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Hosts Russia Thrash Saudi Arabia In FIFA World Cup Opener

June 14, 2018 23:31

Denis Cheryshev said there were "no words to express" how he felt after he struck twice for Russia as the FIFA World Cup hosts thumped Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the tournament in Moscow

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    Russia faced Saudi Arabia in the first match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium (All images courtesy: AFP)
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    Russia attacked the opposition from the word go and did not let Saudi Arabia take control of the match
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    Russia's forward Artem Dzyuba scored the third goal of the match
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    Fans cheered on top of their voices as Russia maintained dominance vs Saudi Arabia throughout the match
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    Aleksandr Golovin wrapped up Russia's first win since October to launch their Group A campaign in style
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Team M W L T NR PTS NRR
India IND 9 9 0 0 0 18 +2.570
South Africa SA 9 7 2 0 0 14 +1.261
Australia AUS 9 7 2 0 0 14 +0.841
New Zealand NZ 9 5 4 0 0 10 +0.743
Pakistan PAK 9 4 5 0 0 8 -0.199
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Virat Kohli Virat Kohli IND 765 95.62
Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma IND 597 54.27
Quinton de Kock Quinton de Kock SA 594 59.40
Rachin Ravindra Rachin Ravindra NZ 578 64.22
Daryl Mitchell Daryl Mitchell NZ 552 69.00
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Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami IND 24 5.26
Adam Zampa Adam Zampa AUS 23 5.36
Dilshan Madushanka Dilshan Madushanka SL 21 6.70
Jasprit Bumrah Jasprit Bumrah IND 20 4.06
Gerald Coetzee Gerald Coetzee SA 20 6.23
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