FIFA: Russia, four games, twelve points

Another victory for Russia, this time beating Azerbaijan by a slim 1-0 in Group E with a penalty on 84 minutes. Four games, four victories, twelve points, eight goals scored, none conceded. Fabio Capello's Russia seems well on track. 8-goal thriller between Germany and Sweden, Germany 4-0 up with less than half an hour to go and...

62 minutes into the game, Germany was cruising against Sweden four goals to nil ahead. Klose scored two on 8' and 15', Mertesacker added the third before the break and Ozil the fourth on 56. Ibrahimovic got the first back for Sweden on 62', followed by Lustig on 64'; Elmander on 76 got the third and Elm equalised on 90+3.

 

Roman Shirokov got Russia's penalty on 84', meaning that Russia leads group F, where Portugal has had some bad experiences, losing in Moscow and drawing tonight in the city of Oporto, at the Dragon Stadium (FC Porto) 1-1.

Group A

FYROM 1 Serbia 0

Belgium 2 Scotland 0

Croatia 2 Wales 0

 Previous games

Serbia 0 Belgium 3

FYROM 1 Croatia 2

Wales 2 Scotland 1

Serbia 6 Wales 1

Belgium 1 Croatia 1

Scotland 1 FYROM 1

Croatia 1 FYROM 0

Wales 0 Belgium 2

Scotland 0 Serbia 0

 

 

Group A                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

 

Belgium                        4            3            1            0            8            1            7            10

Croatia                        4            3            1            0            6            2            4            10

Serbia                          4            1            1            2            6            5            1            4

FYROM                      4            1            1            2            3            5            -2             4

Wales                          4            1            0            3            3            11      -8          3

Scotland                      4            0            2            2            2            5            -3            2

 

 

Group B

Italy 3 Denmark 1

Czech Republic 0 Bulgaria 0

 

 

Previous games

Bulgaria 1 Denmark 1

Armenia 1 Italy 3

Czech Republic 3 Malta 1

Bulgaria 1 Armenia 0

Italy 2 Malta 0

Malta 0 Armenia 1

Bulgaria 2 Italy 2

Denmark 0 Czech Republic 0

 

Group B                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Italy                             4            3            1            0            10            4            6            10

Bulgaria                       4            1            3            0            4            3            1            6

Czech Republic                   3            1            2            0            3            1            2            5

Armenia                       3            1            0            2            2            4            -2            3

Denmark                      3            0            2            1            2            4            -2        2

Malta                           3            0            0            3            1            6            -5            0

 

  

 

 

 

Group C

Austria 4 Kazakhstan 0

Germany 4 Sweden 4

Faroe Islands 1 Republic of Ireland 4

 

 

  

Previous games

Kazakhstan 0 Austria 0

Rep. Ireland 1 Germany 6

Faroe Islands 1 Sweden 2

Sweden 2 Kazakhstan 0

Austria 1 Germany 2

Kazakhstan 1 Republic of Ireland 2

Germany 3 Faroe Islands 0

 

Group C                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Germany                      4            3            1            0            15             5            10            10

Sweden                       3            2            1            0            8            5            3            7

Rep. Ireland                 3            2            0            1            7            8            -1             6

Austria                         3            1            1            1            5            2            3          4

Kazakhstan                  4            0            1            3            1            8            -7            1         

Faroe Islands               3             0            0            3            2          9          -7            0

 

 

 

Group D

Hungary 3 Turkey 1

Andorra 0 Estonia 1

Romania 1 Netherlands 4

 

Previous games

Netherlands 3 Andorra 0

Estonia 0 Hungary 1

Turkey 0 Romania 1

Romania 4 Andorra 0

Turkey 3 Estonia 0

Hungary 1 Netherlands 4

Estonia 0 Romania 2

Andorra 0 Hungary 5

Netherlands 2 Turkey 0

 

Group D                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Netherlands                 4            4            0            0            13        2          11        12

Romania                      4            3            0            1            8            4            4            9

Hungary                       4            3            0            1            10        5          5            9

Turkey                         4            1            0            3            4            6            -2            3

Estonia             4          1          0            3            1            6            -5            3

Andorra                       4            0            0            4            0            15      -15        0

 

  

 

  

Group E

Albania 1 Slovenia 0

Cyprus 1 Norway 3

Iceland 0 Switzerland 2

  

  

  

Previous games

Albania 1 Iceland 2

Switzerland 1 Norway 1

Slovenia 2 Cyprus 1

Cyprus 1 Iceland 0

Norway 2 Slovenia 1

Switzerland 2 Albania 0

Slovenia 0 Switzerland 2

Iceland 2 Norway 0

Albania 3 Cyprus 1

 

Group E                       P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Switzerland                  4            3            1            0            7            1            6            10

