"The FIFA Fan Fest across Russia has welcomed its 2.5 millionth visitor!" FIFA said via the tournament's official Twitter account.

The World Cup kicked off on 14 June and will continue until 15 July, with a total of 64 matches being played at 12 stadiums across 11 Russian cities, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Volgograd, and Samara.