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Croatia Beat Senegal 2-1 in Pre-World Cup Friendly

Croatia Beat Senegal 2-1 in Pre-World Cup Friendly

Croatia beat Senegal 2-1 in a FIFA World Cup warm-up match at the Gradski vrt stadium in the Croatian city of Osijek on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Ex-Russia Striker Bulykin Believes Germany and France Could Meet in FIFA World Cup Final

Ex-Russia Striker Bulykin Believes Germany and France Could Meet in FIFA World Cup Final

MOSCOW, June 8 (Sputnik) - Germany and France could meet in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, according to former Russia striker Dmitri Bulykin, who spoke to Sputnik on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Iran Beat Lithuania 1-0 in Final World Cup Warm-Up Match

Iran Beat Lithuania 1-0 in Final World Cup Warm-Up Match

Iran beat Lithuania 1-0 in their final warm-up encounter before the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Matryoshka Dolls Painted in Colors of 8 FIFA World Cup Nations to Be Installed in Samara

Matryoshka Dolls Painted in Colors of 8 FIFA World Cup Nations to Be Installed in Samara

SAMARA, June 8 (Sputnik) - The FIFA World Cup host city of Samara will be decorated with eight human-sized matryoska dolls, painted in styles reflecting the culture and history of the countries that will play at the Samara Arena during the tournament, one of the artists behind the project, Anton Baliev, told Sputnik on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Oracle Cat to Predict Opening Match Winner

Oracle Cat to Predict Opening Match Winner

Achilles the cat, who lives at St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and serves as the animal oracle for the upcoming World Cup, will predict the winner of the opening match between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia, St. Petersburg's Committee for Tourism Development said on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Moscow Metro's Mobile App Translated Into 7 Languages Ahead of World Cup

Moscow Metro's Mobile App Translated Into 7 Languages Ahead of World Cup

Moscow Metro's official mobile app has been translated into seven languages ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup, First Deputy Head of the Moscow Metro Roman Latypov said on Friday. 9 Jun 2018
Russian Permanent Mission to Open Fan Zone at UN Office in Geneva

Russian Permanent Mission to Open Fan Zone at UN Office in Geneva

The Russian Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva will open a 2018 FIFA World Cup fan zone at the UN headquarters at the Palace of Nations, the head of the mission, Gennady Gatilov, said on Friday. 8 Jun 2018
Lebanese premier to attend opening ceremony

Lebanese premier to attend opening ceremony

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri plans to attend the opening of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 8 Jun 2018
Price Violations At Moscow Hotels Dealt With Ahead of FIFA World Cup - Watchdog

Price Violations At Moscow Hotels Dealt With Ahead of FIFA World Cup - Watchdog

MOSCOW, June 8 (Sputnik) -  Russian authorities have dealt with almost all violations committed by Moscow hotels ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, including those related to the price inflation, Yuri Momot, deputy head of Moscow's department of the Russian consumer rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Friday. 8 Jun 2018
Russia star Kudryashov 'only watched hockey' after club season

Russia star Kudryashov 'only watched hockey' after club season

Rubin Kazan and Russia defender Fedor Kudryashov stopped following all football events after the end of the Russian Premier League season and only watched National Hockey League (NHL) games. 8 Jun 2018
South Korean President to Attend FIFA World Cup Match in Rostov-on-Don - Kremlin

South Korean President to Attend FIFA World Cup Match in Rostov-on-Don - Kremlin

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will be in attendance when his country's national team play Mexico on 23 June, say the Kremlin's press service. 8 Jun 2018
Star striker Smolov: We can't wait - but I'll be nervous!

Star striker Smolov: We can't wait - but I'll be nervous!

The Russian national team can't for the World Cup to get underway, according to striker Fedor Smolov. 8 Jun 2018
The World Cup trophy's global tour ends in Moscow

The World Cup trophy's global tour ends in Moscow

The FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour ended in Moscow on Thursday after giving more than 800,000 people around the world a chance to see the iconic prize with their own eyes, organisers said on Friday. 8 Jun 2018
Russia striker Smolov: "I played well" in World Cup warm-ups

Russia striker Smolov: "I played well" in World Cup warm-ups

Russia forward Fedor Smolov said on Friday that he had "played well" in the team's recent friendlies against Turkey and Austria ahead of the World Cup. 8 Jun 2018
Football matches and chess to be organised for fans in Saransk

Football matches and chess to be organised for fans in Saransk

International football fans arriving in the Russian city of Saransk for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will be able to play chess and football with local residents, the local government's press service said Friday. 8 Jun 2018
World Cup heartache for injured Lanzini

World Cup heartache for injured Lanzini

Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini has suffered a major knee injury less than a week before the start of this summer's FIFA World Cup in Russia, the Argentine national football team said on Friday. 8 Jun 2018

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