"Brides" show off soccer skills in Russia

<p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/09144035qal9.png" title="微信图片_20180701192917.png" alt="微信图片_20180701192917.png" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; list-style: none; border: 0px none; display: inline-block;"/></p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Russian women in elaborate bridal dresses took to the pitch in the World Cup host city of Kazan on Saturday (June 30) for a friendly soccer match intended to show their love of the sport.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Wearing floor-length white dresses and running shoes, the women split up into teams of five and played 15-minute halves on gravel in front of a small crowd.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">The winning team was awarded a replica of the World Cup trophy, made out of flowers.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">This unusual match served as a warm-up for the World Cup&#39;s first action-filled knockout-stage match in which France beat Argentina 4-3 in Kazan.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Russia is hosting the soccer World Cup for the first time, holding matches in 11 cities.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; list-style: none; border: none; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Microsoft YaHei&quot;, 微软雅黑, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">(Source: VCG)</span></p><p><br/></p>