Rampant Russia thrash Saudi Arabia in World Cup opener

Denis Cheryshev scored a brace and Aleksandr Golovin starred as Russia kicked off their first home World Cup with a rampant 5-0 Group A thrashing of a lacklustre Saudi Arabia side in Moscow.

Opening World Cup 2018 - Russia X Saudi Arabia. Gazinsky and Dzyuba of Russia celebrate their team's goal against Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Source: Ale Cabral / AGIF (via AP)

Yuri Gazinskiy and Cheryshev struck first-half goals to open their international accounts at Luzhniki Stadium, Artem Dzyuba adding a third 89 seconds after his introduction as a second-half replacement, but an injury to star man Alan Dzagoev will cause concern for Russia.

Dzagoev hurt his hamstring in the opening period and could be a doubt for the rest of the tournament, depending on the results of a scan.

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