The route from Finland to South Africa is now even longer and harder than before. Their crucial
home game against Russia was basically a re-run of the clash in Moscow last October. The scoreline
was the same, and Finland was just as helpless to prevent Russia from taking the three points that
might mean that the Finns will enjoy World Cup 2010 sitting at home with their wives and
kids.
CSKA Moscow vs Besiktas
Turkish side Besiktas are making the always difficult trip to Russia to face Moscow. They come
off a 1-0 loss to Manchester United and will be keen to get a point in Russia.
To do so they will have to find the back of the net, something they have had problems doing.
by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
Seven games. Six shutouts. 22 goals.
Those are just some of the more interesting numbers that describe Wednesday's UEFA World Cup
qualifiers. But the midweek action wasn't just about numbers as some intriguing story-lines
developed, including England getting one step closer to South Africa, Sweden keeping themselves
from the brink of elimination and a former American youth player scoring his first international
goal.
by GIANFRANCO PANIZO
Seven games. Six shutouts. 22 goals.
Those are just some of the more interesting numbers that describe Wednesday's UEFA World Cup
qualifiers. But the midweek action wasn't just about numbers as some intriguing story-lines
developed, including England getting one step closer to South Africa, Sweden keeping themselves
from the brink of elimination and a former American youth player scoring his first international
goal.
Jogaram em Moscou, no estádio Luznikhi para um público de 72.100, pelas eliminatórias da Europa,
as seleções da Rússia (12ª no ranking da FIFA) e Alemanha (5ª no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
01-07-1912 - Alemanha 16x0 Rússia (Jogos Olímpicos)
24-11-1956 - União Soviética 2x1 Alemanha Ocidental (Jogos Olímpics)
25-07-1966 - Alemanha Ocidental 2x1 União Soviética (Copa do Mundo)
18-06-1972 - Alemanha Ocidental 3x0 União Soviética (Eurocopa)
28-03-1984 - Alemanha Ocidental 2x1 União Soviética (Amistoso)
28-08-1985 - União Soviética 1x0 Alemanha Ocidental (Amistoso)
21-09-1988 - Alemanha Ocidental 1x0 União Soviética (Amistoso)
27-03-1991 - Alemanha 2x1 União Soviética (Amistoso)
12-06-1992 - União Soviética 1x1 Alemanha (Eurocopa)
07-09-1994 - Rússia 0x1 Alemanha (Amistoso)
16-06-1996 - Rússia 0x3 Alemanha (Eurocopa)
08-06-2005 - Alemanha 2x2 Rússia (Amistosos)
11-12-2008 - Alemanha 2x1 Rússia (Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo)
O quarteto de arbitragem, foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Massimo Bussacca-SUI
Primeiro Assistente: Matthias Arnet-SUI
Segundo Assistente: Francesco Buragina-SUI
Quarto Árbitro: Sascha KEVER-SUI
Aos 35 minutos, o camisa 11, Miroslav KLOSE, abriu o placar para a seleção da Alemanha.
