2018 FIFA World Cup: Russia Wins in the First Game of the World Cup

The first game of the 2018 FIFA World Cup finished with a plenty of goals. The team of Russia gained its first victory at the competition in the game against Saudi Arabia with the score 5:0. It’s a great start for the hosts as they scored 5 goals and didn’t skip any goal. In such a way, the Russians recorded the biggest win by the host nation in the opening game of a World Cup since 1934.

The first goal was scored by Yuri Gazinskii at the 12^th minute after a pass from Aleksandr Golovin from a corner. By the end of the first period, on the 43^rd minute, one more goal was scored by Denis Cheryshev.

In the second half of the game, the domination of Russia continued. Artem Dzyuba scored on the 71^st minute after another assist by Golovin. Also, 2 more goals were scored in the additional time. First, Cheryshev, who was called Man of the Match, made a double. And later, Golovin marked the 5^th goal of the Russian team.