Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia's World Cup team for its win over Spain in a phone call to the manager, the Kremlin said on Sunday, as the host country marked the surprise victory with raucous street celebrations.
Russia entered the soccer World Cup ranked by FIFA as the tournament's weakest side, but has defied expectations by beating Saudi Arabia and Egypt easily and now reaching the quarter-finals.
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