FOUR members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot halted the World Cup final after invading the pitch during the second half.
Russian group Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility over the incident between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium.
Stewards quickly removed the members of the group after they raced on the pitch in the 52nd minute.
In a Facebook statement from the band, they said: “LIGHTNING! Right now – the four members of Pussy Riot in the finals of the World Cup: “The Miller comes into play” on the World Championship!
“Pussy Riot in the finals of the World Championship – “The militiaman enters the Game”.
“Today, 11 years, the great Russian poet Dmitri Aleksandrovich Prigov died. Prigov created in Russian culture the image of the Militarist, the bearer of heavenly statehood.”
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