(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on June 12, 2018 shows Russia’s midfielder Alexander Golovin (R) in Moscow on June 5, 2018 and Saudi Arabia’s foward Mohammad al-Sahlawi in Leverkusen on June 8, 2018.
Host nation Russia, winless in seven games, are under enormous pressure to perform as they head into the 2018 World Cup curtainraiser against Saudi Arabia on June 14, 2018 in a contest between the two lowest-ranked nations in the tournament. / AFP PHOTO / Alexander NEMENOV AND Leon KUEGELER