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Three days since the start of UEFA EURO 2008™ and Group D finally gets in on the action. Holders Greece take on Sweden in Salzburg while Spain play Russia in Innsbruck. Greece finished above Spain and Russia in the same section at UEFA EURO 2004™ but who will come out on top this time?GreeceThe European champions have had to wait longest to begin the defence of their title and are eager to get going against Sweden. The players have looked on while rival teams joined the party and are impatient to do the same. After a demanding physical training regime in Frankfurt, the past week has been dedicated almost entirely to tactics as Otto Rehhagel fine-tunes his plans. The German coach is always keen on pulling surprises but one thing is certain, Sotiris Kyrgiakos will have the tough task of man-marking Zlatan Ibrahimović. Between two sides of similar strengths, the outcome of such duels will determine the encounter.Related ItemsSemak geared for rearguard actionAll smiles for Spain's happy campersFàbregas spells out winning formulaHiddink promises attacking approachAmanatidis quick to avert title talkSweden's spy in the Greece campSweden focus on Greek set-piecesSwedenSweden will get a taste of their own medicine against Greece. Lars Lagerbäck's side rely on a physical, organised game and will meet their match against a well-drilled, powerful Greece. It is a daunting, but far from impossible task. More testing perhaps will be the meeting on 14 June against a Spain oufit that [url=http://www.wecanindia.org/affected.html]cheap seattle seahawks jerseys[/url] Lagerbäck considers "among the best teams in the world". The two sides met in qualifying and Sweden were outclassed in Madrid, but beat Luis Aragonés's men at home. The outcome on neutral soil may go a long way to deciding the section.SpainTwo friendly victories in the build-up plus a 5-1 win for the first string over the reserves in training mean Spain approach their game against Russia in robust form. However, even if their nerves are not taut there remains unease. Fernando Torres is still a little uncomfortable with the stark change in playing style which coach Aragonés requires of him compared to his club role, while Iker Casillas, who played outstandingly for Real Madrid CF during the season, has looked slightly under par in training. David Villa, on form and a good complement to Torres, appears the key player right now.RussiaAlready without the suspended Andrei Arshavin for their first two games, Russia have now [url=http://www.wecanindia.org/affected.html]cheap washington redskins jerseys[/url] lost influential striker Pavel Pogrebnyak, who underwent surgery in Munich on Monday on his knee injury. Roman Pavlyuchenko, who says he has lost 4kg in the past three weeks, will shoulder the striking duties in his absence. Guus Hiddink is expected to give a competitive debut to Roman Shirokov at centre-back alongside Denis Kolodin, also inexperienced at this level, in a new 4-3-2-1 formation. For all the changes, Russia cannot wait to start. According to the players, Hiddink has done a superb [url=http://www.gnanananda.org/gnananda.html]cheap atlanta falcons jerseys[/url] job in preparing his team both physically [url=http://www.caribglass.com/products/maceutical.html]minnesota vikings jerseys[/url] and mentally and they are ready to go.
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