World Cup 2018 LIVE: Wild scenes on the streets of Russia as the competition heads into the second round of group games
- Russia 3-1 Egypt: Mohamed Salah's World Cup hopes on the brink after defeat
- How England captain Harry Kane conjures up memories of Bobby Moore
- England splash about in swimming pool on inflatable unicorns after Tunisia win
Excitement surrounding the World Cup is starting to build as the competition heads into the second round of group games in Russia.
All 32 nations have now played their first round of games and the group tables are starting to shape up, with mixed emotions for the countries all trying to win the competition.
Thousands of Russians took to the streets last night after the host nation virtually secured their place in the knock-out rounds with a win over Egypt.
Fans were seen diving into fountains in Moscow and dancing in the streets deep into the night after their team beat Mo Salah's Egypt 3-1.
Portugal play Morocco in today's 1pm BST kickoff in Group B, with Uruguay versus Saudi Arabia at 4pm BST in Group A's fixture. Tonight's 7pm BST kickoff in Group B is between Iran and Spain.
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England football star Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard were spotted in St Petersburg following Monday's victory over Tunisia.
Jesse Lingard was part of the starting line-up for England while Rashford had a positive influence from the bench for the Three Lions.
It does not appear as if the pair were recognised as they waited for a taxi on Nevsky Prospekt today.
Two football fans have brought in masks of Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump to watch the Uruguay v Saudi Arabia game today.
It appears as if the two 'world leaders' are supporting Luis Suarez, Edinson Cavani and co.
Portugal defender Pepe has received a wave of abuse following his theatrics against Morroco earlier.
The former Real Madrid man went down a bit too easy following a stiff pat on the shoulder from Morroco defender Medhi Benatia.
The hilarious hashtag 'Pray4Pepe' is now trending on Twitter with users quick to mock the Beşiktaş defender.
One fan sarcastically wrote: 'Please keep Pepe in your prayers after this from Benatia. I'm happy he is still alive.'
Ball Street wrote: 'Pepe is just quite frankly one of the most absurd men to play the game.'
Aleks said: 'Attempted murder on Pepe.'
A clip of the video and a collection of some of the tweets are below.
Footage shot inside the stadium for Uruguay's match against Saudi Arabia shows fans celebrating Luis Suarez's opening goal.
It came from a corner and is the striker's 52nd goal in 100 games for his country.
An Irish model is facing up to a year behind bars after being charged for revealing photographs of her promoting illegal betting websites.
Jessie Vard, 19, from Donegal, helped promote betting website in Thailand, which are illegal in the country.
Thai authorities are clamping down on the websites as the World Cup gets underway.
Often models write the domain address across their clevage and can amass thosands of pounds promoting the websites.
Vard apologised publicly on behalf of the entire group of models who alleged promoted the gambling sites.
She said: 'I did not know that gambling sites were illegal. I apologise to everybody and accept my mistake. Please do not become involved with these sites.'
Jamie Vardy was spotted with his wife Becky out enjoying the sunshine with their children in Repino following England's World Cup opening win over Tunisia.
Becky Vardy also made a surprise appearance on Loose Women via Facetime earlier in the day to talk about England's 2-1 victory, and said despite Jamie not playing a minute of England's opener the entire game was 'incredible.'
The official FIFA account has created this great video to show how each team lines up today.
Both teams are on the bitch. The national anthems have been played. Kickoff is just around the corner.
Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez cheers on her hubby from the stands during Portugal's 1-0 win over Morocco.
Fans of Uruguay are starting to arrive at the stadium in Rostov-on-Don for their Group A game against Saudi Arabia today.
Some supporters dressed up as Smurfs while others came draped in the colours of their national flag.
They start the game as favourites and a win would all-but secure their place in the round of 16. Kick-off is at 4pm BST.
The Finnish border guard claims five people have tried to illegally enter Finald using World Cup fan documents.
The nationality of the five people remains unclear.
