An 84th minute penalty from Roman Shirokov on Tuesday (16th October) gave Russia a second successive 1-0 home win in World Cup qualifying Group F, as Azerbaijan were left deflated despite some stout defending in Moscow.

Russia 1 - 0 Portugal

Israel 0 - 4 Russia--Europe World Cup Qualification

Ruassia coach Dick Advocaat has haired two uncapped player in the list of 26 possible players for UEFA EURO 2012. The 24 years old defender Vladimir Granat from FC Dinamo Moskva and the 19 years old midfielder Magomed Ozdoev from FC Lokomotiv Moskva are admitted. Besides, the name of Spartak Moskva striker Artem Dzyuba is also successfully appearring on the list. He played only one time for Russian aginst Greece in 1-1 in November, 2011.

"It's a pity, but the situation is much worse than we thought," Vasili Berezutski said disappointed because he was ruled out the Euro for a thigh injury.

UEFA EURO 2012 approaching, Russia is suffering enormous blow. The coach Dick Advocaat declared the defender Roman Shishkin has to quit halfway because of his stomach illness.

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Russia U21 2 - 2 Czech Republic U21

The U.S. Men faced Russia in a friendly that is the final match of 2012 for the American side in Krasnodar, Russia on Nov. 14, 2012. After some hard fought b...