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Russian 'brides' take to the pitch─── 09:07 Sun, 01 Jul 2018
Russian women wearing elaborate bridal dresses took to the pitch in the World Cup host city of Kazan yesterday for a friendly soccer match intended to show their love for the sport.
Reuters reports that wearing floor-length white dresses and running shoes, the women split up into teams of five and played 15-minute halves on gravel in front of a small crowd.
The winning team was awarded a replica of the World Cup trophy, made out of flowers.
This unusual match served as a warm-up for the World Cup’s first action-filled knockout-stage match in which France beat Argentina 4-3 in Kazan.
Reuters
