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The spirit of 2004 is alive and well in this Greek team. Fernando Santos' side are through to the quarter-finals courtesy of a goal by their captain Giorgos Karagounis. The Czech Republic go through as group winners following their 1-0 win over co-hosts Poland.

GREECE ARE THROUGH. RUSSIA ARE OUT!

Greek bodies are being thrown in front of the ball.

Into the first of four minutes of injury time. Can Russia find a dramatic late equaliser?

11th corner of the match for Russia comes to nothing.

Anywhere will do for Greece now. The ball is hacked clear to the halfway line. The Greek fans are bouncing up and down in the stands.

It was Arshavin with the cross from the right. Dzagoev met it with a fine header that had Sifakis beaten all ends up but the ball flashed past the post.

DZAGOEV SO CLOSE TO AN EQUALISER.

Yet another snatched shot by Russia. Pavlyuchenko with the high and not so handsome strike.

Final throw of the dice for Advocaat. Marat Izmailov is on for Anyukov.

Greece are happy to defend deep now with two banks of white shirts that the Russians have to play past.

We are 15 minutes away from a major upset in Group A. Poland at the bottom of the group and Greece going through as it stands.

Denisov drills low but the shot is saved by Sifakis.

The Czech Republic have taken the lead in the other match. As it stands Russia and Poland are going out.

Tzavellas hits the post with a thunderous free-kick!

Karagounis goes off. The EURO 2004 veteran is high-fived by his teammates on the bench. He still can't quite believe the penalty decision.

If the Russians equalise now Greece will feel a real sence of injustice. It was a fabulous run by Karagounis.

TV replays suggest that the Greek captain was tripped.

KARAGOUNIS GOES DOWN IN THE BOX! But it's no penalty and he is booked for diving.

Torossidis barrells into the box and crosses but the Russians hack it clear.

IT'S ALMOST A SECOND FOR GREECE!

Greece cannot continue to defend so deep. They back off Denisov and his crisp strike flies inches wide.

Pavlyuchenko tries to carry the ball into the box but is gang tackled by three Greek defenders.

Greece are in no hurry to get players forward - the onus is on Russia to commit men forward.

Samaras breaking well and is a threat with the ball at his feet, but his shot from range is weak and doesn't trouble Malafeev.

After some excellent holdup play, Samaras goes down following a tackle by Anyukov, but no action taken.

The second half has begun in Warsaw. For Russia, Pavlyuchenko has come on to replace Kerzhakov.

0-0 at half time in the other match in this group between Poland and the Czech Republic. Should there be no further goals either here or in Wroclaw, it's Russia and Greece who go through to the quarter finals.

Out of nothing Greece take the lead on the stroke of half time. Karagounis makes the most of a terrible Russian mistake to drive low past Malafeev. Unbelievable! Greeks go into the break ahead. As it stands they are going through to the quarter finals.

Ignashevich gives the ball away and Karagounis scores!

Heading into added time at the end of the first half. Russia are pressing but the Greek defence is well marshalled.

Good work by Samaras to relieve the pressure on the Greece defence.

Glushakov wins a corner. Ball played short to Zhirkov and he curls a shot just over the bar.

Kerzhakov unable to make the most of another decent Russian chance following a knock down into the Greek box.

Greece resorting to long balls out of defence but the Russians are not troubled.

Russia moving the ball so quickly that Greece are struggling to win the it back.

More last ditch defending from the Greeks. This time it's Papadopoulos with the sliding clearance of a dangerous Arshavin centre.

Almost 56,000 in the National Stadium to watch this clash.

Russia build patiently and win another corner but it comes to nothing.

The pressure is building for Russia who are enjoying the bulk of the possession at the moment.

Russia almost score. Breaking from a Greek corner Yuri Zhirkov bursts into the box and tees up Dzagoev but he can't beat the Greek stopper.

SO CLOSE! Kerzhakov with a swerving shot which just goes wide of Sifakis' left hand post. Would have been a contender for goal of the tournament.

More pressure from Russia. The ball is pulled back to Dzagoev but he fires wildly over the bar from the edge of the area.

First good chance of the match for the Russians. Arshavin hits the target but straight at Sifakis.

Russia temporarily down to ten men and Greece nearly take advantage but Giorgios Samaras' cross just too long.

Lively start to the match by the Greeks. Corner taken by Giorgios Karagounis steered onto goal by Kostas Katsouranis but Vyacheslav Malafeev alert to make the stop.

We are underway in Warsaw.

Russia: Vyacheslav Malafeev; Aleksandr Anyukov, Sergei Ignashevich, Yuri Zhirkov, Aleksei Berezutski; Roman Shirokov, Igor Denisov, Alan Dzagoev, Denis Glushakov; Andrey Arshavin (capt), Aleksandr Kerzhakov.

Teams Greece: Michalis Sifakis; Giannis Mariatis, Giorgos Tzavellas, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Vassilis Torossidis, Sokratis Papastathopoulos; Giorgios Karagounis (capt), Kostas Katsouranis; Giorgos Samaras, Dimitris Salpingidis; Fanis Gekas.

Russia are looking to extend their unbeaten run to 17 games. Dick Advocaat side have an impressive record against Greece. They have won all four meetings against the Greeks at the European Championships and have lost just three of their previous 21 meetings with the 2004 champions.

A win or a draw will see Russia go through to the quarter finals.

Greece must win in order to stay in the tournament. Their Portuguese coach Fernando Santos called up Aris goalkeeper Michalis Sifakis in place of PAOK's Kostas Chalkias, who was injured in their 2-1 defeat by the Czechs. Werder Bremen defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos is back in the line-up after having served a one-match suspension. He was sent off in the Greeks' opening match against Poland.

Russia's Dutch coach Dick Advocaat has named Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Denis Glushakov over Zenit St Petersburg's Konstantin Zyryanov in the line-up.

Hello and weclome to the AFP's coverage of Greece vs Russia in the final round of matches in Group A.