Native walls of the Russian national football team will not help. This convinced the head coach of the Moscow "Locomotive" Yuri Semin. The best result that our players can achieve is to get into the 1/8 finals, believes the 71-year-old specialist. "I will be happy if our team leaves the group, but I think that the team will not be in the 1/8 finals, as it is content with the weak," - said Semin in an interview with the Peruvian edition of Libero. According to the former head coach of the Russian national football team, our team has an "age line of defense," which reduces its chances of success, as well as "big problems in attack".

Recall, "Locomotive" under the leadership of Semin in the season-2017/2018 took the champion's title. Four team players were in the extended squad:.

goalkeeper Marinato Guilherme, defender Vladislav Ignatiev and midfielders brothers Anton and Alexei Miranchuk. The Mundial 2018 will be held from June 14 to July 15 in 11 cities of Russia. As hostess of the championship, the Russian national team enters the tournament without preliminary selection. In the group stage, she will face matches with the teams of Egypt, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.