http://tags.worldcupblog.org Articles tagged 'Russia' on World Cup Blog en-us BootsnAll Travel Network http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/selecao-now-the-second-best-team-in-brazil.html Chris 2008-10-08 20:30:42 I like defense and tactics as much as the next fan, maybe even a bit more, but I also like it when somebody unlatches the ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/spain-stays-on-top-of-the-fifa-rankings.html Laurie 2008-10-08 09:28:41 The new FIFA rankings are out, and guess what? Spain's still #1 with a gain of 78 points, which allows them to extend their ... http://germany.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/squad-lists-for-the-games-against-france-russia-and-wales.html Jan 2008-10-03 11:17:45 Germany's U21 will play France's U21 in a two-legged knockout tie to decide which of the two teams qualifies for the U21 European Championships. Germany's ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-qualifying/world-cup-qualifying-liveblogs-september-10th-2008.html Daryl 2008-09-10 11:45:12 We'll have three of today's World Cup 2010 qualifiers LiveBlogged (pictured) for you today. Here they are: Russia vs Wales on Bet Offside (kickoff 9pm local, ... http://wales.worldcupblog.org/wales-team-news/russia-match-preview.html j 2008-09-10 07:42:19 John Toshack leads Wales into Lokomotiv Stadium today to face a very convincing Russian squad. With the series of injuries and shocker retirement of Paul ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/robben-i-am-fit-to-play.html Jan 2008-09-08 22:18:11 This season hasn't even really started yet or Arjen Robben already missed an international game due to another little injury. "I just have to listen ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/photo-international-relations.html Chris 2008-09-05 13:59:15 The two countries partaking in this little skirmish are Georgia and Russia. Who wants to bet the ball was hand-stitched in South Ossetia? (AP Photo/Sergei ... http://russia.worldcupblog.org/1/russia-outlook-for-the-2010-fifa-world-cup.html Nick 2008-09-04 23:30:54 Hello to all, Nick here. I'm back and wanted to let all my readers know that I will be blogging from time to time here ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/fifa-world-rankings-or-world-football-elo-ratings-which-is-better.html Daryl 2008-09-04 17:10:29 The September FIFA World Rankings were announced yesterday, without too many changes from August. Euro 2008 champs Spain are still numero uno and Italy have ... http://wales.worldcupblog.org/wales-team-news/wales-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers.html j 2008-08-26 13:46:23 Toshack will also have concerns over the fitness of his first-choice strike force. John Toshack has named the squad for next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers ... http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/world-cup-2010/mark-van-bommel-skipper-of-oranje.html Jan 2008-08-15 18:09:32 Mark van Bommel is back. New team manager Bert van Marwijk has selected the skipper of Bayern Munich for next Wednesday's friendly against Hiddink's Russia. The ... http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/so-hows-that-beach-soccer-world-cup-coming-along.html Laurie 2008-07-22 09:55:50 "You sure Cantona said this would help us get chicks?" "Yeah. 'Check out those flamingos if you don't believe me,' he ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/vote-should-there-have-been-a-third-place-playoff-at-euro-2008.html Daryl 2008-06-28 19:40:12 My initial reaction when I gave the Euro 2008 schedule was: No 3rd place playoff? Excellent. It's basically a friendly between the B teams of ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/eurovision-la-furia-roja.html Chris 2008-06-27 13:40:26 The nickname typically applies to the team, but I think in the case of this picture, The Red Fury applies just as well to the ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/andrei-arshavin-overrated.html Daryl 2008-06-27 11:14:16 Listen, I'm not saying Andrei Arshavin is a bad player. Clearly he's a very very good player. Russia with Arshavin were a much more dangerous ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/euro-2008-is-haunted-poorly.html Daryl 2008-06-27 05:40:18 The latest in our series of Euro 2008 comics from Chris Toy is a three parter. Seems the ghost of Euro 2008 (pictured) wanted to ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/awards-of-the-day-spain-v-russia.html Chris 2008-06-26 20:32:21 Player of the Day: Sergio "Hot As Balls" Ramos. All over the place, stuffing Russian attackers, hassling Russian defenders. Probably the first game he's played ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/euro-2008-semifinal-wrap-spain-v-russia.html Chris 2008-06-26 18:40:52 Everyone expected a vastly different game from the first encounter, but it was damn near the same thing right down to the scoreline and weather ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/eurovision-abre-los-ojos.html Daryl 2008-06-26 13:38:28 Spain's Carles Puyol and Russia's Andrei Arshavin challenge for a ball during this evening's semi-final in Vienna. Puyol is remarkably good in the air for ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008-liveblog/euro-2008-sf2-liveblog-spain-vs-russia.html Chris 2008-06-26 10:11:53 SEMI-FINAL 2 June 26th, 2045 CET, Vienna (Austria) Spain3 VS Russia 0 Xavi 55', Guiza 73', Silva 82'  GAME Germany v Spain it is. Silva gol: Guiza gol: UEFA is saying a ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/euro-2008-semifinal-preview-spain-v-russia.html Chris 2008-06-26 10:00:54 Neither of these teams were supposed to be here. Spain because of their history and Russia partly because of the history they don't have. But ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/should-cesc-fabregas-start-tonight.html Daryl 2008-06-26 08:40:27 Grumpy old Luis Aragones is not too happy about Spain having to wear their away shirts against Russia tonight. Why? Because Spain have abandoned the ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/russian-players-on-two-girls-per-goal-bonus.html Daryl 2008-06-26 07:08:10 Now we know why Russia have been playing such an attack-minded game at Euro 2008. According to The Sun (motto: "all the boobs that's fit ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/bracket-predictor-in-the-home-stretch.html Ian Rose 2008-06-26 05:10:13 There are two games left in Euro 2008, the semifinal between Spain and Russia, and the final between the winner of that match and Germany. ... http://russia.worldcupblog.org/1/russia-spain-preview-the-bull-locks-horns-with-the-bear-again.html Nick 2008-06-25 23:12:41 Hello again to all. I just wanted to share my preview prior to the Russia Spain semi-final. As you all know Spain and Russia met in ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/euro-2008-podcast-semi-finals-spain-and-expansion.html Daryl 2008-06-25 20:10:42 In our latest Euro 2008 Podcast, we discuss the possibility of Euro 2008 expansion. Is 16 teams enough? Is co-hosting a good idea? I try ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/spain-using-voodoo-at-euro-2008.html Daryl 2008-06-25 18:40:57 Are you amazed that Spain seem to have broken their curse? The team hadn't been to the semi-finals of any major tournament since 1984 (where ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/the-unlikely-fan-on-the-semifinals-denial.html Chris 2008-06-25 08:40:44 The Unlikely Fan, obviously still reeling from his adopted Oranje's exit from the tournament and taking it about as well as Hillary Clinton, gives his ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/what-do-the-bookmakers-say-now-about-euro-2008.html Laurie 2008-06-25 05:10:36 Before Euros started, I posted about some of the things people could bet on and the pre-tournament odds they could get. (Fernando Torres was ... http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/four-household-names-in-the-waiting.html Chris 2008-06-24 19:05:51 These are the unheralded heroes for each team, two were pretty difficult to pick (I'll have you guess which ones), who will make the biggest ...