This match will mark the end of the first day of the group stage and the beginning of the second. Russia has already shown that the place in the FIFA ranking should be taken with some consideration, since the worst team of the tournament under that measurement (Russia) destroyed Saudi Arabia 5-0 at the start of the championship. Now the local cast will face Egypt for the first time since the definitive separation from the Soviet Union. That victory against Saudi Arabia ended a seven-match winless streak for the Russian side (D3, L4) and is now very close to securing its place in the next round. All you have to do for that is to beat a team from Egypt that had a good debut but ended up losing after receiving a goal in the last minutes.