Russia vs Saudi Arabia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: Prediction, preview, betting tips, odds, TV channel, live streaming online, start time, head to head, Group A fixture schedule

Russia vs Saudi Arabia | World Cup 2018, Group A | Thursday, June 14 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow World Cup hosts Russia will be hoping to kick off the tournament with a win against Saudi Arabia in Moscow. Stanislav Cherchesov's side have not been in good form ahead of this summer's finals, with defeats to Brazil and France in March leaving the hosts with plenty of work to do. The saving grace for Russia is that their opponents in the opening game are Saudi Arabia, though a win against the Green Eagles with be vital ahead of tough Group A clashes against Egypt and Uruguay. Russia vs Saudi Arabia - 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Live Stream and TV Info. Start time Russia host Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, with kick-off scheduled for 4pm BST on Thursday, June 14. TV, online and live stream coverage The match will be televised live on ITV. You will be able to follow the opening match of the World Cup with Standard Sport's dedicated LIVE blog. Head to head Russia and Saudi Arabai have faced each other just once, with the World Cup hosts losing a friendly 4-2 back in 1993. Team news Russia's provisional World Cup squad Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Club Brugge, Belgium), 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, Turkey), 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), Alexsandr Erokhin, Yuri Zhirkov, Daler Kuzyaev (all Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Zobnin, Alexsandr Samedov (both Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexsandr Tashaev (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal, Spain) Forwards: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Aleksey Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fedor Smolov (Krasnodar), Fedor Chalov (CSKA Moscow) Standby list: goalkeeper Marianato Guilherme (Lokomotiv Moscow); defenders Vladislav Ignatiev (Lokomotiv Moscow) and Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow); midfielders Denis Glushakov (Spartak Moscow) and Anton Shvets; forwards Anton Zabolotny and Dmitry Poloz (both Zenit St Petersburg) Saudi Arabia's provisional World Cup squad Goalkeepers: Assaf Al-Qarny, Mohammed Al-Owais, Yasser Al-Musailem, Abdullah Al-Mayuf Defenders: Mansoor Al-Harbi, Yasser Al-Shahrani, Mohammed Al-Breik, Saeed Al-Mowalad, Motaz Hawsawi, Osama Hawsawi, Omar Hawsawi, Mohammed Jahfali, Ali Al-Bulaihi Midfielders: Abdullah Al-Khaibari, Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri, Abdullah Otayf, Taiseer Al-Jassim, Houssain Al-Mogahwi, Salman Al-Faraj, Nawaf Al-Abed, Mohamed Kanno, Hattan Bahebri, Mohammed Al-Kwikbi, Salem Al-Dawsari, Yehya Al-Shehri Forwards: Fahad Al-Muwallad, Mohammad Al-Sahlawi, Muhannad Assiri