The last five series of penalties with the hosts of the final tournaments of the World Cup ended in their favor.

Over the past 20 years, Fortune favored the hosts of the final World Cup tournaments in the series of post-match penalties.

The last five series ended in their favor: France - in 1998, South Korea - in 2002, Germany - in 2006 and Brazil - in 2014.

Tradition has not changed and in 2018: Spain lost to the hosts of the tournament in a series of post-match penalties.

Do you want to learn the main football news first? Subscribe to our channel in Telegram! You can also follow our website in Viber and Twitter.