Russia vs Germany WorldCup Highlights Video

Russia  0-1  Germany WorldCup Highlights Video
35′ 0 – 1 Goal Miroslav Klose
69′ Red Card Jerome Boateng

An artificial pitch and an in-form Andrei Arshavin could pose the biggest challenges for Germany as they seek to secure automatic World Cup qualification in their top-of-the-table clash with Russia on Saturday.

The Germans lead Russia by a point in Group Four and will clinch a place at next year’s finals with a win in Moscow while a draw would also leave them in the driving seat as they host eliminated Finland in their last match in Hamburg.
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Liechtenstein 0 - 1 Russia

Liechtenstein 0 – 1 Russia
38′ 0 – 1 Goal Konstatin Zurianov

Guus Hiddink’s Russia ground out a slender victory over hardworking Liechtenstein despite being run close in Vaduz.

Konstantin Zyryanov scored the game’s only goal in the 38th minute, slipping the ball past Liechtenstein goalkeeper Peter Jehle following a cross from Andrei Arshavin.

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Gokhan Inler

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he has put and end to his pursuit of Udinese midfielder Gokhan Inler and will target a player with “special class” instead.

Asked if he was interested in signing the talented 24-year-old midfielder as a replacement for Mathieu Flamini, who joined AC Milan in the summer, Wenger said: “Yes, in the summer. But not any more.”

The Arsenal boss’ comments has lead to much speculation in the UK press that he was alluding to a £20 million move for Russian star Andrei Arshavin.

Arshavin has already represented Zenit St Petersburg in this season’s Champions League and Wenger is reported to be an admirer of the want-away 27-year-old.

The arrival of the Russian forward would provide a much needed morale boost to Wenger’s young squad following the long-term loss of injured skipper Cesc Fabregas.

Germany 2 – 1 Russia
9′ Lukas Podolski Goal 1 – 0
28′ Michael Ballack Goal 2 – 0
51′ 2 – 1 Goal Andrei Arshavin

Germany retained top spot in World Cup qualifying Group Four after first-half goals from Lukas Podolski and Michael Ballack gave them a 2-1 win over Russia on Saturday.

Podolski opened the scoring when he picked up Miroslav Klose’s pass on the edge of the penalty area in the ninth minute, hustled his way around defender Vasily Berezutsky and slammed the ball past Igor Akinfeyev in the Russian goal.

Captain Ballack was in the right place to double Germany’s lead 20 minutes later by side-footing home Bastian Schweinsteiger’s clever cross with Akinfeyev stranded.

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Russia 2 – 1 Wales
22′ Roman Pavluchenko (pen) Goal 1 – 0
67′ 1 – 1 Goal Joe Ledley
81′ Pavel Pogrebniak Goal 2 – 1

Gareth Bale missed a penalty for Wales as they were made to pay for that lapse by free-flowing Russia in Moscow.

Wales were under the cosh from the start, but wasted a gift penalty chance when Bale was brought down, and got up to see his spot-kick saved by Igor Akinfeev.

Pavlyuchenko (pen)


Joe Ledley Scored

Pavel Pogrebniak Scored

Russia 1 – 1 Netherlands
Konstatin Zurianov (pen 77) Robin Van Persie (24)
Konstantin Zyryanov scored a late penalty to help Russia salvage a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in a friendly on Wednesday.

Robin van Persie’s first-half strike gave the visitors a deserved 1-0 lead with the Dutch eager to avenge their defeat by Guus Hiddink’s men in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals two months ago.

Russia 0 – 3 Spain
Xavi (50)
Daniel Güiza (73)
David Silva (82)

Superb Spain stormed into their first final in 24 years by rolling over in-form Russia at Euro 2008 in Vienna.

On another wet night in Austria, Luis Aragones’ men attacked throughout and scored second-half goals through Xavi, substitute Daniel Guiza and David Silva to claim their fifth win in as many games and set up a title showdown with Germany on Sunday.

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Goals from Xavi, Guiza and Silva ease Spain into the final

David Villa Scored

Guus Hiddink talks about Spain

Netherlands 1 – 3 Russia
Ruud van Nistelrooy (86) Roman Pavluchenko (56)
Dmitri Torbinsky (112)
Andrei Arshavin (116)

Dmitri Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin scored in the second half of extra time as Russia powered into the semi-finals of Euro 2008 with a deserved victory over Holland in Basle.

Ruud van Nistelrooy had taken the match into the added period, cancelling out Roman Pavlyuchenko’s 56th-minute opener with a stooping header four minutes before the end of normal time.

But Russia’s energy levels proved decisive and after Torbinski had poked home a finish in the 112th minute, the lively Arshavin made Russia’s qualification safe with a third four minutes later.

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Russia celebrations

Russia 2 – 0 Sweden
Roman Pavluchenko (24)
Andrei Arshavin (50)

Andrei Arshavin returned from suspension to earn Russia a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 with victory over Sweden in Innsbruck.

Sweden only needed a point themselves but had no answer to the Zenit St Petersburg playmaker, with Dutchman Guus Hiddink now set to face Holland on Saturday after guiding Russia out of Group D.

Roman Pavlyuchenko opened the scoring at Stadion Tivoli Neu before Arshavin sealed the win Russia required after the break.

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Ibrahimovic kicks

Ibrahimovic hedaer

Greece 0 – 1 Russia
Konstatin Zurianov (33)

Greece lost their grip on the European Championship title after Konstantin Zyryanov’s winner earned victory for Russia in Salzburg and knocked out the holders.

Otto Rehhagel’s men were never given much hope of making history and becoming the first country to defend the title, and their hopes lasted two matches.

Criticised for being negative, there was at least some adventure after Zyryanov took advantage of woeful goalkeeping from Antonis Nikopolidis – but it was too little, too late.

Goals Greece 0 – Russia 1

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