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Airplane incident will not affect Saudi Arabia says Pizzi

Airplane incident will not affect Saudi Arabia says Pizzi

Saudi Arabia's players will not be affected ahead of their upcoming World Cup match against Uruguay by an incident involving the airplane they were using to travel to Rostov-on-Don on Monday, head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said on Tuesday. 20 Jun 2018
Pizzi says team will do whatever it takes to beat Uruguay

Pizzi says team will do whatever it takes to beat Uruguay

Saudi Arabia head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi said on Tuesday that his team would "do whatever it takes to defeat Uruguay" in their World Cup group stage encounter. 20 Jun 2018
Kolobkov has great expectations ahead of Egypt clash

Kolobkov has great expectations ahead of Egypt clash

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Tuesday that he had “great” expectations for the World Cup match between the hosts Russia and Egypt. 20 Jun 2018
Salah starts against Russia

Salah starts against Russia

Egypt striker Mohamed Salah will start his side’s World Cup Group A game with Russia on Tuesday, the Egyptian national team said via its official Twitter feed. 20 Jun 2018
Al-Jassim says team will try to live up to fans' hopes against Uruguay

Al-Jassim says team will try to live up to fans' hopes against Uruguay

Saudi Arabia midfielder Taisir Al-Jassim said Tuesday that his team would try to "live up to their fans' hopes" in their second World Cup group stage match. 20 Jun 2018
Tabarez says Suarez is team's key player

Tabarez says Suarez is team's key player

Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez said on Tuesday that striker Luis Suarez had been the "key player" in most of the matches he has played for his country. 20 Jun 2018
Senegal beat Poland 2-1 to become first African team to win at 2018 World Cup

Senegal beat Poland 2-1 to become first African team to win at 2018 World Cup

Senegal have become the first African team to win a match at this summer's World Cup after Aliou Cisse's men beat Poland 2-1 in Moscow on Tuesday. 20 Jun 2018
Saudi Arabia will be striving to defeat Uruguay says Muslera

Saudi Arabia will be striving to defeat Uruguay says Muslera

Saudi Arabia will be doing their best to win their upcoming World Cup match against Uruguay, the South American side’s goalkeeper Fernando Muslera said on Tuesday. 20 Jun 2018
Mostovoi says pain may hamper Salah

Mostovoi says pain may hamper Salah

Former Russia midfielder Aleksandr Mostovoi told Sputnik Tuesday that pain might hamper Egypt star striker Mohamed Salah during the upcoming World Cup match between Russia and Egypt. 20 Jun 2018
Over 18 million Russians watched World Cup opener

Over 18 million Russians watched World Cup opener

About 18.05 million Russians watched the television broadcast of the 2018 World Cup opening game between Russia and Saudi Arabia, FIFA's press service reported Tuesday. 20 Jun 2018
Uruguay hold full-squad training session ahead of Saudi Arabia

Uruguay hold full-squad training session ahead of Saudi Arabia

Uruguay held a full-squad training session on Tuesday ahead of their upcoming game against Saudi Arabia, with the first 15 minutes of their practice being open for journalists. 20 Jun 2018
Mostovoi says Russia must reach knockout stages

Mostovoi says Russia must reach knockout stages

Former Russia midfielder Aleksandr Mostovoi said Tuesday that Russia must reach the knockout stage at the 2018 World Cup. 20 Jun 2018
Ignatyev praises Dzyuba after Egypt performance

Ignatyev praises Dzyuba after Egypt performance

Former Russia head coach Boris Ignatyev told Sputnik Tuesday that Russia forward Artem Dzyuba "deserved all the plaudits" for his performance in Russia's 3-1 victory against Egypt in St. Petersburg. 20 Jun 2018
12 free trains to carry fans to Russia v Egypt

12 free trains to carry fans to Russia v Egypt

Twelve free trains will carry fans to St. Petersburg for the FIFA World Cup match between Russia and Egypt, the 2018 World Cup Transport Directorate said on Tuesday. 19 Jun 2018
Cat to predict winner between Russia and Egypt

Cat to predict winner between Russia and Egypt

Achilles the cat, who lives at St. Petersburg's Hermitage Museum and serves as the animal oracle for the World Cup, will predict the winner of the match between Russia and Egypt later on Tuesday. 19 Jun 2018
Sychev says country believes in Russia reaching the knockout stages

Sychev says country believes in Russia reaching the knockout stages

Fomer Russia striker Dmitry Sychev told Latvian media Monday that the whole country believed that Russia would reach the knockout stage at the 2018 World Cup. 19 Jun 2018