Round of 16: Spain - Russia

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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
1/7/18
17:00 local time, 15:00 CEST


Spain's last 3 results
Portugal - Spain 3 - 3
Iran - Spain 0 - 1
Spain - Morocco 2 - 2

Russia's last 3 results
Russia - Saudi Arabia 5 - 0
Russia - Egypt 3 - 1
Uruguay - Russia 3 - 0

 

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Both teams suck. But I think Spain is more likely to win and proceed than Russia.
 

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Would be nice if Russia knock them out. Spain has great players playing well below their potential,something I don't like in football.
 

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Don't think Spain will allow surprises here. Their quality is far superior, they just need to get their shit together though.
 

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A win for russia. Why because they are fired up and they can actually hurt spain.
 

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Easy one for Spain, Russia is too heavy at the back. Only way for Russian to pass is if they found their Moreno like South Korea against Italy 2002.
 

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Last time I was high on Russia and they faced Spain was 10 years ago. They lost 3-0 lol. That Russia team was great though, this one seems to lack character.

Spain should win here but it'd be interesting to see if Spain will fall victims or good hospitality once again :lol:
 

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Going to say Russia will take it. Spain has been god awful. Idiotic to fire your coach 2 days before a World Cup. Lucky they had a joke group
 

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Going to say Russia will take it. Spain has been god awful. Idiotic to fire your coach 2 days before a World Cup. Lucky they had a joke group

Completely agree I think Spain have been awful so far in every game including the Portugal one. Surprised they even made it out the group. Russia with home favours added on to it? Gotta give it to Russia. We know what should happen due to the comparative talents in both teams but I just have a feeling Russia has got this.
 

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Spain should kick ass in this one on paper.. but of course this whole tournament hasn't been chalk.
 

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Easy one for Spain, Russia is too heavy at the back. Only way for Russian to pass is if they found their Moreno like South Korea against Italy 2002.

correction: Against Italy, Spain, and Portugal
 

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WTF are ppl smoking?
I mean spain was bad but so was russia.
They completely crumbled against the only good opponent they had in uruguay that game was decided after like 25 min when uruguay was 2:0 up.
Also the other victories of russia did not convince me at all I mean they beat Saudi and egypt comfortably but even there the scores looked better than the russians actually played.

Spain was bad but still has enough class that they should beat russia especially when i see how the russian defence looked at times. Only reason why i would give russia some chance to move on is cause they play at home and spain has been underperforming.
 

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Hope Russia win. Spain got help to make it this far

Let’s see who the refs help today
 

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Russia are shite. Their tactic seems to heavily rely on long balls to their big target man Dzyuba. I can't see them beating Spain like that.
 

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Russia are shite. Their tactic seems to heavily rely on long balls to their big target man Dzyuba. I can't see them beating Spain like that.

Game is so boring

Lucky goal by Spain now they are just are playing keep away for 20 minutes
 

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Even though I'm neutral to the vast majority of the teams at the World Cup, I keep finding players to hate. Rather, players whose way of playing I just find myself despising. For example, Perez and Meza from Argentina. Watching that fucking clod Sampaoli play those two losers game in, game out was just sickening - as were their performances. For Germany, I've never been impressed by Timo Werner.

In this Russia team, I've found myself really disliking Samedov since their pre-WC friendlies. Guy seems like an absolute fraud. Yuri Zhirkov was crap when he went to Chelsea 10 years ago and he's only gotten worse.

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Pique what a clown
 

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Pique should have been red carded last game and costing Spain now!!!

Come on Russia Knock out Spain for playing like Cunts!
 

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pique :lol:
that guy for years is shit

we better lock skrinar down

russia got worst players than poland or serbia. only running hard
 

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Pique has to be the most overrated defender in the history of football. He was never a great defender, he was just a good ball player which has suited Barca's playing style, but dude has always been a crap defender and is known for committing amateurish errors.
 
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