Spain and Russia are scheduled to play their World Cup round of 16 playoff on 7/1/18 at 10:00am EST. Spain escaped Group B in 1st place with only 1 victory due to a lucky deflection off Iran's defender. Spain conceded 5 goals during group play - more than twice the amount of any other group leader. Russia finished 2nd in Group A after dropping their last match to Uruguay having already qualified for the round of 16. Russia scored 8 goals during group stage - the 2nd highest total of any team finishing 1 behind Belgium and level with England. Spain may have a chance at the title but they have revealed critical weakness to their defense and will need to close the gaps to survive a showdown with the tournament's high scoring hosts.
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Which nation will seize the day and defeat their opponent?
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iam abit confident with spain they look strong last
its been beaten im not too sure about russia
Spain
I like Spain, and Spain is by far the superior team...but whatever, let's say Russia.
Spain