| Russia completes last eight lineup |
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| Russia’s Dutch head coach Guus Hiddink celebrates his side’s 2-0 win at the end of the group D match between Russia and Sweden in Innsbruck, Austria, on Wednesday. SD-Agencies |
Angelos Haristeas, who scored the winner in the Euro 2004 final, put Greece ahead in Salzburg with the side’s first tournament goal but Ruben de la Red and Daniel Guiza, two minutes from time, made it three wins out of three for Spain.
The group winner Spain played a second string side ahead of Sunday’s last eight clash with world champion Italy in Vienna.
The tournament, which kicked off June 7 and has not had a day free of action since then, does not pause for breath now the finalists have been whittled in half to eight teams — the quarterfinals feature Portugal and Germany, Croatia and Turkey, Netherlands and Russia and Spain and Italy.
France coach Raymond Domenech could be poised for a much lengthier absence from international soccer after his team’s dismal elimination from the tournament Tuesday.
The French Football Federation (FFF) said a decision on whether Domenech remains national coach will be made July 3, following the side’s 2-0 defeat by Italy.
(SD-Agencies)