On Thursday the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off in the Russian Federation with a match between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The match took place in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, capacity 80,000. The result was expected, Russia bested the Saudi side 5 to 0. The matches, of which there are 64 in total, will continue through mid-July, when there will be one winner out of 32 competing nations.

Unlike international friendlies, or tournaments among regional nations like CONCACAF or Copa America, the World Cup commands a global audience that befits its name—over 1 billion people will watch the final match of this competition. That makes it the most watched sporting event on the planet.

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