Arrived in Russia, football fans from the Balkans plan to pay a visit to the Crimea. They want to drive along the Crimean bridge, get acquainted with local amateurs and play with them in friendly football matches. "They all (fans from the Balkan countries) expressed a desire to come to the Crimea. They are not afraid of any sanctions and harassment, "- said the radio station" Sputnik in Crimea "head of the national and cultural autonomy of the Bulgarians of Crimea Ivan Abazher. He added that we are talking about fans from Serbia, Bulgaria and Croatia. It is noted that foreigners have already prepared banners with the inscription "Crimea and Russia are one". The World Cup will last from June 14 to July 15. Games mundialya will be held in 11 cities, including, in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan and Sochi.

In the opening match of the 2018 World Cup on June 14, the Russian team defeated the Saudi team with a score of 5: 0. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Maria Zakharova told at a briefing that over 2 million foreign football fans came to Russia. She added that during the tournament for security, an international police cooperation center will open, which will employ 150 police officers from 32 countries around the world.