Broadcast info
Who's playing: Hosts Russia will kick start their 2017 Confederations Cup tournament with a tie against OFC champions New Zealand on Saturday.
What time: Saturday, June 17th at 08:00 PST/11:00 EST/16:00 BST/17:00 CET/03:00 NZST (Sunday)
What stadium: This game will be played at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. It's also known as the Krestovsky Stadium (or Zenit Arena) but will be known as the Saint Petersburg Stadium during the 2017 Confederations Cup. This arena is located in St. Petersburg and seats up to 68.134 fans at max capacity.
Which channel:
- In the USA: Fox Sports 1 USA, FOX Soccer Match Pass, fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
- In Russia: Match TV Game, Channel One Russia
- In New Zealand: Sky Sport 3 NZ, SKY Go NZ
- In the UK: UTV, ITV 1 UK, STV Scotland
- In Canada: TSN GO, TSN5, RDS 2, RDS GO
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Match Facts & Stats
- This is Russia's first ever appearance at a Confederations Cup
- New Zealand are participating in the tournament for the fourth time
- The All Whites have never won a game at the Confederations Cup (1D, L8)
- New Zealand have failed to find the net in four of their last five defeats
Russia hope to start off debut Confederations Cup campaign off on good note
Russia
Russia had a very poor EURO 2016 campaign that saw them pick up just one point out of their three games against England, Slovakia, and Wales. The Sbornaya, however, have seen an uptick in fortunes as of late they have lost just one out of their last five fixtures. That came after a bad run that saw them lose three out of their prior four, including a 2-1 reversal to Qatar.
Current coach Stanislav Cherchesov has seen a total overhaul of the side that failed to make the grade at the EURO tournament last summer. With Portugal and Mexico also in their group, New Zealand will arguably represent their best chance at picking up three points.
New Zealand
As for New Zealand, they are viewed as the weakest team in not just this group but also in the entire tournament. Although they are the OFC champs, that competition is viewed as the weakest as compared to the AFCON, EURO, Copa America, Gold Cup, AFC, and of course, the World Cup - especially as Australia opted to switch to the Asian confederation back in 2006.
For all intents and purposes, Russia will represent the least threatening of New Zealand's upcoming opponents, so this game will be their best opportunity to try to get anything out of what looks set to be a tough competition for the All Whites.
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