Euro 2008 qualifying took soccer’s center stage over the weekend. If you had France over the Faroe Islands on Saturday, good for you. Things will be a little more difficult for The Blues on Wednesday when they face Lithuania, but not much; France is still a –1400 chalk.

A much more spirited game can be expected when England travels to Russia. In something out of a Cold War novel, the Russians are participating in what Scotland striker Garry O’Connor called “psychological warfare.” This match will be played at Luzhniki Stadium on FieldTurf, an uncommon surface to most European players.

“Frankly, I don’t think FIFA should allow qualifying matches to be played on that surface,” O’Connor wrote in the Sunday Telegraph. He also warned England that the Russians will flood the pitch before the match. As long as they don’t flood it with polonium. England is pegged at +125, Russia +190 and the draw at +220.