FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura is also present at the stadium along with a number of eminent former footballers.

Earlier on Tuesday, Infantino attended another group-stage match between Japan and Colombia, which ended in a 2-1 defeat for the Colombian side, who played almost all of the game with ten men after midfielder Carlos Sanchez was shown a straight red card just three minutes into the match.

The Spartak Stadium is set to host a round of 16 game as well as two more group stage matches.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on 14 June and will continue until 15 July, with the matches set to be played in 11 cities across Russia.