Fairytale run has whetted host's appetite for success
China Daily | Updated: 2018-07-09 07:35
SOCHI, Russia - Russians danced, drank and celebrated their national soccer team for three delirious, dreamlike weeks.
Now it's time to get back to reality.
Russia entered the World Cup without having won a match at the tournament since 2002 and with the lowest ranking of the 32 teams, but suddenly the host nation couldn't stop winning.
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