Russia at the FIFA World Cup

Participation of Russia's national football team in the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Russia at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Russia has participated in 4 FIFA World Cups since its independence in December 1991. The Russian Federation played their first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992, winning 2–0.[1] Their first participation in a World Cup was in the United States in 1994 where they achieved 18th place.

In 1946, the Soviet Union was accepted by FIFA and entered their first World Cup in Sweden 1958. The Soviet Union national football team played in 7 World Cups. Their best performance was reaching fourth place in England 1966. The USSR was dissolved in 1991 when Belarus, Russia and Ukraine declared independence under the Belavezha Accords, along with Georgia. The CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States) was formed with other independent nations in 1992 for the purpose of competing in UEFA Euro 1992. Russia was recognized as the official successor of the Soviet Union by FIFA and inherited the records of the Soviet Union.

Russia most recently qualified for the 2018 edition as hosts. They were banned from the 2022 edition during qualification. The last time Russia failed to qualify after a full qualification round was in 2010.

## Overview

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### History

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Champions    Runners-up    Third place

FIFA World Cup record  |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D*  | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign
as  Soviet Union | as  Soviet Union
1930 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | —
1934 | 1934
1938 | 1938
1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | 1950
1954 | 1954
1958 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1958
1962 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1962
1966 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 1966
1970 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1970
1974 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1974
1978 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1978
1982 | Second group stage | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1982
1986 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1986
1990 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1990
as  Russia | as  Russia
1994 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1994
1998 | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1998
2002 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2002
2006 | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2006
2010 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2010
2014 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 2014
2018 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | 2018
2022 | Banned during qualification | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2022
2026 | Banned | Banned | 2026
2030 | To be determined | To be determined |

2030

2034 | 2034
Total | Fourth place | 11/22 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | 125 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 246 | 81 | Total

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
Russia's World Cup record

First Match  |  Soviet Union 2–2 England
(8 June 1958; Gothenburg, Sweden)
Biggest Win  |  Soviet Union 6–0 Hungary
(2 June 1986; Irapuato, Mexico)
Biggest Defeat  |  Uruguay 3–0 Russia
(25 June 2018; Samara, Russia)
Best Result  | Fourth place in 1966
Worst Result  | Group stage in 1990, 1994, 2002 and 2014

## Soviet Union in Sweden 1958

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Soviet Union squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Yashin
* 2 Kesarev
* 3 Krizhevsky
* 4 Kuznetsov
* 5 Voynov
* 6 Netto
* 7 Apukhtin
* 8 V. Ivanov
* 9 Simonyan (c)
* 10 Salnikov
* 11 Ilyin
* 12 Maslachenko
* 13 Belyayev
* 14 Ostrovski
* 15 Maslyonkin
* 16 Tsaryov
* 17 A. Ivanov
* 18 Bubukin
* 19 Gusarov
* 20 Falin
* 21 Fedosov
* 22 Yerokhin
* Coach: Kachalin

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GAv  | Pts

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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ∞ | 5
Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3
England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3
Austria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.28 | 1

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8 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union | 2–2|  England

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Simonyan 13'
A. Ivanov 56' | (Report) | Kevan 66'
Finney 85' (pen.)

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,348

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

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11 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union | 2–0|  Austria

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A. Ivanov 15'
V. Ivanov 62' | (Report) |

Ryavallen, Borås

Attendance: 21,239

Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)

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15 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union | 0–2|  Brazil

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| (Report) | Vavá 3', 77'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 50,928

Referee: Guigue (France)

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### Group play-off

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17 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union | 1–0|  England

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Ilyin 69' | (Report) |

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 23,182

Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

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### Quarter-final

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19 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union | 0–2|  Sweden

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| (Report) | Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Leafe (England)

## Soviet Union in Chile 1962

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Soviet Union squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Yashin
* 2 Maslachenko
* 3 Kotrikadze
* 4 Dubinski
* 5 Chokheli
* 6 Ostrovski
* 7 Maslyonkin
* 8 Shesternyov
* 9 Manoshin
* 10 Netto (c)
* 11 Sabo
* 12 Voronin
* 13 Gusarov
* 14 Ivanov
* 15 Kanevski
* 16 Mamykin
* 17 Meskhi
* 18 Metreveli
* 19 Ponedelnik
* 20 Serebryanikov
* 21 Khusainov
* 22 Chislenko
* Coach: Kachalin

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GAv  | Pts

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Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | 5
Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2.67 | 4
Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 2
Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 1

