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Scans confirm Dzagoev's done his hammy
Russia midfielder Alan Dzagoev, who sustained an injury during Russia's 5-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup opener on Thursday, underwent an MRI, which confirmed a hamstring injury on his left leg, the Russian team said Friday.
15 Jun 2018
England Striker Rashford Trains With Team Ahead of Tunisia Match at FIFA World Cup
MOSCOW, June 15 (Sputnik) - England forward Marcus Rashford resumed training with the rest of the team's FIFA World Cup squad, after recovering from a minor injury, the team said on Friday.
15 Jun 2018
Putin Has Positive Emotions After Russia-Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup Opening Game -Kremlin
MOSCOW, June 15 (Sputnik) - The opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, during which Russia beat Saudi Arabia, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin positive emotions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
15 Jun 2018
Russia midfielder Gazinsky 'unconventional'
Yury Gazinsky, who scored the opener in the World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia, is unconventional player, according to his first coach..
15 Jun 2018
Saudi team fell short by 95%
Saudi Arabia failed to fulfil requirements "even by five percent" in their opening World Cup match, according to the nation's Sports Authority.
15 Jun 2018
Russia's Victory in World Cup Opening Match to Be 'Basis for Future Success' - Official
MOSCOW, June 15 (Sputnik) - Russia's victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match will be a "great basis" for their "future success", a member of the Russian State Duma Committee for Physical Culture, Sport, Tourism and Youth Affairs Dmitry Svishchev said late on Thursday.
15 Jun 2018
Slater: Surviving group will be superhuman
If the Socceroos make it to the knockout stage of the 2018 Russia World Cup it will be a superhuman effort says former national team player and Fox Sports analyst Robbie Slater.
15 Jun 2018
Agony v ecstasy: Russia, Saudia Arabia fan pics
OUCH! Under pressure World Cup hosts Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 on the opening day of the tournament.That hurts (if you're a Green Falcons fan). For home team supporters it was sheer ecstasy. It was a day of high emotion as these pics reveal.
15 Jun 2018
Fernandes says team constantly feeling pressure ahead of World Cup
Russia's Brazilian-born defender Mario Fernandes said on Thursday that the team has constantly felt the pressure ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening match.
15 Jun 2018
Zhirkov Says Win Over Saudi Arabia Was Not Easy
Russia midfielder Yuri Zhirkov said on Thursday that Russia’s victory over Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup opening game was not easy.
15 Jun 2018
Samedov Says Russia Should Not Get Carried Away
Russia midfielder Aleksandr Samedov said on Thursday that the team “should not get carried away” after winning the opening game of the World Cup, and that other important matches still lie ahead.
15 Jun 2018
Gazinsky Says Team Should Forget Win Quickly
Russia midfielder Yurt Gazinskiy said on Thursday that his team should quickly forget about their victory against Saudi Arabia.
15 Jun 2018
Cheryshev Lost for Words After Russia's Victory Saudi Arabia
Villarreal winger Denis Cheryshev said on Thursday he was “lost for words” to describe his feelings after scoring a double in the World Cup opening match.
15 Jun 2018
Cheryshev Says He Never Dreamt of Anything Like This
Russia midfielder Cheryshev said on Thursday that he never dreamt of scoring twice on his World Cup debut and would just be happy to be a part of Russia's squad.
15 Jun 2018
Saudi Arabia Head Coach Laughs When Asked If He Would Step Down
Saudi Arabia head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi laughed, when reporters suggested he might think of stepping down after his team lost 5-0 to Russia in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday.
15 Jun 2018
Cherchesov Says Dzagoev Injury Is A Major Blow
Russia head coach Stanislav Cherchesov said on Thursday that he did not want to lose midfielder Alan Dzagoev due to injury, since every member of his squad was important.
15 Jun 2018
Ball From Space Used at World Cup Opening Ceremony
The official FIFA Telstar-18 ball, which was brought down to Earth from orbit on Sunday, was used during the opening ceremony of the 2018 World Cup at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium, a spokesperson for Russia's State Corporation for Space Activities, Roscosmos, told Sputnik on Thursday.
15 Jun 2018
Putin Congratulates Russian Coach on Victory Over Saudi Arabia
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian national football team coach Stanislav Cherchesov in a telephone conversation over the team’s victory in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
15 Jun 2018
Tabarez Says Suarez Has Matured Since 2014
Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez said Thursday that he believed Uruguay forward Luis Suarez had matured both as a player and as a person since the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
15 Jun 2018
Cuper Says Team Is Focusing On Winning
Egypt head coach Hector Cuper said on Thursday that his team was focusing on winning their first game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and were not willing to get distracted by anything else.
15 Jun 2018
Witsel Says It's Good to Be Back to Russia
Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel, who played for Zenit St. Petersburg between 2012 and 2017, says it feels good to be back to Russia and play at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belgian media reported Thursday.
15 Jun 2018
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