Russia bet looking good as Hiddink's young guns fire.

Scotsman.com:

A few people had a bit of a laugh behind my back when Russia opened the tournament with a 4-1 defeat to Spain. But my 40-1 each way bet on Guus Hiddink's side doesn't look quite so daft now!

There are four good teams in the semi-finals and no-one will be all that surprised to see the likes of Germany or Spain in there but, at the start of the tournament, I put my head on the chopping block and said that I thought Russia were vastly under-rated and that they were capable of doing something.

I feel justified now because after that disastrous first game everyone was writing them – and me – off. But they have really come into their own and with Andrei Arshavin back after suspension, he really looks capable of being the catalyst for them. He has really been the player of the tournament for me so far. Roman Pavlyuchenko is another one who has impressed me and they have a few options up front.