31 May 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union | 2–0|  Yugoslavia

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Ivanov 51'
Ponedelnik 83' | (Report) |

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

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3 June 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union | 4–4|  Colombia

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Ivanov 8', 11'
Chislenko 10'
Ponedelnik 56' | (Report) | Aceros 21'
Coll 68' (Olympic goal)
Rada 72'
Klinger 86'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 8,040

Referee: Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil)

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6 June 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union | 2–1|  Uruguay

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Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89' | (Report) | Sasía 54'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 9,973

Referee: Casare Jonni (Italy)

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### Quarter-final

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10 June 1962

14:30 CLT

Soviet Union | 1–2|  Chile

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Chislenko 26' | (Report) | Sánchez 11'
Rojas 29'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 17,268

Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

## Soviet Union in England 1966

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Soviet Union squad – 1966 FIFA World Cup fourth place

* 1 Yashin
* 2 Serebryanikov
* 3 Ostrovski
* 4 Ponomaryov
* 5 Afonin
* 6 Shesternyov (c)
* 7 Khurtsilava
* 8 Sabo
* 9 Getmanov
* 10 Danilov
* 11 Chislenko
* 12 Voronin
* 13 Korneyev
* 14 Sichinava
* 15 Khusainov
* 16 Metreveli
* 17 Porkujan
* 18 Banishevskiy
* 19 Malofeyev
* 20 Markarov
* 21 Kavazashvili
* 22 Bannikov
* Coach: Morozov

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GAv  | Pts

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Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 6
North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 3
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2
Chile | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 1

12 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union | 3–0|  North Korea

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Malofeyev 31', 88'
Banishevskiy 33' | (Report) |

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

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16 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union | 1–0|  Italy

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Chislenko 57' | (Report) |

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 27,800

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)

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20 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union | 2–1|  Chile

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Porkujan 28', 85' | (Report) | Marcos 32'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

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### Quarter-final

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23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union | 2–1|  Hungary

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Chislenko 5'
Porkujan 46' | (Report) | Bene 57'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,100

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

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### Semi-final

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25 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union | 1–2|  West Germany

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Porkujan 88' | (Report) | Haller 42'
Beckenbauer 67'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,300

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

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### Bronze Final

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28 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union | 1–2|  Portugal

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Malofeyev 43' | (Report) | Eusébio 12' (pen.)
Torres 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

## Soviet Union in Mexico 1970

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Soviet Union squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Shmuts
* 2 Kavazashvili
* 3 Afonin
* 4 Dzodzuashvili
* 5 Kaplychnyi
* 6 Lovchev
* 7 Logofet
* 8 Khurtsilava
* 9 Shesternyov (c)
* 10 Zykov
* 11 Asatiani
* 12 Kiselyov
* 13 Yashin
* 14 Muntyan
* 15 Serebryanikov
* 16 Byshovets
* 17 Yevryuzhikhin
* 18 Metreveli
* 19 Nodia
* 20 Puzach
* 21 Khmelnitsky
* 22 Porkujan
* Coach: Kachalin

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2
El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | –9 | 0

31 May 1970

12:00 CTZ

Mexico | 0–0|  Soviet Union

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 107,000

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

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6 June 1970

16:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 4–1|  Belgium

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Byshovets 14', 63'
Asatiani 57'
Khmelnitsky 76' | (Report) | Lambert 86'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 59,000

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

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10 June 1970

16:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 2–0|  El Salvador

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Byshovets 51', 74' | (Report) |

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 89,000

Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

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### Quarter-final

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14 June 1970

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Uruguay

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| (Report) | Espárrago 116'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 24,550

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

## Soviet Union in Spain 1982

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Soviet Union squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Dasayev
* 2 Sulakvelidze
* 3 Chivadze (c)
* 4 Khidiyatullin
* 5 Baltacha
* 6 Demyanenko
* 7 Shengelia
* 8 Bessonov
* 9 Gavrilov
* 10 Oganesian
* 11 Blokhin
* 12 Bal
* 13 Daraselia
* 14 Borovsky
* 15 Andreyev
* 16 Rodionov
* 17 Buryak
* 18 Susloparov
* 19 Yevtushenko
* 20 Romantsev
* 21 Vi. Chanov
* 22 Vy. Chanov
* Coach: Beskov

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6
Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3
Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | –10 | 0

14 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union | 1–2|  Brazil

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Bal 34' | (Report) | Sócrates 75'
Éder 87'

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

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19 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union | 3–0|  New Zealand

