Turning to the World Cup now. There were jobs for the players to do yesterday as the teams that progressed to the knock-out stages are given a rest. But female journalists reporting for the games are demanding that they be allowed to do their jobs -- undisturbed by unwanted attention. CGTN's Jessica King explains.

A reporter trying to give a flavour of the World Cup is suddenly subjected to its ugly side. Colombian correspondent Julia is groped and kissed against her will by a man who takes advantages of the fact that she's live on air. She later post it on social media, saying we do not deserve this treatment, we are equally valuable and professional. And it's not the only example. A Brazilian sports journalist was reporting live from Ekaterinburg, she was forced to dodge a kiss from a passer-by. Julia shouted his actions were unacceptable, forcing him to apologize.

JESSICA KING MOSCOW "Other female reporters have also spoken up about harassment from football fans. These incidents have been condemned here in Russia and abroad. But it's raising questions about sexism in sport, particularly at a time when increasing numbers of women are making their mark in this industry as reporters and match commentators."

At the diversity house in Moscow, which has been set up to combat discrimination, Mariana Linhan says it's still not enough women in all levels of the game.

MARIANA LINHAN THE DIVERSITY HOUSE "The objectification and sexualization of women is really serious. And again, I would say that this links to the way people see the role of women in society. Obviously, we are looking toward to gender equality in football as well. We're not there yet. we need more women in positions of power, in the media, more women as coaches, as players, more investment. So there is still a lot of work to do in terms of talking about the role and the representation of women in this field."

And the fans we spoke to said the message of the world cup for them was inclusiveness.

"We have this situation in Australia. We have female sports commentators have comments made about their attractiveness in other ways. That's quite inappropriate, it's a workplace environment, they should be treated equally and be able to do their business and to do their work."

"They don't deserve that. It's not fair. Respect is the most important thing."

"The first days they know nothing about the game but now they are improving a lot."

"It's absolutely crazy."

There are more female faces in this World Cup than ever before. And it's hoped it will make millions of more women feel welcome in what's called the greatest show on us. But authority says sexual harassment has no place in the Game and once the cameras are off, it's those who carry out such attacks will be the ones who forced into the spotlight, Jessica King, CGTN, Moscow."