4 Things We Learned as Spain Fall to World Cup Exit at Hands of Host Nation Russia

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4 Things We Learned as Spain Fall to World Cup Exit at Hands of Host Nation Russia

Spain crashed out of the World Cup after a dramatic penalty shootout defeat to host nation Russia.  After an own goal gave Spain the lead, the hosts equalised through a penalty from Artem Dzyuba after a handball from Gerard Pique, which took the game to extra time and eventually penalties.  Below is a look at the things we learned from this match, which provided yet another shock result in this year's World Cup. With Koke in the centre of midfield, Spain were lacking that key spark in the...

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