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Russia Euro 2008 schedule


# Date Time (EST) Match Result Stage Venue
7 Jun-10 11:50am Spain - Russia   Group D Innsbruck
16 Jun-14 02:30pm Greece - Russia   Group D Salzburg
24 Jun-18 02:30pm Russia - Sweden   Group D Innsbruck


Romania vs Russia - International Friendly

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Romania sent a message to all those who consider them outsiders at EURO 2008 with a comprehensive 3-0 defeat of Russia in Bucharest, a result that left the visitors in understandably sombre mood after the nations’ first meeting since the collapse of the Soviet Union.


The Hiddink factor

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Guus HiddinkRussia reached Euro2008 on the final day of qualification, an achievement that sent the country into frenzy. Coach Guus Hiddink, in his typical dynamism, has transformed Russia from an ordinary outfit to a very efficient side. They defeated England 2-1 during the qualifiers, and their only lapse in concentration was a potentially calamitous 2-1 defeat to Israel in their penultimate game of the group.

In the end, it did not matter, as England’s loss to Croatia was Russia’s gain.Hiddink, who took South Korea to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup, has once again relied on a clear tactical philosophy and his ability to make modest players believe they are world beaters to get Russia to Euro2008. His psychological effect has been immense, as Russia played with such self-belief during qualification.Russia will fancy their chances of finding a way through Group D. Spain, Sweden and reigning European Champions Greece are certainly an imposing trio, but under Hiddink Russia can surpass all expectations. (read full article…)



Russia Euro 2008 qualifying matches


Date Match Venue
2006-07-10 Russia 1 - 1 Israel Dinamo, Moscow, (RUS) - Referee:Florian Meyer (GER)
2006-11-10 Russia 2 - 0 Estonia Petrovsky, St Petersburg, (RUS) - Referee:Eric Braamhaar (NED)
2006-11-15 Macedonia 0 - 2 Russia Gradski, Skopje, (MKD) - Referee:Paul Allaerts (BEL)
2007-02-06 Russia 4 - 0 Andorra Petrovsky, St Petersburg, (RUS) - Referee:Tommy Skjerven (NOR)
2007-03-24 Estonia 0 - 2 Russia A Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, (EST) - Referee:Darko Ceferin (SVN)
2007-06-06 Croatia 0 - 0 Russia Maksimir, Zagreb, (CRO) - Referee:Lubos Michel (SVK)
2007-08-09 Russia 3 - 0 Macedonia Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, (RUS) - Referee:Tom Henning ovrebo (NOR)
2007-10-17 Russia 2 - 1 England Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, (RUS) - Referee:Luis Medina Cantalejo (ESP)
2007-11-17 Israel 2 - 1 Russia Ramat Gan, Tel-Aviv, (ISR) - Referee:Stefano Farina (ITA)
2007-11-21 Andorra 0 - 1 Russia Estadi Comunal, Andorra La Vella, (AND) - Referee:Terje Hauge (NOR)
2007-12-09 England 3 - 0 Russia Wembley (new), London, (ENG) - Referee:Martin Hansson (SWE)