Russia beat Egypt 3-1 in St. Petersburg on Tuesday for their second win from as many games at the tournament so far.

"We need to thank Stanislav Cherchesov and the coaching staff for the game, for the team and their physical and psychological build-up," Degtyarev said.

He added that he was impressed by midfielder Aleksandr Samedov and striker Artem Dzyuba, while striker Fedor Smolov's play left a lot to be desired.

Russia routed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening game of the World Cup before beating Egypt 3-1 and are all but guaranteed a spot in the Round of 16 after picking up all six points and scoring eight goals and conceding just one in their first two matches.

Cherchesov's men will next play Uruguay in Samara on June 25 in their final Group A game.