Iran’s goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand reacts during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group B football match between Iran and Spain at the Kazan Arena in Kazan on June 20, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Roman Kruchinin /
AFP Sport takes a look at some of the stories you may have missed at the World Cup:
Love in a time of football
The World Cup has led to a surge in use of dating app Tinder, mirroring the jump in interest in the lonely hearts service at the Pyeongchang Olympics in February.
The Moscow Times reported that one of Russia’s four biggest phone operators MTS had seen an 11-fold increase in match-day Tinder traffic near stadiums and fan zones in Moscow, St Petersburg and Saransk.
Streaming shambles
World Cup fans in Australia fans are furious after an experiment to show some games only…
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