Scotland conceded four goals in 27 minutes of second in Moscow, while its slim hopes of automatic qualification to Euro 2020 were finally stifled by a dominant Russia. Sports fanatics from all over the world can buy Russia Euro Cup Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.
Steve Clarke's players resisted for nearly an hour before Artem Dzyuba joined the net. The striker raised his score to 23, the same total as the entire Scottish team, after the fierce strike of Magomed Ozdoev, Aleksandr Golovin.
Scotland took 74 minutes to score and now has three goals and lost 14 goals - in five games. They remain fifth in Group I - behind Cyprus and Kazakhstan - and can no longer rank in the top two to qualify for the final.
However, they can still qualify for their first major tournament since 1998 via the Euro 2020 play-offs, which begin in March. They had the chance to progress by winning their group of the League of Nations last year.
The men of Clarke host the group's basement on Sunday, San Marino, before ending their desperate campaign against Cyprus and Kazakhstan next month.
Scotland was rocked by a false sense of security by a passive performance of Russia for nearly an hour of this match.
There were signs during this period that the Scots might have learned from recent defeats by Russia and Belgium. But it soon became clear that the hosts were waiting for the moment, but they took revenge in 13 minutes.
Dzyuba was their chief executioner, intimidating the Scottish defense, and in particular Charlie Mulgrew, who was retained by the very active forward as he hung the first goal over his head and beyond the outstretched hand from David Marshall from the corner of Golovin.
Three minutes later, the match was almost finished when the ball came back to Ozdoev and, about thirty meters, he managed to beat the Scottish goalkeeper.
The third Russian - the second of Dzyuba - was the defense of Scotland at its worst. Mario Fernandes was heading towards the sideline, sending the ball back to the striker, who rejected Mulgrew's attempt to put it nonchalantly in the net.
It was a ruthless, almost cruel dissection of what had threatened to resemble a badly decent Scottish representation. But any positivity temporarily amassed in a scoreless first half was completely erased when Golovin's constant threat seized a fourth, shooting at Marshall and a post.
Before the game, Clarke said he was looking for maximum points in the last four qualifications, but it seemed naive because his team was torn.
Few people have criticized his appointment and his first series of matches was ungrateful, but it is difficult to exaggerate the magnitude of the task ahead to turn the fate of a team into ruins.
Golovin pushed Dzyuba to conquer the goal, but the two goals of the striker put him just in front of his teammate.
The power and skills of the 6-foot-5 attacker are a formidable combination, especially against a defense as malleable as that of the Scots. He hit the bar with another daring effort and few would have blamed him for a hat trick one night when he tormented the life of the Scottish hinterland.
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The convoluted draw for Euro 2020 is over and we now know the groups that will make up the pan-continental tournament next summer.England will meet Czech Republic and the Croatia, and the winner of a dam which could be their oldest rival, Scotland if the Scots triumph in March.
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The indisputable "group of the dead" includes the winners of the 2014 World Cup, Germany, the reigning world champions, France, and the reigning European champions, Portugal.This will be the first Euro Cup competition to be played across the region, using 12 different venues from Dublin to Baku, starting on Friday, June 12 in Rome and culminating on Sunday, July 12 in London.Venues:Rome (Stadio Olimpico)Baku (Olympic stadium)Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Copenhagen (Parken stadium)Amsterdam (Johan Cruijff Arena)Bucharest (national arena)London (Wembley Stadium)Glasgow (Hampden Park)Bilbao (Estadio de San Mames)Dublin (Dublin Arena)Munich (Fußball Arena Munchen)It's still the moment: eight months after the last big tournament in England, they are back in the battle for a place at the next one - the 2020 Euros.
Gareth Southgate's men are (whisper it) nailed to the favorites to dominate their qualifying group, which includes Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo and tonight's opponents - arguably the toughest of the lot - the Czech Republic.Southgate stayed with many players who exceeded expectations so gloriously last summer while showing a willingness to trust promising youngsters: his qualifying team includes Jadon Sancho, who will turn 19 next week and impress in the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund and West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, 20, who got his first call after changing allegiance from the Republic of Ireland.After injuries saw four players withdraw, Southgate drafted a few late additions: Southampton free-kick specialist James Ward-Prowse, 24, and peloton baby, 18-year-old Chelsea winger Callum Hudson -Odoi - even if he has yet to make a Premier League debut.England v Czech Republic (kick-off at 7:45 p.m.).
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Historically, the Czechs have a better record than England in this competition, having won the tournament under the name of Czechoslovakia in 1976 and also finished second in their current appearance in 1996, when England, host country, got its best result in the competition as semi-finalists.In recent years, both teams have qualified consistently unless the three Lions reach Euro 2008.
Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope is doing everything in his power to play his technique in to Gareth Southgate’s thoughts during England’s UEFA European Championship qualifying battle.
The 27 years old form a team with the Three Lions at St George’s Park this week where he’d been working along with coach Martyn Margetson and the goalkeeping pool.
Now made up of Jordan Pickford and Dean Henderson, ahead of trips to Sofia and Prague.
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The former Charlton Athletic stopper, who kept his third clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 victory over Everton at Turf Moor at the weekend, has already won his first international cap when substituting Jack Butland in a 2-0 friendly win over Costa Rica 16 months ago.
But the Clarets’ Player of the Year for 2017 and 2018 wants to mark his second appearance for his country with a expire in a competitive fixture.
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