On Saturday, July 7, the Russian national football team played in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The opponent was the Croatian team, which has never lost in this tournament. The match took place in Sochi.

Vedomosti reports on the most interesting events that took place in Sochi and around the match.

23.53 Well, it's a shame, but it was a historic match anyway. That's where we'll end the broadcast. Thank you for being with us.

23.52 The match is over. The Croatians won the game thanks to a series of penalty kicks.

23.41 Extra time is over. The penalty shootout will begin now.

23.16 The score is tied! 2:2. The goal was scored by Mario Fernandes.

23.15 15 minutes of extra time left. Right now on Nikolskaya it's like this.

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Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti

23.11 Croatia scores again – this time through Domagoj Vida. The score is 1:2. About 18 minutes remain.

22.54 Regular time is over. The score is still 1:1. There are two halves of 15 minutes ahead.

22.50 Fisht Stadium is full: more than 44,000 people have arrived.

22:26 Fans during the game.

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22.05 The second half has begun.

21.49 End of the first half. So far it’s a draw – 1:1.

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Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti

21.39 The score is tied at 1:1.

21.12 1:0 in favor of Russia! Denis Cheryshev!

/ Alexander Wilf / RIA Novosti

21.11 MSU Fan Zone: everyone is watching the game attentively.

/ Natalia Sharapova / Vedomosti

21.10 It is raining in some places in Moscow, so the Moscow metro reminds that you can watch football in metro cars.

It's raining outside, but the subway cars are warm and dry. Almost 9,000 subway screens are ready to broadcast the Russia-Croatia match! We're rooting for our team! #RUSCRO
— Moscow Transport (@DtRoad) July 7, 2018

21.01 The match has started!

20.57 The anthems have been played. Minutes left until the match.

20.56 Some people even watch the match in the cinema.

20.55 Five minutes before the match.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

20.53 The match is about to start. The fans at the stadium are waiting.

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20.36 It’s already 22.36 in Perm (+2 hours to Moscow time), but residents still went out into the streets to watch football.

20.32 There is literally no room to swing a cat in the fan zones of major Russian cities. This is Rostov-on-Don.

#ibrokethrough #fanzone #thereisnowayback
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20.23 The queue in front of the Fisht stadium, where the match will take place.

/ Denis Ilyichev / for Vedomosti

20.10 The Russian and Croatian national teams have already arrived at the Fisht stadium, where the match will take place.

20.22 Russian football players began their warm-up.

20.08 More and more fans are coming to the stadium in Sochi.

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20.05 There are no seats in the park near the Krasnodar stadium, which was built by the founder of Magnit, Sergei Galitsky.

Let's start rooting for ours🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺#forwardrussia#ushenadeshopes#youarejustspacestas#worldcup2018#worldcup2018#rootingforours#russia#krasnodar#amphitheatrekrasnodar#galitskypark
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20.00 Exactly one hour left before the match.

19.53 It's not just Sochi and Moscow that are full of people on the streets. This is a packed fan zone in Yekaterinburg.

19.43 Russian national team midfielders Aleksandr Golovin (CSKA) and Roman Zobnin (Spartak) at the stadium where the match will take place.

19.41 Russian fans on the streets of Sochi.

/ Denis Ilyichev / for Vedomosti

19.39 Fisht Stadium right now. Just over an hour left until the match.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

19:37 The Russian national team's lineup for the match against Croatia.

19:33 US President Donald Trump, who arrived on an unofficial visit, was spotted among the fans.

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Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

19:31 And some people don’t care about football at all.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

19:29 More and more fans on the streets of Sochi.

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Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

19:18 Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel that he believes in the victory of the Russian team: "Guys, you are the best! Remember this! And you will succeed!"

19.15 Who said that bears don’t walk the streets in Russia?

Let's get energized before the game⚽️⚽️⚽️
A post shared by Lada Suprun (@lada_suprun) on Jul 7, 2018 at 9:08am PDT

19.13 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin arrived at Nikolskaya Street, which became the center of celebrations during the 2018 World Cup, ahead of the match, RBC reports . He is the first politician to visit Nikolskaya since the start of the tournament.

19.06 Ahead of the match, Croatian national team midfielder Luka Modric shared his opinion about the Russian footballers: "They made it to the quarterfinals, which no one expected. I think they deserved it. We expect the match to be difficult."

18.53 England beat Sweden 2-0 and reached the semi-finals for the first time in 28 years! The English will play next on July 7 at Luzhniki. The opponent will be determined based on the results of the match between Russia and Sweden.

18.48 Russian fans came to watch the broadcast of the match in Tanzania, but for now they had to watch a documentary about the savannahs with the locals.

