Foreword: In the summer of 2018, the world witnessed a dreamlike World Cup, and the host Russia completed their national mission. Three years later, what kind of surprises will they bring to people when they are involved in the European Championship? Let's walk into this team today.
Team Manager:
The manager of the Russian national team is Chelchesov, who played for the Russian Super League giants Sparta Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow as a player. In 2004, Cherchesov began his coaching career. In 2016, Chelchesov became head coach of the Russian national team. He led the Russian national team to the quarter-finals at the 2018 Homegrown World Cup.
Russian national team coach Chelchesov
Famous stars in the history of the team:
The history of both Russia and the former Soviet Union has produced many superstars. Of these, Lev Yassin is undoubtedly the greatest. Nicknamed the "Octopus", he was the best player of the 1950s and 1960s and the greatest goalkeeper in the history of world football. Yassin was elected European Footballer of the Year in 1963 and is the only goalkeeper to receive this award to date. In 2000, Yassin was named the goalkeeper of the century by FIFA.
Yassin saved a total of 98 penalties in his career
Andrey Arshavin is another Russian superstar. At Euro 2008, Arshavin shined, contributing a pass and a shot in the quarter-final against the Netherlands to eliminate the "Orange Army". In the winter of 2009, Arshavin joined Arsenal for a transfer fee of £15 million. His senior year against Liverpool was his brightest moment at Arsenal.
Arshavin's senior year broke the Red Army
Core Stars:
Monaco midfielder Golovin, 24, is seen as Russia's "new tsar". In the 2018 Homegrown World Cup, Golovin performed eye-catchingly, and the unsolved free kick in the first game against Saudi Arabia made the world remember the name. In the summer window of the following year, Monaco took him to Ligue 1 for 30 million euros. Although Golo has been plagued by injuries for the past two seasons, he still has the best performances in a limited time. How far Russia can go in this European Championship, Golovin's performance is crucial.
Golovin in Monaco
1 meter 97 Ghurba is the "heavy tank" of the stadium. In this season's Russian Premier League, Djoba was one of the main contributors to Zenit's victory. He and Iranian Azmoun were invincible, scoring a combined 39 goals, and Djoba won the Golden Boot of the Russian Premier League with a one-goal advantage. At the 2018 World Cup, Djoba scored 3 goals and was the second top scorer of the Russian team. With such a heavily armored striker, Russia's offensive firepower is extremely fierce.
Zenit striker Gioba
In addition, there are a group of powerful cadres such as Cheryshev, Mario Fernandez, Milanchuk and so on. Russia's tough style of play will also make opponents afraid. The 2018 World Cup hosts are ready to play in the European Cup.
Schedule:
Group B Round 1: 6-13 3 points Belgium vs Russia
Group B Round 2: 6-16 21 points Finland vs Russia
Group B Round 3: 6-22 3 points Russia vs Denmark
The team's previous European Championship results:
1960 Champion
1964 Runner-up
1968 Semifinals
1972 Runner-up
1976 Quarterfinals
1980 Did not participate
1984 Did not participate
1988 Runner-up
1992 Quarterfinals
1996 The group did not qualify
2000 Did not participate
2004 The group did not qualify
2008 Final Four
2012 The group did not qualify
2016 The group did not qualify
The Russian Federation, referred to as "Russia", is located in the northern part of Eurasia, spanning two continents of Europe and Asia, with a land area of 17.0982 million square kilometers, making it the largest country in the world.
Kremlin
The former Soviet Union of the 20th century was the world's greatest power. In 1942, the former Soviet national team joined FIFA. They won the first European Championship in 1960. Since then, the former Soviet Union team has won the second place in the 1964 European Championship and the final four in the 1968 European Championship. At Euro 1972 they reached the final again and finished runners-up. In 1988, the Soviet union reached the final again, but eventually fell at the feet of the Dutch Three Musketeers. At euro 1992, the former Soviet team competed under the name of "CIS" and reached the quarterfinals. Since then, the team has officially changed its name to Russia. Portugal's Euro 2004 was their first European Championship match under that name, but the team was out early in the group stage.
The 1988 squad of the former Soviet Union
In the summer of 2008, the Russian team at the foot of the Alps was not favored before the game. The Spanish team in the same group, the defending champion Greece and the Swedish team led by "Tower" Ibrahimovic are all above the "Polar Bears". In the first match, they lost 1-4, which cast a shadow over Russia's European Championship journey. But then the Russian team exploded with tremendous energy. They first ended the dream of greek mythology 1-0, and then sent the "Viking" Swedish team home 2-0. In the semi-finals against the Dutch team, which played almost impeccable in the group stage, the Russian team once again surprised the world. Arshavin passed and shot and shone brightly. The Polar Bears reached the final four, but in the end they had no choice but to fall in front of the powerful Spanish team.
Euro 2008 Arshavin shines
At Euro 2012, Russia won the first big game, but in the next two games they played abnormally and finally stopped in the group stage. They also played badly at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, returning home early in the group stage.
Three years ago at the Home World Cup, Russia was the lowest in the world ranking in the round of 32. It is believed that this Russian team will follow in the footsteps of South Africa in 2010. However, in the opening match, the Russian team swept Saudi Arabia 5-0, allowing the world to regain the awe of the host, and in the second battle, the Egyptian team led by Salah, Russia won 3-1 and successfully broke through as the second in the group. In the quarter-finals, facing Spain, russia once again presented a wonderful performance, eliminating the opponent in the penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals, and also revenge for the 2008 European Championship being killed by the opponent twice. In the quarter-finals against the "Lattice Legion" Croatia, the two teams teamed up for an epic showdown, and finally the hosts hated the twelve yard points. But the quarter-finals were surprising enough.
Famous scene: Etiquette
Russia was placed in Group B at this European Championship, with teams in the same group including Finland, Belgium and Denmark. Belgium is the strongest in this group, and the strength of the other teams is in the middle of the game. The Russian team needs to do well if it wants to break through from this group. What kind of answer will the "polar bear" hand over this summer? Lock in migu videos and enjoy a feast for European football.