• World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Shaun Botterill / Getty Images
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • Robbie Williams and Aida Garifullina perform during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Robbie Williams and Aida Garifullina perform during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • Former player player Ronaldo during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Former player player Ronaldo during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Carl Recine / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Carl Recine / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Maxim Shemetov / Reuters
  • Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Robbie Williams performs during the opening ceremony. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
    World Cup opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Grigory Dukor / Reuters
  • Iker Casillas and model Natalia Vodianova present the World Cup trophy before the ceremony. Carl Recine / Reuters
    Iker Casillas and model Natalia Vodianova present the World Cup trophy before the ceremony. Carl Recine / Reuters

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World Cup 2018 opening ceremony - in pictures

Artists performed prior to the Group A match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

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June 14, 2018

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