Heavy rain has damaged Russia’s newly-built World Cup Stadium at the Southern city of Volgograd on Sunday.
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The players and officials were paid $3,000 as appearance fees for the Czech Republic friendly played in Austria.
Volunteers in the southern Russian city also handed out insect repelling wipes to fans to help them fend off bugs that England and Tunisia players could be seen swatting away as they played their opening World Cup group game on Monday.
“Three direct flights from Iceland will transport 578 fans to Volgograd. Nigerian fans are flying to our city using domestic flights from Moscow,” the press service said.
Iceland will play Nigeria in Volgograd on Friday, with the temperatures exceeding 86 degrees Fahrenheit in the city.
Iceland claimed a hard-fought 1-1 draw against group favourites Argentina in their first match, and with Nigeria losing to Croatia, victory for either side could prove decisive in progressing to the knockout stages.
The heat in Volgograd will be similar to what is obtainable in Nigeria, which temperatures ranging between 26 and 35 degrees on match day.
The Brazil 2014 Round of 16 berthers flew from their Essentuki base on Thursday morning and were settled in their Hampton-by-Hilton Volgograd Hotel abode a little after 1pm.
The 39-year-old American who resides and teaches in Palmerston North in New Zealand will be assisted by Simon Lount of New Zealand and Tevita Makasini, a Tongan high school tutor.
Players from both teams could be seen trying to wave the swarming bugs — all of which are said to be harmless — away during warm-ups for their Group G opener, with England players using insect repellent to help keep them away.
A pleasure craft carrying 16 people collided with a tugboat on the Volga River, about 250 meters from the riverbank, late on Monday, killing 11, rescue services said.
Emergency services received notification at around 22:00 (19:00 GMT) on Monday evening that the vessels had collided on the Volga river, about 1 km from the riverbank.