Football fans’ enthusiasm in Red Square, Moscow

Samir Alhafith, an Australia fan, said Moscow was beginning to be gripped by football fever. He said of the city's atmosphere: "It's amazing. I was in Moscow 28 years ago and it's nothing like I remember it. "The first three days I was here, not that much atmosphere, but with two or three days to go it's starting to get a bit more buzzing." A Russian fan called Sergey said he had tickets for five matches across the country and was looking forward to seeing new parts of his homeland.