Russia wins World Cup 2018 Opener and Sets New Record.
In the Opening match of 2018 World Cup, Russia vs Saudia Arabia, the host team has wonderful performance, & they beat the Saudi Arabia 5-0.
It is the biggest World Cup Record by the host nation by winning with big Margin since 1934 World Cup.
Following are the main Records/Stats-points derived the in the Opening match of Russia 2018.
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1- Gazinsky scores the first goal of the FIFA WorldCup to put Russia ahead 1-0.
2- With that goal, Cheryshev becomes the first substitute to score in an Opening Match of the FIFA WorldCup 2018.
3- Its second time that the host nation (Russia 5-0 S.Arabia ) has won their opening match with the big margin, first one is Italy v USA in 1934 Wrld Cup (7-1).
4 - Saudi Arabia has not won any of their last 11 games at the World Cup (drew two, lost nine). Their last win in 1994 WC (1-0 v Belgium).
5 - This is the fifth time Saudi Arabia appears in FIFA World Cup, and in all tournament, they have failed to win their opening match.
6 - Gazinskiy's (Russia) strike marked the first time that the opening goal of a World Cup tournament has been a header since 1990.
7 - In this game, Sergei Ignashevich became the oldest player to ever appear in a World Cup match for Russia/USSR (38 years & 335 days old).
See More: FIFA World Cup 2018 Complete Schedule, Latest Results.
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