Russia quickly dispelled months of pre-tournament angst in Moscow on Thursday, dominating Saudi Arabia to claim a 5-0 win in the 2018 FIFA World Cup opener.Stanislav Cherchesov's team took just 12 minutes to lift the cloud of negativity, an Iury Gazinsky header putting the team 1-0 up, before substitute and eventual man of the match Denis Cheryshev extended the lead just before halftime.The traffic was again one-way in the second half, substitute Artem Dzyuba scoring the game's third in the 71st, just one minute after coming on.Cheryshev and Aleksandr Golovin then ended the game with an inj…READ FULL ARTICLE