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Gavrilov 25'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 69' | (Report) |

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)

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22 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union | 2–2|  Scotland

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Chivadze 60'
Shengelia 84' | (Report) | Jordan 15'
Souness 87'

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

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### Second round Group A

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3
Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 0

1 July 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union | 1–0|  Belgium

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Hovhannisyan 48' | (Report) |

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

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4 July 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union | 0–0|  Poland

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Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

## Soviet Union in Mexico 1986

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Soviet Union squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Dasayev
* 2 Bezsonov
* 3 Chivadze
* 4 Morozov
* 5 Demyanenko (c)
* 6 Bubnov
* 7 Yaremchuk
* 8 Yakovenko
* 9 Zavarov
* 10 Kuznetsov
* 11 Blokhin
* 12 Bal
* 13 Litovchenko
* 14 Rodionov
* 15 Larionov
* 16 Chanov
* 17 Yevtushenko
* 18 Protasov
* 19 Belanov
* 20 Aleinikov
* 21 Rats
* 22 Krakovskyi
* Coach: Lobanovskyi

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5
Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 2
Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0

2 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 6–0|  Hungary

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Yakovenko 2'
Aleinikov 4'
Belanov 24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk 66'
Dajka 75' (o.g.)
Rodionov 80' | (Report) |

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 16,500

Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)

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5 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 1–1|  France

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Rats 53' | (Report) | Fernández 60'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 36,500

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

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9 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 2–0|  Canada

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Blokhin 58'
Zavarov 74' | (Report) |

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 14,200

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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### Round of 16

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15 June 1986

16:00 CTZ

Soviet Union | 3–4 (a.e.t.)|  Belgium

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Belanov 27', 70', 111' (pen.) | (Report) | Scifo 56'
Ceulemans 77'
Demol 102'
Claesen 110'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 32,300

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

## Soviet Union in Italy 1990

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Soviet Union squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Dasayev (c)
* 2 Bezsonov
* 3 Khidiyatullin
* 4 Kuznetsov
* 5 Demyanenko
* 6 Rats
* 7 Aleinikov
* 8 Litovchenko
* 9 Zavarov
* 10 Protasov
* 11 Dobrovolski
* 12 Borodyuk
* 13 Tsveiba
* 14 Lyutyi
* 15 Yaremchuk
* 16 Chanov
* 17 Zygmantovich
* 18 Shalimov
* 19 Fokin
* 20 Gorlukovich
* 21 Broshin
* 22 Uvarov
* Coach: Lobanovskyi

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 4
Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3
Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2

9 June 1990

17:00 CEST

Soviet Union | 0–2|  Romania

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| (Report) | Lăcătuş 42', 57' (pen.)

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 42,907

Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

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13 June 1990

21:00 CEST

Soviet Union | 0–2|  Argentina

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| (Report) | Troglio 27'
Burruchaga 79'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 55,759

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

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18 June 1990

21:00 CEST

Cameroon | 0–4|  Soviet Union

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| (Report) | Protasov 20'
Zygmantovich 29'
Zavarov 55'
Dobrovolski 63'

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 37,307

Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

## Russia in the USA 1994

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Russia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Cherchesov
* 2 Kuznetsov
* 3 Gorlukovich
* 4 Galyamin
* 5 Nikiforov
* 6 Ternavskiy
* 7 Pyatnitsky
* 8 Popov
* 9 Salenko
* 10 Karpin
* 11 Beschastnykh
* 12 Tetradze
* 13 Borodyuk
* 14 Korneev
* 15 Radchenko
* 16 Kharine (c)
* 17 Tsymbalar
* 18 Onopko
* 19 Mostovoi
* 20 Ledyakhov
* 21 Khlestov
* 22 Yuran
* Coach: Sadyrin

Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Pts

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Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5
Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1

20 June 1994

13:05 PDT

Brazil | 2–0|  Russia

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Romário 26'
Raí 52' (pen.) | (Report) |

Stanford Stadium, Stanford

Attendance: 81,061

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

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24 June 1994

19:35 EDT

Sweden | 3–1|  Russia

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Brolin 37' (pen.)
Dahlin 59', 81' | (Report) | Salenko 4' (pen.)

Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac

Attendance: 71,528

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

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28 June 1994

13:05 PDT

Russia | 6–1|  Cameroon

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Salenko 15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko 81' | (Report) | Milla 46'

Stanford Stadium, Stanford

Attendance: 74,914

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

## Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002

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Russia squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Nigmatullin
* 2 Kovtun
* 3 Nikiforov
* 4 Smertin
* 5 Solomatin
* 6 Semshov
* 7 Onopko (c)
* 8 Karpin
* 9 Titov
* 10 Mostovoi
* 11 Beschastnykh
* 12 Cherchesov
* 13 Dayev
* 14 Chugainov
* 15 Alenichev
* 16 Kerzhakov
* 17 Semak
* 18 Sennikov
* 19 Pimenov
* 20 Izmailov
* 21 Khokhlov
* 22 Sychev
* 23 Filimonov
* Coach: Romantsev

Legend

Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5
Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1

5 June 2002

15:30 JST

Russia | 2–0|  Tunisia

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Titov 59'
Karpin 64' (pen.) | (Report) |

Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 30,957

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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9 June 2002

20:30 JST

Russia | 0–1|  Japan

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| (Report) | Inamoto 51'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,108

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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14 June 2002

15:30 JST

Russia | 2–3|  Belgium

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Beschastnykh 52'
Sychev 88' | (Report) | Walem 7'
Sonck 78'
Wilmots 82'

Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi

Attendance: 46,640

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

## Russia in Brazil 2014

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Russia squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Akinfeev
* 2 Kozlov
* 3 Shchennikov
* 4 Ignashevich
* 5 Semyonov
* 6 Kanunnikov
* 7 Denisov
* 8 Glushakov
* 9 Kokorin
* 10 Dzagoev
* 11 Kerzhakov
* 12 Lodygin
* 13 Granat
* 14 Berezutski (c)
* 15 Mogilevets
* 16 Ryzhikov
* 17 Shatov
* 18 Zhirkov
* 19 Samedov
* 20 Fayzulin
* 21 Ionov
* 22 Yeshchenko
* 23 Kombarov
* Coach: Capello

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H

Legend

Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

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1  |  Belgium | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Algeria | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 5  | +1  | 4
3  |  Russia | 3  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 3  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  South Korea | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 6  | −3  | 1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

### Russia vs South Korea

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This was the first time the two countries have played each other in the FIFA World Cup, though they did play a friendly in 2013, which Russia won 2–1. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with both goals being in the second half.

17 June 2014

18:00 UTC−4

Russia | 1–1|  South Korea

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Kerzhakov 74' | Report | Lee Keun-ho 68'

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 37,603

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Russia

South Korea

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GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev
RB | 22 | Andrey Yeshchenko
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB | 23 | Dmitri Kombarov
DM | 8 | Denis Glushakov |  |  72'
CM | 20 | Viktor Fayzulin
CM | 18 | Yuri Zhirkov |  |  71'
RW | 19 | Aleksandr Samedov
LW | 17 | Oleg Shatov |  49' |  59'
CF | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF | 10 | Alan Dzagoev |  |  59'
FW | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  71'
MF | 7 | Igor Denisov |  |  72'
Manager:
Fabio Capello
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GK | 1 | Jung Sung-ryong
RB | 12 | Lee Yong
CB | 5 | Kim Young-gwon
CB | 20 | Hong Jeong-ho |  |  73'
LB | 3 | Yun Suk-young
RM | 17 | Lee Chung-yong
CM | 14 | Han Kook-young
CM | 16 | Ki Sung-yueng |  30'
LM | 9 | Son Heung-min |  13' |  84'
CF | 10 | Park Chu-young |  |  56'
CF | 13 | Koo Ja-cheol (c) |  90'
Substitutions:
FW | 11 | Lee Keun-ho |  |  56'
DF | 6 | Hwang Seok-ho |  |  73'
MF | 7 | Kim Bo-kyung |  |  84'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo

Man of the Match:
Son Heung-min (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Hernán Maidana (Argentina)
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Fifth official:
Eric Boria (United States)

### Belgium vs Russia

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22 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Belgium | 1–0|  Russia

