World Cup 2018 Preview

A boy covered in a Russian flag watches the opening match of the 2018 soccer World Cup, between Russia and Saudi Arabia, in the fan zone in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 14, 2018.
A boy covered in a Russian flag watches the opening match of the 2018 soccer World Cup, between Russia and Saudi Arabia, in the fan zone in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 14, 2018. Vadim Ghirda / AP Photo
A boy covered in a Russian flag watches the opening match of the 2018 soccer World Cup, between Russia and Saudi Arabia, in the fan zone in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 14, 2018.
A boy covered in a Russian flag watches the opening match of the 2018 soccer World Cup, between Russia and Saudi Arabia, in the fan zone in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, June 14, 2018. Vadim Ghirda / AP Photo

World Cup 2018 Preview

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On today’s show:

  • It’s a World Cup extravaganza with four soccer super fans.
  • We also hear a report about how the FIFA Fan Zone in Moscow is disrupting student life at the state university.