Maybe now people will finally stop selling Russia short.
because so far they haven't faced a real threat? KSA is KSA, and egypt has been forgettable ever since they qualified. russia took care of two teams that they should have been able to take care of. no surprises here.
They have been by far the best team against Arab competition in the tournament.
not sure what you're getting at here... other than intra-arab competition (iran-morocco), the only other team to face an arab competitor has been england (who, like every other recent WC, have come in way overhyped).
