Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

"We've had 20 minutes of two very ordinary teams."

Artem Dzyuba wriggles into the Slovakia box but is stopped by a wonderfully timed challenge by Jan Durica. Russia get a corner out of it, which Matus Kzacik flaps at when he could have easily claimed it.

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A slow start, but there's a sense this is coming to life. More in the way Frankenstein's monster came alive - but alive nonetheless.

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Fedor Smolov senses glory as the ball sits up nicely for him 25 yards out - he gets a set of laces through it but sticks it over the Slovak bar.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

"I doubt many players will have played under a roof before. It's a strange atmosphere, it feels like a night game."

Dom Martin: Think we will have our first 0-0...

Mark Mark French: A draw here would suit England.

Russia get their first chance to pump a free-kick into the box but it's headed clear by Ondrej Duda.

The start we expected in Lille. Scrappy. No shots on target for either side in the opening 15 minutes or so. Slovakia shading possession and territory though.

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Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

"A slalom run from Artem Dzyuba is the best we've seen. There is room out there, both teams are playing deep. Especially Slovakia."

Trevor Sinclair
Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

"I like the look of Juraj Kucka. Breaking forward just now and playing a disguised pass it didn't quite work out for him, but you can see how clever a player he is. Always looking forward."

It's Jan Durica to hit it left footed - a daisy cutter that slides harmlessly past Igor Akinfeev's left upright.

That chance only came about because Russia were sloppy in midfield - but it's very congested and stodgy in both final thirds.

Juraj Kucka is brought down by Aleksandr Golovin to give Slovakia a free-kick 30 yards out.

That's more like the Marek Hamsik we've been bigging up.

The Napoli man is away down the left side of the Russian penalty area and thrashes an angled shot over the bar.

Slovakia seeing plenty of the ball, but no joy finding a killer pass.

I knew I would inevitably call them Slovenia at some point the moment I saw the referee was Slovenian (for those of you who noticed).

At the other end Aleksandr Golovin lashes at a loose ball but there's a Slovak body in the way.

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Robert Mak swings in a free-kick from the right for Slovakia - it's got a lovely shape on it, but Aleksandr Kokorin nods it behind to safety and the corner comes to nothing.

Meanwhile, the lad we've been bigging up, Marek Hamsik, plays a toilet pass straight out of play. Sorry, fella.

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Russia's Igor Smolnikov is caught by Tomas Hubocan and is getting some treatment. He's hobbling around on the touchline but looks OK. He actually may have had his hand trodden on by his team-mate.

It's Russia to get us under way - they perform a traditional two-man kick-off. I've seen a few take advantage of the new rule of being able to pass the kick-off backwards, which I've thoroughly enjoyed.

Jermaine Jenas
Former England midfielder on BBC One

"Juraj Kucka had a really good game against Wales. He is a player who helps get the best out of Marek Hamisk by doing a lot of the donkey work in the Slovakia midfield. But he's got quality himself too. I'm going for a draw today."

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Vincent Kompany
Belgium and Manchester City captain on BBC One

"There are a lot of expectations on him.

"He's always looking to break forward and break lines.

"He is always able to lift his head up. It's like he has a lot of time on the ball. 

"If we see more from Hamsik, Slovakia have a chance today."