently promoted from his position as Sports Minister, claims they have no “alarming” questions to ask the head of world football’s governing body during the visit.

Infantino, elected as FIFA President in February, is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, with preparations for the 2018 World Cup set to be high on the agenda.

Russia has already faced issues in the build-up to the 2018 tournament, particularly concerning the construction of some of the venues which will be used for the event.

Saint Petersburg’s brand-new 68,000-seater stadium, which will host matches at the Confederations Cup, has endured a number of delays and problems, the latest of which involves technical issues with the retractable pitch.

In May, Russia 2018 chief executive Alexey Sorokin claimed there were no delays in the construction of venues in Samara and Kaliningrad after Mutko himself had warned there were “serious concerns” about the two stadiums.

The latest venues to hit delays are those being built in Nizhny Novgorod and Volgograd, with the Russian Government admitting they would not be completed until the first quarter of 2018.

They were both initially due to be finished by December of next year.

“We expect questions to Russia from him [Infantino],” Mutko told news agency TASS.

“We would like FIFA to be more active in promoting the World Cup.

“We don’t have any alarming question to him.”

Infantino has travelled to Russia to help conduct the draw for the 2017 Confederations Cup, seen as a key warm-up competition for the main event the following year.

It will take place at the Kazan Tennis Academy, with two-time Olympic gold medallist Yelena Isinbayeva among the special guests due to be in attendance at the ceremony.

FIFA has today confirmed the winners of the quadrennial competition will pocket $4.1 million (£3.3 million/€3.9 million), while $3 million (£2.4 million/€2.8 million) will be given to the runners-up.

Every team that fails to make it beyond the group stage will still receive $1.7 million (£1.4 million/€1.6 million).

The tournament. scheduled to be held from June 17 to July 2, will feature hosts Russia, the winners of the continental tournaments and 2014 World Cup winners Germany.

Russia, Germany, Copa America holders Chile and UEFA European Championships victors Portugal will be in pot one for the draw.

Pot two includes 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners Mexico, Asian Cup champions Australia and New Zealand, winners of the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup.

They will be joined by the team which lifts the African Cup of Nations trophy in February in Libreville in Gabon.