They made their call to arms on a sickening online propaganda poster showing a knife slashing the World Cup logo with a French caption translated as "kill them all".

A previous poster released by ISIS as the tournament prepares to get underway
 

Previously, ISIS warned Vladimir Putin he will "pay the price for killing Muslims" in a poster showing a jihadist holding an AK-47 inside a packed football arena.

The threat was thought to be linked to Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in his fight against ISIS.

In March, ISIS targeted Messi for the first time in posters showing him kneeling next to a jihadist and banged up behind bars.

Russian security services are on high alert for an ISIS-inspired attack on the tournament.

Last month Moscow revealed it had killed 11 Jihadists as they try to stamp out extremism ahead of the month-long showpiece.

The FSB security service has indicated terrorism is the main threat to the World Cup.

“Guns, bullets, knives and grenades were discovered at the scene,” said a statement from the Russian Investigative Committee, which probes serious crime.

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