World Cup today: Russia vs. Saudi Arabia recap
The 2018 FIFA World Cup opened today with host Russia taking on Saudi Arabia. Russia opened the scoring in the 12th minute and never looked back, going on to a 5-0 victory to open the tournament.
Russia vs. Saudi Arabia
Final Score: 5 RUS - 0 KSA
Goals:
- 12' - Yuri Gazinskiy
- 43' - Denis Cheryshev
- 71' - Artem Dzyuba
- 90' + 1' - Denis Cheryshev
- 90' + 5' - Aleksandr Golovin
Cards:
- 88' - Aleksandr Golovin (RUS)
- 90' + 4' - Taisir Al Jassam (KSA)