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10 Muslim World Cup facts you should know


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The opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup in Moscow. REUTERS/Carl Recine

 

 

Russia 2018 is a record-breaking World Cup for the Muslim world, with seven Muslim-majority nations taking part this year, the most since the start of the games in 1930. To celebrate this, here are ten facts about Muslim participation in the world’s greatest sports spectacle.

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Tharik Hussain