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An Armenia-Latvia football match is due in Cyprus at 5:00 (Yerevan time) February 11. This is the first time the teams meet after the fall of the USSR. Let’s get acquainted with the prior achievements and sports background of Armenia’s contender. <

BACKGROUND


After the collapse of the USSR Latvia has been among unique Soviet counties reaching the Europe-2004 finals after beating Turkey’s team in the play-off. (Turkey was a bronze medal holder then). In the finals Latvia appeared in the group of “death” and was to compete with Germany, Holland and Czechia. The team gained one point and was the last on the list.


Today Latvia is involved in the second group of the 2010 World Cup. The team has gained four points during the last four matches.

CHIEF COACH


The Latvian team is trained by Alexandre Starkov, a former skillful football. At the head of Starkov Riga’s Skonto has been Latvia’s champion for many years. Starkov has been heading the Latvian team since 2001. After the success in Euro-2004 finals Starkov got an invitation from Moscow’s Spartak and moved to Russia. In 2006 he returned to Skonto.