World Cup hosts Russia qualify for the round of 16
Thursday, 21 June 2018 (15:31 IST)
World Cup hosts Russia have qualified for the second round of the tournament as Uruguay went through by beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group A on Wednesday.
The result in Rostov-On-Don means Stanislav Cherchesov's Russia side cannot be overhauled on points by either the Saudis or Egypt for the two qualifying places for the last 16.Russia still face a battle with Uruguay for who finishes top of the group.