Poland-Russia match carries burden of history

By Vanessa Gera

Published June 12, 2012 2:04pm ET

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Poland-Russia match carries burden of history — Russian soccer fans react as watch of the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group A match between Russia and Czech Republic on the screen at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Friday, June 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) | Mikhail Metzel

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Chance has determined that Poland and Russia, nations with a bitter and bloody history, are to confront each other at the European Football Championship on Tuesday evening in Warsaw.

It’s clearly more than just a football game for the Slavic neighbors, with Poles in particular mindful of the occupations, massacres and dominance their nation has suffered at Russian hands.

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