When France and Croatia play against each other for the 2018 FIFA World Cup trophy at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday, multiple political leaders, sports celebrities and entertainment stars will be in the stadium watching the match.
Kremlin confirmed on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the closing ceremony of the World Cup and watch the Final. Meanwhile, leaders of the two countries of the match will both be at the Luzhniki Stadium. Tencent Sports said that President Emmanuel Macron will bring his wife Brigitte, his country’s Minister of Sports Laura Flessel-Colovic and two former national soccer players Dimitri Payet and Laurent Koscielny.
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, President of Croatia /VCG Photo
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, President of Croatia /VCG Photo
“Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic will attend the final match of the FIFA World Cup, where Croatia will be playing against France. She will be watching the game from the VIP section. We do not yet know how and when president Grabar-Kitarovic will fly to Russia,” said Croatian administration to Sputnik on Friday.
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar will also be watching the match at the stadium, four years before his country will host the next World Cup. Moreover, leaders of Palestine, Gabon, Sudan, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Hungary and Kyrgyzstan will join him too, according to FourFourTwo Australia.
"Mick" Jagger, lead singer and one of the founding members of Britain’s Rolling Stones /VCG Photo
"Mick" Jagger, lead singer and one of the founding members of Britain’s Rolling Stones /VCG Photo
The entertainment circle is led by "Mick" Jagger, lead singer and one of the founding members of Britain’s Rolling Stones. Interestingly, Jagger was well-known for being a “curse” at FIFA World Cup. In 1998, he said England will make remarkable performance before they were knocked in the round of 16. In 2010, Jagger predicted that the US, England, Brazil and Argentina will meet in the semi-finals and missed all of them. Then in 2014, he expected good prospect for Italy, England and Spain, only to find that all three were eliminated at the group stage.
Jamaica's legendary sprinter Usain Bolt arrived in Moscow on Saturday for the globally anticipated match at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday. The “fastest man ever” has been known for dreaming of becoming a soccer player after retiring from athletics.