While England are focusing on their next World Cup match, their wives and girlfriends are caught up in their own competition off the pitch.
Rebekah Vardy and co have found themselves up against football's most glamorous WAGs in the tournament's style stakes.
From Mexico to Iceland, each team is being cheered on by models, singers and social media stars who have jetted into Russia to support their men.
Click here to view this World Cup's most glamorous WAGs.
World Cup festivities could be brought to a halt as Britain's pubs are hit by the worst carbon dioxide shortage in decade.
The flow of beer and fizzy drinks may be halted by the lack of CO2. The shortages are understood to have been caused by a longer than usual break in production of ammonia, which is used to carbonate drinks and preserve fresh foods.
Trade journal Gas World said the shortage had been described as the 'worst supply situation to hit the European carbon dioxide (CO2) business in decades'.
Football fans threw chairs and fought each other after Poland's 2-1 defeat to Senegal yesterday.
The incident took place at a Belgian outdoor cafe in Antwerp, Reuters reports.
One person was injured in the incident and no arrests have been made. Local newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen quoted police as saying some 40-50 people were involved.
Bar manager Johan Peeraer told the paper about 100 Poles and 30 Senegalese supporters were watching the game when things got tense towards the end: 'A bit of an argument started outside and it got out of hand and people started throwing chairs,' he said.
Cristiano Ronaldo has broken a 62 year old record to become Europe's all-time leading international goalscorer.
His fourth minute goal broke Hungary's Ferenc Puskas previous record of 84.
Football fans and pundits have reacted to Cristiano Ronaldo's opening goal against Morocco.
A fan inside the Luzhniki Stadium holds up a sign declaring Ronald 'the best in history'.
The Portuguese forward is certainly making a good case for himself so far in this World Cup. He's scored four goals in less than four games at the tournament in Russia so far.
Morocco supporters were all smiles prior to kickoff ahead of their game against Portugal.
They might not be so happy now as Cristiano Ronaldo has put Portugal 1-0 up with a diving header in the fourth minute.
Portugal take on Morocco at the Luzhniki Stadium in their second World Cup game on Wednesday afternoon.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Co can make a concerted push towards a top two spot in Group B with a victory. They managed a late draw against Spain in their first match of the tournament.
Morocco need a result to stand a realistic chance of advancing beyond the group stage. They lost 1-0 against Iran in their opener on Friday last week.
Cristiano Ronaldo, sporting a goatee today for the match against Morocco, has been out warming up.
Social media users are convinced the goatee is a statement from the Portuguese superstar declaring he is the 'GOAT', or 'greatest of all time'.
One user tweeted: 'Cristiano Ronaldo's becoming so obsessed with this "GOAT"-stamp that he is actually growing a goatee now.'
A female football fan holds up a banner reading 'I will meeting C. Ronaldo today' as she arrives outside the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow ahead of the Group B match between Portugal and Morocco.
Lord Alan Sugar has finally apologised for his allegedly racist tweet earlier today.
The Apprentice host tweeted: 'I misjudged me earlier tweet. It was in no way intended to cause offence, and clearly my attempt at humour has backfired. I have deleted the tweet and am very sorry.'
He has also deleted all his tweets criticising others for sharing a picture of the allegedly racist tweet.
Cristiano Ronaldo captains his side as they prepare to take on Morocco at 1pm BST.
Midfielder Joao Mario has been included in Portugal's starting line-up for the World Cup Group B match against Morocco on Tuesday in the only change from the team which started the 3-3 draw against Spain.
Morocco have made three changes to the team which lost 1-0 to Iran as defenders Manuel da Costa and Nabil Dirar and forward Khalid Boutaib were all included.
The disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said England or a joint UK and Ireland bid should win a bid to host the 2030 World Cup.
He is scheduled to attend Wednesday's match between Portugal and Morocco, despite presently serving a six-year ban from football for a £1.35m payment in 2011 to then UEFA president Michel Platini.
