The fortified complex is in the centre of Moscow and contains several palaces and cathedrals.

The Kremlin is the official residence of the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Mutko confirmed football’s governing body FIFA had approved the move following a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

"The final draw for the 2018 World Cup has been scheduled for December 1," Mutko, the former Sports Minister who is also the President of the Russian Football Union, told TASS.

"We have offered the Kremlin as the venue for this event.

"This proposal suited FIFA and we are already in preparations for the draw."

The draw will officially take place at the concert hall inside the State Kremlin Palace, which has previously hosted local and international music acts, operas and ballets.

The venue, which can house around 6,000 people, will be filled with managers of the qualified teams when the draw takes place.

A total of 32 teams will compete in the tournament, due to take place from June 14 to July 15 next year.

Last month, FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed Russia will not be stripped of the hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the findings in the second part of the McLaren Report.

The Swiss-Italian also said the worldwide governing body would assess the evidence presented in Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren's report, which found more than 1,000 Russian athletes had been implicated in a state-sponsored doping scheme spanning from 2011 to 2015.

Russia's staging of the 2018 World Cup - the bid process of which remains under criminal investigation - was also criticised during the UEFA European Championships in France this summer.

Calls had grown for FIFA to take the tournament away from the country as punishment for the violent behaviour of their supporters at the competition.

Russia will host the Confederations Cup this year from June 17 to July 2, the quadrennial event acting as a key build-up event for the World Cup.