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Spain wilt under dark clouds
Igor Akinfeev Russia stunned 2010 World Cup winners Spain after a dramatic penalty shootout win in Moscow.
Spain 1 Russia 1 (aet, 4-3 on penalties): Akinfeev the shootout hero in huge World Cup shock
Igor Akinfeev Koke and Iago Aspas missed for Spain as Russia produced a huge World Cup shock to move into the quarter-finals after shootout success.
Russia make World Cup history with fourth substitute
Fernando Hierro Aleksandr Erokhin became the first player to enter a World Cup match as the fourth substitute for his side as Russia played Spain.
Iniesta and Cheryshev left out
Andrés Iniesta Luján Fernando Hierro and Stanislav Cherchesov both made surprising decisions in their starting XIs as Spain took on Russia in Moscow.
World Cup, day 17: the things you might have missed
FIFA World Cup A Kylian Mbappe-inspired France beat Argentina in an incredible encounter in Kazan, while Uruguay edged out Portugal
Hierro hoping to buck trend and guide Spain past Russia
David Jiménez Silva Fernando Hierro is not interested in history and is focused solely on Spain beating Russia on Sunday.
Cherchesov wants to be a 'God' and knock out Spain
Stanislav Cherchesov Russia boss Stanislav Cherchesov has experience of overcoming Spanish opposition and is hoping for a repeat at the World Cup on Sunday.
From ruins to World Cup, football's healing power still at work in Volgograd
Just over 75 years after a game was played in the shattered remains of Stalingrad, the World Cup soothed scars on the banks of the Volga.
