General |
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Nickname(s) | Сборная (Sbornaya, The National Team) The Red Bear |
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Association | Russian Football Union Российский Футбольный Союз |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | ![]() |
Captain | Artem Dzyuba |
Most caps | Sergei Ignashevich (127) |
Top scorer | Aleksandr Kerzhakov (30) |
Home Stadium | Luzhniki |
FIFA code | RUS |
FIFA ranking | 36 ![]() |
Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (April 1996) |
Lowest FIFA ranking | 70 (June 2018) |
Elo ranking | 39 ![]() |
Highest Elo ranking | 7 (August 2009) |
Lowest Elo ranking | 50 (29 March 2017) |
First international | ![]() ![]() (Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992) |
Biggest win | ![]() ![]() (Saransk, Russia; 8 June 2019) |
Biggest defeat | ![]() ![]() (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 October 2004) |
World Cup appearances | 4 (First in 1994) |
Best result | Quarter-finals, 2018 |
UEFA European Championship appearances | 6 (First in 1996) |
Best result | Semi-final, 2008 |
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The Russia national football team is the national association football team of Russia and is controlled by the Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futboľnyy Soyuz), the government body of football in Russia. Russia's home ground is Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow.
Russia has participated in 10 World Cups (7 World Cups as Soviet Union national football team) and hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, effectively kicking them out of the 2022 World Cup and relegated to 2024-25 UEFA Nations League C.
History[]
- Main article: History of the Russia national football team
- See also: Soviet Union national football team
2018 FIFA World Cup[]
Russia was qualified automatically after being selected as host on 2 December 2010. During the friendly matches prior to the tournament, Russia did not have good results. Russia had friendly matches with the likes of Argentina, Brazil, France, and Spain, they did not win all matches against those teams. The team lost more games than it won and this made their FIFA ranking fall to 70th, the lowest among all World Cup participants.
- Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Russia started its FIFA World Cup campaign with an opening match against Saudi Arabia on 14 June, where they demolished the Green Falcons by scoring 5 goals. On 19 June, Russia won their second game of the group stage, beating Egypt by a scoreline of 3–1. The win over Egypt all but secured Russia's advancement into the knockout stage for the first time since 1986, when they played as the Soviet Union; and also for the first time in their history as independence Russian Federation, qualified for the next round, thanked Uruguay for beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the later match. Russia's final group game was against two-time world champions and powerhouse Uruguay, with Russia losing 3–0, meaning that they would finish second in the group.
Advancing from their group in second place, Russia was matched up against Group B winners, Spain, who were heavy tournaments favourites, having won the competition in 2010. Russia even got a red card in this match. Russia fielded an extremely weak team in comparison to Spain, who fielded a majority of their key players. Despite all this, Russia managed to surprise Spain in one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history; beating them in a penalty shootout after the match ended 1–1 in regular time. The win sent supporters and residents of Russia into wild celebrations, as described by BBC Sport. Russia then played Croatia in the quarter-final, on 7 July. Russia scored first and last in the match, which finished 2–2 after extra time, and then were eliminated 3–4 in the penalty shootout. It has become Russia’s best World Cup performance ever since the fall of USSR.
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Competitive records[]
FIFA World Cup[]
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squads | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930–90 | As ![]() |
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Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | |||||||||
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12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | ||||||||||
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | |
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
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Banned but could still enter qualification | Banned but could still enter qualification | 2022 | |||||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | |||||||||||||
Total | Fourth Place | 11/22 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | — | 62 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 117 | 41 |
UEFA European Championship[]
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squads | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960–92 | As ![]() |
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
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Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | |||||||||
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | |
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | |
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Qualified | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | |||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 12/16 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 45 | — | 72 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 165 | 53 |
UEFA Nations League[]
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
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B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ![]() |
17th |
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B | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ![]() |
24th |
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B | Future event | ||||||||
Total | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17th |
Results and fixtures[]
2020[]
Nations League 3 September 2020 | Russia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
20:45 | Dzyuba ![]() Karavayev ![]() |
Report | Mitrović ![]() |
Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
Nations League 6 September 2020 | Hungary ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary | |
18:00 | Sallai ![]() Nikolić ![]() |
Report | Miranchuk ![]() Ozdoyev ![]() Fernandes ![]() |
Stadium: Puskás Aréna Attendance: 0 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
Friendly 8 October 2020 | Russia ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
