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.
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A female fan posing at the Fisht stadium in the Olympic Park before the World Cup group stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina
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A fan of the Argentine national team before the start of a group stage match between Argentina and Iceland.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov
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A fan of the Portuguese national team before the start of a group stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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Fans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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A fan of the Russian national team before the World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
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Fans of the Spanish national team before a World Cup stage match between Portugal and Spain.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev
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A fan before the start of a FIFA World Cup group stage match between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Maxim Bogodvid
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Saudi female fans of ahead of a World Cup stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov
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A female fan of the French national team during a group stage match at the FIFA World Cup 2018 between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya
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Fans posing for a photo ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina
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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 / Alexander Galperin
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A Portuguese fan holding the FIFA World Cup 2018 symbol, posing for a photo ahead of a stage match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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A Russian fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.
© Sputnik / Alexey Danichev
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An Iranian national football team fan ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Morocco and Iran at St. Petersburg stadium.
© Sputnik / Alexey Danichev
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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 / Nina Zotina
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A Saudi female fan ahead of a World Cup group stage match between Russia and Saudi Arabia.
© Sputnik / Anton Denisov
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Female fans posing for a photo before a group stage World Cup match between France and Australia.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Pesnya
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A female fan of Spain's national team smiles ahead of a group stage World Cup match between Spain and Portugal.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina
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