11 things we loved on day one: Messi, Zlatan, Cheryshev, prisons & more

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Denis Cheryshev lit up the opening game of the World Cup with two stunning goals, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Jose Mourinho also grabbed our attention as the tournament got underway.

Russia defeated Saudi Arabia 5-0 to start the World Cup with a bang, with Robbie Williams causing controversy as he appeared to swear on camera during his opening ceremony performance.

We’ve taken a look at the pick of the stories from the first day of the greatest competition on Earth.

Denis Cheryshev

Doing this in the World Cup opener – the first ever substitute to score in the first game of the tournament – is pretty special. We can’t get enough of that flick over the defenders.

Messi hair

World Cup fever has really got to both this barber and the brave soul who let him do this.

Portugal

Full football socks with their casual attire? Strange to say the least.

Denis Cheryshev

And then he went and did this.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

“It’s the football biggest party to play a World Cup. All the best players are there. Zlatan is not there, but he should have been there,” he said, in the third person, before stating that by not being there, there is no pressure on Sweden to do well.

Antoine Griezmann

This is cheeky to say the least. And we love a chip.

Vaud, Switzerland

The state of Vaud in Switzerland has really gone one-up in their preparations for the World Cup, by setting specific rules for car horn use after matches.

“The end of the matches will inevitably generate gatherings of fans who will express their joy or their disappointment, notably by forming motorcades of vehicles in the urban centers and by honking continuously,” reads a statement.

“These gatherings, as long as they do not unduly disrupt traffic and public order, will be tolerated. WeΒ will be lenient on the noise of the fans and the horns to show joy or disappointment will be tolerated during a period of sixty minutes, at the end of the match.”

Robbie Williams

If that didn’t get you pumped, what will?

Russian upgrades

Imprisoned for 30 days after organising an illegal protest, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on the day the World Cup began, posting this tongue-in-cheek Instagram post about improvements in the standard of the prison.

β€œIt’s clear that authorities are not ruling out having to arrest drunk England fans for bad behaviour, and they don’t want to add insult to injury,” he said.

