All you need to know about Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match.
FIFA World Cup 2018 action will start on Thursday with the two weakest teams in the tournament. Hosts Russia will take on and Saudi Arabia as the world's biggest sporting festival explodes into life in Moscow.
Russia and Saudi Arabia are the two lowest-ranked teams at the tournament by some distance.
Russia have slipped to 70th in the FIFA rankings, while the Saudis despite securing automatic qualification from a competitive Asian confederation are at 67.
Russia have not won since October 2017 but will still hope to make it to the second round after being drawn in a group also containing Egypt and Uruguay.
Saudi team are coming off the back of successive friendly losses to Italy, Peru and Germany, though they showed patches of encouraging form and did beat Algeria and Greece in May.
All you need to know about Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match:
When is Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match?
The Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match will take place on Thursday, June 14, 2018.
Where is Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match?
The Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match will be played at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
What time does the Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 match begin?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia v/s Saudi Arabia match begins at 8:30 pm (IST).
Where to watch FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia v/s Saudi Arabia match live on TV?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia v/s Saudi Arabia match will be telecast on Sony Ten and Sony Ten HD, Sony Ten 3 and Sony Ten 3 HD, Sony ESPN.
Where to watch online Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 live streaming?
The FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia v/s Saudi Arabia match live streaming will be available on Sony Liv app and sonylive.com website.
Russia v/s Saudi Arabia World Cup 2018 teams
RUSSIA
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Brugge/BEL), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg)
Defenders: Vladimir Granat (Rubin Kazan), Fyodor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Andrey Semyonov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
Midfielders: Yury Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Erokhin (Zenit St Petersburg), Yury Zhirkov (Zenit St Petersburg), Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow, Alexander Samedov (Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal/ESP)
Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Alexei Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar)
SAUDI ARABIA
Goalkeepers: Yasser al-Mosaileem (Al-Ahli), Abdullah al-Mayouf (Al-Hilal), Mohammed al-Owais (Al-Ahli)
Defenders: Mansour al-Harbi (Al-Ahli), Yasser al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Osama Hawsawi (Al-Hilal), Omar Hawsawi (Al-Nassr), Motaz Hawsawi (Al-Ahli), Ali al-Bulayhi (Al-Hilal), Mohammed al-Burayk (Al-Hilal)
Midfielders: Abdulla Otayf (Al-Hilal), Salman al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Mohammed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdullah al-Khaibari (Al-Shabab), Hussein al-Moqahwi (Al-Ahli), Abdulmalik al-Khaibari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al Shabab), Salem al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Taisir al-Jassim (Al-Ahli), Yahya al-Shehri (Al-Nassr), Fahad al-Muwallad (Al-Ittihad)
Forwards: Mohannad Assiri (Al-Ahli), Mohammed al-Sahlawi (Al-Nassr)
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