Russia Starting Eleven

Russia starting eleven will probably consist mostly of seasoned players that Russian fans know very well. However, it’s not like that with the rest of the world.

Most of these players come from local football clubs and their gameplay isn’t very remarkable when pitched against the most popular professional footballers around the world.

Still, if you’re interested in the starting eleven of the hosts, you’ve come to the right place.

World Cup Russia Starting Eleven

The best-known player who will undoubtedly make it to the starting 11 is the team’s captain and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. He’s also one of the most capped players and with solid World Cup experience too.

Aside from him, other players to be sent to the field from the first minute include Denis Cheryshev, Alan Dzagoev, Aleksei Miranchuk and Fedor Smolov.

In the back line, the coach has tried quite a few players with only mediocre success after the more experienced defenders retired from professional football. As a result, we can expect to see Igor Smolnikov, Andrey Semenov and Mario Fernandez in the starting eleven as well.

Russia starting eleven isn’t particularly impressive but the hosts and their coach try to do all that’s still possible to improve the performance.