In Russia started the 2018 World Cup, which will last for the whole month, where 32 teams and 736 footballers will compete. This World Cup will be standard - 32 national teams are divided into four to eight groups. The tournament has received various reactions - some promise to ignore it due to political views, while others simply enjoy the football event. The most visited football news portal in the country "EuroFootball.com" will try to provide the most interesting information from Russia throughout the championship. Every day, you will be able to watch the events from the World Cup directly. Today there will be three matches - one from Group E and two from Group G. The first match at 15:00 in Group E will be between Sweden and South Korea. The Swedes are considered favorites. Projected starting lineups: Sweden: (4-4-2) Robin Olsen; Ludwig Augustinsson, Andreas Granqvist, Victor Lindelof, Mikael Lustig; Emil Forsberg, Albin Ekdal, Sebastian Larsson, Viktor Claesson; Marcus Berg, Ola Toivonen. South Korea: (4-4-2) Kim Seung-gyu; Kim Min-woo, Kim Young-Gwon, Jang Hyun-soo, Lee Yong; Lee Sung-woo, Jung Woo-Young, Ki Sung-yeung, Lee Jae-Sung Il; Son Heung-min, Hwang He-chan. At 18:00, Belgium's national team will start their journey in the World Cup. They will face one of the weakest teams in the tournament - Panama. Projected starting lineups: Belgium: (3-4-2-1) Thibaut Courtois; Toby Alderweireld, Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen; Thomas Meunier, Kevin De Bruyne, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco; Dries Mertens, Eden Hazard; Romelu Lukaku. Panama: (4-5-1) Jaime Penedo; Luis Ovalle, Roman Torres, Fidel Escobar, Adolfo Machado; Jose Rodriguez, Anibal Godoy, Gabriel Gomez, Armando Cooper, Edgar Barcenas; Blas Perez. The evening will end with England's national team, who will face Tunisia. England is expected to do well in this championship, so they will only be satisfied with a victory. The match starts at 21:00. Projected starting lineups: England: (3-5-2) Jordan Pickford; Gary Cahill, John Stones, Kyle Walker; Kieran Trippier, Dele Alli, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Danny Rose; Raheem Sterling Harry Kane. Tunisia: (4-3-3) Aymen Mathlouthi; Dylan Bronn, Syam Ben Youssef, Yassine Meriah, Ali Maaloul; Ellyes Skhiri, Ferjani Sassi, Saif-Eddine Khaoui; Anice Badri, Naim Sliti, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.
The South Korean national team's strategist joked about distracting the Swedish spies by using different numbers on their players' shirts during training sessions: "We put four different numbers on our players' shirts in training to confuse Swedish spies. Europeans can't tell our players apart by their faces." (source: Twitter)
In yesterday's match against Switzerland, Neymar was fouled 10 times. The last time a player was fouled as much in a World Cup game was in 1998, when Tunisia tried to stop England's Alan Shearer. (source: Opta Johan on Twitter)
In the match against Germany, Mexico's legendary player Rafael Marquez appeared on the field and made history - becoming only the third player to have played in at least one match in five different World Cup. (source: OptaJoe on Twitter)
An elderly woman's attempt to bless the Mexican national team in front of the television screen went viral on social media. (source: Twitter)
Cristiano Ronaldo recorded a sprint during the match against the Spanish national team, reaching a top speed of 38.6 km/h, making him the fastest player in the world. (source: Twitter)
