Circus artists in knots watching Russia's heart-breaking defeat


Soccer Football - World Cup - Quarter-final - Russia vs Croatia - Moscow, Russia - July 7, 2018 - Tiger trainers watch the broadcast of the World Cup quarter-final match between Russia and Croatia at the Nikulin's Circus. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Is there anything more unlucky than having to work when your country are playing in the World Cup quarter-finals?

The whole of Russia was captivated by the enthralling fare served up in Sochi on Saturday as the hosts bowed out after losing to Croatia on penalties -- including the performers at Moscow's Nikulin's Circus, whose show clashed with kickoff.

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