Football, finally, had invaded the historic Red Square! The inaugural day of the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup saw football fans from all over the world find their place at the city centre. Fans from Brazil to Belgium, from Argentina to Alemania (Germany in Spanish), crowded the historic place, with their guitars, flags, mandolins and hats, singing and dancing for hours expressing their joy of reaching the most spectacular single sport show on earth.

Colombian supporters were more colourful, wearing big hats and dressed in their jerseys with paint all over their body. Harold Rodriguez has come all the way here to see his hero James Rodriguez. "He was superb in Brazil. But I think he should have waited to sign for a big team like Real Madrid. He will again rock the World Cup," he said. Brazilian women were as colourful as ever in their official Samba colours.