The Russian national team successfully performed in the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup, where they beat Spain in a penalty shootout. Now the Russian footballers have to play the ¼ final. Who will be the opponents and when will the match take place?
The Russian national team has already surpassed all the expectations of fans and specialists. After a confident exit from the group at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the team beat the Spaniards in the first round of the playoffs.
The match Spain - Russia was held under the overall superiority of the team from the Iberian Peninsula. The Spaniards attacked and the Russians defended. Head coach Stanislav Cherchesov built the team's game so that there were two lines of defense around the penalty area. At the same time, the attackers regularly put pressure on the Spanish defenders. In the attack, as always, I remember Artem Dziuba. He scores already in the third match of the tournament, which is a record for Russian footballers.
Spain quickly took the lead, but at the end of the first half, the Russians were entitled to a penalty for handing Piquet. It was Dziuba who realized it. And then the Russian national team successfully defended their goal throughout the match, and the game turned into a penalty shootout. And in it, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev showed all his skills. He saved two out of four penalties and brought the Russian team victory.
Now the team will play in the quarterfinals with the Croatian national team, which also defeated the Denmark national team in a penalty shootout. The match will take place on July 7 in Sochi at the Fisht stadium at 21:00 Moscow time.
You should not bet on any team in the upcoming match. Because the World Championship is full of surprises and sensations. Of course, in terms of the selection of players, the Croatian national team looks stronger, but the Russian footballers have already managed to defeat one of the favorites of the championship. In addition, the Croats outplayed the Danes with big problems.
All Russian fans are tuned in only to win and believe in their team in the ¼ finals.
