RUSSIA — This summer, I was in Russia to cover the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Looking back, it has been an incredible experience. Russia is a big place, and traveling to and then through the country can be a daunting but rewarding task. I have regularly traveled, and on occasion lived, in this country for […]
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MOSCOW (AP) — Most Russian fans just hoped that this World Cup team would not embarrass itself at a home tournament. Now they are ecstatically flooding the streets to celebrate a massive upset with hopes for more. Russians partied loudly in the center of Moscow Sunday night after their team beat Spain to reach the […]
Croatia has been one of the top stories of the tournament, winning all three of their group games against Nigeria (2-0), Argentina (3-0) and Iceland (2-1). Denmark also went unbeaten in the group stage, though with less excitement in the attack, drawing France (0-0) and Australia (1-1) and beating Peru (1-0). The teams have met […]
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Russia showed off a unique World Cup mascot Thursday. Fans took to the streets to celebrate the nation’s historic 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia to kick off World Cup play. One of them was a trained Russian bear, who sat in the back of an open-top SUV and appeared to play a vuvuzuela. The vuvuzuela […]