Russia national football team - wikipedia Russia national football team This article is about the men 's football team. For the women 's team, see Russia women 's national football team. Russia Association Russian Football Union ( RFS ) Российский футбольный союз Confederation UEFA ( Europe ) Head coach Stanislav Cherchesov Captain Igor Akinfeev Most caps Sergei Ignashevich ( 127 ) Top scorer Aleksandr Kerzhakov ( 30 ) Home stadium Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow FIFA code RUS First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 49 21 ( 16 August 2018 ) Highest 3 ( April 1996 ) Lowest 70 ( June 2018 ) Elo ranking Current 38 ( 11 July 2018 ) Highest 7 ( August 2009 ) Lowest 50 ( 29 March 2017 ) First international Russia 2 -- 0 Mexico ( Moscow, Russia ; 16 August 1992 ) Biggest win San Marino 0 -- 7 Russia ( San Marino, San Marino ; 7 June 1995 ) Liechtenstein 0 -- 7 Russia ( Vaduz, Liechtenstein ; 8 September 2015 ) Biggest defeat Portugal 7 -- 1 Russia ( Lisbon, Portugal ; 13 October 2004 ) World Cup Appearances 11 ( first in 1958 ) Best result Fourth place ( 1966 ) European Championship Appearances 11 ( first in 1960 ) Best result Champions ( 1960 ) Confederations Cup Appearances 1 ( first in 2017 ) Best result Group stage ( 2017 ) The Russia national football team ( Russian : национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по футбо́лу, natsionálnaya sbórnaya Rossii po futbólu ) represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union ( Russian : Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futboľnyj Soyuz ), the governing body for football in Russia. Russia is a member of UEFA, they won the first edition of the respective continental competition in 1960 as the Soviet Union ( of which Russia is the successor ). Russia 's home ground is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and their current head coach is Stanislav Cherchesov. Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginning 1.2 Euro 1996 1.3 1997 -- 99 1.4 Revival 1.5 Euro 2008 1.6 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 1.7 Euro 2012 1.7. 1 Final tournament 1.8 2014 FIFA World Cup 1.8. 1 Qualification 1.8. 2 Final tournament 1.9 UEFA Euro 2016 1.9. 1 Qualification 1.9. 2 Final tournament 1.10 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 1.11 2018 FIFA World Cup 1.11. 1 Knockout stage 2 Team image 2.1 Kits and crests 2.1. 1 Kit suppliers 3 Competitive record 3.1 FIFA World Cup record 3.2 UEFA European Championship record 3.3 FIFA Confederations Cup 4 Qualifying campaigns 5 Managers 6 Coaching staff 7 Players 7.1 Current squad 7.2 Recent call - ups 8 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures 8.1 2017 8.2 2018 9 Head - to - head record 10 Player records 11 Home venues record 12 See also 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links History Main articles : Russian Empire national football team, Soviet Union national football team, and CIS national football team After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia played its first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992 winning 2 -- 0 with a team of former Soviet Union players, including some born in other former Soviet republics. Beginning Led by manager Pavel Sadyrin, Russia were in Group 5 for the qualification campaign for the 1994 FIFA World Cup held in the United States which consisted of Greece, Iceland, Hungary and Luxembourg. The suspension of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia reduced the group to five teams. Russia eventually qualified alongside Greece with six wins and two draws. Russia went to the USA to start a new era of Russian football as an independent country. The Russian squad consisted of veterans like goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksandr Borodyuk and players like Viktor Onopko, Oleg Salenko, Dmitri Cheryshev, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin ( some of these Russian players could have chosen to play for example the Ukrainian national football team but the Football Federation of Ukraine had failed to secure recognition in time to compete in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification ). In the final tournament, Russia was drawn into group B with Cameroon, Sweden, and Brazil. This was considered a strong group with Russia having limited chances of qualifying for the second round. In their first two games in Detroit Russia lost 2 -- 0 to Brazil and 3 -- 1 to Sweden. Teetering on elimination, Russia defeated Cameroon 6 -- 1 in San Francisco with Oleg Salenko scoring record five goals in a single match. Russia was eliminated from the tournament with three points from one win and two losses. Sadyrin was later sacked following what was a poor performance. Euro 1996 Russia 's Euro 96 match against Italy on a stamp of Azerbaijan After Sadyrin was sacked, Oleg Romantsev was appointed coach to lead Russia to Euro 96. Romantsev was expected to qualify Russia for the final tournament and perform well. In his squad he selected many players from the 1994 FIFA World Cup such as Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin. During qualifying, Russia overcame Scotland, Greece, Finland, San Marino, and the Faroe Islands to finish in first place with eight wins and two draws. In the final tournament Russia was in Group C with Germany, Czech Republic, and Italy. Group C was considered the ' group of death ' with Russia dubbed the weakest team, and they were eliminated after losing 2 -- 1 to Italy and 3 -- 0 to Germany despite a goalless first half in the latter game. Russia 's last game against the Czech Republic ended 3 -- 3. Germany and Czech Republic went on to meet in the final. 