18.45 Father Frosts and Snow Maidens in Sochi. By the way, it's +26 there.

Ole-Ole-Ole-Ole!!!!! Russia forward!!!!!!
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18.40 GUM remembered the main fans of the last match of the Russian national team.

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18.36 Russian and Croatian fans in Sochi.

18.31 For now, the Fisht stadium, where Russia and Croatia will play, is completely empty.

A post shared by 🌸 (@nurlanovna17) on Jul 7, 2018 at 8:30am PDT

18.20 England are close to reaching the semi-finals. They are already leading 2-0 in the quarter-finals against Sweden. The second goal was scored by Deli Alli.

18.17 During the 2018 World Cup, more and more men began to wear the kokoshnik, which was previously predominantly worn only by women.

#fifafanfest
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18.14 So many people have already gathered at the fan zone in Moscow near Moscow State University.

18.12 The Russian national team’s dressing room is ready for the match.

17.46 A second fan zone has opened in Moscow – near the Spartak stadium. It is still quite empty, but fans are already starting to gather.

17.32 In the England vs Sweden match, the English are leading 1:0. Harry Maguire scored from a corner.

17.23 Meanwhile, the England-Sweden quarterfinal has begun in Samara. By the 23rd minute the score is 0:0. The game is going with a slight advantage for the English.

17.20 While fans in the fan zone in Sochi watch the England team match against Sweden.

17.11 The Sirius educational center, created on the initiative of Vladimir Putin, is adjacent to the Fisht stadium. On Saturday afternoon, there was only a lifeguard on the Sirius beach.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

16.39 It's like this in Sochi now.

16.35 Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic arrived in Sochi on a charter flight, TASS reports . According to the agency, she flew with regular fans and was wearing a national team jersey, just like them. It is not yet known whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will be at the game.

President of Croatia / Vladimir Smirnov / TASS

16.25 Journalist Yuri Dud called on fans to clean up after themselves after the match: “I remind you: if you’re going to the stadium in Sochi, take bags with you and do it right.”

16.21 The official Russian-language Twitter account of the US State Department suddenly decided to remind that the US team is not playing in the 2018 World Cup, but two American companies produce uniforms for many of the teams that are playing in the tournament.

The world is watching the #WorldCup2018 , and millions of fans are wearing the jerseys of their favorite national teams. Although the US team is not playing in the #WorldCup2018 , two American companies are making the uniforms for more than 40% of the teams participating in the tournament. [RUS] https://t.co/iqLlcWmyEa pic.twitter.com/3yZ2vN5YxY
— USA in Russian (@USApoRusski) July 7, 2018

16.15 Football graffiti has appeared on the embankment next to the Fisht stadium, where the match will take place.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

16.09 The flags of the teams that have already been eliminated from the 2018 World Cup are still hanging on the facades of Sochi hotels.

/ Alexander Gubsky / Vedomosti

16.04 Before the match between Russia and Spain, Vodianova promised to donate 1 million rubles to the development of football in Russia if the Russian team wins and to dance "Kalinka" before the final match in Luzhniki. Today, the model has not yet promised anything.

16.00 As usual, there are a lot of fans on Nikolskaya.

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15.29 The Russian national hockey team flies to the match to support the football players.

To Sochi!!! Cheering for our people 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺
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15.02 Yesterday's training of the Russian team.

/ Manu Fernandez / AP

15.00 And this is the Croatians training.

/ Manu Fernandez / AP

14.55 Many companies have joined the flash mob in support of the Russian team. They have updated their logos on social networks: now they have a kokoshnik.

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14.38 The Russian national team has revealed its schedule for the day. Judging by everything, the footballers are about to finish their lunch.

14.35 Today's match commentator on Channel One, Evgeny Savin, reports on how things are going on the city beach in Sochi at this time.

14.33 There are still more than six hours until the match, but fans are already starting to gather in the fan zone in Sochi.

14.25 It rained in Sochi the day before. The regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned that a thunderstorm is possible on July 7.

14.20 Yesterday, the Mir payment system published a post congratulating the Russian football players on reaching the semi-finals. The company later clarified that this was a forecast from the SMM department.

14.19 Yesterday the Russian team addressed the fans, promising to do everything possible to extend their stay in the tournament. Well, we'll see.

Friends, we really want to extend our stay at @FIFAWorldCup and we will do everything possible for this! We promise to give it our all, we will give everything and even more for the sake of victory! We are inspired by your support, you are the best fans in the world! We love and appreciate you very much ❤️ #TogetherWeAreATeam pic.twitter.com/ObeM84QIQc
— Team Russia (@TeamRussia) July 6, 2018

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