FILE PHOTO: Russia players celebrate winning penalty shootout against Spain in World Cup at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia - July 1, 2018. REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
MOSCOW (Reuters) - World Cup hosts Russia say pressure will be replaced by pleasure and national pride as they bid to sweep past Croatia and into the last four on Saturday.
The team, who came into the tournament as the lowest-ranked team, have defied their fans' expectations by reaching the quarter-finals.
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