A nail-biting match and a twisted ending make a day for Russian fans. Spain and Russia encountered for Round of 16 at Luzhniki Stadium, Russia. In front of 75K home fans, Russian players displayed a phenomenal performance and a great defensive strategy. An outstanding performance by Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev who saves not only 2 penalties in the penalty shootout but also saves some important balls during the match. Pic Credit: Hindustan Times There was a little hope that Russia might serve an upset but nearly 90% predicted a Spanish win. This was the first match in WC2018 that went to Extra time. After this upset, it is sure that FIFA WC2018 is unpredictable. Starting from Russia beating Egypt, Iceland draws with Argentina, Mexico and S. Korea beat Germany, Swiss draws with Brazil, Poland exit, Japan's nice performance, Iran draws with Portugal etc. Pre-Match Analysis Russia's 1st knockout matches in a major tournament since the break-up of Soviet Uni...
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