The most extravagant event of the year - FIFA World Cup 2018 is all set to kick-off tomorrow when the home team will clash against Saudi Arabia. With so much craze around FIFA WC2018, Facebook is looking to cash in the moment wherein the messenger application gets a major update ahead of the competition. The messaging platform of social networking giant is bringing football-themed updates and features to the application which includes new filters, camera frames and hidden games like keepie uppies, Golden Boot and theScore. 2018 FIFA World Cup Schedule in IST for PDF Download: Fixtures, Groups, Time Table with Matches in Indian Time & Venue Details of Football WC in Russia.

With the new update, the messenger camera app now features football-themed filters for face paint as well as festive wigs for every team competing in the tournament. The messenger app also gets frame effects of each country playing the competition. Moreover, this feature will also customizable for each and every match. Top 2018 FIFA World Cup Apps for LIVE Streaming, Score, Fixtures, Stats & Teams: Download Official Russia Football WC Mobile Application Free.

The Messenger application from Facebook is used over 1.3 billion users across the globe and the company has already claimed that its own Messenger Day feature has wider user base. As FIFA WC 2018 promises action packed Football drama for 31 days, the introduction of football driven stickers to the Facebook Messenger seems to be a great move for the users willing to express their support for their favorite teams and players.

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