Artem Dyzuba took the aim from the spot and made no mistake as he slammed the ball home making things difficult for La Roja who had an upper-hand in the game until then Spain were unable to overcome Russia in the entire second half and extra time that followed. It was Pique’s handball in the last minutes of the first half that presented Russians with a golden opportunity to score an equaliser after which there was no looking back for the hosts as they went on to eliminate Spain from the World Cup. While Russian shot-stopper Igor Akinfeev denied two goals to La Roja in the shootout, Spanish goalie David De Gea failed to deny a single Russian resulting in their ouster from the quadrennial tournament.
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The 2010 champions were defeated by the hosts Russia 4-3 in the penalty shootout after holding them to a draw for the ninety minutes plus extra time. Spain departed from Russia earlier this week after their disheartening loss against Russia in Sunday ’s round of 16 game of the FIFA World Cup 2018. Pique was seated beside the parents of the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton- Carole and Micheal Middleton. The Barcelona centre-back was seen sitting in the Royal box at the centre court game between Karolina Pliskova and Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. Spain’s defender Gerard Pique made an appearance at the ongoing Wimbledon 2018 in London after La Roja’s shocking exit from the FIFA World Cup in the knockout stages.
Gerard Pique was all smiles at the Wimbledon after Spain's World Cup exit.
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