Russia 5 vs. Saudi Arabia 0 in the 2018 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group A game played in the 2018 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Saudi Arabia and Russia with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2018 World Cup, 1st Round Group A

Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018

Russia

5 - 0

Saudi Arabia

Goals:

12'

Yury Gazinsky

43'

Denis Cheryshev

71'

Artem Dzyuba

90'+1'

Denis Cheryshev

90'+4'

Aleksandr Golovin

Players

Russia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Igor Akinfeev (C)
DF	2.	Mário Fernandes
DF	3.	Ilya Kutepov
DF	4.	Sergei Ignashevich
MF	8.	Yury Gazinsky
MF	9.	Alan Dzagoev 24'
MF	11.	Roman Zobnin
MF	17.	Aleksandr Golovin
MF	18.	Yuri Zhirkov
MF	19.	Aleksandr Samedov 64'
FW	10.	Fyodor Smolov 70'
		Entered
MF	6.	Denis Cheryshev 24'
MF	7.	Daler Kuzyayev 64'
FW	22.	Artem Dzyuba 70'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Andrey Lunyov
GK	20.	Vladimir Gabulov
DF	5.	Andréi Semiónov
DF	13.	Fyodor Kudryashov
DF	14.	Vladimir Granat
DF	23.	Igor Smolnikov
MF	15.	Aleksei Miranchuk
MF	16.	Anton Miranchuk
MF	21.	Aleksandr Yerokhin
	Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov

Saudi Arabia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Abdullah Al-Mayouf
DF	3.	Osama Hawsawi (C)
DF	5.	Omar Hawsawi
DF	6.	Mohammed Al-Breik
DF	13.	Yasser Al-Shahrani
MF	7.	Salman Al-Faraj
MF	8.	Yahya Al-Shehri 72'
MF	14.	Abdullah Otayf 64'
MF	17.	Taisir Al-Jassim
MF	18.	Salem Al-Dawsari
FW	10.	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi 85'
		Entered
MF	9.	Hattan Bahebri 72'
FW	19.	Fahad Al-Muwallad 64'
FW	20.	Muhannad Assiri 85'
		Other Reserves
GK	21.	Yasser Al-Mosailem
GK	22.	Mohammed Al-Owais
DF	2.	Mansoor Al-Harbi
DF	4.	Ali Al-Bulaihi
DF	23.	Motaz Hawsawi
MF	11.	Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri
MF	12.	Mohamed Kanno
MF	15.	Abdullah Al-Khaibari
MF	16.	Housain Al-Mogahwi
	Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Russia	Aleksandr Golovin	88' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Taisir Al-Jassim	90'+3' yellow card

Substitutions

Russia
Minute 24		Denis Cheryshev	replaced	Alan Dzagoev
Minute 64		Daler Kuzyayev	replaced	Aleksandr Samedov
Minute 70		Artem Dzyuba	replaced	Fyodor Smolov
Saudi Arabia
Minute 64		Fahad Al-Muwallad	replaced	Abdullah Otayf
Minute 72		Hattan Bahebri	replaced	Yahya Al-Shehri
Minute 85		Muhannad Assiri	replaced	Mohammad Al-Sahlawi