Russia defeatd by Slovenia

The worst nightmare Russian football could have had came to fruition as they will miss out on the 2010 World Cup via a 2-2 aggregate playoff loss to Slovenia.

The result casts a dark pall over the national team as it brings the exciting run typified by the brilliant run in the Euro 2008 and will surely cause the governing body of the sport to consider how it proceeds in the future.

For full report please visit preeminent Russian daily sports newspaper Sports-Express (Спорт-Экспресс)