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President Vladimir Putin telephoned the Russian coach to congratulate him on the elimination of Spain at the World Cup, said Sunday the Kremlin, while the host country of the tournament was celebrating the unexpected victory in the streets. The World Cup is the lowest-ranked team of FIFA, but has defied expectations by easily defeating Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the group stage and progressing towards the quarter-finals .
The unexpected success of Russia was a political blessing Putin, although it was only present in the first match of the World Cup.
Putin was unable to attend the meeting with Spain at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow because of his busy schedule, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The Interfax news agency, adding that Putin watched the game remotely
"Like the whole country, Putin saw the game from start to finish and encouraged our team", After the match, Moscow has burst into street celebrations, with people dancing in the squares, musicians playing the national anthem and fans shouting "Russia!"
Putin called the Russian coach Stanislav Cherchesov before the match "
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev attended the meeting with his wife in the box. Later he posted a photo on social networks with Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, celebrating with the team.
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With information from EFE
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