Smolov,Dzyuba to spearhead Russia's attack at World Cup

Injury-hit Russia named their 23-member World Cup Football team yesterday with their hopes of performing respectably as hosts, riding on attacking duo Fyodor Smolov and Artem Dzyuba. Russia lost some of their top players to knee ligament injuries, while Spartak Moscow goalkeeper Alexander Selikhov has ruptured his Achilles tendon. Krasnodar forward Smolov, the Russian league's top scorer in 2016-17, who finished second in the league scorers' chart this year, will now spearhead ...