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Originally Posted by Thunderball
They are definitely not in the league of the Big nations... but they certainly aren't bad, and despite the brickwall they've hit against Spain, they still have a decent chance to get second place.
You're right, they're nowhere the same in soccer as they are in hockey... but they are definitely emerging, as evidenced by Zenit St. Petersburg's UEFA cup win with a largely Russian team. UEFA qualifying is far more brutal than in any other conference, to make it to EURO in and of itself is an accomplishment.
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russia aka Soviet Union was actually very good during the 80s and in the begining of the 90s. They're been going backwards for a while, but maybe they're get better again. Certainly not in this match though.