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4-1 | Czech Republic |
At the start of Euro 2012, Russian youngster Alan Dzagoev was tipped to be one of the stars of the tournament following his impressive performances for CSKA Moscow, and he has wasted no time to showcase his talent.
The 21-year-old attacking midfielder was the architect-in-chief of Russia’s comprehensive 4-1 victory over Czech Republic in their opening game in Group A on Friday.
Dzagoev scored two goals against the Czechs to lead Dick Advocaat's side to maximum points to send out a warning to their rivals and the leading favourites at the European Championship.
| Congratulations to Alan Dzagoev, Goal.com's 160th World Player of the Week winner! |
Honourable Mentions
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Keisuke Honda - Japan The CSKA Moscow attacker scored four goals in two World Cup qualifiers over the past week. Honda netted a hat-trick against Jordan in their 6-0 win and once in their 3-0 triumph over Oman. |
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Michael Krohn-Dehli – Denmark |
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Mario Mandzukic – Croatia Mandzukic was a handful for the Republic of Ireland defenders and scored two goals in Croatia’s convincing 3-1 victory in their opening Group C game at Euro 2012 on Sunday. |
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Lionel Messi - Argentina The 24-year-old put on a majestic performance for his country as they defeated arch-rvials Brazil 4-3 in a friendly encounter. Messi scored a hat-trick, with his third goal the pick of the bunch. |
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Dimitris Salpingidis – Greece The PAOK attacker came at the start of the second half against Poland with Greece 1-0 down in the opening game at Euro 2012, and proved to be the saviour. He scored after just six minutes and also won a penalty. |
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On Sunday, we encouraged our readers to nominate their choices for the best player of the week. Here are some of the comments we received:
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