Costa Koke kicked off the penalty 11 meters

Spain's Cuatro recently presented evidence that striker Diego Costa had predicted his team-mates at Atletico Madrid's Koke would break with Russia.

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In particular, as Spain and Russia prepare to enter the "gun battle" in the first round of the 2018 World Cup 2018 (two teams 1-1 draw after 120 minutes), Costa asked coach Fernando Hierro a short sentence "Koke is fine when the shootout is not?"

Before the "green light" for Koke, coach Hierro also cautiously consulted midfielder Sergio Ramos. Finally, the Spanish captain temporarily asked Koke whether the player is ready to shoot the ball or not.

Unfortunately, despite Koke claiming he was perfectly fit to take charge, he failed to beat goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev from the distance of 11m and is one of the two players in Spain's penalty shootout (the other is Iago Aspas). After watching Koke fail to complete the task assigned, Costa was not hiding his disappointment when he came to coach Hierro and said: "I told him already."

"It's not a difficult kick for the goalkeeper, I think Koke has done one of those things," said Cesc Fabregas. He hit the ball, not in the middle of the goal. The problem is the ball flies halfway instead of pinning into the far corner.

Russia 1-1 (pen 4-3) Spain