Russia and Slovakia both reach Euro 2016

Both sides secured the necessary victories in the final round of qualifying matches tonight.

Russia and Slovakia confirmed their places at next year’s European Championship finals after victories in the final round of qualifying matches tonight.

First-half goals from Oleg Kuzmin and Aleksandr Kokorin gave the Russians a 2-0 win over Montenegro in Moscow which sealed their second-place finish behind runaway Group G leaders Austria.