‘What’s Going on in Russia?!’ Twitter Reacts to Spain’s WC Exit

Russian players celebrate after beating Spain 4-3 on penalties 

(Photo: AP)

Russia knocked out Spain from the FIFA World Cup 2018, surviving two hours of dominance by the 2010 champions in a 1-1 draw and then winning a penalty shootout 4-3.

Russia's captain and goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev saved spot-kicks from Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion and Iago Aspas, while all four Russian shooters scored before thousands of screaming home fans.

The World Cup's lowest-ranked team — 70th when the tournament began — now advances to a quarterfinal against Croatia or Denmark in Sochi on Saturday. While the home country celebrated the win, Twitter was left in shock as yet another title contender made an early exit.

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