Sunday, July 1:Russia 1, Spain 1(Russia wins 4-3 in penalty kicks) in round of 16
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Its goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev. The captain, at 32 years old, has 104 caps and should shatter the national teams cap record of 120 before too long. The CSKA Moscow legend has good size, quick reactions and plays smart. Hell have to be in tip-top form for his country to get through the group stage.
Saturday, July 7:Croatia 2, Russia 2(Croatia wins 4-3 in penalty kicks) in quarterfinals
Denis Cheryshev. The winger is arguably the most talented played on the team, and Real Madrid saw that back in 2002 when they signed him into their youth ranks. Though he never really was able to make an impact at Real, he showed flashes on loan and Villarreal and Valencia. Now with Villarreal fully, he hasnt stayed healthy but when he is, he is a creative force that can turn a game at any moment. A Russia national team without him doesnt feel like one that can do much, but with him and if he plays like he can, they can make a little run.
Strikers: Artem Dzyuba (Arsenal Tula), Alexei Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Fyodor Smolov (Krasnodar), Fyodor Chalov (CSKA Moscow).
She is going with a big upset and tells you why
Russia delivered a spirited performance in the 2018 World Cup, winning two group stage matches with ease to advance to the knockouts. There, they managed a stunning upset of Spain in penalty kicks to get to the quarterfinals. Alas, it was PKs that did them in against Croatia, eliminating them from the tournament.
Heres everything you need to know about the team, led by coach Stanislav Cherchesov.
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Russia at the 2018 World Cup: Scores, schedule, complete squad, TV and live stream, players to watch
The host nation has booked a trip to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup
Russia at the 2018 World Cup: Scores, schedule, complete squad, TV and live stream, players to watch
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Defenders: Vladimir Granat, Ruslan Kambolov, Fedor Kudryashov (all Rubin Kazan), Ilya Kutepov (Spartak Moscow), Roman Neustadter (Fenerbahce), Konstantin Rausch (Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Semenov (Akhmat Grozny), Igor Smolnikov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Mario Fernandes (CSKA Moscow).
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Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow), Vladimir Gabulov (Brugge), Soslan Dzhanaev (Rubin Kazan), Andrei Lunev (Zenit St. Petersburg).
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Thursday, June 14:Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0
Midfielders: Yuri Gazinsky (Krasnodar), Alexander Golovin (CSKA Moscow), Alan Dzagoev (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Erokhin (Zenit St. Petersburg), Yuri Zhirkov (Zenit St. Petersburg), Daler Kuzyaev (Zenit St. Petersburg), Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow), Alexander Samedov (Spartak Moscow), Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexander Tashaev (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Cheryshev (Villareal).
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