Russians celebrating in Moscow after the hosts won the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match against Spain on Sunday — Reuters MOSCOW, July 2 (AP): Most Russian fans just hoped that this World Cup team would not embarrass itself at a home tournament. Now they are ecstatically flooding the streets to celebrate a massive upset with hopes for more.
Russians partied loudly in the centre of Moscow Sunday night after their team beat Spain to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time since the Soviet era.
Even those who lost money on the game were cheering.
"I'm proud to be Russian and I'm proud to be at this celebration," said Nikolai, who didn't give his surname. "I will tell my grandchildren and my children that I was here, that we beat Spain, and I'm proud of this. It will always be in my heart."
Fans climbed lampposts to cheer and some wore false mustaches in imitation of coach Stanislav Cherchesov. One said he'd bet 1,000 rubles ($16) on Spain but was happy to lose.
The celebrations crossed political divides too.
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