Russia's World Cup: Daily Life

Visitors to the World Cup have experienced the beauty and geographic diversity of Russia amid warm temperatures and nearly endless daylight. Associated Press photographers captured these images of daily life in the vast country as the soccer tournament moved into its last stages.

A man walks with his dog as people spend a sunny day on a riverfront beach, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia on Tuesday, June 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Newlyweds pose on a zebra crossing for wedding photographers during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Women sit at the grounds of an orthodox chapel during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

A tourist takes a photograph of a real Vostok rocket outside the Space Museum during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Samara, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The southeastern city of Russia is known for the production of aerospace launch vehicles, satellites and various space services. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman jumps as she poses for a photograph at the Red Square during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A soccer fan poses for pictures during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan, Russia on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A girl walks up the stairs during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman sun bathes by the Volga river during the 2018 soccer World Cup the in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

City residents participate in an outdoor workout class in Gorky Park during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A woman dressed in a historic costume watches her smartphone in front of the Winter Palace during the 2018 soccer World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

A man and a child stand next to oversize Russian Matryoshka dolls placed in a public park in Samara, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Girls roll down the grass in a park in front of the Nizhny Novgorod stadium during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Men play soccer on the Black sea waterfront in Sochi, Russia during the 2018 soccer World Cup on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

A newlywed couple pose during a photograph session under the Krymsky Bridge in Moscow, Russia during the 2018 soccer World Cup on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A woman walks out a market during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia on Saturday, July 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman lights a candle in the Annunciation Cathedral at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Kazan, Russia on Friday, July 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Residents and a street artist sit in a window shop during the 2018 soccer World Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Women relax along the Moskva riverfront in Gorky Park as night falls, during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, July 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

A boy wearing an inflatable ring walks into the waters of the Black sea during the 2018 soccer World Cup, with the Fisht Olympic Stadium in the background, in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

A boy pushes a stroller past a Lenin statue at an amusement park during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, July 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)