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Origi 88' | Report |

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,819

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Belgium

Russia

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GK | 1 | Thibaut Courtois
RB | 2 | Toby Alderweireld |  73'
CB | 15 | Daniel Van Buyten
CB | 4 | Vincent Kompany (c)
LB | 3 | Thomas Vermaelen |  |  31'
CM | 6 | Axel Witsel |  54'
CM | 8 | Marouane Fellaini
RW | 14 | Dries Mertens |  |  75'
AM | 7 | Kevin De Bruyne
LW | 10 | Eden Hazard
CF | 9 | Romelu Lukaku |  |  57'
Substitutions:
DF | 5 | Jan Vertonghen |  |  31'
FW | 17 | Divock Origi |  |  57'
FW | 11 | Kevin Mirallas |  |  75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
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GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev
RB | 2 | Aleksei Kozlov |  |  62'
CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 23 | Dmitri Kombarov
DM | 8 | Denis Glushakov |  38'
CM | 20 | Viktor Fayzulin
RW | 19 | Aleksandr Samedov |  |  90'
AM | 6 | Maksim Kanunnikov
LW | 17 | Oleg Shatov |  |  83'
CF | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF | 22 | Andrey Yeshchenko |  |  62'
MF | 10 | Alan Dzagoev |  |  83'
FW | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  90'
Manager:
Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
Fifth official:
Byron Romero (Ecuador)

### Algeria vs Russia

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26 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Algeria | 1–1|  Russia

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* Slimani 60'

| Report |

* Kokorin 6'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 39,311

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Algeria

Russia

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GK | 23 | Raïs M'Bolhi
RB | 20 | Aïssa Mandi
CB | 4 | Essaïd Belkalem
CB | 5 | Rafik Halliche (c)
LB | 6 | Djamel Mesbah |  39'
CM | 12 | Carl Medjani
CM | 14 | Nabil Bentaleb
RW | 10 | Sofiane Feghouli
AM | 11 | Yacine Brahimi |  |  71'
LW | 18 | Abdelmoumene Djabou |  |  77'
CF | 13 | Islam Slimani |  |  90+2'
Substitutions:
MF | 7 | Hassan Yebda |  |  71'
FW | 9 | Nabil Ghilas |  87' |  77'
FW | 15 | Hillal Soudani |  |  90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF | 17 | Cadamuro Bentaïba |  90+2'[nb 1]
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić
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GK | 1 | Igor Akinfeev
RB | 2 | Aleksei Kozlov |  59'
CB | 14 | Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB | 4 | Sergei Ignashevich
LB | 23 | Dmitri Kombarov |  57'
CM | 8 | Denis Glushakov |  |  46'
CM | 20 | Viktor Fayzulin
RW | 19 | Aleksandr Samedov
AM | 9 | Aleksandr Kokorin
LW | 17 | Oleg Shatov |  |  67'
CF | 11 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |  |  81'
Substitutions:
MF | 7 | Igor Denisov |  |  46'
MF | 10 | Alan Dzagoev |  |  67'
FW | 6 | Maksim Kanunnikov |  |  81'
Manager:
Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

## Russia in Russia 2018

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Russia squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Akinfeev (c)
* 2 Fernandes
* 3 Kutepov
* 4 Ignashevich
* 5 Semyonov
* 6 Cheryshev
* 7 Kuzyayev
* 8 Gazinsky
* 9 Dzagoev
* 10 Smolov
* 11 Zobnin
* 12 Lunyov
* 13 Kudryashov
* 14 Granat
* 15 Al. Miranchuk
* 16 An. Miranchuk
* 17 Golovin
* 18 Zhirkov
* 19 Samedov
* 20 Gabulov
* 21 Yerokhin
* 22 Dzyuba
* 23 Smolnikov
* Coach: Cherchesov

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

Legend

Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos | Team

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1  |  Uruguay | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 9  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Russia (H) | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 4  | +4  | 6
3  |  Saudi Arabia | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 7  | −5  | 3  |
4  |  Egypt | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 2  | 6  | −4  | 0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

14 June 2018

18:00 UTC+3

Russia | 5–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Gazinsky 12'
Cheryshev 43', 90+1'
Dzyuba 71'
Golovin 90+5' | Report |

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

* * *

19 June 2018

21:00 UTC+3

Russia | 3–1|  Egypt

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Fathy 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev 59'
Dzyuba 62' | Report | Salah 73' (pen.)

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 64,468

Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay)

* * *

25 June 2018

18:00 UTC+4

Uruguay | 3–0|  Russia

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Suárez 10'
Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
Cavani 90' | Report |

Cosmos Arena, Samara

Attendance: 41,970

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

* * *

### Knockout stage

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Round of sixteen

1 July 2018

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Russia

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* Ignashevich 12' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Dzyuba 41' (pen.)

