This was a do or die match for both nations after Russia went down to Spain and Greece went down to Sweden. The match was 2004 Champions vs Gus’s Russia. Greece looked very weak in their opening match playing super defensive could Russia get the win that they so badly needed?
Greece dumped the 5 man [...]

Both of these sides entered the tournament with questions surronding them. Spain once again entered as one of the favorates but would they stumble as in the past? Russia had hired the magical Gus Hiddink as coach he got Russia through the qualifiers but would they progress out of the group stage?
Both sides were looking [...]

Russia’s odds to take the Euro 2008 crown off Greece are in my eyes worth a punt.
They have been placed at around 12-1/14-1/16-1 to win the entire competition and with them playing good attacking football, Holland and the other leading teams will find it hard to stop them.

Andrei Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko have proved that they won’t be an easy pushover in Euro 2008. Both of the Russian stars have made a real difference to there nation’s hopes of success by putting in inspiring performances in the group stages. If this is to continue is still to be seen, but if it [...]

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After a poor start to Euro 2008, Russia pulled themselves together and sealed a place in the finals thanks to a 2-0 win against Sweden.