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A Carriage of Shattered Dreams

Aditya Iyer

A 16-hour train ride in Russia with grieving football fans

The Lonely Planet of Kazan
Aditya Iyer

The World Cup has brought to life the Russia beyond the tourist trail

The Other Revolution
Aditya Iyer

Moscow breaks out into spontaneous revelry after Russia beat Spain to reach the quarterfinals of their home World Cup

The Devils’ Trident
Aditya Iyer

Lukaku, Hazard and De Bruyne have made Belgium the team to beat at this World Cup

Messi In Malappuram
Shahina KK

The World Cup in Kerala is an emotional thriller and an intimate parody

Shot Through the Heart
Aditya Iyer

There is no greater humiliation than scoring an own goal. In the very first week of the World Cup, as many as five footballers have suffered it

The Most Important Non-Players at the World Cup
Aditya Iyer

Meet the managers

Putin’s Footie and El Diego
S Prasannarajan

The most domineering strongman of the day badly needed a mood booster. The Russian president has one in the FIFA World Cup

The Last Glory
Simon Kuper

A game in history and the tradition of defeat in Russia

Big Bear Hug
Ekaterina Motyakina

The pain and pleasure of hosting the greatest game on earth. A report from Moscow

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