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Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis with manager Michael O'Neill on Thursday

Davis wants more of Porto spirit

Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis says a repeat of the display in Porto can rattle Russians in Belfast qualifier.

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Euro 2012 day nine analysis: Greece evoke spirit of 2004

A look at how Greece punished Russia to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals.
Euro 2012: First impressions of the 16 teams and their hosts

BBC commentators and pundits in Poland and Ukraine give their verdicts after the first round of matches.
Euro 2012 day one replay: Russia inspired by Andrey Arshavin

Andrey Arshavin lights up an "arrogant" attacking display by Russia against Czech Republic
Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France

"Lev Yashin was one of the best I've seen - he was the model for goalkeeping for the next 10 to 15 years" - Gordon Banks
Can Russia build on their Euro 2008 success at Euro 2012?

Russia's successful team from Euro 2008 remains intact, but is the future bright for the 2018 World Cup hosts?
Euro 2012: Russia team profile

BBC Sport takes a closer look at the 16 nations competing in the 2012 European Championship.

Russia Squad

Goalkeepers

1 Akinfeev
12 Gabulov
16 Ryzhikov

Defenders

2 Aniukov
3 Nababkin
4 Ignashevich
6 Berezutsky
13 Granat
14 Berezutsky
22 Yeschenko
25 Logashov

Midfielders

5 Zhirkov
7 Denisov
8 Glushakov
10 Dzagoev
15 Shirokov
17 Shatov
18 Bystrov
19 Samedov
20 Faitzulin
23 Kombarov
24 Tarasov

Forwards

9 Kokorin
11 Kerzhakov
21 Grigorev

UEFA Euro 2012

8th June - 1st July 2012

Finished:	Group Stage
Top Scorer:	Alan Dzagoev (3)
Overall winner:	Spain

Results

Sat 16 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group A

Greece 1 - 0 Russia FT

Tue 12 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group A

Poland 1 - 1 Russia FT

Fri 8 June 2012 - Euro 2012 Group A

Russia 4 - 1 Czech Rep. FT

Latest Football

Mon 25 Mar 2013 - International Friendlies

Brazil 1 - 1 Russia FT

Sat 23 Mar 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Northern Ireland P - P Russia
Postponed - due to snow

Fri 22 Mar 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Northern Ireland P - P Russia
Postponed - now being played Sat, Mar 23

Fri 7 Jun 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Portugal v Russia 20:45

Wed 14 Aug 2013 - World Cup Qualifying - European

Northern Ireland v Russia

World Cup Qualifying - European

Group A

World Cup Qualifying - European Group A summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Belgium	6	10	16
No movement 2	Croatia	6	7	16
No movement 3	Serbia	6	1	7
No movement 4	Wales	6	-8	6
No movement 5	Macedonia	6	-4	4
No movement 6	Scotland	6	-6	2

Group B

World Cup Qualifying - European Group B summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Italy	5	8	13
No movement 2	Bulgaria	6	7	10
Moving up 3	Czech Rep.	5	2	8
Moving down 4	Denmark	5	1	6
No movement 5	Armenia	4	-5	3
No movement 6	Malta	5	-13	0

Group C

World Cup Qualifying - European Group C summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Germany	6	15	16
Moving up 2	Austria	5	9	8
Moving down 3	Sweden	4	3	8
No movement 4	R. of Ireland	5	-1	8
No movement 5	Kazakhstan	6	-13	1
No movement 6	Faroe Islands	4	-13	0

Group D

World Cup Qualifying - European Group D summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Netherlands	6	18	18
No movement 2	Hungary	6	5	11
No movement 3	Romania	6	0	10
No movement 4	Turkey	6	0	7
No movement 5	Estonia	6	-6	6
No movement 6	Andorra	6	-17	0

Group E

World Cup Qualifying - European Group E summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Switzerland	5	6	11
No movement 2	Iceland	5	1	9
No movement 3	Albania	5	1	9
No movement 4	Norway	5	0	7
Moving up 5	Cyprus	5	-4	4
Moving down 6	Slovenia	5	-4	3

Group F

World Cup Qualifying - European Group F summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Russia	4	8	12
No movement 2	Israel	6	7	11
No movement 3	Portugal	6	5	11
No movement 4	Northern Ireland	5	-4	3
No movement 5	Azerbaijan	6	-6	3
No movement 6	Luxembourg	5	-10	2

Group G

World Cup Qualifying - European Group G summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Bosnia-H	5	15	13
No movement 2	Greece	5	2	10
No movement 3	Slovakia	5	2	8
No movement 4	Lithuania	5	-3	5
No movement 5	Latvia	5	-3	4
No movement 6	Liechtenstein	5	-13	1

Group H

World Cup Qualifying - European Group H summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

No movement 1	Montenegro	6	11	14
No movement 2	England	6	18	12
No movement 3	Poland	5	5	8
No movement 4	Ukraine	5	2	8
No movement 5	Moldova	6	-7	4
No movement 6	San Marino	6	-29	0

Group I

World Cup Qualifying - European Group I summary table; it charts each team by position, team name, games played, total goal difference and points
Position	Team	Played	Goal Difference	Points

Moving up 1	Spain	5	6	11
Moving down 2	France	5	4	10
No movement 3	Georgia	5	-4	4
No movement 4	Belarus	4	-5	3
No movement 5	Finland	3	-1	2

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