Putin called Russia's coach before the team's improbable World Cup victory over Spain

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• Russia toppled former World Cup champions Spain in a historic victory on Sunday.
• Before the game, Russia President Vladimir Putin made a personal call to national team coach Stanislav Cherchesov.
• Putin congratulated Cherchesov on the campaign so far and hailed the coach's management.
• Russia now faces Croatia in a critical quarterfinal clash on July 7 — so Putin may well be making one more call.
• Read all of Business Insider's World Cup coverage here.

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Russia President Vladimir Putin made a personal call to Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov immediately before the national team's improbable victory over Spain.

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