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Match #30
Thursday 26 June
20:45 Central European / 2:45pm North American eastern


Recent form (last five international results)
- RUSSIA: WLWWW
3-1aet Holland (EURO)
2-0 Sweden (EURO)
1-0 Greece (EURO)
1-4 Spain (EURO)
4-1 Lithuania (A)
- SPAIN: WWWWD
0-0aet, 4-2 penalties v Italy (EURO)
2-1 Greece (EURO)
2-1 Sweden (EURO)
4-1 Russia (EURO)
1-0 United States (H)


Last meeting between teams
10 June 2008
EURO 2008 Group D in Innsbruck
Spain 4-1 Russia
1:0 - Villa 20'
2:0 - Villa 44'
3:0 - Villa 75'
3:1 - Pavlyuchenko 86'
4:1 - Fabregas 90'


History
Played: 4
Russia wins: 0
Spain wins: 3
Draws: 1
Goals scored: Russia 1, Spain 6

[glennaldo_sf]

Never thought I'd see the words 'Spain' and 'semifinal' together in the same thread but here we go... congrats to both teams. This should be a great game!

[JeremyEritrea]

I'm thinking we'll see a Germany v Russia final.

Spain did not look very good against Italy, and Russia were phenomenal against the Dutch.

[Pichi]

Originally Posted by glennaldo_sf

Never thought I'd see the words 'Spain' and 'semifinal' together in the same thread but here we go... congrats to both teams. This should be a great game!

You'd have to go back to 84 for that one and I am sure many of the posters were just gleams in their dad's eyes during that one!!

Aupa Espanha y Viva Er Beti Manque Lopera!!

La Furia Roja!!!

Er Pichi

[Prawn Sandwich]

Please be more careful with thread titles

[Pichi]

Originally Posted by JeremyEritrea

I'm thinking we'll see a Germany v Russia final.

Spain did not look very good against Italy, and Russia were phenomenal against the Dutch.

I would love to see a Turkey-Spain final!!

The Germans have too much hardware in their trophy case already!

Aupa Espanha y Viva Er Beti Manque Lopera!!

La Furia Roja!!!

Er Pichi

[ToBeAGooner]

Really excited for this one. Should be a massively different game with Arshavin actually playing. I still would favor Spain if I had to pick, but I think the Ruskies will show up and actually play football, which is more that can be said about certain nations.

[sendorange]

Russia did create a lot of good chances in the group game and that was without Arshavin who will help them a lot.

But Kolodin is suspended for Russia and defensively I just don't see how they can cope with Torres and Villa again.

Spain 4-2.

[Lusankya]

Originally Posted by Pichi

The Germans have too much hardware in their trophy case already!

You can never have enough.
Also, it's our last chance to win something in the "2000s".

[Oscar]

2010 is also in the 2000s, plus you have a world cup lying somewhere in Germany which wasn't won by any team in 2006. Go look for that Cup to fill your trophy room and leave this Euro Cup to us.