EURO 2008 GROUP D ACTION: Russia Ousts Sweden; Spanish Comback Against Greece

Wednesday marked the end of group stage play in EURO 2008 as Group D play concluded:

At Innsbruck, Austria:

Goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko (24') and Andrei Arshavin (50', he's seen here mobbed by teammates) lifted Russia to a 2-0 win over Sweden to reach the quarterfinal round.

At Salzburg, Austria:

Ruben de la Red (61') and Daniel Guiza (88', pictured here, with---no, NOT George Clooney---but dejected Greek goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, playing his final international match with his back turned to) provided the scoring that allowed Spain to come back from a 1-0 halftime deficit to defeat Greece 2-1. The defending champions were the only team in the group stage field to lose all three of their games.

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FINAL GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. Spain (GP: 3; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
2. Russia (GP: 3; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
3. Sweden (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Greece (GP: 3; GD: -4: PTS: 0)

Spain and Russia advanced to the quarterfinal round

QUARTERFINAL ROUND MATCHES:

Thursday, at Basel, Switzerland:

Portugal vs. Germany

Friday, at Vienna:

Croatia vs. Turkey

Saturday, at Basel, Switzerland:

Netherlands vs. Russia

Sunday, at Vienna:

Spain vs. Italy