Punk band Pussy Riot takes responsibility for World Cup pitch invasion protest
The four people were tackled to the ground by stewards, but not before one shared a high five with a French player in the centre circle
Russian protest group and Pussy Riot has claimed responsibility for four people who ran onto the field and disrupted the World Cup final.
The punk band said in a statement posted on their Twitter feed on Sunday that the disruption was a protest.
The four people, a mix of men and women, charged onto the field in the 52nd minute simultaneously, wearing what appeared to be old-fashioned police uniforms.
They were tackled to the ground by stewards, but not before one shared a high five with a French player in the centre circle.
On Twitter, the band said that the uniformed protesters represented the “heavenly policeman” created by Russian poet Dmitriy Prigov that “rises as an example of the nationhood”.