Penalties

* Iniesta
* Piqué
* Koke
* Ramos
* Aspas

| 3–4 |

* Smolov
* Ignashevich
* Golovin
* Cheryshev

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

* * *

Quarter-finals

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Russia | 2–2 (a.e.t.)|  Croatia

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* Cheryshev 31'
* Fernandes 115'

| Report |

* Kramarić 39'
* Vida 101'

Penalties

* Smolov
* Dzagoev
* Fernandes
* Ignashevich
* Kuzyayev

| 3–4 |

* Brozović
* Kovačić
* Modrić
* Vida
* Rakitić

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 44,287[2]

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

## Record players

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Russia's record World Cup player is Dynamo Moscow legend Lev Yashin. The 1958 FIFA World Cup in particular, which was the first one to be widely broadcast on television, had a major part in introducing Yashin's active and demanding goalkeeping style to the world at large. FIFA have established him as the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by repeatedly naming him in all-star teams like the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002.

Goalkeeper Lev Yashin (here in 1966) participated in three World Cups. He is still Russia's record World Cup player. Rank  | Player  | Matches  | World Cups

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1  | Lev Yashin | 13 | 1958, 1962 and 1966
2  | Volodymyr Bezsonov | 10 | 1982, 1986 and 1990
3  | Valentin Ivanov | 9 | 1958 and 1962
Valery Voronin | 9 | 1962 and 1966
Albert Shesternyov | 9 | 1966 and 1970
Rinat Dasayev | 9 | 1982, 1986 and 1990
Anatoliy Demyanenko | 9 | 1982, 1986 and 1990
Oleh Kuznetsov | 9 | 1986 and 1990
9  | Igor Akinfeev | 8 | 2014 and 2018
Sergei Ignashevich | 8 | 2014 and 2018
Aleksandr Samedov | 8 | 2014 and 2018

## Top goalscorers

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Russia's top goalscorers at the FIFA World Cup, Valentin Ivanov and Oleg Salenko, have won a Golden Boot award each. Salenko is the only player who has ever scored five goals in a single World Cup match, and the only player to win the Golden Boot even though his team was eliminated in the group stage.

Oleg Salenko scored all of his six international goals at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, five of them in a single match against Cameroon. Rank  | Player  | Goals  | World Cups

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1  | Oleg Salenko | 6 | 1994
2  | Valentin Ivanov | 5 | 1958 (1) and 1962 (4)
3  | Igor Chislenko | 4 | 1962 (2) and 1966 (2)
Valeriy Porkuyan | 4 | 1966
Anatoliy Byshovets | 4 | 1970
Igor Belanov | 4 | 1986
Denis Cheryshev | 4 | 2018
8  | Eduard Malofeyev | 3 | 1966
Artem Dzyuba | 3 | 2018
10  | Aleksandr Ivanov | 2 | 1958
Viktor Ponedelnik | 2 | 1962
Oleh Blokhin | 2 | 1982 and 1986
Oleksandr Zavarov | 2 | 1986 and 1990

## See also

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* Russia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
* Russia at the UEFA European Championship

## References

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1. ^ Article in eu-football.info Mexico on 16th August, 1992 winning 2–0.
2. ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Russia v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

1. ^ Despite not playing, Cadamuro received a yellow card on the bench.

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* Russian Football Union
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Venues|

* Luzhniki Stadium

Statistics|

* All-time record
* Records
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Players|

* Squad
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International|

* FIFA World Cup
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Countries at the FIFA World Cup

* Team appearances
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AFC|

* Australia1
* China
* Indonesia2
* Iran
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* Jordan
* Kuwait
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* Qatar
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* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

CAF|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Cameroon
* DR Congo2
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Togo
* Tunisia

CONCACAF|

* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* El Salvador
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

CONMEBOL|

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Chile
* Colombia
* Ecuador
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay

OFC|

* New Zealand

UEFA|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic2
* Denmark
* East Germany3
* England
* France
* Germany2
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
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* Slovakia2
* Slovenia
* Spain
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* Switzerland
* Turkey
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1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.

## Head-to-head record

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### As Soviet Union

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3  | 066.67
Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3  | 000.00
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4  | 100.00
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Chile | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0  | 050.00
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0  | 000.00
El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 050.00
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Hungary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7  | 100.00
Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1  | 100.00
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | 000.00
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3  | 100.00
Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0  | 000.00
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 000.00
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 050.00
West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1  | 000.00
Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Total  | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19  | 048.39

### As Russia

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Opponent  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %

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Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2  | 000.00
Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2  | 000.00
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5  | 100.00
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0  | 000.00
Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2  | 100.00
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1  | 000.00
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5  | 100.00
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0  | 000.00
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2  | 000.00
Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2  | 100.00
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3  | 000.00
Total  | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4  | 028.57
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*[Pts]: Points