The Russian national football team from the first place of the qualifying group made it to the final stage of the World Cup in Brazil. However, the performance of Capello's wards at the main football tournament of the four-year period did not bring the most pleasant emotions to the Russian fans.
The Russian national team was not in the strongest group at the FIFA World Cup. The rivals of the Russians in Group H were the Belgians, South Koreans and Algerians. Before the start of the games in this group, the favorites of the quartet were the national teams of Belgium and Russia.
The first match Russian footballers played against the South Korean national team. The game ended with a draw 1 - 1. In the match the Russians had to recoup. At that time, no one was yet sure that this game could turn out to be one of the decisive ones in the struggle for reaching the playoff stage.
In the second meeting in the group stage, the Russian national team opposed Belgium. The Russians lost this match in the last minutes (0 - 1). Thus, after two games in the tournament, Rossi had only one point. However, Capello's wards had a chance to leave the group. For this, Russia needed a victory over Algeria.
The game with African footballers was bad for the Russians. The final score of the meeting (1 - 1) left Russia behind the main football tournament of the four years.
Capello's team in three matches at the world championship scored only two points and took third place in the quartet of N.
The performance of the Russian team in the RFU was regarded as unsuccessful. The head coach and the players themselves were not satisfied with the result. Equally, the fans of the Russian national team once again experienced negative emotions.
