Max and co discuss Spain’s premature exit, a penalty shootout low on quality, Sergio Ramos’s barber, a Russian who barely touched the ball and Kasper Schmeichel’s balls

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Max Rushden is joined by Gregg Bakowski and Paolo Bandini to review the second day of the knockout stages, starting with 2010 winners Spain losing on penalties to Russia. The home side didn’t need to ride their luck so much as Fernando Hierro’s boys failed to have a single shot in the first 44 minutes and rarely threatened until the second half of extra time.

Croatia also needed penalties to beat Denmark in a game perhaps not best enjoyed as a neutral. Kasper Schmeichel saved a penalty deep into extra time, as well as two more in the shootout, but the Danish takers couldn’t hold up their end of the bargain.

To look forward to day 18’s games, we speak to Ben Mabley, our Japanese expert, and Tom Marshall, ESPN’s man in Mexico, to get the lowdown on the two outsiders looking to do a Russia on Belgium and Brazil respectively.

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