In this result, there is nothing particularly sensational. Spain has not been as strong as it used to be. Another thing is that Russia is very weak, and obviously weaker than even such a composition of the Spaniards, but the native walls helped. Spain should not have been pulled to the penalty spot, it was necessary to finish earlier. Now Russia has a good chance to get to the finals, because it has a simpler grid, if compared with the other pole.