We go with our heads up, it's painful: Sergio Ramos

The elimination of Spain in the eighth-finals on penalties by failing to pass the 1-1 draw against the host Russia was a hard blow "that will be difficult" to overcome ", according to Captain Sergio Ramos who however, said" proud "of a team that has left everything on the ground.

" C & # Is very difficult to overcome; There are many ways to be eliminated. Today, we feel more proud than ever. Today, we are fighting against a great team host in a very physical, very hard game. We did everything we could, we generated, we left the soul on the ground " said the central defender in statements on the Spanish television after the meeting.

Ramos, who tied Iker Casillas as a Spaniard with the most disputed appearances of the World Cup, with 17, admitted that it was a very "elimination" painful, "especially for the form, when Koke and Iago Aspas failed on penalties." 19659005] Spain did not meet expectations precisely because of the way it was eliminated. And according to the numbers, he did not face a "big team".

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He did not know how to recover from the hard blow of losing the coach a few days before starting the World Cup after the dismissal of Julen Lopetegui and never r andfound the essence of his game.

"Every Spaniard saw that we left the heart. We leave everything, it is the minimum and all the Spaniards who are at home have to be proud. We go with our heads up. It's painful, but we'll get up " Ramos said.