World Cup fever finally hits Russia fans
Spain v Russia (15:00 BST)
Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Luzhniki Stadium
BBC Sport
Russia’s progress to the last 16 has not just increased the feel-good factor among the normally pessimistic home fans, it has brought the team more support too.
Katerina, from Nizhny Novgorod, admits she does not watch much football normally but is one of hundreds of supporters outside the Luzhniki Stadium holding signs asking for tickets.
So far, she says, spares are very thin on the ground – not to mention extremely expensive.
Will Russia win? “I want to believe,” says Katerina... although not as much as she wants a ticket.