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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Josh McCafferty

'The worst': Hagi compares Rangers' Queen's Park loss to World Cup heartbreak

Rangers midfielder Ianis Hagi says his side's loss to Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup last weekend was one of the worst moments of his career.

Sebastian Drozd's second-half strike eventually proved to be the difference between the sides as the team from Glasgow's southside walked away with a monumental victory.

Hagi started the match and came off for Ridvan Yilmaz with half an hour to go.

Despite not playing the full game, it remains one of the most painful losses of his career, as the 26-year-old compared the defeat to the World Cup heartache he experienced with Romania half a decade ago: "[It was] one of the worst days", he said.

"The disappointment was huge.


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"Unfortunately, as a football player, even though you don't want to, you sometimes have to go through these types of scenarios.

"It comes into my mind also, the game against Iceland with Romania in 2020. We had to win at home, and we drew, and we just missed out on the playoffs for the World Cup.

"Those types of nights, you just go home, and you can't sleep for a couple of days.

"They're not nice, as I said. The only thing you can do is react."

Hagi and Co. will look to get back on track when Rangers travel to Edinburgh to face Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership this Sunday.

While the Ibrox club might not have much to play for domestically between now and the end of the season, they remain alive and kicking in the Europa League and will discover their last 16 opponents in next Friday's draw.

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