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Host nation Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening game of the 2018 World Cup.
Yuri Gazinskiy scored the opening goal of the tournament when he headed in Aleksandr Golovin 's cross after just 12 minutes.
Substitute Denis Cheryshev then added a second before the break, while Artem Dzyuba added the third midway through the second-half.
Cheryshev grabbed a superb second with an outside-of-the-boot finish in injury time, before Golovin belted home a last-gasp free-kick. Below, we run the rule over both sets of players.
Show all 22 1 /22Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Igor Akinfeev - 6 out of 10 There was little for the veteran goalkeeper to do as he racked up a clean sheet in the opener.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Mario Figueira Fernandes - 7 Grew into the game on the right as his side began to dominate.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Ilya Kutepov - 6 Intercepted a couple of dangerous balls, but also lost track of Al-Sahlawi on a couple of occasions.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Sergey Ignashevich - 6 The World Cup's oldest player stood firm in defence - but will know there are sterner tests to come.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Yuri Zhirkov - 6 The former Chelsea man often got forward and still troubles defences with his left foot.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Yuri Gazinskiy - 7 Got the World Cup up and running with his first international goal, his header showing the strength he demonstrated in midfield.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Roman Zobnin - 7 Sat in front of his defence and looked to get the ball forward and wide as quickly as possible.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Alexandr Samedov - 6 Battled well to pin Saudi Arabia back, but failed to make an impact either on the right or when drifting into the middle.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Alan Dzagoev - 6 His World Cup is most likely over after going off in the first half with a hamstring injury.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Aleksandr Golovin - 9 The star of the show. He created two goals with wonderful crosses and bagged himself one of his own with a free-kick in injury time.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Fedor Smolov - 5 Worked the defence during his 70 minutes on the pitch, but failed to show any creativity or attacking intent.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Abdullah Almuaiouf - 5 Beaten five times by quality finishes, he was given little to no protection by his defence.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Mohammed Alburayk - 5 Showed early promise on the right flank before his head dropped as Russia took control.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Osama Hawsawi - 5 Made a couple of important interceptions before the scoring started.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Omar Hawsawi - 4 Continually pulled out of position, leaving his teammates up against it.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Yasser Al-Shahrani - 6 Another who looked promising in the early stages, he was Saudi Arabia's most threatening outlet from left-back.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Abdullah Otayf - 4 The defensive-minded midfielder was too often caught out as the hosts launched quick counter attacks.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Yahya Al-Shehri - 6 Combined well with Al Shahrani on the left, and show glimpses of skill that could unlock international defences.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Taiseer Al-Jassam - 5 A willing running from box to box, he failed to influence the game on the ball.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Salman Al-Faraj - 5 Tidy in possession, he was unable to drag his side back into the game in the second half despite his best efforts.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Salem Al-Dawsari - 5 Occasionally excited with the ball, his moments in possession were few and far between.
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Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Player ratings Mohammed Al-Sahlawi - 5 Failed to get on the end of a couple of dangerous deliveries, he visibly tired in the second period.
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