Guide to the teams in Group A at the World Cup in Russia:———RUSSIAWhen the Russians launched their bid to host the World Cup for the first time after, they were on a high after reaching the semifinals at the 2008 European Championship. Though some of the team's players started fading, new ones have emerged for the World Cup. COACH: Oscar Tabarez — Will coach Uruguay for his fourth World Cup, the third in a row. It's back now, reaching the final of this year's African Cup and following that up with a long-awaited World Cup return. ———SAUDI ARABIAPreparations for Russia have been far from ideal since qualifying for a fifth World Cup with two coaches fired.

Source: ABC News December 01, 2017 17:15 UTC