Russia's rival is determined in the match of the 1/8 finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. After Portugal played with Iran in a draw (1: 1), and Spain draw with Morocco (2-2), it became known that the Russian team will meet in the playoffs with the Spanish team.

Spain thanks to a draw with Morocco scored 5 points and won first place in Group B. According to experts, this is quite a difficult rival for Russia. Spain plays a unbeaten run for 23 matches.

Russian team lost after losing Uruguay won second place in group A. The match with Spain will be held on July 1 in the Moscow "Luzhniki". Team Uruguay will meet with the Portuguese national team on June 30 in Sochi.