Dzyuba scored Russia’s third goal of the game with an expertly taken finish. He showed great control to turn his marker, before coolly finishing to notch up his second goal in as many games.

His teammate Denis Cheryshev also found the net for the third time in this tournament and put in another impressive performance which saw him named as the man of the match.

“Cheryshev is the man of the match? We are a team of 23 brothers! His victory is ours, he deserves it just like any other player… We are happy people! We are 23 happy people who overcame everything, made it into the national squad and won,” Dzyuba told reporters after the game.

Dzyuba added he would like to test his strength against Uruguay forwards Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani.

“We will look to play our own game and we will be playing as a team. Cavani and Suarez are unbelievable, but we want to test our strength,” the forward said.

Russia will face Uruguay on Monday, June 25 in their final group stage encounter.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.