- 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.
Predicted line ups
Spain: David De Gea; Dani Carvajal, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Koke, Andres Iniesta, Isco; Diego Costa and Iago Aspas.
Russia: Igor Akinfeev; Mario Fernandes, Ilya Kutepov, Sergey Ignashevich, Yuri Zhirkov; Roman Zobnin, Daler Kuzyaev; Aleksandr Samedov, Aleksandr Golovin, Denis Cheryshev; Artem Dzyuba
Game Spain vs Russia
Date Sunday, July 1
Time 3pm (Nigerian time)
Venue Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
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