Greece vs Russia, Group A, June 16

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Location: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw

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Russia have won all four UEFA European Championship meetings against Greece and will be seeking to continue that proud record as the teams meet for the third successive final tournament in Warsaw.

• Greece have taken just one point from their first two matches, opening with a 1-1 draw against co-hosts Poland before conceding twice in the first six minutes to set up a 2-1 loss against the Czech Republic. Russia also drew 1-1 with the Poles, but lead the section thanks to their 4-1 win against the Czechs on matchday one.

• That means Russia will be through with a draw, and could even afford a defeat by fewer than six goals if the other game finishes level. Greece will be through with a win, and out with a draw or loss.

Head-to-head record
• Russia were victorious against Greece in the group stage of both UEFA EURO 2004 and UEFA EURO 2008.

• Greece also lost twice in qualifying for EURO '96, going down 3-0 in Salonika on 26 April 1995 and 2-1 in Moscow on 11 October.

• Although they have won only one of ten previous fixtures between the sides, Greece are unbeaten in their two FIFA World Cup fixtures with Russia. In Athens on 17 November 1993, Nikos Machlas (68) earned the 1-0 win which meant both teams reached the finals for the first time. The earlier match, in Moscow on 23 May 1993, ended 1-1; Igor Dobrovolski (72, penalty) and Tasos Mitropoulos (45) were the scorers.

• All four friendlies have ended level, Igor Kolyvanov earning Russia a 1-1 draw in Athens on 18 February 1998 after Kostas Frantzeskos had given the home team an early lead.

• The next, in Heraklion, Crete, on 28 February 2001 ended 3-3; Angelos Charisteas marked his international debut with two first-half goals before Angelos Basinas ensured it was honours even with a 90th-minute penalty equaliser; Maksim Buznikin (2) and Dmitri Khokhlov were the Russian scorers.

• In Moscow on 15 August 2001, a third friendly ended goalless, while their most recent meeting in Piraeus last year was a 1-1 draw.

• Greece's record in 11 meetings with the Soviet Union was W2 D0 L9 F4 A 25.

• Russia will be through with a draw, and could even afford a defeat by fewer than six goals if the other game finishes level.

• Greece will be through with a win, and out with a draw or loss.

can someone explain since i can't figure it out, how did russia not go through

they had more goals for than greece

If it was the World Cup they would have gone through...

Why do all the tables on television, newspapers, websites even post the goal differential when it means fuck all... Head to head for the first tie breaker is ridiculous.

I completely agree with you guys...this is one of the dumbest rules I have ever heard of.