JAKARTA - The coach of the Russian national team Stanislav Cherchesov said his team was ready to beat Denmark in the final match of Group B Euro 2020 in Copenhagen, Monday local time (Tuesday WIB).
The team nicknamed Sbornaya entered this match with a lighter burden than Denmark, because a draw could take them to the round of 16 provided that in other matches Finland also failed to beat Belgium.
"We thought it would be a tough match," Cherchesov said.
Cherchesov briefly highlighted the explosive performance of Team Dynamite, who took the lead against Belgium in the previous match, although they ended up losing 1-2.
In addition, Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand had vowed to beat Russia as a tribute to their star Christian Eriksen who collapsed due to a heart attack in the opener against Finland.
This was also expressed by midfielder Aleksandr Golovin, who appeared for AS Monaco and had met some of Denmark's top players in European club competition.
"They are a strong team and play at a high tempo. Even Belgium had a chance, they should not be underestimated," said Golovin.
If they are able to qualify for the last 16, it will be an improvement for Russia, which in the last two editions of the Euro has always stopped at the group stage, despite reaching the semifinals in 2008.
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