World Cup frenzy has reached India as 30-foot-tall cutouts of Neymar, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo have been erected in Kozhikode, Kerala.

The official FIFA Twitter account posted a tweet captioned: "#FIFAWorldCup fever has hit Kerala 🇮🇳 Giant cutouts of Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi popped up on a local river ahead of the tournament."

Location – Cherupuzha, Pullavur, Kozhikode , kerala
Date – 7th November

FIFA World Cup MADNESS engulfs India , fans erects 30ft Cut out of Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr and Cristiano Ronaldo in middle of River , FIFA tweets pics FIFA also took over the World Cup excitement in Kerala. FIFA also tweeted the Messi-Neymar-Ronaldo cutouts installed at Cherupuzha, Pullavur, Kozhikode.

The fans are excited that FIFA has shared the cutouts that witnessed the fan fight in the river and the Panchayat's warning. FIFA tweeted the picture with the title 'Football fever for Kerala, when huge cutouts of Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi surfaced in the river. Argentina for the first time, Brazil came first. Then Rono.

When the World Cup is approaching in Qatar, the stadium is full of fans for arch-rivals Argentina and Brazil. Messi's cutout is 30 feet while Neymar's head height is five feet higher. Brazil fans in the area say that Neymar's outfit cost around 25,000 rupees.

The Yellow Army has 'raised' Neymar and entered the scene determined to compete with Argentina. But the fans said that this is just a friendly match and there is an unbridled passion for the game of football. A huge cutout of Lionel Messi erected by fans has even made international media headlines.

The official Facebook page of the Argentinian team also shared the picture and joined in the celebration of Argentinian fans in Kerala