Russians opened the World Cup with a "firecracker"

The Russian national team opened the World Cup with a convincing victory against Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The Russians defeated Saudi Arabia with a score of 5:0.

It took the Russians only 12 minutes of play to take the lead, with Gazinskiy being the scorer. Before halftime, the host scored another goal, this time scored by Cheryshev.

In the second half, Russia completely finished off a helpless Saudi Arabia, which did not have a single shot on goal in this match. Dzyuba increased the lead to 3:0 with a header in the 71st minute of the match, and Cherishyev made it 4:0 with an excellent goal, his second of the match. The final score of 5:0 was set by Golovin with a free-kick goal.

The second match in Group "A" is scheduled for tomorrow, and Egypt and Uruguay will play.