The second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia begins to be made as the games of the third day of the group stage finish. One of the most interesting matches will be the one against Spain, one of the favorites to lift the Football World Cup, and Russia, host of the tournament. The forecasts point to a simple victory for La Roja, but the doubts that appeared after a disappointing group stage make the local team dream of reaching the last 16.
The Spanish team is living a Soccer World Cup 2018 of the most moved. The dismissal of Lopetegui
two days before the start of the tournament surprised both locals and
strangers, as much as the flat game of a team used to moving the ball fluidly
and reaching the rival frame. In addition, the individual failures have been
about to cost him a great distaste, with David de Gea as the center of all the
criticism due to his errors of bulk and the little security he is offering
under sticks, which could give way to young Kepa Arrizabalaga . In addition,
Piqué and Ramos are more inaccurate than usual, while Carvajal has shown that
he is still far from his best level.
Even so, La Roja was able to occupy first place in Group B
after beating Iran and draw against Portugal and Morocco, a position of honor
that came miraculously after a goal by Iago Aspas in the final minutes against
the box Moroccan and a goal from Iran that left Portugal in second place.
As for the Russian team, clouds and clear in the three games
played so far. The 5-0 against Saudi Arabia and the 3-1 against Egypt made
presage an idyllic World Cup for the hosts, but the 3-0 against Uruguay was a
bath of reality, and that despite the push offered by the fans local from the
stands, it is clear that Russia is light years away from the favorite
selections in terms of quality. Once again, Golovin and Cheryshev will be the
players to follow thanks to their good performance in the group stage, without
forgetting an Artem Dzyuba that could put in serious trouble to the, until now,
weak defense of the Spanish team.
It is difficult to predict what face Russia will show in
this round of 16 match, whether that roller tamper of the first two days or the
team lacking in ideas that made it easier for Uruguay to reach the top spot in
Group A. The rumors of biscotto and preferably to appear on the
"easy" side of the table are in the air, but apart from conspiracies,
Russia has proved capable of the best and the worst, and that unpredictable
nature could play to your advantage when preparing this encounter.
Things were very different in the most recent clash between
Spain and Russia, a match that ended 3-3 on the scoreboard and in which
Stanislav Cherchesov's team were able to restore the tie up twice with a
stellar performance by Fedor. Smolov
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