Kristbjorn Hilmir Kjartansson (L) and Gretar Jonsson, Iceland's supporters, pose for a picture on board a Lada after a journey from home to Russia to watch their team against Nigeria, in Volgograd, Russia June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Two Iceland fans have paid homage to the spirit of the Vikings by travelling 5,000km (3,107 miles) in a Russian-built Lada to support their team at the World Cup.
Postal service worker Kristbjorn Hilmir Kjartansson and his friend Gretar Jonsson, a film student, took 14 days to make the trip from Reykjavik to Moscow.
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