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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Group B: Russia


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FIFA Ranking: 23rd

Elo Ranking: 27th

Head Coach: Leonid Slutsky
 
Games Wins Draws Losses Win %
8 6 0 2 75

Captain: Midfielder Roman Shirokov who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.

Qualified: Runners-Up in Group G
 
Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Diff Points
6 2 2 21 5 16 20

Qualification Highest Scorer: Striker Artyom Dzyuba of Zenit St. Peterburg in the Russian Premier League scored 8 goals.

European Championship History: This is Russia's 5th European Championship, 10th if you count their years as the U.S.S.R. In the modern era, Russia has reached the Semi-Finals one time, in 2008 where they lost 0-3 to Spain. As the U.S.S.R, they won the first ever European Championship in 1960, a tournament that was also hosted by France.

European Championship 2012: Russia failed to qualify for the knockout stages finishing 3rd in Group A behind Czech Republic, and Greece.

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