Capello's Russia must score or go home


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 25 Jun 2014

CURITIBA Brazil (Reuters) - Fabio Capello's goal-shy Russia will have to do better than England did under his guidance four years ago when they face a confident Algeria for a place in the World Cup knockout stage on Thursday.

The authoritarian Italian's lacklustre lions played out a 0-0 draw against the 'Desert Foxes' in Cape Town in 2010, a tournament in which Algeria failed to score a single goal in their three group games.

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