Russians were never bullish about their national team's chances against the Germanys and Frances of the Euro 2016 soccer championship, but June 20 evening's 3-0 collapse to Wales (population 3 million) has prompted something of a national day of wallowing. Social networks were filled with ironic memes to mark Russia's exit from the tournament. "Briefly on the Russian footballers" wrote one Twitter user, affixing a video of a robot falling down.
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Wales' forward Gareth Bale (R) shoots the ball past Russia's defender Sergey Ignashevich during the Euro 2016 group B football match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on June 20, 2016.
