The 2018 World Cup opener was underway and Russia won a landslide victory over Saudi Arabia Saudir in Moscow on Thursday (14/6). From the brilliant performance of the host, there are a series of facts you deserve to see!
The first fact is of course related to Sbornaya's opening goal scored by Yury Gazinsky. The Krasnodar midfielder's goal was the first goal in the 2018 PD, scored through the first accurate kick in the game, and became the first goal of Gazinsky throughout his career with the Russian national team.
Of course no one would have expected in the end Russia could score four goals aftershocks, but the opening goal was already special.
Then, a five-goal victory without reply is the second largest in the opening match throughout World Cup history. The opening match with the first biggest win was scored by Italy. Azzurri won 7-1 over United States in 1934 PD.
It's just that the Italian victory came when all the World Cup opener match held simultaneously.