ВсСм ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠ²Π΅Ρ‚. Π― снова с Π²Π°ΠΌΠΈ послС 30-суточной ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ. УТасно Ρ€Π°Π΄ Π±Ρ‹Ρ‚ΡŒ Π½Π° свободС. НС Π±ΡƒΠ΄Ρƒ Ρ…Π²Π°ΡΡ‚Π°Ρ‚ΡŒΡΡ сколько ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ я ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΡ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π» – ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, расскаТу Π»ΡƒΡ‡ΡˆΠ΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ спСцприёмник ΠΊ ЧМ ΠΏΠΎ Ρ„ΡƒΡ‚Π±ΠΎΠ»Ρƒ. Π­Ρ‚ΠΎ уТасно интСрСсно. Π’ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΌΠΎ власти Π½Π΅ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ»ΡŽΡ‡Π°ΡŽΡ‚, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ придётся Π°Ρ€Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎΠ²Ρ‹Π²Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ Π·Π° дСбош ΠΏΡŒΡΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… английских Ρ„Π°Π½Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΠ² ΠΈ Π½Π΅ хотят ΡƒΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ Π² Π³Ρ€ΡΠ·ΡŒ Π»ΠΈΡ†ΠΎΠΌ. Π’ΠΎ всСх ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ… Π·Π°Ρ„ΠΈΠ³Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π΅Π²Ρ€ΠΎΡ€Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½Ρ‚. Π Π΅ΡˆΡ‘Ρ‚ΠΊΠΈ покрасили. ВмСсто Π΄Ρ‹Ρ€ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρƒ (ΡƒΠΆ ΠΈΠ·Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Π·Π° Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠΈΠ΅ подробности) поставили ΡƒΠ½ΠΈΡ‚Π°Π·Ρ‹. Π’ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³ΡƒΠ»ΠΎΡ‡Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π΄Π²ΠΎΡ€Π΅ поставили Π²ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΡ‚Π° ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·Π΄Π°Π»ΠΈ настоящиС Ρ„ΡƒΡ‚Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Π΅ мячи. ΠšΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ стали Π»ΡƒΡ‡ΡˆΠ΅, Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌ Π² рСсторанС. И Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠ°Π½Ρ‚ Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ – курсант ΠΈΠ· ΡˆΠΊΠΎΠ»Ρ‹ ΠΌΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΈ Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ ΠΈ Ρ€Π°Π·Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ мСню. Π’ΠΈΠΏΠ°, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π² самолётС, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ Π²Ρ‹Π±Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΈΠ· Π΄Π²ΡƒΡ… Π²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ°Π½Ρ‚ΠΎΠ². Π’ΠΎΡ‚ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊ выглядСл Π²Ρ‡Π΅Ρ€Π°ΡˆΠ½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π΅Π΄, ΡΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎ записал: Закуска: ΠΊΠ°Ρ€Ρ‚ΠΎΡ„Π΅Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹ΠΉ салат ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΆΠΎΠΊ с капустой. Π‘ΡƒΠΏ: Ρ…Π°Ρ€Ρ‡ΠΎ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π±ΠΎΡ€Ρˆ с ΠΏΠ°ΠΌΠΏΡƒΡˆΠΊΠΎΠΉ. ОсновноС блюдо: ΠΏΠ»ΠΎΠ² ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡˆΠ°ΡˆΠ»Ρ‹ΠΊ. ΠŸΡ€ΠΈΡ‡Ρ‘ΠΌ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ ΡˆΠ°ΡˆΠ»Ρ‹Ρ… ΠΈΠ· свинины, Π½ΠΎ для Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…, ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡˆΠ΅Ρ€/Ρ…Π°Π»ΡΠ»ΡŒ Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π²Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ°Π½Ρ‚ ΠΈΠ· Π±Π°Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΠ½Ρ‹. ДСсСрт: тирамису (!) ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΈΡ€ΠΎΠΆΠΎΠΊ с вишнСй. Напиток: Π²ΠΎΠ΄Π°, ΠΊΠ»ΡŽΠΊΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Ρ‹ΠΉ морс ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ бСзалкогольноС ΠΏΠΈΠ²ΠΎ. Π˜ΠΌΠΏΠΎΡ€Ρ‚Π½ΠΎΠ΅! Π’Π°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ сотрудники спСцприСмника английского Π½Π΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡŽΡ‚, Π½Π°Π±Ρ€Π°Π»ΠΈ стаТёрок – студСнтки ΠΈΠ· Иняза ΠΈΠΌ. ΠœΠΎΡ€ΠΈΡΠ° Π’Π΅Ρ€Π΅Π·Ρ‹. Они ходят Π² ΡΠΏΠ΅Ρ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Ρ„ΠΎΡ€ΠΌΠ΅, Π½Π΅Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ срСднСС ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρƒ полицСйским ΠΈ ΡΡ‚ΡŽΠ°Ρ€Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠΉ. Пока иностранцСв Π½Π΅Ρ‚, студСнткам скучно, ΠΎΠ½ΠΈ Π³Ρ€ΠΎΠΌΠΊΠΎ ΠΆΠ°Π»ΡƒΡŽΡ‚ΡΡ ΠΈ Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±ΡƒΡŽΡ‚ массовых арСстов, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ завСсти знакомства. Бамая Ρ‡ΡƒΠΌΠ°. Π’ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ€Ρ‹ установили Π·Π΄ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Ρ‹Π΅ Π–Πš-экраны, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎΠ±Ρ‹ арСстанты ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚ΡŒ ΠΌΠ°Ρ‚Ρ‡ΠΈ Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Ρ‚Π°. ΠšΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΠΎΠΌΡƒ, ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎ Π²Ρ‹Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ‚ Π΄Π°ΡŽΡ‚ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠΊ: ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Ρ‡ΠΊΡƒ с Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½ΠΎ (ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π½Π°Ρ€Π΄Ρ‹) с символикой Ρ‡Π΅ΠΌΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Ρ‚Π°. Π― Π²Ρ‹Π±Ρ€Π°Π» Π½Π°Ρ€Π΄Ρ‹. ΠŸΡ€Π΅Π΄Π²ΠΎΡΡ…ΠΈΡ‰Π°Ρ ваши ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ‚Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΠΌΡƒ "Ρ…ΠΎΡ‡Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ арСст", Ρ…ΠΎΡ‡Ρƒ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΡŒ, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ количСство мСст ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°Π½ΠΈΡ‡Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΈ Ссли Ρƒ вас Π² ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π°Ρ… Π΅ΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π½Π°Ρ€ΡƒΡˆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ общСствСнного порядка, Ρ‚ΠΎ Ρ‚ΠΎΡ€ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡ‚Π΅ΡΡŒ. ПослС Π§Π΅ΠΌΠΏΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠœΠΈΡ€Π° золотая ΠΊΠ°Ρ€Π΅Ρ‚Π° прСвратится Π² Ρ‚Ρ‹ΠΊΠ²Ρƒ.

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John Jupp

This flag apparently cost him Β£380. Come on England. Do it for John.

Jose Mourinho

It’s coming home. Jose says so.

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