Russia celebrates world champions of hearts – Vorarlberger Nachrichten

Sochi The dream of the World Cup is over, but all of Russia is celebrating its World Champion of the Heart. On Nikolskaya, the big party mile in the center of Moscow, and across the country, fans turned the night into a day after the bitter attack of K.o. Strike against Croatia. The pride of the mighty Sbornaja and a fairytale finale prevailed quickly.

A few hours ago, a physically and mentally exhausted Stanislaw Tschertschessow came to the press as a badly beaten boxer, but he did not hear the questions of the first journalist. The Russians coach, become the face of the extremely defensive outsider, was the hardest to get rid of the frustration after a 3-4 defeat on penalties.

Putin's appeal was not a consolation

President Vladimir Putin, who had not traveled to the game in Sochi, Chertschessow could not rise first. "I told him that we are very disappointed," said the coach, "we hope to go even further in the future."

Dimitri Medvedev is sure of that. Putin's prime minister also thanked the team in the Olympic stadium booth on behalf of his boss for "a big World Cup". He was convinced that he had witnessed a change of era. Russian football will never again show "its disappointing old self," said Medvedev: "I'm quite sure we'll just see another football."

If Tschertschessow will continue to shape the new era supposed of open Russian football. "It is not predictable whether I will stay or not, first we will not look ahead," said the 54-year-old: "We have to badyze everything thoroughly."

Positive Balance with the Fans

The Russians Probably do everything to persuade their coach, who has repeatedly encouraged players and spectators against the Croatians as a wild bear, to continue. The critical words were barely audible in the Russian media in the aftermath of bankruptcy. More than 80% of respondents rated the World Cup despite the positive departure of the host. At most, Fedor Smolow got rid of his fat. After Russia conceded 1: 2 in a nerve stretch of Domagoj Vida and then cleared by naturalized Brazilian Mario Fernandes, Smolow forgave the first penalty with an embarrbading and arrogant Lupfer.

Even Gentle Critical Voices

Nevertheless, there was a fundamental jubilee obligation. "Champion of our hearts", headline "Sport Express", and "Soviet Sports" wrote: "Thank you guys! You lost against Croatia, but you fought like lions." future of Russian football shines gold, can be doubted with confidence. Against the Croats, the Sbornaja was also playfully inferior to Spain. Thanks to their irrepressible fighting spirit and almost unbelievable racing power not suspected by a small number of suspected anti-doping experts, the Russians were able to keep up with the knockout phase. Against the Croats, they ran nine kilometers longer than the enemy.

So there was in the Russian media, despite all the jubilation and voices that acknowledged the team's performance, but also more realistic than Medvedev. "The limit of luck has been reached," said "Gazeta" dry, and "Sport Express" asked: "When will Russia once again have the chance of a semifinal of the World Cup? Probably only at the next home tournament, when we are not all alive. "

Croatia will face England in the World Cup semi-finals (11 July, 20h00)

"You will enjoy watching four years in the future, I do not even look four days."

Dates of match

Sochi, Fischt Stadium, SR Sandro Ricci (BRA)

Torfolge 31. 1: 1 Tscheryschew, 39. 1: 1 Kramaric, 100. 1: 2 Vida, 115. 2: 2 Fernandes

penalty kicks 0: 0 Smolow fails Subasic, 0: 1 Brozovic, 1: 1 Dzagojew, 1: 1 Kovacic fails Akinfejew, 1: 1 – Fernandes overcomes, 1: 2 Modric , 2: 2 Ignashevich, 2: 3 Vida, 3: 3 Kuzayev, 3: 4 Rakitic

Yellow cards Gasinski resp. Lovren, Strinic, Vida, Pivaric

Russia Akinfejew; Fernandes, Kutepov, Ignashevich, Kudriaschow; Sobnin, Kuzyayev; Samedov (54th Jeroshin), Golovin (102nd Dzagojew), Tscheryschew (67th Smolow); Dzjuba (79. Gasinski)

Croatia Subasic; Vrsaljko (97th Corluka), Lovren, Vida, Strinic (74th Pivaric); Rakitic, Modric; Rebic, Kramaric (88th Kovacic), Perisic (63rd Brozovic); Mandzukic