Russia
Russia are no longer in the tournament after surprisingly failing to make it out of Group A. Russia headed into the tournament as the favourites to progress from what what widely regarded as the easiest of the four groups.
Russia got off to a terrific start by beating Czech Republic 4-1. They were then held by co-hosts Poland meaning they only needed a point to progress. However, they were stunned by group underdogs Greece in their final match/
Euro 2012 Group A Matches
8th June 2012
Russia 4-1 Czech Republic - Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw
12th June 2012
Poland 1-1 Russia - National Stadium, Warsaw
16th June 2012
Greece 1-0 Russia - National Stadium, Warsaw
Key Players
Russia have a strong defence having conceded just four times in ten qualifiers. Roman Pavlyuchenko and Alan Dzagoev both scored four goals in qualification but they are likely to face sterner defences in the summer. Zenit St. Petersburg striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov has a good goal scoring record at international level and will pose a threat if played.
Russia European Championships Previous Form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 |
Russia Squad
Russia's 23-man squad for Euro 2012:
Goalkeepers
Igor Akinfeev
Vyacheslav Malafeev
Anton Shunin
Defenders
Aleksandr Anyukov
Aleksei Berezutski
Sergei Ignashevich
Vladimir Granat
Yuri Zhirkov
Dmitri Kombarov
Roman Sharonov
Kirill Nababkin
Midfielders
Igor Denisov
Konstantin Zyryanov
Roman Shirokov
Denis Glushakov
Magomed Ozdoev
Igor Semshov
Marat Izmailov
Alan Dzagoev
Strikers
Andrey Arshavin
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Aleksandr Kokorin
Roman Pavlyuchenko
Pavel Pogrebnyak
Russia Group B Qualification Results
- Andorra 0-2 Russia
- Russia 0-1 Slovakia
- Republic of Ireland 2-3 Russia
- Macedonia 0-1 Russia
- Armenia 0-0 Russia
- Russia 3-1 Armenia
- Russia 1-0 Macedonia
- Russia 0-0 Rep. of Ireland
- Slovakia 0-1 Russia
- Russia 6-0 Andorra