1997 -- 99 Boris Ignatyev managed Russia in their unsuccessful qualification campaign for the 1998 FIFA World Cup After Euro 96, Boris Ignatyev was appointed manager for the campaign to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, retaining players from Euro 96 such as Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, and Valery Karpin. In the qualifying stage Russia was in Group 5 with Bulgaria, Israel, Cyprus, and Luxembourg. Russia and Bulgaria were considered the two main contenders to qualify from the group with Israel considered a minor threat. Russia began the campaign with two victories against Cyprus and Luxembourg and two draws against Israel and Cyprus. They continued with victories against Luxembourg and Israel. Russia suffered their only defeat of the campaign with a 1 -- 0 loss to Bulgaria. They ended the campaign with a 4 -- 2 victory in the return game over Bulgaria and qualify for the play - off spot. In the play - offs, Russia was drawn with Italy. In the first leg Russia drew 1 -- 1. In the away leg, Russia were defeated 1 -- 0 and failed to qualify for the World Cup. After failing to qualify for the World Cup in France, Russia were determined to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2000 co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Anatoliy Byshovets was appointed as Russia manager. He made very few changes to the squad by recalling players from the previous generations but did call up striker Aleksandr Panov. Russia were drawn in Group 4 for the qualifying round with France, Ukraine, Iceland, Armenia, and Andorra. Russia and France were considered as favorites for the top two spots with Ukraine being an outside contender. Russia began their campaign with three straight defeats to Ukraine, France, and Iceland. Outraged by this result, the Russian Football Union immediately sacked Byshovets and reappointed Oleg Romantsev as manager. The reappointment of Romanstev as manager brought a complete turn - around to Russia 's campaign. They went on to win their next six games including a 3 -- 2 victory over France at the Stade de France. In their last game against Ukraine, a win for Russia would have resulted in outright qualification as the winners of the group, having an identical head - to - head record with France ( a 3 -- 2 win and a 3 -- 2 loss ), while possessing a superior goal difference. Russia took a 1 -- 0 lead ; however the game finished 1 -- 1 after a mistake by the goalkeeper Alexandr Filimonov late in the game. Russia finished third in the group, failing to qualify for their second major tournament in succession. Revival Oleg Romantsev remained as manager of the national team to supervise their qualification campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In the preliminary stage Russia was in Group 1 with Slovenia, FR Yugoslavia, and Switzerland, Faroe Islands, and Luxembourg. Russia were once again considered the favourites to qualify along with either Switzerland or Yugoslavia. Russia finished their campaign in first place to qualify directly managing seven wins, two draws, and a loss. Russia was drawn into Group H with Belgium, Tunisia, and Japan. In their first game Russia achieved a 2 -- 0 victory over Tunisia, but lost their next match to Japan 1 -- 0, causing riots to erupt in Moscow. For their last game against Belgium, Russia needed a draw to take them to the second round, but lost 3 -- 2 and was eliminated. Georgi Yartsev managed Russia at Euro 2004 Romantsev was sacked immediately following the tournament and replaced with CSKA 's Valery Gazzaev. His task looked difficult as Russia 's group consisted of Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Albania, and Georgia with the Irish considered favourites and an improving Swiss side as an increasing threat. Russia began their campaign with home victories against the Republic of Ireland and Albania, but lost their next two games away to Albania and Georgia. Gazzaev was sacked after a disappointing draw with Switzerland in Basel, and Georgi Yartsev was then appointed manager. He managed to qualify Russia for a play - off against Wales after home victories to Switzerland and Georgia. In the first play - off leg Russia drew 0 -- 0 with Wales in Moscow, but a Vadim Evseev header gave Russia a 1 -- 0 victory in the away leg in Cardiff to qualify for Euro 2004. The victory was