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World Cup 2018 Group A (Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay)

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It all kicks off one month from today with Russia v Saudi Arabia.

Preliminary squads:

Russia:

Coach: Stanislav Cherchesov

Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge), Soslan Dzhanaev (Rubin Kazan), Andrey Lunev (Zenit St Petersburg)

Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Ruslan Kambolov, Fedor Kudryashov (all Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Fenerbahce), Konstantin Rausch (Dynamo Moscow), Andrey Semenov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow)

Midfielders: Yuri Gazinskiy (Krasnodar), Alexsandr Golovin, Alan Dzagoev (both CSKA Moscow), Aleksandr Erokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin, Alexsandr Samedov (both Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Aleksandr Tashaev (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal)

Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Aleksey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar), Fedor Chalov (CSKA Moscow)

Saudi Arabia:

Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi

Egypt:

Coach: Hector Cuper

Goalkeepers: Essam El-Hadary (Al Taawoun), Mohamed El-Shennawy (Al Ahly), Sherif Ekramy (Al Ahly), Mohamed Awad (Ismaily)

Defenders: Ahmed Fathi (Al Ahly), Saad Samir (Al Ahly), Ayman Ashraf (Al Ahly), Mahmoud Hamdy (Zamalek), Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (Al Fath) Ahmed Hegazi (West Brom), Ali Gabr (West Brom), Ahmed Elmohamady (Aston Villa), Karim Hafez (RC Lens), Omar Gaber (LAFC), Amro Tarek (Orlando City)

Midfielders: Tarek Hamed (Zamalek), Mahmoud Abdel Aziz (Zamalek), Shikabala (Al Raed), Abdallah Said (KuPS), Sam Morsy (Wigan), Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal), Kahraba (Ittihad), Ramadan Sobhi (Stoke City), Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan (Kasimpasa), Amr Warda (Atromitos)

Forwards: Marwan Mohsen (Al Ahly), Ahmed Gomaa (Al Masry), Ahmed “Koka” Mahgoub (SC Braga), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Uruguay:

Coach: Óscar Tabárez, who has decided to not reveal Uruguay's preliminary World Cup squad.
 
Is Russia v Saudi Arabia the worst game to ever start a World Cup with? I bet it's nil nil too.
 
So, the much awaited World Cup is starting today with Russia playing against Saudi Arabia.

Russia is under pressure to get a good result in the first match. But their team is so weak that they are the lowest ranked team in this World Cup. Russian teams have always been let down by lack of discipline. They should have appointed a big-name coach to lead them like how Hiddink guided them to the Euro 2008 semi finals. Russia badly need a good performance and result against Saudi Arabia to not only improve their chance to progress to the Second Round but to make their fans happy as well.
 
Spurs7891 said:
So, the much awaited World Cup is starting today with Russia playing against Saudi Arabia.

Russia is under pressure to get a good result in the first match. But their team is so weak that they are the lowest ranked team in this World Cup. Russian teams have always been let down by lack of discipline. They should have appointed a big-name coach to lead them like how Hiddink guided them to the Euro 2008 semi finals. Russia badly need a good performance and result against Saudi Arabia to not only improve their chance to progress to the Second Round but to make their fans happy as well.
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Don't worry Russian players blood has just been replaced with x-men chemicals.
 
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I'm so glad I'm not watching the build up and the ceremony. I'd rather sit here and be bored for the next twenty minutes.
 
Had to go back to non HD ITV, their picture is awful as usual.

I hope the tournament is better than the ceremony, terrible. Why get Robbie Williams? Surely there must be something a bit more Russian or modern to showcase. There's probably a billion people watching.
 
The linesmen have apparently been asked not to flag for close calls and let VAR deal with it afterwards instead.
 
P.D. said:
Had to go back to non HD ITV, their picture is awful as usual.

I hope the tournament is better than the ceremony, terrible. Why get Robbie Williams? Surely there must be something a bit more Russian or modern to showcase. There's probably a billion people watching.
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Loved the opening ceremony. Short and sweet, some fit Russian dancers, bit of Robbie belting out 3 hits. Can't complain tbh.
 
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