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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.

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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.

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Real Madrid unveil tearful Julen Lopetegui

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez on Thursday defended the appointment of Julen Lopetegui as coach of the 13-times European champions on the eve of the World Cup which led to the manager being sacked by the Spanish national team.

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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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Who does Fifa think will win the World Cup?

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

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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.

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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.

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As it happened: Russia crush Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World Cup opener

Here's a roundup of the World Cup opener.

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Hundreds of children from around the globe visit World Cup with F4F

Kids from more than 211 countries and regions attended the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as part of the Football for Friendship initiative.

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World Cup 2018: Who do you think will win?

Tell us who you're backing to win the football competition.

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2018 FIFA WORLD CUP: Technology and security centre stage

In December 2010, FIFA chose Russia to host the 2018 World Cup. In this latest Euronews special preview, we look at technology and security, which will play a key role in this World Cup. The so-called video assistant referee (VAR) will be used for the first time in such a major football tournament.

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US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup

The US, Mexico and Canada have jointly won in their bid to host the 2026 World Cup.

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Children take part in Football for Friendship in Russia

211 countries visited Moscow to take part in the 6th edition of the programme. 12 year old girls and boys were combined into 32 international teams and started ahead of the World Cup and every single participant won a ticket to it's opening match.

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How much World Cup trivia do you know?

Who scored the first ever hat trick? Which player was shot following an own goal? If you think you know all this and more, our 20 question World Cup trivia quiz is for you. Test your knowledge here.

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World Cup's Big Stars to Watch

In every World Cup, there are big stars that make a splash, and lesser known players that come into their own and become household names. There are also superstars who become legends. The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia promises to deliver the goods once more.

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Outsiders hope for 2018 World Cup glory

With just days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Russia on June 14, Euronews has a second special preview, this time looking at some of the outsiders with ambitions for glory.

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Football hopefuls arrive in Russia ahead of World Cup 2018

The two favourites, Brazil and France arrive in Sochi and Moscow

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World Cup 2018 - What you need to know

Find out who the favourites are to win the World Cup 2018, which kicks off June 14 in Russia.

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English Premier League announces winter break from 2019-2020 onwards

Two-week break will happen in February

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World Cup 2018: how to follow England

Want the insider's guide on how to follow England? Here we help you with the players to watch out for and the songs to sing.