World Cup hosts get off to dream start as Cheryshev helps fire them to 5-0 victory over shoddy Saudis

RUSSIA 5-0 SAUDI ARABIA - MARTIN SAMUEL, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT THE LUZHNIKI STADIUM: The acronym for Saudi Arabia is KSA but, to be fair, Russia might have got a better game out of KFC. The K stands for Kingdom, but there was nothing regal in this display, and little that was remotely competent, either.