In the group stage, the hosts had a big win over Saudi Arabia and Egypt in quick succession, and the hosts' performance was already much unexpected.

Although the final defeat to Uruguay was disappointing, it did not rule out the possibility that the hosts deliberately placed themselves in the bottom half in order to go further, and they also hid the core of the midfield Golovin in that game.

For the Spaniards, the Russian team is also a good choice, after the final match of the group stage, there were Spanish players who took the initiative to correct the reporter's mistake in an interview on the sidelines: "We are going to play the Russian team, not the Uruguayan team!" ”

From the perspective of the strength of the two sides, Spain does have enough reason to be excited, the Uruguayan team's 370 million euros is much higher than the Russian team's 140 million, and in the history of the two teams, Spain also eats the Russian team.

Although Spain's performance in the group stage is average, in the single knockout game, Spain has a luxury midfielder and striker Costa is in charge, and it is not difficult for the team to win against Russia.

The hosts are in danger of coming to a halt in their World Cup journey against Spain, the double champions of the World Cup and European Championships.

Russia's Dzyuba has performed well at this World Cup, with both excellent physical fitness and superb shooting skills, but the team's previous number one striker Smolov is in a slump and the team does not have many options.

On the Spanish side, the La Liga forward line led by Costa is full of attacking power, and Spain has an obvious advantage in attacking ability.

Zagoev, the absolute core of the Russian midfield, was injured, and Golovin and Cheryshev played well, but the team is still too far behind Spain's world's strongest midfield.

It is expected that Busquets, Iniesta, Isco and David Silva will play in the midfield, and the midfield lineup will be completely defeated by Russia.

The Spanish team's defensive starters are basically locked in Real Madrid and Barcelona players, while the age and speed of the Russian defenders are not a small problem, and the gap between the two teams is also large.

Akinfeev is the most well-known player in Russia, although he is a little older but still has ability, while De Gea's World Cup performance is not satisfactory, his form is sluggish, and there are many mistakes, and the two teams are not much different in terms of goalkeeper performance.

The Russian striker's midfield and goalkeeper have an almost all-round disadvantage, with the midfield being the most obvious, and the team must limit the performance of the Spanish midfielder if they want to make a difference.

The Russian national team is only a second-rate team in European football, but its combat effectiveness is off the charts, and it can play with 12 points of energy regardless of whether it is against a strong team or a weak team.

As the host of this summer's World Cup, Russia may not be the favourites to win the tournament, but it will be a huge challenge for any team to meet them.

So far, Russia has participated in three World Cups, all of which have failed to qualify from the group, and this is the fourth time that Russia has participated in the World Cup since independence.

As the hosts, Russia did not participate in the World Qualifiers, and they were the first team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

In January 2009, the Russian Football Federation confirmed its bid to host the 2018 World Cup, and in December 2010, FIFA conducted a vote on the venue for the World Cup, and Russia defeated Spain/Portugal, Belgium/Netherlands and England to win the right to host the World Cup and qualify.

As Russian football has continued to decline in recent years, the quality of players has also declined significantly, and after Arshavin, there are no players who can establish themselves in the European giants.

The biggest name is goalkeeper Akinfeev, who captained the Russian team and was the subject of a bid from the big clubs more than 10 years ago, but spent his career in Russia.

In addition, Zagoev has a slight reputation, his reputation was made at Euro 2012 and, like Akinfeev, he has been playing in the Russian league.

Russia played Golovin and Cheryshevdyuba on home soil, and the strength and hard work of the team at home were extremely strong.

Although Spain is currently ranked 10th in the world, they are still one of the favourites to win the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Spain showed strong strength in the World Preliminary Tournament, with 10 unbeaten and 9 wins to successfully qualify for the top of Group G, and with 36 goals and 3 goals conceded, it became the third strongest offensive and defensive team in the European World Preliminary Tournament, showing the characteristics of both offense and defense.

Spain's squad is dominated by La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, with world-class stars in the front, middle and back lines, and a stronger tactical style of ball control and ground short pass penetration, in addition to the ability to go straight forward, the excellent header ability of the central defender is one of the important means to score from set-pieces in the frontcourt.

Spain's overall performance in this World Cup is average, but the striker Costa has played well, and if it weren't for his heroic performance in the first two games, it would have directly affected four points.

In the final round of the group stage, Spain dominated the whole game, but did not equalize until stoppage time, and struggled to get a point, and finally won 1 win, 2 draws, and accumulated 5 points in the group stage to successfully qualify for the first place in the group.

Russia has faced Spain 2 draws and 3 losses in the past 5 times without a win, and the strength of the team has a big gap with Spain, including the 08 European Cup was slaughtered by Spain 4-1 and 3-0.

Russia has played in 11 World Cup tournaments as hosts of the 2018 World Cup, with their best finish being fourth place in 1966, making the team the lowest-ranked team in the world at this tournament.

Spain has participated in the World Cup 14 times, the best result in the World Cup, finishing fourth in 1950 and winning the championship in 2010.

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At 10 o'clock on July 1, the Luzhniki Stadium was overcrowded, and the big battle between the host Russia and Spain was about to break out!

More than 200 TV stations broadcast live, and the football legends of the two countries stood in the stands, who came to cheer for their national teams.

"Tick! ……”

As the referee blew the whistle, this eye-catching strong dialogue began.

In the fourth minute of the opening period, the Spaniards had the first chance to score!

Asensio picks up a cross in front of the penalty area, Costa bursts into the box and shoots hard from a tight angle on the right side of the Russian penalty area!

Russian goalkeeper Akinfeev bravely used his legs to block the football from the bottom line!

As the clock wore on, both teams were very defensive, with both sides battling out in midfield in the hope of keeping the midfield under control.

So the two sides made mistakes on the field.

In the 11th minute of the game, Spain won a set-piece on the right side of the front, Asensio took the penalty and passed the ball to the goal, Ignashevic accidentally blocked the ball into his own door when he was defending Ramos, Spain 1-0 Russia!

Spain broke the deadlock on the field and took a one-goal lead!

Deafening screams and cheers rang out at the Luzhniki Stadium, and Spanish fans cheered for the goal!

Strong pressure was put on the Russian players, and then they launched a fierce attack.

In the 14th minute, Kuzyaye knocked the ball across the middle, and Zobnin tried a long-range shot from the edge of the box, but the ball went over the crossbar.

In the twenty-fourth minute of the game, Golovin suddenly cut inside with the ball on the left side, and then shot hard, and the football was out of the goal!

A minute later, the Russians came back when Samedov played a diagonal pass and Dzyuba fired a powerful shot from 30 yards out!

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