Sweden's travelling banana yellow army is once again the dominant fan presence in Innsbruck for the Group C shoot-out with Russia for a spot in the quarter-finals. But despite the Swedes' numerical advantage, this still feels like a distinctly Russian occasion. Not least because they've already built their own downtown disco.
With the Russian team camp nearby and supporters in every hotel, much of the talk here has been about the temporary high-rolling nightclub set up by an Innsbruck local. Situated above the Testarossa Bar, it's a precise replica of one of Moscow's top clubbing spots, complete with semi-naked go-go girls swinging from ropes and laughably over-priced hospitality.
Aimed squarely at Euro 2008's travelling nouveau riche Russian elite, the bar has had teething problems. Cover charges have been going in exactly the opposite direction to oil: opening night was said to be a €500-a-head affair. Prices on the door have bottomed out now at €28.
Still, Roman Abramovich is rumoured to have shown his face after the game against Spain, which may or may not be true, but is sure to have piqued interest among the diamonds and chi-chi leather blouson brigade. And after the match the Testarossa Bar - if you can find it, let alone afford it - is going to be the only place in town to be seen.
The Tyrol is already a heavily Russian-inflected area. In part this is a function of the newly-minted fossil-fuel overclass. "The Russians buy up everything here," one local said. Not that it's a problem yet: "People are pleased. All the property is worth more. And the town has more night life."
Among the newbies is the mayor of Moscow, a VIP guest at the Tivoli stadium once already, who has a €26m lodge in nearby Kitzbuhel. He's known for his entertaining there: recent guests include Elton John, Bryan Adams and Stevie Wonder (who, politically incorrect local waggery would have it, stayed on to referee a few games).
Disco or not, this was always going to be a huge game, particularly for Russia who have yet to get out of the group stage at an international tournament. At training in the Tivoli stadium they looked thoughtful and a little sombre. Guus Hiddink stood alone watching his coaches put his men through their cone-skipping drill.
Maybe he was thinking about whether to recall Andriy Arshavin, the Zenit St Petersburg playmaker, who was banned for the first two games here and hasn't played since the friendly on June 4 against Lithuania. "I don't know whether [Arshavin] will play or not," Hiddink said at his pre-match press conference. "He may not be in good enough condition to play a whole 90 minutes. We will see."
Also not in the best condition, after much heavy rain, is the pitch. It looks ominously sea-green and was already losing some of its surface. With more rain forecast it could be a heavy night in Innsbruck. Not least - if Russia can dig out a result here - for the patrons of the Testarossa bar.
