Déjà vu for Group D hopefuls

Defending champions Greece will tackle the only side to defeat them at the previous finals when they take on Russia in their second UEFA EURO 2008™ fixture on 14 June. The other Group D contestants, Spain and Sweden, also played in Portugal and will hope to replicate the heroics of Otto Rehhagel's side this time around. uefa.com looks at the key past meetings between the sides.

Greece v Russia

• Dmitri Kirichenko and Dmitri Bulykin were on target inside the opening 17 minutes as the Russians overcame Greece 2-1 in Faro-Loule in 2004. Greece sneaked through, however, and the rest is history.

• The teams qualified together for the 1994 FIFA World Cup from the same group. Greece finished top, and unbeaten, after winning the final qualifier 1-0 against Russia in Athens. It was the first appearance at the competition for both countries.

• In the qualifying tournament for EURO '96™, Russia beat Greece home and away to advance to England at their expense.

Greece v Sweden

• The teams have never met in a UEFA European Championship or FIFA World Cup but they did face each other at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Sweden running out 9-0 winners.

• In five friendly meetings since then, Sweden have failed to record a victory. The most recent encounter, on 20 August 2003, brought Greece's first success on Swedish soil as they overcame their hosts 2-1 in Norrkoping.

Greece v Spain

• Greece and Spain drew 1-1 in the 2004 finals, Fernando Morientes opening the scoring for Spain and Angelos Charisteas equalising for Greece.

• The two countries also met in qualifying for that tournament. Each team registered an away victory, with Greece surprisingly topping the group and forcing Spain to qualify via a play-off against Norway.

• Spain won a friendly at the start of this season 3-2 in Salonika thanks to two goals from David Silva, his second coming three minutes into added time.

Sweden v Spain

• The teams qualified for the finals from the same group. Spain clinched their place with a 3-0 home win over the Swedes in their penultimate fixture. Joan Capdevila, Andrés Iniesta and Sergio Ramos scored the goals in Madrid. Four days later Sweden confirmed their qualification with a 2-1 home success against Latvia.

• Goals from Johan Elmander and Marcus Allbäck had condemned Spain to defeat in the reverse fixture in Stockholm in October 2006.

• The countries have one win apiece at the World Cup but have never met in a EURO.

Sweden v Russia

• Their only competitive meeting came at the 1994 World Cup and was played indoors in Detroit. Sweden won 3-1 thanks to two goals from striker Martin Dahlin after Russia had been reduced to ten men with the score at 1-1. The result ensured Sweden's progress to the knockout rounds and eliminated Russia.

• Russia have never beaten Sweden in five attempts. The most recent encounter, a Moscow friendly in August 2002, ended with honours even as Zlatan Ibrahimović cancelled out Aleksandr Kerzhakov's opening goal in the final minute.

Spain v Russia

• Spain defeated Russia in their opening game of UEFA EURO 2004™, winning 1-0 in the Algarve with a goal from substitute Juan Carlos Valerón – less than a minute after he had entered the field. Neither team made it through to the quarter-finals.

• Russia are still searching for their first goal against Spain although they are yet to play them at home. The most recent game was a goalless draw in Albacete on 27 May 2006.

• Spain beat reigning champions the Soviet Union 2-1 in the 1964 European Championship final in Madrid. The two nations had been drawn to meet in the quarter-finals four years earlier but Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union on political grounds and withdrew. The Soviets went on to win the inaugural trophy, beating Yugoslavia in the final.