These Colombian football fans managed to bypass security in Russia by sneaking alcohol into the stadium during their 2-1 defeat against Japan.
The crafty supporters had a flask disguised as a pair of binoculars which they used to smuggle the alcohol into the Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia.
Neymar's girlfriend has hit out at a group of Brazilian fans who convinced a Russian woman to chant 'pink vagina' in Portuguese.
Footage of the incident has since gone viral and racked up more than 700,000 views in 24 hours.
In the video, a group of fans can be seen surrounding a Russian woman and convincing her to chant the words 'pink vagina'.
Brazilian media is reporting that the chant is a reference to the belief that blonde women have pink vaginas.
Bruna Marquezine, who is dating Neymar, posted the video and attacked the fans for being sexist.
She said: 'It is not funny. It is sexist. It is shameful. Very shameful.'
Lionel Messi's mother revealed that her son cried after missing a penalty against Iceland.
The Argentine forward, who is widely regarded as the world's best footballer, had 11 shots on target during the game but was unable to score in the 1-1 draw against the World Cup debutantes.
His mother revealed that the criticism the Barcelona player received for his penalty miss caused him to break down in tears.
Speaking on the Argentinian television programme 'Diario de Mariana', Celia Messi said: 'We suffer from the criticism that Leo receives, when they say that he does not feel for the national team or that he is forced to play for them.
'It is not true, if they saw him how we see him suffer and cry. That hurts.'
Bookmakers have cut the odds on Lord Sugar being sacked by the BBC following an allegedly racist tweet about the World Cup team.
The now-deleted tweet has seen his odds tumble from 20/1 into EVENS for the BBC to announce that he will not appear on the next series of the show.
He is also rated at 5/1 to delete his Twitter account before the end of the year, despite saying he 'can't see what he has to apologise for' in a follow-up tweet.
Spokesman Paddy Power said: 'It looks like we could be saying YOU'RE FIRED to Alan Sugar today, after posting a tweet referring to the Senegal national team as beach touts.
'His odds of cancelling his account altogether are shortening, too, which would give us all a break from his musings.'
Lord Sugar is now attacking people for sharing his deleted tweet comparing the Senegalese football team to streetsellers in Marbella.
Twitter users have been quick to share the post online to shame the Apprentice star, but Lord Sugar is questioning whether people actually believe the tweet is racist.
BBC presenter Babita Sharm shared the deleted tweet with the comment: 'A shocking, vile tweet that you take a screen grab of because you know it will soon be deleted.'
The 71-year-old then replied to her, saying: 'if it so vile why have you retweeted it . You make me sick.'
Lord Sugar has taken down his 'racist' tweet comparing the Senegalese football team to streetsellers who sell sunglasses and bags on the beach in Marbella.
The Apprentice host refused to apologise for his 'funny tweet' about the African football team.
The tweet read: 'Just been reading the reaction to my funny tweet about the guy on the beach in Marbella . Seems it has been interpreted in the wrong way as offensive by a few people . Frankly I cant see that I think it's funny. But I will pull it down if you insist .'
Lord Sugar has been accused of racism this morning after comparing the Senegalese football team to men who sell sunglasses and bags in Marbella.
The former Tottenham chairman tweeted a team photo of the Senegal team with pictures of sunglasses and handbags underneath, with the comment: 'I recognise some of these guys from the beach in Marbella. Multi tasking resourceful chaps.'
He has since deleted the tweet.
French football star Paul Pogba flew a Surrey-based barber 1,500 miles to give him and his teammates a fresh haircut ahead of their next game.
The Manchester United star is one of 'A Star Barbers' clients and he decided to fly them over to Russia for a haircut.
Thirteen players got haircuts from Ahmed Alsanawi courtesy of Pogba's gesture, including Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy, who also regularly uses A Star's services.
His red shirt was darkened with sweat, he was being eaten alive by a swarm of midges that had descended on the humid Volgograd stadium, and, by his own admission, he was ‘absolutely buzzing’ with adrenaline after scoring the last-gasp goal that salvaged the nation’s pride.
