The host country, Russia completely squashed Saudi Arabia, 5-0 with Yuri Gazinsky scoring on a header 12 minutes in.
Russia’s second, third and fourth objectives were all by substitutes: one by Artem Dzyuba and two by Denis Cheryshev. With time running out, Aleksandr Golovin got a fifth objective on a free kick, past a severely drained Saudi resistance.
Saudi Arabia, a group whose players are for all intents and purposes all situated in their home class, played averagely yet just couldn’t get one shot on target.
Indeed, even at halftime, the Saudi Arabian players looked worn out, and it didn’t improve as Dzyuba scored on another header, at that point Cheryshev included his second in the 90th moment.
It was an awesome begin for the host country, who will at present face Egypt and Uruguay with a specific end goal to meet all requirements for quarter finals.
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