Fifa World Cup opening ceremony 2018: Date, start time, TV channel, live streaming online and performers
Russia will lift the curtain on this summer's World Cup with a glittering opening ceremony at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.The competition will authoritatively start when has Russia confront Saudi Arabia at a similar scene at 4pm on Thursday, June 14, however the energy is as of now working as the host country gets ready to welcome 32 national groups each with sights set on World Cup eminence.
The opening show is because of last around 30 minutes with 500 nearby entertainers included, including artists, gymnasts and trampolinists. A firecrackers show is set to wrap the function up before World Cup rivalry returns four years on from Mario Gotze's definitive commitment in Brazil.
Start time
The ceremony will take place at at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, with the show scheduled to start 3.30pm UK time on Thursday, June 14.
TV, online and live stream coverage
The pre-competition occasion will be broadcast live on ITV, with scope beginning at 2.30pm UK time. Permit payers will have the capacity to stream the execution web based utilizing the ITV Hub. You will have the capacity to take after the opening function with Standard Sport's devoted LIVE blog in front of scope of the opening session of the competition amongst Russia and Saudi Arabia (4pm).
Venue
The fundamental scene for the finals will have the first and last match. Worked in the 1950s, it was utilized amid the 1980 Olympic Games and has most matches played by the Russian national group and at different circumstances has been home to city clubs Spartak, CSKA and Torpedo. Manchester United fans will recollect it affectionately - it was here, in driving precipitation, that the club won their third European title by beating Chelsea on punishments in 2008.
Capacity: 80,000
Performers
Robbie Williams will open the World Cup with Russia soprano Aida Garifullina joining the English singer for what Fifa has described as a "musical extravaganza".
The show will begin approximately 30 minutes before the tournament's first match kicks off, with Brazil's two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo showing off the trophy to 80,000 fans inside the stadium.
“I’m so happy and excited to be going back to Russia for such a unique performance," Williams said.
"I’ve done a lot in my career, and opening the FIFA World Cup to 80,000 football fans in the stadium and many millions all over the world is a boyhood dream.
“We’d like to invite football and music fans to party with us in Russia, in the stadium, or to tune in their TVs a little earlier for an unforgettable show.”