overshadowed when Russian midfielder Yegor Titov tested positive for drugs ; amidst calls for Russia to be disqualified, Titov was given a one - year ban on 15 February 2004. Russia were drawn in Group A with hosts Portugal, Spain, and Greece. They were not among the favourites to progress and tournament preparations were hampered by injuries to defenders Sergei Ignashevich and Victor Onopko. Russia started their tournament against Spain but a late goal from Juan Carlos Valeron put Russia on the brink of another group stage elimination. Four days later, Russia became the first team officially eliminated after a 0 -- 2 defeat to Portugal. The final game of the group resulted in a surprising 2 -- 1 victory over Greece with Dmitri Kirichenko scoring one of the fastest goals of the tournament. In the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament, Russia was drawn into Group 3 with Portugal, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. Russia began qualification with a 1 -- 1 draw against Slovakia on 4 September 2004 in Moscow and then beat Luxembourg 4 -- 0, but suffered a 7 -- 1 defeat against Portugal in Lisbon, which remains Russia 's worst defeat. Victories against Estonia and Liechtenstein seemed to put them back on track but a 1 -- 1 draw with Estonia on 30 March 2005 in Tallinn was a major disappointment which saw the end of Georgi Yartsev 's reign. Under new manager Yuri Semin, Russia were able to rekindle their hopes with a 2 -- 0 win against Latvia before a 1 -- 1 draw in Riga on 17 August 2005. Russia seemed to redeem themselves with victories against Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and a 0 -- 0 draw against Portugal. In their final game Russia needed to win against Slovakia in Bratislava. After a 0 -- 0 draw Slovakia advanced to the play - offs above Russia on goal difference. Euro 2008 Main article : UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group E Manager Guus Hiddink and midfielder Sergei Semak meet the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, after reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008 Having failed to qualify Russia for the 2006 World Cup, Yuri Semin stepped down several weeks later and Russia began looking for a new manager. It was clear that a foreign manager would be needed as most of the high - profile Russian coaches were not successful with the national team. On 10 April 2006, it was announced that then Australia manager Guus Hiddink would lead Russia in the Euro 2008 qualification campaign. For the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Russia were drawn into Group E with England, Croatia, Israel, Macedonia, Estonia, and Andorra. For much of the campaign, it was between Russia and England to obtain the final qualifying place behind Croatia. Russia lost 3 -- 0 away to England, and in the return game in Moscow, fell to an early goal from Wayne Rooney. During the second half Russia came from behind to win 2 -- 1 with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring both goals. On 17 November 2007, Russia suffered a 2 -- 1 defeat to Israel to put qualification hopes in jeopardy, but Russia still managed to qualify one point ahead of England by beating Andorra 1 -- 0 while England lost 3 -- 2 to Croatia. In the Euro 2008 tournament, Russia were drawn into Group D with Sweden and Euro 2004 group rivals Spain and Greece. In a preparation friendly against Serbia, leading striker Pavel Pogrebnyak was injured and would miss the tournament. Russia lost their opening match 4 -- 1 to Spain in Innsbruck but then beat Greece 1 -- 0 with a goal by Konstantin Zyryanov. The third game saw Russia defeat Sweden 2 -- 0 through goals by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin, resulting in Russia advancing to the quarter - finals in second place behind Spain. In the quarter - final against the Netherlands, Roman Pavlyuchenko scored a volley ten minutes after half - time. With four minutes left in the match, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, to make it 1 -- 1 and put the game into extra time. But Russia regained the lead when Andrei Arshavin raced down the left flank and sent a cross towards substitute Dmitri Torbinski, who tapped the ball into the net. Arshavin then beat Edwin van der Sar, ending the match 3 -- 1, and sent Russia through to their first major semi-final since the breakup of the USSR. In the semi-finals Russia was once again matched up against Spain, and lost 3 -- 0. 