Fan zones set up, Italian football shirts are sold out and restaurants are preparing for a full house on Sunday.
![Shops in Rome have reported high sales of the Italian football jerseys [Maria Michela D'Alessandro/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_0220.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Fan zones set up, Italian football shirts are sold out and restaurants are preparing for a full house on Sunday.
![Shops in Rome have reported high sales of the Italian football jerseys [Maria Michela D'Alessandro/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_0220.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Fans throng stadiums in Russia despite their teams not being part of the tournament. Al Jazeera asks them why.
![mukami world cup fans russia [Maria Michela D''Alessandro/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/672d63a2f88c47108b52d37ad2bd0a70_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)