FOOTBALL fans have been watching the World Cup at a shopping centre near Glasgow.

Intu Braehead has been showing selected matches from the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament, which is staged in Russia, on their seven metres wide by four metres high screen in the central atrium.

The matches have been attracting crowds in both the lower mall and around the balustrade on the upper floor, as shoppers take time to watch some of the world’s best footballers battle it out for the World Cup.

Marketing manager for intu Braehead, Christine Macdonald said: “It seems our shoppers are having a ball both inside and outside our stores as people are glued to the big screen with shopping bags at their feet.

“Coverage of the games look fantastic on our giant screen and there are plenty more matches to look forward to at intu Braehead.”

Games being shown on the giant screen are on Thursday, June 28, at 7pm; Monday, July 2 at 7pm; Tuesday, July 3, at 3pm; Friday, July 6, at 3pm; Saturday, July 7, at 3pm; the semi finals on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 10 and 11 at 7pm and the final on Sunday, July 15 at 4pm.