Footballer Alexander Golovin admitted that the Russian team expected to reach the finals of the world championship even before the start of the mundialya. "We have always believed that everything is possible. Even before the start of the tournament, we realized that we could reach the final. We consider this as a serious state of affairs now, "- quotes the" Championship "words of the midfielder of the national team. At a press conference Golovin modestly said that he scored a penalty to the Spaniards simply because he was lucky. "By the minute I was very tired.

To some extent, I was lucky, because I hit the bottom, and the goalkeeper did not manage to form, so the ball flew into the goal, "- explained the athlete. He added that while the players are doing rehabilitation training, in order to be ready for the match with Croatia team. The Russians won on July 1 with the Spaniards 4: 3 and for the first time in history went to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. Midfielder of the Russian national team Alexander Golovin entered the top ten players of the group stage of the 2018 World Cup according to The Telegraph.