The World Cup group stage match between Poland and Colombia in Kazan was attended by a sell-out crowd of 42,873 fans, which broke the stadium’s attendance record, FIFA said via the tournament's official Twitter account on Sunday.
Colombia won 3-0, with Yerri Mina, Radamel Falcao and Juan Cuadrado scoring in the 40th, 70th and 75th minutes, respectively.
The Kazan Arena’s previous attendance record was set on June 20 in the match between Iran and Spain, which was attended by 42,718 fans.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.
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