FIFA World Cup 2018: World's biggest football party begins with a bang!
Updated On: 15 June, 2018 07:09 AM IST | Moscow | AFP
Russia is spending more than USD 13 billion on hosting football's showpiece, the most important event in the country since the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics.
Former Spain captain Iker Casillas and model Natalia Vodianova unveil the World Cup in Moscow yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
The World Cup kicked off in Russia yesterday as the host nation took on Saudi Arabia in front of 80,000 people in Moscow after President Vladimir Putin officially declared the tournament open. Russia is spending more than USD 13 billion on hosting football's showpiece, the most important event in the country since the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics.
Singers Robbie Williams (left) and Aida Garifullina perform during the FIFAâu00c2u0080u00c2u0088World Cup opening ceremony yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
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