Russia honored its host status at the Soccer World Cup and is likely to play in the round of 16, something it had never achieved as an independent country since 1991.
The Russians fulfilled the tradition: the local team always passes the group phase; and the exception that confirms the rule was South Africa, the only country to ignore this custom after being eliminated in 2010.
Russian team arrived at the World Cup amidst a storm, criticized by the press and the fans, but it reversed the situation like only the great ones do, and had overwhelming successes in its two first challenges in the event, first against Saudi Arabia (5-0) and today against Egypt (3-1).
With six points, an excellent game and the favorable margin of goals (+7), very few will dare to invoke the alleged formula that could leave them out of the tournament if they lost in their last presentation in group A, against Uruguay.
It is highly improbable that Russian team collapses -99 percent-, or at least that is what different mathematical predictions assure.
Undoubtedly, having the host country in the round of 16 is always a plus for the event, especially when the headquarters is a great nation like Russia, with more than 144 million inhabitants to support the national squad.
Russia debuted as an independent country in these Soccer World Cups in 1994 and participated in 2002 and 2014.
In all these occasions, its team was eliminated in the preliminary round, although as the main state of the former Soviet Union, it managed to reach the semifinals in 1962.
In the current World Cup, Russian team still has a long way to go. Let's see what will happen then.
Russian team arrived at the World Cup amidst a storm, criticized by the press and the fans, but it reversed the situation like only the great ones do, and had overwhelming successes in its two first challenges in the event, first against Saudi Arabia (5-0) and today against Egypt (3-1).
With six points, an excellent game and the favorable margin of goals (+7), very few will dare to invoke the alleged formula that could leave them out of the tournament if they lost in their last presentation in group A, against Uruguay.
It is highly improbable that Russian team collapses -99 percent-, or at least that is what different mathematical predictions assure.
Undoubtedly, having the host country in the round of 16 is always a plus for the event, especially when the headquarters is a great nation like Russia, with more than 144 million inhabitants to support the national squad.
Russia debuted as an independent country in these Soccer World Cups in 1994 and participated in 2002 and 2014.
In all these occasions, its team was eliminated in the preliminary round, although as the main state of the former Soviet Union, it managed to reach the semifinals in 1962.
In the current World Cup, Russian team still has a long way to go. Let's see what will happen then.
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