The Bank of Russia drew attention to the hundred-ruble banknote, which depicts the silhouette of a football player, who hits the ball in a fall with his left foot. A commemorative note was issued on the eve of the World Cup. "Forecasting has always been our strong point," the representatives of the Central Bank wrote in Facebook, noting the similarity of the holographic sign on the bill and the photo of the moment when the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Igor Akinfeev beats the ball in a series of penalty shoot-outs. It was this final save for the first time in history that brought Russian players to the quarterfinals of the championship. "Hit one into one!", - so reacted subscribers to the post of regulator.

They also offered to immediately release a new banknote for the match? final, which will be held on July 7 in Sochi against the Croatian national team: "Let's get out one more quick note by July 7, please!" The circulation of the commemorative note is about 20 million copies, Vedomosti reports..

Earlier, the Central Bank explained that on the front side of the banknote depicted the legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, as well as a boy holding a football in his hand.