Venue: Luzhniki Stadium, Moskou Starting time 16:00 CeT, 10:00 EDT
Russia currently ranked 70th in FIFA ranking, placed automatically as organiser.
Starting squad:
Igor Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Fedor Kudryashov, Sergey Ignashevich, Yuri Zhirkov; Roman Zobnin, Daler Kuzyaev, Alan Dzagoev, Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin; Fedor Smolov.
Notable players:
Joeri Zjirkov, midfielder. played 29 games for Chelsea in 2009-2011
Saudi Arabia currently ranked 67th in FIFA ranking. Managed to qualify in Asia Group B, finishing with the same points as Australia but progressing on a +2 goal difference.
Starting squad:
Abdullah Al-Mayouf; Usamah Husawi, Omar Hosawi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohammed Al-Barik; Abdullah Otif, Salman Al-Faraj, Yahya Al-Shihri, Taisir Al-Jassim, Salem Al Dosari; Fahad Al-Molad
Notable players:
Since all players play in the Saudi Arabian domestic league there is little information about their form.
Betting odds are Russia to win at 3-1.
This game could go either way, in both scores, attractiveness or winner.
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