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Main article : 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification -- UEFA Group 4 Russia lost 0 -- 1 against Germany in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in October 2009 Russia was drawn to Group 4 in qualification for 2010 FIFA World Cup, competing with Germany, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein. The team started the campaign with a 2 -- 1 victory over Wales but on 11 October lost 2 -- 1 to Germany. Russia 's form then improved, and by winning 3 -- 1 away to Wales on the same day as Finland drew 1 -- 1 to Liechtenstein, guaranteed them at least a play - off spot. The match at the Luzhniki Stadium against Germany to top the group was watched by 84,500 fans. Miroslav Klose scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute, sending the Germans to the finals in South Africa and Russia to a play - off. On 14 November, Russia faced Slovenia in the first - leg of their two - legged play - off, where they won 2 -- 1 with two goals from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov. In the return match, Russia lost 1 -- 0 in Maribor, and Slovenia qualified for the finals on the away goals rule. On 13 February 2010, it was confirmed that Hiddink would leave his position as manager, with the expiration of his contract on 30 June. Euro 2012 Russia directly qualified for Euro 2012 by winning qualifying Group B, defeating Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra. Final tournament Main article : UEFA Euro 2012 Group A Russia against Poland in Euro 2012. Russia were drawn into Group A with Poland, Czech Republic, Greece. Led by Dick Advocaat, Russia were considered before the starting of the tournament as the dark horses of the competition as they had been unbeaten since nearly 15 games and managed to record an impressive 3 -- 0 win against Italy only one week before the Euro 2012 's opening game kick - off. The Sbornaya started off the tournament by justifying the belief with a sensational 4 -- 1 win over the Czech Republic and temporarily went to the top of the group with three points. Alan Dzagoev netted twice and Roman Shirokov and Roman Pavlyuchenko scored. In the second game against co-host Poland, Dick Advocaat 's side saw Dzagoev continuing his fine form. He netted the opener but Poland managed to equalise in the second half. Despite having drawn, the result was n't seen as negative. The Sbornaya went full of confidence to the final game against Greece which they were meeting for the third time in a row. However, things did not go as expected as Greece scored the opener late in the first half. The game finished with a 1 -- 0 loss which eliminated the Russians from the tournament to the disbelief of the supporters. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic 0 5 − 1 6 Advance to knockout phase Greece 0 Russia 5 + 2 Poland ( H ) 0 − 1 Source : UEFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers ( H ) Host. The group stage exit was considered as one of the biggest surprises of the Euro and resulted in a hostile reaction from fans and medias. Advocaat and most of the team such as Andrey Arshavin were heavily criticized for the perceived excess of confidence. 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification -- UEFA Group F In July 2012, the Italian Fabio Capello was named as the new Russian manager, after being sacked by England in February. Russia competed in Group F of World Cup qualification and qualified in first place after a 1 -- 1 draw with Azerbaijan in their last game. In January 2014, after qualification had been achieved, Capello was rewarded with a new four - year contract to last up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Group F Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Russia 10 7 20 5 + 15 22 Portugal 10 6 20 9 + 11 21 Israel 10 5 19 14 + 5 14 Azerbaijan 10 6 7 11 − 4 9 Northern Ireland 10 5 9 17 − 8 7 Luxembourg 10 6 7 26 − 19 6 Azerbaijan -- 1 -- 1 1 -- 1 2 -- 0 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 Israel 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 0 1 -- 1 3 -- 3 0 -- 4 Luxembourg 0 -- 0 0 -- 6 -- 3 -- 2 1 -- 2 0 -- 4 Northern Ireland 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 1 -- 0 Portugal 3 -- 0 1 -- 1 3 -- 0 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 Russia 1 -- 0 3 -- 1 4 -- 1 2 -- 0 1 -- 0 -- Final tournament Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H Russia played in Group H against South Korea, Belgium and Algeria. In their first group match, against South Korea, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev fumbled a long - range shot from Lee Keun - ho, dropping it over the line to give the Koreans the lead. Russia then went on to equalise through substitute Aleksandr Kerzhakov, who drew equal to Vladimir Beschastnykh 's record 26 goals for Russia, and the match finished 1 -- 1. In the second match, Russia held Belgium at 0 -- 0 at the Maracanã until substitute Divock Origi scored the only goal in the 88th minute. The final group stage match between Algeria and Russia on 26 June ended 1 -- 1, advancing Algeria and eliminating Russia. A win for Russia would have seen them qualify, and they led the game 1 -- 0 after six minutes through Aleksandr Kokorin. In the 60th minute of the game, a green laser was shone in Akinfeev 's face while he was defending from an Algerian free kick, from which Islam Slimani scored to equalise. Both Akinfeev and Russian coach Fabio Capello blamed the laser for the decisive conceded goal. Group H Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Belgium 