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Russia v Slovenia European World Cup play-offs Match Preview
The Luzhniki stadium in Moscow will witness another important event on Saturday as Russia host Slovenia in the first leg of their European World Cup play-off tie.
How Russia qualified into the play-offs
Twenty-two points were enough for Guus Hiddink’s team to secure the second spot in their group with four points beyond Finland and four points behind Germany.
The Russians enjoyed a good run throughout the European World Cup qualifiers which faltered towards the end as they lost to Germany and only drew away to Azerbaijan.
These results cost them the first automatic spot in the group which was rather won by the 2006 World Cup hosts Germany.