"It's life" says Andres Iniesta after the farewell ends in defeat

Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta said on Sunday that his international career had ended "It was not a good way to say goodbye, but football and life are like that," said Iniesta, after his 131st and last appearance for his country. with an unpleasant taste in the mouth. We were wrong because we had not managed to go one step further. Spanish coach Fernando Hierro left Iniesta, 34, for the last game against Russia, but he came into play in the second half.

The match ended 1-1 after extra time and Russia won 4-3 in a penalty shoot – out after Igor Akinfeev saved the action of Iago Aspas, Spain having joined Argentina, Portugal and Spain. Germany This World Cup, but Iniesta said that he thought the future of the team of Spain was promising.

"The important is to return to success, which is not always easy to do. It's harder than it sounds. But there is a new generation, we have high level players. "

Eight years ago, Iniesta scored the goal that gave Spain their first World Cup in South Africa.