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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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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.

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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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World Cup 2018: Who do you think will win?

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

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Russia

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.

Russia

World Cup 2018: Meet the Russian superfan

They can travel thousands of kilometres and spend up to the thousands in euros, all to support their teams. Euronews chatted with a Russian superfan who is rooting for the host team.

Russia

Team Egypt's Salah poses with Chechen leader ahead of World Cup

Egyptian football star Salah poses for controversial photo-op with Chechen’s Kadyrov before World Cup starts in Russia.

Living

Spoons are the official instrument for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Spoons have been used in Russian folk music for hundreds of years.

World News

G7 to launch rapid response unit against 'hostile' states

It comes in the wake of a series of attacks — including the poisoning of Sergei Skripal — blamed on Russia.

Russia

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results

Meet Achilles, the deaf cat predicting this year's World Cup results.

Economy

Readmit Russia to G7, US President Donald Trump says to world leaders

Russia was expelled after its annexation of Crimea in 2014

Bulgaria

Russian-designed nuclear power plant causes tension in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is set to restart construction of a Russian designed nuclear power plant first proposed more than 30 years ago dating back to the end of the Cold War, in a move supporters say could reduce the country’s energy dependence on Russia.

China

As G7 summit begins Russia's Putin meet China's Xi

President Putin and Premier Xi will take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting at the weekend.

Russia

Follow us in Siberia: The other side of Siberia

Forget the clichés! Seven travellers headed north to discover the real Siberia - and you might be pleasantly surprised by what they discovered.

Belarus

German superfan travels to World Cup Russia on vintage tractor

70-year-old Hubert Wirth is driving over 2500 kilometres to cheer on his team at the World Cup in Moscow.

Sport

World Cup Russia 2018: how to follow Germany

Your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? You want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the German national team.

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World Cup Russia 2018: how to follow Spain

Your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? You want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the Spanish national team.

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World Cup Russia 2018: How to follow Russia

Is your team not going to the 2018 World Cup? Want to become a fan of another team? You know your friends, but you want to get to know your enemies? Learn to love them? Euronews can help with our basic toolkit for the Russian national team.

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Moscow court jails Ukrainian journalist for 12 years for espionage

Roman Sushchenko denies the charges.

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Moscow welcomes World Cup 2018 trophy

Less than two weeks before the major soccer championship kick-off, Russian capital Moscow presented the World Cup trophy to the public.