XtraTime Web desk: Right after their shock last 16 exit in the hands of host nation, Russia, Captain Sergio Ramos has confirmed that he’ll be back in 2022 in Qatar to represent La Roja, probably for the last time. Spain took the lead first, when the Real Madrid defender’s effort to score from a corner was deflected off Russian defender Sergei Ignasevich . Russia got back to level terms soon after that from Artem Dzyuba and took the game to extra time. Akinfeev’s heroics between the sticks secured Russia a ticket to the World Cup Quarter-finals.
Ramos played a record 156 times for the 2 time European Champions, which is the highest for an outfield player in the Spanish team.
Ramos was furious and gutted after the defeat. ‘F***, it’s difficult,’ Ramos said. ‘It’s so many hours, so much effort and so much dedication.’
‘Maybe this wasn’t our best moment but we go home without having lost a game.
‘I would like to carry on playing [for Spain] for many more years because I’m going home with a terrible pain.
‘I’m going to have to go to Qatar with a grey beard if necessary.’
Ramos added in a tweet: ‘It hurts a lot but nobody should doubt that we’ll be back to try again and again.
‘Some will go and others will come along but we’ll all defend this shirt with passion and respect. In defeat I feel even more proud of being Spanish.’