Nizhny Novgorod already enjoying World Cup fever

Each month FIFA.com rounds up some of the most intriguing stories from around the Host Cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. This month we visit Nizhny Novgorod, Saransk, Ekaterinburg and Samara.

Starlets, an Octopus and a King

Historic achievements by two 20-year-olds decorate FIFA.com’s latest stats review, along with a supersonic goal and droughts ending for a player in Amsterdam and a country in Cordoba.