MOSCOW: Russia’s capital city played host to the FIFA World Cup 2018’s inaugural fan fest on Monday.
According to the local organisers, around 25,000 turned up for the fest, boasting 20 well known live music acts in the presence of former World Cup winner from France Marcel Desailly and Russia’s all-time top scorer Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
The duo are the FIFA Fan Fest ambassadors, who took to the stage to greet the crowd together with Moscow’s head of Sports Department and Tourism, Nikolay Gulyaev and the official mascot of the tournament, Zabivaka.
For all the fan fest events at 10 venues across the country during the World Cup, fans will be able to enjoy these entertainment and cultural programmes free of cost on matchdays.
