World Cup: Fans get excited for the 2018 World Cup

Children watch a soccer game in a park in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa. With five African teams at the World Cup, excitement mounts.

Hairdresser Mario Hvala creates a hair tattoo showing Argentine player Lionel Messi in Novi Sad, Serbia.

A woman wears Russian flags on her head during the opening ceremony of the FIFA Fan Fest in Saransk on June 12.

An Iranian fan cheers outside the Kremlin on June 11

A souvenir vendor entices fans into his store near Red Square in Moscow.

A Mexico fan cheers as his team boards a bus after training session in Moscow.

Switzerland’s goalkeeper Roman Buerki signs autographs in Togliatti, Russia.