Law enforcement officers from Poland take part in the opening of the International Police Cooperation Centre ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Domodedovo near Moscow, Russia June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
DOMODEDOVO, Russia (Reuters) - As World Cup squads and their fans fly into Russia for the start of the tournament on Thursday, so do police officers from all the competing nations to help deter hooliganism and the threat of any militant attack.
The country has deployed thousands of police to the 11 host cities to deal with an influx of potentially rowdy soccer fans and other security threats.
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