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First Free Trains With Football Fans Arrive for Opening Match

First Free Trains With Football Fans Arrive for Opening Match

The first free trains filled with fans have begun to arrive in Moscow ahead of tonight's opening match. 14 Jun 2018
Gallery: Russia kick-off 2018 World Cup in style

Gallery: Russia kick-off 2018 World Cup in style

The host nation defeated Saudi Arabia 5-0 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Pictures by Getty Images. 14 Jun 2018
Cheryshev bags brace as hosts Russia thrash Saudi Arabia 5-0

Cheryshev bags brace as hosts Russia thrash Saudi Arabia 5-0

Villarreal midfielder Denis Cheryshev scored a double as hosts Russia pummeled Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup at Moscow's 81,000-seater Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday. 14 Jun 2018
Mourinho: Opening match a 'must-win' for Russia

Mourinho: Opening match a 'must-win' for Russia

Manchester United head coach Jose Mourinho says Russia must win their World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia. 14 Jun 2018
Robot Oracle Baxter to Predict Opening Match Winner

Robot Oracle Baxter to Predict Opening Match Winner

Robot oracle Baxter will predict the winner of tonight's opening World Cup match between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia. 14 Jun 2018
2018 FIFA World Cup Preview

2018 FIFA World Cup Preview

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the World Cup tonight and watch the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. 14 Jun 2018
Australia above Germany: The complete World Cup form guide

Australia above Germany: The complete World Cup form guide

Australia are heading into the Word Cup in hotter form than the 2014 winners and top-ranked team, Germany. 14 Jun 2018
PREVIEW – 2018 FIFA World Cup to Kick Off on Thursday, Putin to Attend Opening Ceremony

PREVIEW – 2018 FIFA World Cup to Kick Off on Thursday, Putin to Attend Opening Ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the opening ceremony of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will kick off in Russia on Thursday, and watch the opening match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. 14 Jun 2018
Russia Striker Smolov Says Team Has ‘To Give 100%' From First Match at FIFA World Cup

Russia Striker Smolov Says Team Has ‘To Give 100%' From First Match at FIFA World Cup

MOSCOW, June 13 (Sputnik) - FC Krasnodar and Russia striker Fedor Smolov said on Wednesday that the team had “to give 100 percent" from the very first match at the FIFA World Cup. 14 Jun 2018
Russia to Play Under Special Pressure in World Cup Opening Game – Saudi Arabia Head Coach

Russia to Play Under Special Pressure in World Cup Opening Game – Saudi Arabia Head Coach

MOSCOW, June 13 (Sputnik) - The Russian national team will experience a special kind of pressure during their World Cup opening game against Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said on Wednesday. 14 Jun 2018
England Captain Kane Says Team Given 'Warm Welcome' in Russia

England Captain Kane Says Team Given 'Warm Welcome' in Russia

MOSCOW, June 13 (Sputnik) - England captain Harry Kane said on Wednesday that the team had given a "warm welcome" in Russia ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 14 Jun 2018
FIFA World Cup Oracle Cat Predicts Russia's Victory in Opening Match Against Saudi Arabia

FIFA World Cup Oracle Cat Predicts Russia's Victory in Opening Match Against Saudi Arabia

MOSCOW, June 13 (Sputnik) - Achilles the cat, who lives at St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and serves as the animal oracle for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, predicted Russia's victory over Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the tournament, a Sputnik correspondent reported Wednesday. 14 Jun 2018
UK Singer Williams Urges Russian Fans to 'Pray for a Miracle'

UK Singer Williams Urges Russian Fans to 'Pray for a Miracle'

UK pop singer Robbie Williams said Wednesday that Russian football fans should "pray for a miracle" at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 13 Jun 2018
Mariinsky Theatre Artistic Director Says Russia Have to 'Fight' at FIFA World Cup

Mariinsky Theatre Artistic Director Says Russia Have to 'Fight' at FIFA World Cup

Mariinsky Theatre artistic director and conductor Valery Gergiev said on Wednesday that the Russian national football team had to "fight" at the upcoming FIFA World Cup. 13 Jun 2018
'We Want Russians to Be Proud'

'We Want Russians to Be Proud'

Spartak Moscow and Russia midfielder Aleksandr Samedov said Wednesday that the Russian national football team wanted to make Russians "feel proud" of their performance at the World Cup. 13 Jun 2018
Samedov: We need 'Positive Vibes'

Samedov: We need 'Positive Vibes'

Spartak Moscow and Russia midfielder Aleksandr Samedov said on Wednesday that the team needed "more positive vibes" ahead of the World Cup. 13 Jun 2018

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