Host Russia beat 2010 World Cup Winner Spain in the first penalty shootout of the World Cup 2018 to reach the quarter finals for the first time in 48 years ! (picture sports.ru)

 

 

ROUND OF 16

 

 

SPAIN  –  RUSSIA    1 – 1 ( 3 – 4 penalties)

 

GOALSCORERS :

Artem DZYUBA  (Russia)  1          TOTAL WC 2018 : 3

Sergei IGNACHEVITCH (Russia)  1 own goal

 

SPECTATORS :

78 011

 

REFEREE :

Bjorn KUIPERS (Netherlands)

 

MOST CAPS ON THE FIELD :

Spain : Sergio RAMOS  156 caps

Russia : Serguei IGNACHEVITCH  126 caps

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER ON THE FIELD :

Spain : David SILVA  35 goals

Russia : Artem DZYUBA   14 goals

 

STADIUM :

Lujniki Stadium MOSCOW

 

RECORDS :

Host Russia beat 2010 World Cup Winner Spain in the first penalty shootout of the World Cup 2018 to reach the quarter finals for the first time in 48 years !

Sergio Ramos made his 17th appearance for Spain in the World Cup equalling the overall record held by Goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Russia became the first team since 1966 with two own goals in a World Cup. Cheryshev made it vs Uruguay and Ignachevtich vs Spain. Russia matched the record of Bulgaria (2 own on WC 1966 in England).

 

 

Aleksandr Golovine and Russia on TOP ! (picture sports.ru)

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CROATIA  –  DENMARK    1  –  1  ( 3-2 penalties)

 

Modric, Mandzukic and Vida : Croatia is in quarter final ! (picture sports.ru)

 

GOALSCORERS :

Mathias JORGENSEN  (Denmark)  1

Mario MANDZUKIC  (Croatia)  1

 

SPECTATORS :

40 851

 

REFEREE :

Nestor PITANA  (Argentina)

 

MOST CAPS ON THE FIELD :

Croatia : Luka MODRIC  110 caps

Denmark : Simon KJAER and Christian ERIKSEN  82 caps

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL GOALSCORER ON THE FIELD :

Croatia : Mario MANDZUKIC  31 goals

Denmark : Christian ERIKSEN  23 goals

 

STADIUM :

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium NIZHNY NOVGOROD

 

RECORD :

Croatian Goalkeeper Danijel Subasic saved 3 penalties in shoot-out series after the game of 1/8 finals vs Denmark and matched World Cup Record of the Portuguese Ricardo who did the same at World Cup 2006 in Germany.

 

Danijel Subasic matched the record ! (picture sports.ru)

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