Norway                       4            2            1            1            6          4          2            7

Albania                        4            2            0            2            5            5            0            6

Iceland                         4            2            0            2            4            5            -1            6

Cyprus                         4            1            0            3            4            8            -4            3

Slovenia                       4            1            0            3            3            6            -3            3

 

Group F

 

Portugal 1 Northern Ireland 1

Russia 1 Azerbaijan 0

Israel 3 Luxembourg 0

 

 

Previous games

Russia 1 Portugal 0

Luxembourg 0 Israel 6

Israel 0 Russia 4

Northern Ireland 1 Luxemburg 1

Portugal 3 Azerbaijan 0

Luxemburg 1 Portugal 2

Azerbaijan 1 Israel 1

Russia 2 Northern Ireland 0

 

Group F                       P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Russia                          4            4            0            0            8            0             8            12

Israel                           4            2            1            1            10            5            5            7

Portugal                       4            2            1            1            6            3            3            7

Azerbaijan                   3            0            1            2            1            5            -4              1

N. Ireland                    3            0            2            1            2            4            -2            2

Luxemburg                   4            0            1            3            2            12            -10            1

 

 

Group G

Bosnia H 3 Lithuania 0

Latvia 2 Liechtenstein 0

Slovakia 0 Greece 1

  

Previous games

Greece 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0

Slovakia 2 Latvia 1

Liechtenstein 0 Lithuania 2

Bosnia & Herzegovina  4 Latvia 1

Slovakia 2 Liechtenstein 0

Greece 2 Lithuania 0

Liechtenstein 0 Bosnia & Herzegovina 8

Latvia 1 Greece 2

Lithuania 1 Slovakia 1

  

 

 

Group G                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Bosnia

 & Herzegovina            4            3            1            0            15        2         13         10

Greece                         4            3            1            0            5            1            4            10

Slovakia                       4            2            1            1            3            4            -1            7

Lithuania                      4            1            1            2            3            6            -3            4

Latvia                          4            1            0            3            5            7            -2            3

Liechtenstein                4            0            0            4            0            14        -14      0

 

 

 

 

 

Group H

Poland England (Wednesday, postponed because of a waterlogged pitch)

Ukraine 0 Montenegro 1

San Marino 0 Moldova 2

 

 

Previous games

England 5 San Marino 0

Moldova 0 Ukraine 0

San Marino 0 Montenegro 6

Poland 2 Moldova 0

England 1 Ukraine 1

 

Montenegro 2 Poland 2

Moldova 0 England 5

 

Group H                      P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

England                        3            2            1            0            11            1            10            7

Montenegro                 3            2            1            0            7            2            5            7

Poland                         2            0            1            0            4            2            2            4

Moldova                      4            1            1            2            2            7            -5            4

Ukraine                        3            0            2            1            1            2            -1            2

San Marino                  3            0            0            3            0            13       -13       0

 

  

 

  

Group I

Spain 1 France 1

Belarus 2 Georgia 0

 

Previous games

Finland 1 Georgia 1

Belarus 0 Spain 4

 

Georgia 0 Spain 1

France 3 Belarus 1

 

Georgia 1 Belarus 0

Finland 0 France 1

 

 

 

Group I                        P            W            D            L            F            A            +/-            Pts

Spain                           3            2            1            0            5            1            5            7

France                         3            2            1            0            5            2            3            7

Georgia                        4            1            1            2            2            4            -2            4

Belarus             4            1            0            3            3            8            -5            3

Finland             2            0            1            1            1            2             -1            1

 

 

 

Here are the nine UEFA groups and the FIFA World Ranking of each team:

 

Group A: Belgium (40), Croatia (9), FYROM (97), Scotland (47), Serbia (42), Wales (45)

Group B: Armenia (53), Bulgaria (89), Czech Republic (19), Denmark (10), Italy (6), Malta

                (139)

Group C: Austria (49), Faroe Islands (154), Germany (2), Kazakhstan (142), Rep. Ireland

               (26), Sweden (18)

Group D: Andorra (199), Estonia (55), Hungary (37), Netherlands (8), Romania (57), Turkey

               (35)

Group E: Albania (89), Cyprus (135), Iceland (118), Norway (34), Slovenia (24), Switzerland

               (20)

Group F: Azerbaijan (197), Israel (75), Luxemburg (106), N. Ireland (129), Portugal (4),

               Russia (13)

Group G: Bosnia & Herzegovina (30), Greece (11), Latvia (94), Liechtenstein (149),

                Lithuania (116), Slovakia (45)

 

Group H: England (3), Moldova (141), Montenegro (48), Poland (56), San Marino (206),

                Ukraine (39)

Group I: Belarus (76), Finland (96), France (15), Georgia (86), Spain (1)

 

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

Pravda.Ru

 

 

 


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