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Nikolskaya Street in central Moscow has been transformed into a mini World Cup of fans. Felipe Trueba / EPA
Nikolskaya Street in central Moscow has been transformed into a mini World Cup of fans. Felipe Trueba / EPA
John McAuley's World Cup diary: Fans in Russia have been amazing - and so has Google Translate
The National's football reporter reflects on his time in Russia so far - which has involved plenty of travel and some lovely homemade jam