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Chechen football fans give Salah 100kg birthday cake

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah's 26th birthday didn't get off to a good start as his team lost to Uruguay in their first group match of the World Cup.

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Les Bleus and Socceroos' fans mingle

Australian and French fans arrived at the Kazan Arena on Saturday to see the Socceroos taking on Les Bleus.

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Iceland practise their Viking clap

Iceland fans made the most of their reputation as fiery Vikings on Saturday, practising their thunderous "Viking clap" ahead of their World Cup match in Moscow.

Sport

World Cup first-timers Iceland hold Argentina to draw as Messi has pen

Join us for live coverage as World Cup debutants Iceland take on the might of Messi and Argentina.

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World Cup 2018: Pogba scores the winner as France beat Australia

Paul Pogba scores the winner as France beat Australia 2-1.

Russia

World Cup: Ronaldo scores hat-trick as Portugal and Spain draw 3-3

Look back over the highlights from Portugal's match against Spain.

Russia

World Cup teams with the most foreign-born players

Here is a guide to which players were born in countries other than the ones for which they play at the World Cup.

Cult

Tattoo artists cash in on World Cup

With Russia in the grip of World Cup fever, even tattoo artists are finding ways to cash in.

Sport

No sign of Salah as Uruguay beats Egypt 1-0

Uruguay Friday won their first World Cup group-stage game since 1970, as Jose Gimenez scored the all-important goal.

Sport

Neighbours and rivals Spain and Portugal prepare for confrontation

Spain says it's business as usual despite the last minute change of head coach

Russia

Young Russians inspired by World Cup heroes

Russia's footballing community thinks that in the near future the country will be a worldwide force

Sport

Football for Friendship: the social project with long term goals

Euronews follows the F4F project in Moscow which brings together kids from 211 different countries and regions.

Sport

Russia fans in ecstasy after 5-0 Saudi drubbing

Moscow residents took the the streets following the Russian national team's 5-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia on Thursday, ecstatic over the victory in the opening match.

Russia

Watch: Fans dance their way into World Cup in Russia

Video footage sent in by Euronews viewers shows football fans from Iran, Argentina, Colombia, Saudi Arabia and Peru jumping and singing on the streets.

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Fan festivities hit fever pitch in Moscow

Fans mobbed the Moscow fan zone on Thursday, cheering and shouting ahead of the first match of the FIFA 2018 World Cup.

Europe News

MEPs renew call for diplomatic boycott of World Cup

Move wins support of around 60 politicians from 16 member states

Russia

Who does Fifa think will win the World Cup?

Do you know who makes the official football top 10 list?

Sport

Russia's World Cup opening ceremony in pictures

The highly anticipated 2018 World Cup kicked off starting with Russia's Opening Ceremony. See the best pictures of the event.

Russia

Moscow basks in the glow of footie fever

Fans assemble for the greatest show on Earth in the Russian capital.

World News

Euroviews. Playing fair, on and off the pitch | View

As the World Cup kicks off in Moscow, Amnesty International's Stefan Simanowitz reflects on the similarities between the beautiful game and international human rights.