Yet on Monday night as the BBC’s pitch-side reporter Gabby Logan thrust a microphone into his angular face and excitedly asked how it felt to have led England to victory in their opening World Cup match, and to have scored twice in the 2-1 win, the captain chose not to glorify his own heroics.
Instead, switching roles seamlessly, from star striker to footballing ambassador and role model, Harry Edward Kane handed all the credit to his team-mates, praising their ‘togetherness’ and the ‘great bond’ that had developed between them.
Read the Daily Mail's full feature on the England captain here.
Russian authorities have decided to reward prisoners for their 'good behaviour' by allowing them to watch World Cup games.
Many prisoners locked up in the country’s jails were given the ‘special privilege’ of watching the opening ceremony in Moscow which was beamed around the world.
Prisoners who have behaved well have also been allowed to watch matches in the opening group games.
A World Cup celebration in Southern California ended with a man getting arrested after police said he launched a firework at officers who were patrolling the area.
Jose Alberto Martinez, 39, was taken into custody on Sunday for firing a mortar-style firework into a line of Huntington Park police officers.
The incident was captured on a cell phone video and posted on Twitter.
Australia's Optus Sport has handed over all World Cup group matches to SBS after the telco was unable to ensure it could fix the issues that have plagued its coverage so far.
Public broadcaster SBS was given the rights to show two full matchdays of the tournament after Optus was unable to deliver to its customers.
But the two broadcasters will now share the games for the rest of the group stage, it was announced on Wednesday afternoon.
Egyptian football fans were pictured watching their country play Russia in St Petersburg last night.
Egypt were without their talisman forward Mo Salah during their 1-0 defeat to Uruguay.
Despite playing the full 90 minutes against Russia and scoring a penalty last night, the Liverpool forward was unable to lead his team to victory.
These images encapsulate the mood around Russia last night after their country virtually secured their place in the round of 16 knockout round at the FIFA World Cup last night.
Police in Moscow arrested this suspected hooligan near the Red Square following Russia's 3-1 victory over Egypt last night.
These stunning photographs captured the moment the suspect was apprehended by police.
England warmed down from their dramatic win over Tunisia in unconventional fashion – prancing around the swimming pool on inflatable unicorns.
Spirits were evidently high among the squad as they recuperated in the swimming pool following their Group G opener.
And the likes of Jesse Lingard, Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson showed off their playful side as they splashed around atop the pool floats.
Senegalese fans were not the only ones who stayed behind after a game to help clean up.
Dozens of Japanese supporters were filmed picking up rubbish from inside the stadium after their country's 2-1 win over Colombia.
Following their 2-1 World Cup win against Poland yesterday, Senegal fans stayed behind to clean up the mess they had made in all the excitement.
In this act of kindness, some Senegalese supporters opted to help out after the game by cleaning up the mess that had all been left behind.
Their actions received a lot of praise on social media as they showcased their ability to be humble and helpful in victory.
The England fan pictured being thrown from a car bonnet after climbing over the vehicle while celebrating England's 2-1 win over Tunisia was named by friends who said he was 'sheepish' about his antics.
Footage of Darryl Hawke, 26, was seen around the world as he clambered onto a car bonnet outside the Walkabout pub in his hometown of Plymouth, Devon.
Mr Hawke remained tight-lipped as he left his parents' home yesterday with his arm in a sling, but friends say he regretted his actions.
One said: 'He’s a massive England fan and just got carried away – literally.
'He’s hugely embarrassed by what’s happened and doesn’t want any attention.'
A 'psychic' cat named Achilles correctly predicted the result of the Russia v Egypt match before they played last night.
Thousands of Russians took to the streets to celebrate their country's 3-1 victory over Egypt.
Revellers were filmed diving into fountains and dancing on the streets of the capital as they moved a step closer to the round of 16 knockout round.
Russian flags, face paint and fancy dress were all out in full force following the victory in St Petersburg.
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