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Russia become third team to seal Euro 2020 spot after thrashing Cyprus

Russia have become the third team to secure their place at Euro 2020 after they romped to a 5-0 win away to Cyprus.

Russia needed just a point to seal their qualification and Denis Cheryshev opened the scoring in the ninth minute to set them on their way, before he set up Magomed Ozdoev for the second at GSP Stadium on Sunday.

Any slim hopes of a Cyprus fightback were extinguished in the 27th minute when Kostas Laifis was sent off for a poor foul on Sergey Petrov.

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The Russian full-back had to be substituted and the team's official Twitter account posted a photograph showing the wound in his leg.