• Men impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are interviewed by members of media at the stadium in Samara. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
    Men impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are interviewed by members of media at the stadium in Samara. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
  • France supporters react in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow on June 26, 2018. Franck Fife / AFP
    France supporters react in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow on June 26, 2018. Franck Fife / AFP
  • Mexico fans play with the ball on a street in Ekaterinburg on June 26, 2018 on the eve of the match betwen Mexico and Sweden. Jorge Guerrero / AFP
    Mexico fans play with the ball on a street in Ekaterinburg on June 26, 2018 on the eve of the match betwen Mexico and Sweden. Jorge Guerrero / AFP
  • A football column is seen next to apartment buildings outside the World Cup stadium in Saransk, Russia. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    A football column is seen next to apartment buildings outside the World Cup stadium in Saransk, Russia. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • Mexico fans stand on a street in Ekaterinburg on June 26, 2018 on the eve of the match betwen Mexico and Sweden. Jorge Guerrero / AFP
    Mexico fans stand on a street in Ekaterinburg on June 26, 2018 on the eve of the match betwen Mexico and Sweden. Jorge Guerrero / AFP
  • Reuters photographers, from left to right, Ivan Alvarado, Murad Sezer, and Matt Childs walk to the World Cup stadium in Saransk, Russia. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
    Reuters photographers, from left to right, Ivan Alvarado, Murad Sezer, and Matt Childs walk to the World Cup stadium in Saransk, Russia. Lucy Nicholson / Reuters
  • A Spiderman jumps in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow on June 26, 2018. Franck Fife / AFP
    A Spiderman jumps in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral in Red Square in Moscow on June 26, 2018. Franck Fife / AFP
  • A boy holds the Uruguayan flag before the match between Russia and Uruguay on Samara stadium, Russia, on June 25, 2018. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
    A boy holds the Uruguayan flag before the match between Russia and Uruguay on Samara stadium, Russia, on June 25, 2018. Pilar Olivares / Reuters

Football

World Cup 2018: Away from the football - in pictures

We take a look at what is happening on the sidelines of the World Cup in Russia

The National

June 26, 2018

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