0 0 + 3 9 Advance to knockout stage Algeria 6 5 + 1 Russia 0 − 1 South Korea 0 6 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification Russia were placed in Group G of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying alongside Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova and Liechtenstein. Russia began their campaign well with a 4 -- 0 win against Liechtenstein. This was followed by a string of shaky performances by Russia, two 1 -- 1 draws against Sweden and Moldova and two 1 -- 0 losses against Austria. Russia were awarded a 3 -- 0 victory against Montenegro due to crowd violence. At this stage, Russia looked to be finishing third in their group before they bounced back by winning their remaining matches against Sweden, Liechtenstein, Moldova and Montenegro to finish second in their qualifying group above Sweden and qualify for UEFA Euro 2016. Group G Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Austria 10 9 0 22 5 + 17 28 Qualify for final tournament Russia 10 6 21 5 + 16 20 Sweden 10 5 15 9 + 6 18 Advance to play - offs Montenegro 10 5 10 13 − 3 11 5 Liechtenstein 10 7 26 − 24 5 6 Moldova 10 0 8 16 − 12 Source : UEFA Rules for classification : Qualification tiebreakers Final tournament Main article : UEFA Euro 2016 Group B During the group stages of the tournament, UEFA imposed a suspended disqualification on Russia for crowd trouble during a group match against England. Russia were knocked out of the competition in their final group match which was against Wales ( a 3 -- 0 defeat ) ; prior to this they had only collected a single point from a 1 -- 1 draw against England which was followed by a 2 -- 1 loss to Slovakia. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales 0 6 + 3 6 Advance to knockout phase England 0 + 1 5 Slovakia 0 Russia 0 6 − 4 Source : UEFA 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia qualified for the 2017 Confederations Cup as hosts. Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Portugal 0 7 + 5 7 Advance to knockout stage Mexico 0 6 + 2 7 Russia ( H ) 0 0 New Zealand 0 0 8 − 7 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers ( H ) Host. 17 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 17 ) 18 : 00 Russia 2 -- 0 New Zealand Boxall 31 ' ( o.g. ) Smolov 69 ' Report Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg Attendance : 50,251 Referee : Wilmar Roldán ( Colombia ) 21 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 21 ) 18 : 00 Russia 0 -- 1 Portugal Report Ronaldo 8 ' Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance : 42,759 Referee : Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy ) 24 June 2017 ( 2017 - 06 - 24 ) 18 : 00 Mexico 2 -- 1 Russia Araujo 30 ' Lozano 52 ' Report Samedov 25 ' Kazan Arena, Kazan Attendance : 41,585 Referee : Fahad Al - Mirdasi ( Saudi Arabia ) 2018 FIFA World Cup Russian team during the penalty series in the first knockout round against Spain at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 2 December 2010, Russia were selected to host the 2018 World Cup and automatically qualified for the tournament. During the friendly matches prior to the tournament, Russia did not have good results. The team lost more games than it won and this made their FIFA ranking fall to 70th, the lowest among all World Cup participants. Russia were drawn to play Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay in the group stage. Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A Despite a series of poor results in warm - up games, however, Russia began their World Cup campaign with a 5 -- 0 demolition of Saudi Arabia, who were three places above them in the rankings, on 14 June in the opening match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 19 June, Russia won their second game of the group stage, beating Egypt by a scoreline of 3 -- 1, taking their goal difference to + 7 with only two matches played. 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 an independent state. They officially qualified for the knockout stage the next day, following Uruguay 's 1 -- 0 win over Saudi Arabia. Russia 's final group game was against two - time world champions ( 1930 and 1950 ) 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 faced Spain at the Round of 16 in Moscow. Spain were considered one of the tournament favorites with many accomplished players at club and international level, having won 2010 edition. 