Novogorsk (Russia) June 29 (IANS) Every member of the Russian national team was working hard as the hosts trained for their first round-of-16 match in the 2018 World Cup a crucial tie with Spain.
Midfielders Aleksandr Yerokhin and Alan Dzagoev were back in the fold on Friday after missing a few training sessions due to a minor foot problem and a hamstring injury respectively though neither is expected to play in Sunday s match against the 2010 world champions reports Efe.
"All players are training normally with the rest of the group " said the team s press chief.
Russia finished second in the Group A tables three points behind winners Uruguay and are to face Spain in a life-or-death match that will see either the hosts or the La Roja eliminated from the competition.

--IANS kk/bg