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Russia and Korea Republic began their World Cup campaigns with a 1-1 draw in Group H on Tuesday. The first half an hour was a cagey affair, with neither side creating a chance of note. Russia had the first meaningful effort on goal. Sergei  Ignashevich  crashed a free-kick on goal, but it was pushed away by Korea goalkeeper Jung Sung-ryong. Korea Republic responded well, creating a few chances of their own. One of the best fell to Son Heung-min, only for this for to happen. The two teams went into the break at 0-0. The first real chance of the second half went to Russia's captain Vasily Berezutskiy. His powerful header was i nches away from putting Russia ahead—hitting the side netting instead. Korea were next to threaten, from a free-kick. Kim Young-gwon produced a clean strike, and it almost caught out Russia's goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. Akinfeev was having a shaky night and you felt a costly mistake was coming. It duly arrived when Lee...