![As Russia puts the finishing touches to the carefully manicured fields that will host the World Cup from next week, people around the globe are playing soccer on a surprising variety of makeshift pitches. Off the coast of an island in southern Thailand, they play on a floating platform; in the mountains of northern Italy, they kick about in the snow – images captured by Reuters photographers around the world. Here: Eriskay, wearing green and white, plays soccer against Barra on the Isle of Eriskay, Scotland, May 5, 2018. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/3e/e2/0004e23e_medium.jpeg)
As Russia puts the finishing touches to the carefully manicured fields that will host the World Cup from next week, people around the globe are playing soccer on a surprising variety of makeshift pitches. Off the coast of an island in southern Thailand, they play on a floating platform; in the mountains of northern Italy, they kick about in the snow – images captured by Reuters photographers around the world. Here: Eriskay, wearing green and white, plays soccer against Barra on the Isle of Eriskay, Scotland, May 5, 2018. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)
![Children play soccer on an asphalt pitch in Payatas, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2018. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/3f/e2/0004e23f_medium.jpeg)
Children play soccer on an asphalt pitch in Payatas, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2018. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Reuters)
![Children play soccer at an improvised pitch in the village of Gurgurnica, 35 km away from the nearest city of Tetovo, Macedonia, May 11, 2018. (Photo by Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/40/e2/0004e240_medium.jpeg)
Children play soccer at an improvised pitch in the village of Gurgurnica, 35 km away from the nearest city of Tetovo, Macedonia, May 11, 2018. (Photo by Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters)
![Children play soccer on a floating pitch in the fishing village of Ko Panyi in southern Phang Nga Province, Thailand, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/41/e2/0004e241_medium.jpeg)
Children play soccer on a floating pitch in the fishing village of Ko Panyi in southern Phang Nga Province, Thailand, May 20, 2018. (Photo by Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)
![Men play soccer in Santiago, Chile, May 19, 2018. (Photo by Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/42/e2/0004e242_medium.jpeg)
Men play soccer in Santiago, Chile, May 19, 2018. (Photo by Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)
![Ski club teachers play soccer in the snow wearing ski boots in Sestriere, Italy, May 14, 2018. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/43/e2/0004e243_medium.jpeg)
Ski club teachers play soccer in the snow wearing ski boots in Sestriere, Italy, May 14, 2018. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini/Reuters)
![Local residents play soccer on the top floor of a parking garage in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 4, 2018. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/44/e2/0004e244_medium.jpeg)
Local residents play soccer on the top floor of a parking garage in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 4, 2018. (Photo by Darren Whiteside/Reuters)
![Men play Subbuteo in Rome, Italy, May 13, 2018. (Photo by Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/45/e2/0004e245_medium.jpeg)
Men play Subbuteo in Rome, Italy, May 13, 2018. (Photo by Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters)
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