2018 FIFA World Cup - Predicting the Winners of Each Round of 16 Match

Spain vs Russia

Spain will try to halt the Host's fairytale run

In what can easily be termed as their best ever World Cup campaign, the host Russia will appear in their first ever Round of 16 match. So far they have done a good job, losing only to the Uruguay team. However, they will have to a lot, lot more if they want to turn this fairy tale into an even bigger one as their biggest challenge awaits them in the next round.

After completely burying the horror of their worst ever result in the previous edition, Spain has been on a roll in this edition. Even though two of their matches, against Spain and against Morocco, ended in a draw, the overall performance by the Spanish players has been nothing short of phenomenal.

Taking into consideration the current form of both the teams, it seems highly unlikely that Russia would improve their best ever result any further. Spain is a contender for the title, and they will walk past Russia to enter the Quarter Finals.

Prediction: Spain prevails