Croatia will play its third game of the World Cup against Iceland in Rostov.

This is a forbidden city in which rivers Oka and Volga merge, while spacious streets echo the patina of history. Why is it forbidden, you might ask?

The Russian mission begins.

The World Cup is days away, due to kick off on June 14, 2018, and passionate fans all over the globe are looking forward to a month-long football fest. A look at some of the craziest photos in Croatian colours. 

June 11, 2018 - First in a series of articles about World Cup cities where Croatia will play its games.

June 11, 2018 - You will probably use some of these words in you are going to Russia...

Moscow Nights and dyevushkas, Zabivaka the Wolf and football...

"The flight times are the least of their problems, and the bigger problem will be changing time zones, which can be a difference of seven hours.”