Russia deafeats Saudi Arabia in the World Cup opener

Russia defeats Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup opener

 The most awaited FIFA World cup has been kicked off . This time it's Russia to host it. A wonderful opening ceremony welcomed the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Reputed singer- Robbie Williams, sang few songs like 'Angels' and 'Let me entertain you'. President of Russia- Vladimir Putin was in attendance and gave an introductory speech. There are 32 teams competing against one other which are divided in 8 groups. 

The 1st match is won by Russia, who scored 5 goals and won the first game of the World cup with the biggest margin of 5-0 by beating Saudi Arabia.

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Match Summary:-

1st Half:

The hosts were to their target straight away as they scored the 1st goal of the edition in the 12th  minute. Iury Gazinsky scored his 1st international goal for the team and it was 1-0. Russia faced a break down when Alan Dzagoev (one of the best players they have) went out due to a sudden hamstring injury. Denis Cheryshev replaced Alan and smashed his maiden international goal for the team. It was 2-0 by the end of the 1st half. 

Russia would surely have been more relaxed team to enter the dressing room after the 1st half.

2nd Half

Saudi Arabia was pressurized when they entered the battle ground in the 2nd half. They tried to maximize their chances by scoring a goal and reverse the pressure, but they failed to do so. Russia looked really positive throughout the game. They were attacking positively and managed their 3rd goal in 71st minute. Subsitute- Artem Dzyuba scored a goal for Russia, It was 3-0 by then. Celebrations for the fans were not finished yet. They Got two chances more to celebrate when Denis Chreshev and Aleksandr Golovin scored a goal each in the extra time. It was 5-0 in the end and Russia becomes the only host nation to win the inaugural match of the World cup by a difference of 5 goals.

No host team has ever lost 1st match in the history of FIFA World Cup.

The match promised to be an exciting stuff for the audience. By this win Russia can proclaim that they have enough qualities to make it to the round of 16, which they are yet to do from last 32 years.

GOAL! Oh yeah, you will hear more sounds like this as the FIFA World Cup continuous.