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Watch: Preview of Russia v Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the World Cup

Sport360 staff

17:00 14/06/2018

The clash between Russia and Saudi Arabia gets the World Cup under way on Thursday as the two underdogs meet in the opening match.

Saudi Arabia are ranked 67th in the world, while Russia sit 70th as the lowest-ranked side in the World Cup field.

It will be Russia, however, who have the overwhelming crowd support as they play on home soil at Luzhniki Stadium.

Check out a preview of the match in the video below.

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