FIFA World Cup 2018 will kick off at 8.30 pm IST today at the historical Luschniki Stadium in Russian capital Moscow. 32 teams, thousands watching from the gallery and crores of viewers in television will run behind a ball for the next one month.
Host Russia will take on the Asian pride Saudi Arabia in the first match followed by many high voltage matches at the group stages itself. Former champions Spain will play against Euro champions Portugal tomorrow.
There are many superstars who will be itching to put their signature at the global stage and no better opportunity than Russia World Cup to do that.
Lionel Messi might have five Ballon d'Or awards, five European Golden Shoes, nine La Liga titles and many more at the club level but still finds it short at the international competitions. Despite Messi's brilliant achievements, it is quite obvious that the Argentine is yet to win any major trophy for his nation. Messi's failure at international level has been a stubborn stain on his reputation and a serious threat to his fantastic legacies. This time Messi definitely want to add the most coveted trophy in the world of football to his endless list of achievements in what could be his final international competition for Argentina.
Messi's rival Christiano Ronaldo has to prove that 2016 Euro victory was not a onetime wonder. Messi and Ronaldo always compete each other but falls short at the international level.
Neymar is no more a shadow behind Messi and Ronaldo as he already proved his worth during his short stint at Barcelona while he was playing alongside Messi. Messi, Neymar and Luie Suarez formed a deadly combination upfront and tear apart the opposition defence with ease.
So many things in store for the Russian carnival and hopes that this biggest game of football will pave way for another revolution in the country where lot of rebellions and revolutions occured that change the course of the world.
