Tabarez not worried by slow Suarez start
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has complete faith in Luis Suarez as the forward prepares to make his 100th international appearance in a World Cup clash against Saudi Arabia in Rostov-on-Don.
Watch: Salah strikes but hosts on course for last 16
Mohamed Salah scored from the spot on his World Cup debut, but Egypt are on the verge of an early exit following a 3-1 defeat to Russia.
Highlights: Russia put five past Saudi Arabia in WC opener
Watch as host nation Russia demolish Saudi Arabia 5-0 in their Fifa World Cup opener at the Luzhniki Stadium on Thursday.
Russia confirm Dzagoev needs scan on hamstring injury
Russia star Alan Dzagoev requires a scan on a hamstring injury that could rule him out for the rest of the World Cup.
Russia thump Saudi Arabia in World Cup opener
A brace from Denis Cheryshev and goals from Yuri Gazinsky, Artem Dzyuba and Aleksandr Golovin saw host-nation Russia thump Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening clash of the 2018 World Cup.
Russia v Saudi Arabia: Pressure on hosts in World Cup opener
Russia are the lowest-ranked team at the World Cup and yet, come Thursday’s opener, they will be expected to provide a nation-lifting performance against Saudi Arabia.
Can Salah guide Egypt to World Cup history?
Egypt, Russia, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay? FourFourTwo gives you the lowdown on which teams from Group A are likely to advance to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Balotelli on target in Italy win
Mario Balotelli scored his first Italy goal in almost four years as Robert Mancini’s Azzurri side claimed a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in an international friendly clash on Monday evening.