Russia train ahead of Spain match
Russia held their last training session on Saturday, June 30, ahead of their World Cup Round of 16 match against Spain.
Russia, the lowest ranked team in the tournament, dispelled the doom and gloom by blitzing Saudi Arabia 5-0 and beating Egypt 3-1 to reach the knockout phase for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
While Stanislav Cherchesov's side were brought back to earth by a 3-0 defeat to Uruguay, they could cause Spain problems at a partisan Luzhniki stadium if they can rediscover the energy that propelled them to those first two group wins.
Spain and Russia played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in a friendly last November, while their last competitive meeting came at the Euro 2008 semi-finals, where the Spaniards ran out 3-0 winners.
Russia's veteran defender Sergei Ignashevich is one of three surviving members of that team in the current squad, and he said his side had studied how Iran and Morocco managed to trouble Spain defensively.
(Source: Reuters)
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