European Championship 2016
The draw for the final round of the European Championship 2016 I sent the Russian team in this group, reaching the play-off from which is no mean feat, but something can be said to be quite natural. The rivals got her English, Welsh and Slovaks. These teams, even considered a favorite of the British quartet, success recently no more than the Russian, and the history classroom confrontations with them is mostly pleasant memories.
Results of the draw of the Paris final tournament of the European Championship in Russia is not very much given rise to a wide range of opinions. At least evaluate Groups B, which hit the Russian team as a “group of death” no one had not occurred. Rather, it was a question as to whether its full gift, smile, luck, or still, shall we say, a normal average for this: it could be better, but it could, and much worse – the Russian team was the draw seeded into the second basket, and each detected opponents terrible than she had fallen.
Bookmakers, by the way, yesterday bowed to the “gift” version. A look at the quotes, for example, William Hill is astounding. Perhaps never before has the chances of Russian players to qualify from the group at the top the tournament have not been assessed as high – 1.25. This ratio (above only the British quartet – 1.08, from the Welsh and Slovaks, he is more modest – 1.61 and 2.10) means that they fly past the play-off deem something of an emergency.
Strangely, however, there is nothing. A take-off factors, apparently, it is necessary to refer not so much to the impression made on the expert flawless finish qualifying performance of the Russian team after the coaching position to replace Fabio Capello Leonid Slutsky as to external factors. Firstly, we must not forget about the new format of the European Championship. Expansion of its membership from 16 to 24 members has increased and the number of stages of play-off (in France it opens 1/8), and the percentage fall to teams. If earlier to exit in the cup stage it was necessary to take the first or second place in the group, then now may be sufficient even third. Group for a total of six, and four of them in the delegate 1/8 prefabricated, finishing in this position.
Second, opponents really no cause of terror should not. About the national team of Wales, did not get to the final stages of major football championships more than half a century, with the World Cup 1958 to say about the team as a single player – Gareth Bale from the “Real”. It is, perhaps, somewhat exaggerated: at Bailey’s partner several strong players the basics of the English clubs in the Premier League. But in any case it is unlikely that the Welsh team will show up some other undoubtedly forcing pay her attention to the dignity, rather than the presence of a football player worth € 100 million.
List of full Slovak superstars It is also limited by a single person – the midfielder “Napoli” Marek Hamšík. And if about the national team of Slovakia and want to say something good, first of all point out the qualities of what is usually indicated when trying to politely talk about the possibilities of the middle peasants, – training, discipline, finally, a no fresh experience (as opposed to Welsh) performances at top events: the Slovaks were present at the World Cup of 2010, moreover, were leaked in South Africa in the play-off.
Yes, even England, the nominal favorite, not a monster. Ten wins in ten qualifiers – this is a trap, which in this case is not working. Most lead other statistics. After breaking into a home semi-final of the European Championship in 1996 the British never in four of the strongest did not penetrate. On the contrary, most of the continental and world championships, they were a pretty pathetic. For example, at last year’s Brazilian championship of the English team, gaining a point in the group with the two goals scored could compete with Russia for the unofficial title of the most boring.
From Russia, where the group stage was overcome only once, at the European Championships in 2008, England Rodney and results, and the cries of the local football officials about the dominance of foreign players in clubs. But they are – a characteristic feature of the deficit of local talent, which the English have for several years praying Wayne Rooney, and indeed for a long time its weight in gold.
Add a picture of strokes can be optimistic, remembering uneventful history of relations between the Russian national team with his rivals for matches in Marseille, Lille and Toulouse. Memories – mostly pleasant. With Welsh Russians crossed in “joints” for the European Championships in 2004. They culminated in the triumphant phrase of those they write on the walls, which snapped a camera in the second leg guest hero who brought him a trip to the Euro Partners, Vadim Evseev.
Slovakia Russian team fought in the selection for the world championship in 2006 and 2012 continental. In the first case it turned out to myself, two draws, and the second in the final round, meant Russia’s failure. In the next two Slovakian team suffered defeat with the score 0: 1.
From England, oddly enough, the Russian team is also no negative balance. Since it had to be chopped in qualifying for the European Championships 2008. And if in his field have made the defeat of the British, then on someone else’s lost – 1: 2. What happened next – this is the main Russian football tale: nervous ending cycle, which helped the Croats, followed by a bronze Euro.
The draw for the finals of Euro 2016
Group A: , France, Romania, Albania, Switzerland.
Group B: Britain, Russia, Wales, Slovakia.
Group C: , Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Northern Ireland.
Group D: Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Croatia.
Group E: Belgium, Italy, Ireland, Sweden.
Group F: Portugal, Iceland, Austria, Hungary.
The opening match – France – Romania will take place June 10th. Group stage matches will be held 10-22 June 1/8 – June 25-27, 1/4 finals – June 30 – July 3 1/2 finals – July 6 and 7. The final tournament will take place on July 10.
The play-off will get two teams who took the first two places in each group and the four best teams among the six teams who have been the third.
Matches Russian national team in the group stage
11.06. Wales – Slovakia, England – Russia.
15.06. Russia – Slovakia. 16.06. England – Wales.
20.06. Slovakia – England, Russia – Wales.
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