FIFA World Cup 2018 hosts Russia has not won a game in 2018 and will meet Turkey in their last International friendly before they take on Saudi Arabia in the World Cup opener on the 14th of June. Their last victory came against South Korea in October 2017 in which they won by a margin of 4-2. Failure to win last six matches has put them under significant pressure and a win against Turkey is much needed. Turkey, on the other hand, has not lost a game this year and come into the game after beating Iran 2-1 and drawing Tunisia 2-2.

Head coach Stanislav Cherchesov has a lot to worry about to end his sides barren run of form. Their starting eleven is not yet decided and this has opened up opportunities for every member of the squad to stake a claim for a first eleven. Veterans Igor Akinfeev and Yuri Zhirkov should feature against Turkey and Sergey Ignashevich at the age of 38 also remain in the plans of his coach and he may be given an outing too. Defeats at the hands of Brazil, France, and Austria had dented the morale of the Russians but a victory will quickly lift the spirit of the side. Playing at home in the biggest footballing spectacle on earth is something that does not arrive daily and Russian would be etching to improve. 2018 FIFA World Cup 23-Man Squad of All the 32 Participating Teams Announced.

News coming from Turkish camp is that striker Cenk Tosun will not be available after being sent off against Tunisia. AC Milan playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu is also out injured and so is Villarreal forward Enes Unal. Cengiz Under, who is making quite a name for himself in Europe with A S Roma should start against Russia and will have the assistance of Yusuf Yazici, Berkay Ozcan and Irfan Can Kahveci. The presence of such quality names makes Turkey‘s attack quite potent. They will certainly be sore at the World Cup but the next European Championship is the target now for Mircea Lucescu’s men. Expect Turkey to win this one easily casting real doubt on Russia’s campaign.

Russia vs Turkey Football Match, Time and Schedule:

Russia vs Turkey International friendly football match takes place on June 05 at the Arena CSKA. The football match will kick-off at 9:30 PM IST.

Russia vs Turkey Football Match, Live Telecast in India available?

Unfortunately, the live telecast of the football match won’t be available in India. Though Sony Pictures Network holds the broadcast rights of FIFA World Cup 2018 in India, they won’t be telecasting warm-up matches/international friendlies ahead of the tournament proper.

Russia vs Turkey Football Match, Free Live Streaming Online available in India?

Same goes for the live streaming of Russia vs Turkey match. With no live telecast available in India, the football match won't be streamed online in this part of the world. The live score of the match can be accessed from Google.

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