Gametime - Russia Vs Spain

I can't wait for this game to start so I am blogging about it. To be frank, I usually wouldn't care about the game because I don't find either teams playing style that interesting to watch, but there seems to be national pride riding on it. Which leads me to the equation at the heart of all good soccer matches:

crowd induced nationalism
+ low average player age
+ infrequency of competition
= BAAM SUCKA

Both teams are getting strong support from all around, with Russians vaunting their countrymen as new symbol of national strength, and Johnny C Demanding Spain to Fight for victory .

Both Russia and Spain like to use long distance strikers, with 50 and 75 percent of shots on goal coming from outside the PA this tournament. I think Russia's would be higher, but Arshavin and and Pavlyuchenko were suspended for the beginning of the tournament.