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Moscow: Russia produced a miracle at the Luzniki Stadium in Moscow on Sunday as they kicked out Spain from the FIFA World Cup 2018 on penalties. Spain grabbed the early lead in the match after an own goal from Ignashevich early on but the hosts found a way back through Artem Dzyuba.
Fernando Hierro’s men continued to dominate possession with Russia happy to sit back and let the opposition take charge. However, both sides were denied any goal-scoring opportunities due to a spark in the final third.
Action headed towards extra-time where Spain continued to pile the pressure but were left fruitless. It came down to penalties and the men in white held their nerves to edge their opponents as Koke and Iago Aspas were denied by Igor Akinfeev.
With big fishes such as Portugal, Argentina and Spain out, the likes of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia, England and Colombia will now fancy their chances of making it to the quarters.
