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13' Now the hosts begin to attack and a shot from Zobnin but it goes way off target.
11' Asensio takes a free kick from the right and Sergio Ramos somehow squizzes himself on the ball but it counts as an own goal to Sergei Ignashevich.
11' GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!
9' Russia are trying not to allow Spain settle in the match while the Spanish team are still not getting it quite right yet.
7' Spain still in control of possession as the entire Russian team fall behind the ball hoping anticipating a counter attack.
5' Samedov takes the first corner kick but the ball falls too deep to locate a Russian in the Spanish box.
3' Spain are having a fair of possession in the early exchanges as the match has not produced a threat of goal yet.
1' The match gets underway as Spain are playing from right to left as they kick off the match.
- Spain and Russia will come neck to neck in the round of 16 of the World Cup
- The 2010 champions topped Group B while the hosts were runners up in Group A
- The match is slated for the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, on Sunday, July, 1
Russia face a litmus test when they come up against 2010 champions Spain in the round of 16 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
The host had a flying start in the tournament after recording comprehensive victories over Saudi Arabia and Egypt but humbled by Uruguay in their last group match.
Spain on the other hand, had a slalom campaign in the group stages, a 3-3 against Portugal led them to a narrow 1-0 win over Iran.
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Morocco gave them a run for their money in the last Group B match as they played out a 2-2 draw.
But Spain topped their group ahead of Portugal while Russia had to come behind Uruguay who won three out of three matches.
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The 2010 winners will aiming to finally hit their form with a comfortable win while the hosts will hoping to use home advantage against the visitors.
Aleksandr Golovin and Denis Cheryshev have been the shining stars in the Russian side following their breathing performance.
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It is difficult to pick a stand-out man from Fernando Hiero's sqaud as the collectiveness of the star-studded side has been their strength so far in the tournament.
Line ups
Spain: David De Gea; Nacho, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Koke, Silva, Isco; Diego Costa, Marco Asensio.
Russia: Igor Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Sergey Ignashevich, Yuri Zhirkov; Roman Zobnin, Daler Kuzyaev; Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin, Kudriashov; Artem Dzyuba
Game Spain vs Russia
Date Sunday, July 1
Time 3pm (Nigerian time)
Venue Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
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