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24: Spanish Defense Holds
Ilya Kutepov sends a dangerous center into the box, but Spain intercepts.
22: Spain leads without scoring
The Russian defense is rather powerful. Spain has not yet taken a shot, and has not really had any dangerous chances except for the free kick. Too bad the free kick resulted in a goal.
20: More possession for Spain
According to FIFA, Spain holds 75% of the possession.
17: Now Russia has to push
At one point, Russia will have to open in search of a tying goal, but when will that be? Probably not before the second half.
14: Russia has a chance
Roman Zobnin sees an opening and takes it mid-range. His shot goes over the bar.
12 "GOAL! Spain leads
Sergio Ramos was defended 1-on-1 on the free kick's free kick, and it seemed that he managed to put his foot on the ball while he was there. was practically plated.
ruled a clean goal Sergey Ignashevich. Ramos was swaying, but the ball bounced off Ignashevich's back. I guess the lesson here is not to turn your back on the ball by attacking the attacker on a free kick. It is the second goal of Russia in this tournament.
Andrew Das: Ramos will score that goal, scored while he and Ignashevich fell together at the far post. A difficult break – Ignashevich knew nothing – but just for Spain, which dominated up here. Moreover, it is the 10th goal of the tournament, a World Cup record. By far, the leader of the Golden Shoe.
10 ": Free kick for Spain
The big challenge of Yuri Zhirkov is fouled by referee Bjorn Kuipers. Spain will have a dangerous free kick from the wing, as soon as Nacho receives a treatment to take nails into the leg.
7: Spain keeps possession
Until here, the game plays to the keystroke. Spain has all the potential and is trying to unlock the Russian defense with a fast and pbading move, while Russia took the ball once and won a corner.
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Andrew Das: Spain has total control in the first 10 minutes, just pbad the ball back and forth, around and around, and try to come back back when there is a chance. When Russia pauses, the crowd roars and Golovin even won a corner at one point. But Russia did not do anything with it, and we are back in Spain on the ball. Possession statistics will be wildly disordered today
5: Zhirkov Fires First
Yuri Zhirkov catches a rebound and makes it possible to fly long distance. Spain has a body on it.
3: Russia heavy on the back
Russia has an ultra-defensive configuration. They will start 5 defenders at the back, and their star of this World Cup, Denis Cheryshev, is on the bench. He started the tournament on the bench, but entered the first game early after the injury of Alan Dzagoev.
Andrew Das: Russia plays five across the back today, with 38-year-old Sergey Ignashevich holding down. center. Diego Costa is already installed in his living room
3: Spain Poll
Jordi Alba is trying to take it himself for Spain, but Russia's defense s & # 39; 39: take care of him quickly
Kickoff! We are in progress! Spain is in red, Russia is white and 80,000 fans are at the Luzhniki Stadium to cheer them on.
Andrew Das: The umpire today is a Dutch veteran, Bjorn Kuipers. He will know the Spanish players of the European games
Spain vs. Russia: History
Russia has never beaten Spain. The last time they met, these two players played 3-3 in a friendly match in 2017.
Russia's Ready
It rained heavily in Moscow's overnight, but the sun has risen since noon (local time)) and it's a smoky 77 degrees like knockdown approaches. Goalkeepers often go out first for pre-game warm-ups, but Russia is out of the tunnel today. They know it could be that.
• The World Cup group stage always has some surprises, before the favorites reaffirm themselves in the knockout rounds. Will it hold this year?
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Russia leaves Cheryshev Out
The biggest surprise of the Russian selection is the abandonment of Denis Cheryshev. It must sting; He plays Villarreal in La Liga, but has spent most of his life in Spain, joining the Real Madrid Academy at the age of 12. At the previous press conference, he answered almost every question. Oh, and he scored three goals for Russia in this World Cup
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Starting Composition of Russia
1 Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
2 Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow)
3 Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow)
4 Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow)
7 Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St. Petersburg)
13 Fedor Kudryashov (Rubin Kazan)
17 Aleksandr Golovin (CSKA Moscow)
18 Yuri Zhirkov (Zenit St. Petersburg) [19659052] 19 Aleksandr Samedov (Spartak Moscow)
22 Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula)
Spain mingle
The Spanish squad make three changes from their last match against Morocco . Carvajal, Thiago and Iniesta are all out, while Nacho, Koke, Asensio are in it. The biggest surprise is Ineista, but maybe the signs that they are expecting a fast pace. Asensio, who takes his place, is 12 years younger
Starting lineup of Spain
1 David de Gea (Manchester United)
3 Gerard Piqué (Barcelona)
4 Nacho ( Real Madrid)
5 Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
8 Koke (Atletico Madrid)
15 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
19 Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
20 Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)
21 David Silva (Manchester City)
22 Isco (Real Madrid)
The "easy" side of support
This is considered the most easy of the parenthesis. The winner would face the winner of Croatia against Denmark, and the most dangerous team for a hypothetical semifinal would be England? Colombia? Pre-tournament favorites like Brazil, Argentina and France are all on the other side of the fork
Spain vs Russia Top Story Lines
• The Spanish attack is very well – only four teams scored more goals in group stage than Spain. six. It's their defense that is the problem because the five goals that they conceded are tied for most teams that have progressed to the round of 16. The WhoScored statistics site has named both David de Gea and Sergio Ramos from the group stage.
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• Spain won Group B following three mediocre performances, drawing Portugal and Morocco and beating Iran 1-0 in an unconvincing manner.
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2018 World Cup Bracket: The 16 teams of the Knockout Round
Teams and schedule for the knockout phase.
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• Russia beat high in their first two group games, with two wins and eight goals. Then they were beaten 3-0 by Uruguay, and everyone remembered that their opponents, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, were not exactly heavyweights. Yet to qualify for the knockout stage for the first time since the Soviet Union is a good achievement for the host country.
• Diego Costa and Cheryshev are both Golden Boot contenders, with three goals each. They will have to pbad Harry Kane, who has five.
• Diego Costa, Andrés Iniesta, David Silva, Isco and Sergio Busquets started in each of the group matches in Spain, but the last place in the midfield is to be taken. with Koke, Lucas Vazquez and Thiago each started in one. Who will be Fernando Hierro's manager against Russia?
• The matches of yesterday combined for 10 goals, the most on a single day of a knockout round since 1970 . Let's hope there are even more today
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Spot the ball
We shot some pictures of the group matches and we made a very important change – we have removed the ball. See if you can guess where it was.
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Some Pregame Readings
• The World Cup group stage always has some surprises, before favorites reaffirm in the knockout rounds. Is it going to hold this year?
• Meet Fernando Hierro, the man who was appointed manager of Spain a few days before the start of the World Cup.
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