I can't say I'm that excited about the opening game but I'll watch it. Will probably be pretty boring as Saudi Arabia are easily one of the worst teams in the tournament and Russia aren't great either but they do have the home advantage. Maybe they have a couple of the referees in their pocket as well after buying the tournament in the first place . I think Russia will probably get through the group stage but will get knocked straight out (unless they have bought the refs and they go all the way ). I would have gone with Egypt to go through instead if Salah was 100% fit but I'm not sure if he's confirmed to even be playing the first game or not yet.