FIFA World Cup 2018: Russia hammers Saudi Arabia 5-0 - See pics

Russia made an excellent start to the tournament by hammering  Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

Russia takes three points from the opening game and leads the group A. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

Artem Dzyuba was the second player to come off the bench and within minutes found the net with a header (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

Russia suffered a big blow as Dzagoev had to leave the field after picking up a hamstring injury. He raced through a counter-attack before holding the back of his left thigh in the 23 minute. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

Yuri Gazinskiy got Russia off the mark with a fine header from the close range and Denis Cheryshev scored the first of his two goals, displaying great composure. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)

Denis Cheryshev became the first substitute to score in an opening match of the FIFA. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@FIFAWorldCup)