Spectators are the biggest part of a sports tournament. Thousands of them have gathered in Russia's hosting cities, namely Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Yekaterinburg, Saransk, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Volgograd, and Samara, to watch the world's greatest football event — the FIFA World Cup 2018.
These photos show how much female fans cherish their favorite teams.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina / Go to the mediabankA female fan posing at the Fisht stadium in the Olympic Park before the World Cup group stage match between Portugal and Spain.

A female fan posing at the Fisht stadium in the Olympic Park before the World Cup group stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankA fan of the Argentine national team before the start of a group stage match between Argentina and Iceland.

A fan of the Argentine national team before the start of a group stage match between Argentina and Iceland.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankA fan of the Portuguese national team before the start of a group stage match between Portugal and Spain.

A fan of the Portuguese national team before the start of a group stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankFans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.

Fans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankA fan of the Russian national team before the World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

A fan of the Russian national team before the World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev / Go to the mediabankFans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.

Fans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Maxim Bogodvid / Go to the mediabankA fan before the start of a FIFA World Cup group stage match between France and Australia.

A fan before the start of a FIFA World Cup group stage match between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankSaudi female fans of ahead of a World Cup stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

Saudi female fans of ahead of a World Cup stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya / Go to the mediabankA female fan of the French national team during a group stage match at the FIFA World Cup 2018 between France and Australia.

A female fan of the French national team during a group stage match at the FIFA World Cup 2018 between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina / Go to the mediabankFans posing for a photo ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.

Fans posing for a photo ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin / Go to the mediabankAn Iranian national football team fan waving a scarf ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.

An Iranian national football team fan waving a scarf ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankA Portuguese fan holding the FIFA World Cup 2018 symbol, posing for a photo ahead of a stage match between Spain and Portugal.

A Portuguese fan holding the FIFA World Cup 2018 symbol, posing for a photo ahead of a stage match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankA Russian fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.

A Russian fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.
© Sputnik / Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankAn Iranian national football team fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.

An Iranian national football team fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina / Go to the mediabankFans of Portugal's team posing in front of the country's flag ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.

Fans of Portugal's team posing in front of the country's flag ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankA Saudi female fan ahead of a World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

A Saudi female fan ahead of a World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya / Go to the mediabankFemale fans posing for a photo before a group stage World Cup match between France and Australia.

Female fans posing for a photo before a group stage World Cup match between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina / Go to the mediabankA female fan of Spain's national team smiles ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.

A female fan of Spain's national team smiles ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.