Saudi Arabia news

The South Americans should have few problems navigating a straightforward first stage but our tipster is backing Mo Salah's side to upset the book

The playmaker will miss the opportunity to win his 91st cap for his country in Leverkusen, but his World Cup is not in doubt

Having eased to an impressive 8-0 win over the Green Falcons in the 2002 World Cup, Al Hain-Cole expects Low's men to have more joy in front of goal

Doubts over the striker's fitness following a shoulder injury sustained in the Champions League final mean punters should play the waiting game

The bookmakers don't expect Pizzi's side to make much of an impact in Russia despite their draw alongside the hosts in an open looking Group A

Goal takes a look at some of the young players who could be about to light up the tournament in Russia...

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

The African country are playing just their third ever finals tournament and will be hoping Liverpool's Mohamed Salah can keep up his outstanding form

Oscar Tabarez's men relied heavily on home advantage during qualifying but will expect to progress from an open looking Group A that includes Russia

The attention will be on the big stars in Russia this summer, but the men in the dugouts will play a significant role, too

dabblebet are offering live streaming of a whole host of World Cup warm-up matches as teams begin their final preparations for Russia 2018

As we near ever closer to the finals in Russia, Goal takes a look at the youngest players to have represented their countries at the tournament

The former Chelsea midfielder has been working to decrease discriminatory incidents in the country since taking up his post in 2017