Russian fans have been waiting for the national team's performance at the World Cup for 12 years. On June 17, in Kuyaba, the Russian national team met with the South Korean national team. The game did not live up to the expectations of many, and the final score cannot satisfy the demanding Russian fan.
After confidently reaching the final part of the World Cup tournament of the Russian national team, the impression was created that the game of Russian footballers had become much better and of higher quality. This is no coincidence, because in the qualifying matches for the World Cup, Capello's wards beat such an eminent opponent as Portugal. The Russians took a confident first place in their qualifying group, and could go to the main starts of the four-year period in excellent spirits. The group, which included the Russians at the 2014 World Cup, especially delighted the fans. Only the Belgian team could be singled out from the serious rivals. There were no titans of world football in the group, for example, Italians, Germans, Spaniards, Brazilians or Argentines. All this gave the fans hope for a successful start of the tournament.
The Russian national team played the first game against South Korea. Not so long ago, a friendly match of these teams took place, which ended in a victory for the Russians 2 - 1. All fans of the Russian national team were waiting for a repeat of the success. However, in reality everything did not happen so. The Koreans were the first to open an account, which horrified loyal football fans from Russia. We must pay tribute to the Russians - they found the strength to win back, and the match ended in a draw 1 - 1.
However, this result cannot fully satisfy the Russian audience. Everyone hoped for victory, expected it, although they understood that the national team would not have an easy walk. However, many experts unanimously declared that the Koreans are not equal to the Russian national team in terms of potential. In the end, everything turned out the other way around. The game was equal on the field.
The main disappointment of the start of the World Cup can be called not only the score of the meeting. The Russian team was missing a game. This is the game that the team played in some important matches in the qualifying tournament. Completely toothless attack, uncreative center of the field. It seemed that the Russians did not have a player capable of taking on the burden of leadership in the team. The attacks themselves did not come out of this either. There was simply no person who would give a clever transmission, or organize interesting attacks over and over again.
Perhaps the Russians are burned out and the first match is not so indicative, but this does not make it easier for the fans of the Russian national team.