19:15 UTC+3 | Sobolev ![]() |
Report | Isak ![]() Johansson ![]() |
Stadium: VEB Arena Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
Nations League 11 October 2020 | Russia ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
20:45 | Miranchuk ![]() |
Report | Karaman ![]() |
Stadium: VTB Arena Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Nations League 14 October 2020 | Russia ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: VTB Arena Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
Friendly 12 November 2020 | Moldova ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Chișinău, Moldova | |
20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Zimbru Stadium Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania) |
Nations League 15 November 2020 | Turkey ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Istanbul, Turkey | |
18:00 | Karaman ![]() Ünder ![]() Tosun ![]() |
Report | Cheryshev ![]() Kuzyayev ![]() |
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
Nations League 18 November 2020 | Serbia ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Serbia | |
20:45 | Radonjić ![]() Jović ![]() Vlahović ![]() Mladenović ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Red Star Stadium Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
2021[]
2022 World Cup qualification 24 March 2021 | Malta ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Ta' Qali, Malta | |
20:45 | J. Mbong ![]() |
Report | Dzyuba ![]() Fernandes ![]() Sobolev ![]() |
Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Peter Kjaesgaard (Denmark) |
2022 World Cup qualification 27 March 2021 | Russia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Sochi, Russia | |
15:00 (17:00 UTC+3) | Dzyuba ![]() |
Report | Iličić ![]() |
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy) |
2022 World Cup qualification 30 March 2021 | Slovakia ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Trnava, Slovakia | |
20:45 | Škriniar ![]() Mak ![]() |
Report | Fernandes ![]() |
Stadium: Štadión Antona Malatinského Attendance: 0 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
Friendly 1 June 2021 | Poland ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Wrocław, Poland | |
20:45 UTC+2 | Świerczok ![]() |
Report | Karavayev ![]() |
Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Marco Guida (Italy) |
Friendly 5 June 2021 | Russia ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Moscow, Russia | |
17:00 (18:00 UTC+3) |
Sobolev ![]() |
Report | Stadium: VTB Arena Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
UEFA Euro 2020 12 June 2021 | Belgium ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
22:00 UTC+3 | Lukaku ![]() Meunier ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 26,264 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
UEFA Euro 2020 16 June 2021 | Finland ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Miranchuk ![]() |
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 24,540 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
UEFA Euro 2020 21 June 2021 | Russia ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
Copenhagen, Denmark | |
21:00 UTC+2 | Dzyuba ![]() |
Report | Damsgaard ![]() Poulsen ![]() Christensen ![]() Mæhle ![]() |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 23,644 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
2022 World Cup qualification 1 September 2021 | Russia ![]() |
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Moscow, Russia | |
21:45 | Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium |
2022 World Cup qualification 4 September 2021 | Cyprus ![]() |
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2022 World Cup qualification 7 September 2021 | Russia ![]() |
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Volgograd, Russia | |
21:45 | Stadium: Volgograd Arena |
2022 World Cup qualification 8 October 2021 | Russia ![]() |
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21:45 |
2022 World Cup qualification 11 October 2021 | Slovenia ![]() |
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21:45 |
2022 World Cup qualification 11 November 2021 | Russia ![]() |
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20:00 |
2022 World Cup qualification 14 November 2021 | Croatia ![]() |
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Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 squad.
All caps and goals as of 12 June 2021, after the match against Belgium.
# | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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39 | GK | Matvey Safonov | 25 February 1999 | 13 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Yury Dyupin | 17 March 1988 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
16 | GK | Matvei Safonov | 25 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | ||
2 | DF | Mário Fernandes | 19 September 1990 | 30 | 5 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Igor Diveyev | 27 September 1999 | 5 | 0 | ![]() | ||
4 | DF | Vyacheslav Karavayev | 20 May 1995 | 14 | 2 | ![]() | ||
5 | DF | Andrei Semyonov | 24 March 1989 | 27 | 0 | ![]() | ||
13 | DF | Fyodor Kudryashov | 5 April 1987 | 44 | 1 | ![]() | ||
14 | DF | Georgi Dzhikiya | 21 November 1993 | 34 | 1 | ![]() | ||
18 | DF | Yuri Zhirkov | 20 August 1983 | 105 | 2 | ![]() | ||
24 | DF | Roman Yevgenyev | 23 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | ||
6 | MF | Denis Cheryshev | 26 December 1990 | 31 | 12 | ![]() | ||
7 | MF | Magomed Ozdoyev | 5 November 1992 | 33 | 4 | ![]() | ||
8 | MF | Dmitri Barinov | 11 September 1996 | 6 | 0 | ![]() | ||
11 | MF | Roman Zobnin | 11 February 1994 | 36 | 0 | ![]() | ||
15 | MF | Aleksei Miranchuk | 17 October 1995 | 34 | 5 | ![]() | ||
17 | MF | Aleksandr Golovin | 30 May 1996 | 39 | 5 | ![]() | ||
19 | MF | Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 20 September 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | ||
20 | MF | Aleksei Ionov | 18 February 1989 | 35 | 4 | ![]() | ||
21 | MF | Daniil Fomin | 2 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | ![]() | ||
23 | MF | Daler Kuzyayev | 15 January 1993 | 35 | 2 | ![]() | ||
25 | MF | Denis Makarov | 18 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||
26 | MF | Maksim Mukhin | 4 November 2001 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | ||
9 | FW | Aleksandr Sobolev | 7 March 1997 | 6 | 3 | ![]() | ||
10 | FW | Anton Zabolotny | 13 June 1991 | 13 | 1 | ![]() | ||
22 | FW | Artem Dzyuba (captain) | 22 August 1988 | 53 | 29 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
Current coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]Managers[]Honours[]External links[]
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