the hosts off to a perfect start thanks to yuri gazinsky.irst for his country, leading to some high—level diplomacy in the stands. but there were some nervous moments for russia, especially when alan jacka worth hobbled off injured earlier on. his replacement, denis cheryshev quickly put them at ease. after the break, russia pushed on and made sure of an emphatic win. items over made it three, before cherish as scored easily be goal of the match. —— denis cheryshev scored easily. russia now in cruise mode, a chance to increase a goal difference which might become very important in their group. aleksandr golovin added to be tallied. five goals to the hosts, and the party well and truly started in russia. it certainly has. some terrific goals for the russians, but group a is still going to be tough to get out of, because we wait to see just what kind of form egypt and uruguay are in. they face each other in yekaterinburg on friday, day two. all eyes on that each of team, to see if most a la's soldier is actually ioo%, as the coach said it was.

tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams but the hosts soon had the dream start, yuri gazinskyirst goal. this how much it meant for the thousands watching at moscow's fan fest. saudi arabia were on the ropes. denis cheryshev, giving russia the second goal their dominance deserved. russia weren't finished there, substitute, artyom dzyuba, sealing a one—sided victory. watching on, saudi arabia's crown prince, clearly not enjoying the game as much as the president. the relief on the face of the victorious team's coach, plain to see. cheryshev‘s second, an early contender for goal of the tournament, as russia went on to complete a 5—0 win. amid the emotion and expectation, they'd delivered when it mattered most. dan roan reporting. that's a summary of the news. now it's time for newsnight with evan davies. silent night... peace and quiet in kensington this evening, in memory of grenfell a year on. the tragedy has left scars on those directly affected, and it seems to have affected the nation's psyche too. we'll hear different perspectives this evening — from the tower itself, and f

tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams, but the hosts soon had the dream start, yury gazinskyuch it meant for the thousands watching at moscow's fan—fest. saudi arabia were on the ropes, denis cheryshev during giving russia their second goal that dominance deserved. russia were not finished there. substitute artem dzyuba sealed a one—sided victory. and with the president's approval, the coach's relief was evident. cheryshev‘s second, an early contenderfor goal of the tournament as russia went on to complete a 5—0 win. amid the emotion and expectation, they delivered when it mattered most. it couldn't have gone better for russia today, could it? absolutely, russia today, could it? absolutely, russia are not the footballing force they used to be, their form russia are not the footballing force they used to be, theirform coming into the tournament was dreadful so for them to have won so emphatically amid so much pressure will be a source of great national pride. the organisers too in terms of logistics, transport and security, so logistics, transport and security, so far so good

were no doubts about the tournament's opening goal, the hosts off to the perfect start, thanks to yury gazinskyfor his country, leading to some high—level diplomacy in the stands. but there were some nervy moments for russia, especially when alan dzagoev, their tallies man, hobbled off injured early on. his replacement, denis cheryshev, quickly put them at ease. after the break, russia pushed on and made sure of an emphatic win. artem dzyuba made it three before cheryshev scored easily, the goal of the match. russia now in full cruise mode, a chance to increase a goal difference that may become very important in their group. aleksandr golovin added to the rout. five goals for the hosts. the party, well and truly started in russia. alex gulrajani, bbc news. the bbc‘s olly foster has been following events from moscow. russia are the lowest ranked team in this tournament but my word, they rose to the occasion. there was a promise from vladimir putin beforehand to the crowd in luzhniki stadium, lit up behind me in the colours of russia, and he said there was going to be a feast of football and my w

were no doubts about the tournament's opening goal, the hosts off to the perfect start, thanks to yury gazinskyre were some nervy moments for russia, especially when alan dzagoev, their tallies man, hobbled off injured early on. his replacement, denis cheryshev, quickly put them at ease. after the break, russia pushed on and made sure of an emphatic win. artem dzyuba made it three before cheryshev scored easily, the goal of the match. russia now in full cruise mode, a chance to increase a goal difference that may become very important in their group. aleksandr golovin added to the rout. five goals for the hosts. the party, well and truly started in russia. alex gulrajani, bbc news. and we caught up with some of the fans after the match. so amazing, impressive, full of energy. i'm going to the bar, cheers! i think it is a good experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nice. i think we will have go out from our group, but we will not win world cup, but... quarter—final, we can go to quarter—final, i think. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup, go to the bbc spor

tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams, but the hosts soon had the dream start, yuri gazinskye on the ropes. denis cheryshev, giving russia the second goal their dominance deserved. russia weren't finished there, substitute, artyom dzyuba, sealing a one—sided victory. amid the emotion and expectation, they'd delivered when it mattered most. dan roan reporting. and we caught up with some of the fans after the match. so amazing, impressive, full of energy. i'm going to the bar, cheers! i think it is a good experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nice. i think we will have go out from our group, but we will not win world cup, but... quarter—final, we can go to quarter—final, i think. people be on the streets —— people there. and to keep up to date with what's going on in the world cup go to the bbc sport website. we'll have all you need to know about the remaining 63 games, building up to the final on july the 15th. go to bbc.com/worldcup. the titanic still captures our imagination, more than a century after the massive passenger liner struck an iceberg and sank. now

tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams but the hosts soon had the dream start — yuri gazinskyeant for the thousands watching at moscow's fan fest. saudi arabia were on the ropes. denis cheryshev giving russia the second goal their dominance deserved. russia weren't finished there, substitute artyom dzyuba sealing a one—sided victory. watching on, saudi arabia's crown prince, clearly not enjoying the game as much as the president. the relief on the face of the victorious team's coach plain to see. cheryshev‘s second, an early contender for goal of the tournament, as russia went on to complete a 5—0 win. amid the emotion and expectation, they'd delivered when it mattered most. rush are not the footballing force they once were so to come here today amid such immense pressure and win some emphatically will be a source of great national pride. i think the organisers will be delighted with how things have gone so far and it will be fascinating to see how the other host cities in this vast country hope with the influx of visitors and whether they are as welcoming as moscow has been s

were no doubts about the tournament's opening goal, the hosts off to the perfect start, thanks to yury gazinskyy, leading to some high—level diplomacy in the stands. but there were some nervy moments for russia, especially when alan dzagoev, their tallies man, hobbled off injured early on. his replacement, denis cheryshev, quickly put them at ease. after the break, russia pushed on and made sure of an emphatic win. artem dzyuba made it three before cheryshev scored easily, the goal of the match. russia now in full cruise mode, a chance to increase a goal difference that may become very important in their group. aleksandr golovin added to the rout. five goals for the hosts. the party, well and truly started in russia. alex gulrajani, bbc news. it was just outstanding to watch the game with the russian fans. they we re game with the russian fans. they were happy. that was one game. 63 to go. everyone is looking forward to spain against portugal. we will talk about what is coming up later in the programme, andi about what is coming up later in the programme, and i will have a guest as well. spain

tournament's opening fixture featured its two worst ranked teams, but the hosts soon had the dream start, yuri gazinsky the thousands watching at moscow's fan fest. saudi arabia were on the ropes. denis cheryshev, giving russia the second goal their dominance deserved. russia weren't finished there, substitute, artyom dzyuba, sealing a one—sided victory. watching on, saudi arabia's crown prince, clearly not enjoying the game as much as the president. the relief on the face of the victorious team's coach, plain to see. amid the emotion and expectation, they'd delivered when it mattered most. and we caught up with some of the fans after the match. so amazing, impressive, full of energy. i'm going to the bar. cheers. i think it is a good experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nice. experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nicelj experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nice. ithink experience. it's very good. it's different, but it's nice. i think we will have go out from our group, but we will not win world cup, but but quarter—final, we can go to quarter—final, we c

panini had to make an educated guess at the squads earlier in the year and yuri gazinsky, denis cheryshevon bbc breakfast to give you your own stickers. is that your book? it is james'? they had to make a guess. they did not make the cut. they have made a name for themselves. look at that. helping everyone out. these are official bbc breakfast stickers to add to the collection. we are always helpful! you can print that and add it to your squad. 32, 33, 37, if you have those, i would love to hear from you. he really would. thank you. the weather maksoud. he is in surrey. —— soon. last night, around 5,000 people took part in a silent march in honour of the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire a year ago. brea kfast‘s graham satchell was there, along with shermia and herfamily, who lost a relative in the fire. they witnessed first hand how silence can speak louder than words. most people think if they shout or scream, they will be listened to. but the silence is even more powerful. it is difficult for all of the grieving families, every day i think about my wife. she is here with us