As the Russia World Cup kicked off, UN ambassadors have also joined the craze about soccer. /VCG Photo

Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia held a World Cup watch party in a lounge of the UN headquarters in New York City on Thursday. /VCG Photo

Ambassadors from 15 members of the UN Security Council put on their nations’ jerseys while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wore a traditional black referee’s shirt and walked in the chamber blowing a whistle. /VCG Photo

Nearly 100 journalists and UN staff from Saudi Arabia, Argentina, South Korea, France, Japan and some other countries were also invited to the festive party, according to Xinhua. /VCG Photo

It’s said that Russia has set up TVs over the UN so that all can watch the real-time updates on their team. Russia romped to a 5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia at the first match of World Cup 2018 on Thursday. /VCG Photo