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Winner moves to Sochi for a Q/F against Croatia or Denmark.
Road to r16
SPAIN: An opening 3-3 thriller against Portugal was followed by a tight 1-0 win over Iran. A 2-2 draw with Morocco needed a late equalizer confirmed by video review.
Russia: Kicked off as the lowest-ranked team, but picked up with opening 5-0 rout of Saudi Arabia. Beat Egypt 3-1, lost to Uruguay 3-0. Second in Group.
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“Spain have some great players and might even be the best team in the world, in any case they're close to being the best. But any team can hurt another and we'll certainly do our best”
—Denis Cheryshev (Russian winger )
"We are playing at home but I think the team is relaxed and very much ready to do a good job. It is life and death match. It's not a pressure, I believe there is a responsibility, Spain feels this and so does Russia. If you lose this you're out”
—Stanislav Cherchesov (Russia coach)
"Sometimes these teams 'park the bus' in front of us and it's hard to handle. If we play very fast up front, we'll have more options and generate spaces in which we can punish them"
—David Silva (Spanish midfielder)
“We're not going to lose any sleep over all these variables. I have done all the work I could and I have a team which can adapt to any situation. That's our strength. We need to find their weak points and where we can hurt them"
—Fernando Hierro (Spain coach)