Hi, I'm Grant Wall, and welcome to the Planet Football Podcast World Cup Daily. Day 18 of World Cup 2018 is done.

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In this episode, I'm also joined by Ian Wright, the former

England Forward, who's doing studio work here in Russia for Fox Sports and other

global outlets. Onward! Let's bring in Brian Strauss from just outside Lushiki Stadium where he covered today's

extremely surprising Russia advancement to the quarterfinals, eliminating Spain on penalty kicks after a 1 1 tie.

The other result tonight was Croatia advancing on penalties also against Denmark after a 1-1 tie and Brian how are you man?

I'm walking through puddles this figures that the first night or in a while that I've got to do this time it outside.

I can't really sit down because everything is soaked.

And there's people like there's still people hanging around the stadium.

It sounds like there's still people hanging around the stadium it sounds like there's a

party going on maybe it's either a VIP thing or it could be for staff but there's like a

whole like like dance club that's been erected outside the Loz Niki and there's like something something and

whatnot and Russia's going to the quarterfinals it's I remember we talked I said

something that shows ago about like the the polarity of you know the sports world being

reversed and now even more so like it was just sitting there watching this

unfold and watching Spain you know know, pass and cut and and and you know try to staff the

will to live from Russia by keeping the ball it was was actually the reverse that was happening, and it was remarkable.

I feel like I give you an idea of where I am. You're outside Lujaniki Stadium. I am in my usual spot in Red Square outside,

which is why you can hear all of the Russian fans celebrating

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