The pre-match training session was held at the team's base camp in Novogorsk, just outside Moscow.

The game between hosts Russia and 2010 World Cup winners Spain will take place at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium on Monday (12am AEST).

Russia will be playing in the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time, after failing to qualify from the group in their three previous attempts.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 14 and will continue until July 15, with the matches being played in 11 cities across Russia.