Once the hope of the national team Andrei Arshavin called her current trenches scanty. The remaining teams on the mundiale have more prospects. However, Andrei did not completely succumb to the feeling of envy, so he did not completely rule out the victory of the Russian national team in the home world championship. "But everything is possible. If Russia could defeat Spain, maybe they can beat other rivals, "the football player decided, Zakon reports.. kz. Croatia, according to Arshavin, plays a balanced football. The next opponent of our team is strong and skillful.

It will be extremely difficult to defeat his Russian athletes. On the field, suggested the former striker of the national team, they will also have a hard time, as in the previous match with Spain, where they won in the penalty shootout. "The Russian team plays disciplined, well prepared physically, plus the crazy support of fans - all this gave the result that the Russian team has now," - estimated Arshavin. He also praised the game of Igor Akinfeev, ranking him in the best goalkeepers of the last twenty years. After the furore, which the team made in the almost historic match, the number of Russian fans who believed in its success doubled. According to VTsIOM, 15% of the respondents are waiting for the "red car" in the finals. Every third sees it in the semifinals, and 17% are prepared to chant "Russia is the champion", although even before the match with Uruguay in the victory of our team at the World Cup were sure of a miserable 8%. By the way, games with the participation of the national team, in the opinion of Russians, surpassed all other matches, notes FlashNord.