Russia World Cup Betting Preview: Latest odds, squad and tournament history
autty 2018-06-04 21:05:02 评论
This year's hosts have not made it past the group stage since 1986 but have a chance of arresting that streak after being handed a favourable draw
Hosts Russia have the expectation of a nation behind them as they aim to reach the knockouts for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Placed in Group A alongside Egypt, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia, Stanislav Cherchesov will back his side to at least make it into the Last 16.
Russia did not have to qualify for the World Cup.
It has been 32 years since Russia played a knockout game at the World Cup, having been knocked out in the group stage or failing to qualify for the finals in each of the last seven editions.
Indeed, this year's hosts did not manage to win a single game in Brazil last time out and there was just one win in each of the 1994 and 2002 tournaments.
There have been happier times, though, as the USSR reached the quarter finals reached the quarter-finals in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and impressively finished fourth in 1966.
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