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. BBC Sport and The Guardian described this as one of the biggest tournament surprises, considering how Russia were the lowest - ranked team prior to the competition, and according to some, had one of the worst teams of the competition. Against the Spaniards who were known for their Tiki - taka, Coach Stanislav Cherchesov used a defensive 5 - 3 - 1 - 1 formation to sit deep and defend with 10 men, and conceded no goals from open play as Spain 's only goal was from a corner kick set piece while Russia tied the game thanks for a penalty awarded for a handball. Igor Akinfeev, who saved two penalties including a foot - save to deny Spain 's Iago Aspas, was voted as Budweiser Man of the Match. The win against Spain sent supporters and residents of Russia into wild celebrations, as they reached the quarter - finals for the first time since the breakup of the Soviet Union. Match TV commentator Denis Kazansky said `` From the first day we had not been expecting much from our team. Then thoughts turned to winning the thing. What we have seen is a significant change in people 's attitudes, and in the history of Russian football ''. Russia then played Croatia in the quarter - finals held at Sochi, on 7 July. Coach Stanislav Cherchesov reverted to a four - man defense which successfully exploited Croatia offensive set - up which proved vulnerable to Russia 's counter-attacking. Russia scored first ( a spectacular strike by Denis Cheryshev which was his fourth goal of the tournament ) and last ( a header from Mário Fernandes at the 115th minute ) as the match finished 2 -- 2 after extra time, and then were eliminated 3 -- 4 in the penalty shootout. Nonetheless, this stands as Russia 's best World Cup performance ever since the dissolution of the USSR. The team visited the FIFA Fan Fest in Moscow on Sunday July 8, 2018 to thank their supporters and say goodbye. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Uruguay 0 0 5 0 + 5 9 Advance to knockout stage Russia ( H ) 0 8 + 4 6 Saudi Arabia 0 7 − 5 Egypt 0 0 6 − 4 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers ( H ) Host. In the round of 16 : The winners of Group A will advance to play the runners - up of Group B. The runners - up of Group A will advance to play the winners of Group B. 14 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 14 ) 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Russia 5 -- 0 Saudi Arabia Gazinsky 12 ' Cheryshev 43 ', 90 + 1 ' Dzyuba 71 ' Golovin 90 + 4 ' Report Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Attendance : 78,011 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) 19 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 19 ) 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Russia 3 -- 1 Egypt 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 ( 2018 - 06 - 25 ) 18 : 00 SAMT ( UTC + 4 ) Uruguay 3 -- 0 Russia Suárez 10 ' Cheryshev 23 ' ( o.g. ) Cavani 90 ' Report Cosmos Arena, Samara Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) Knockout stage Round of sixteen 1 July 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 01 ) 17 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Spain 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Russia 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 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 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Team image Kits and crests Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russia national football team kits. Following the break up of the Soviet Union, the Russian Football Union opted for a new identity, replacing the red and white Adidas kits with strips supplied by Reebok. Reebok presented the team in red, blue and white kits reflecting the new national flag of Russia. In 1997, Nike decided on a simpler design using just blue and white. The design, used at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004, consisted of mainly a white base with blue trim and the opposite combination for the away kit. After failing to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Nike moved in another direction by reintroducing red, this time as the home kit, while white being reversed as the away colour. This trend was continued by Adidas, who took over as suppliers in September 2008. The 2009 -- 10 season marked yet another major change in the kit design with the introduction of the maroon and gold as the primary home colours. This combination however proved to be short lived as a return to red and white was made in 2011. The edition of the kit used at Euro 2012 featured a red base with gold trim and a Russian flag positioned diagonally while the away kit was a minimalistic white with red trim combination. The 2014 FIFA World Cup kit made return to the maroon and gold colour scheme once again, with Russian flag - coloured stripes built horizontally into the sleeves, the front includes the pattern in different shades of maroon depicting the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. The away 2014 kit is mostly white with blue trim, the top of the front below the trim shows the view of Earth from space. The sides and back of the collar are made in the colours of the Russian flag. The Russian national team 's official shirt supplier since 2008 is Adidas. Kit suppliers Kit supplier Period Notes Adidas 1992 -- 1993 Reebok 1993 -- 1996 Nike 1997 -- 2008 Adidas 2008 -- present Competitive record Squads Soviet Union squad -- 1952 Summer Olympics 1 Ivanov 2 Krizhevsky 3 Bashashkin 4 Nyrkov 5 Netto 6 Petrov 7 Trofimov 8 Nikolayev 9 Bobrov ( c ) 10 Maryutin 11 Ilyin 12 Nikanorov 13 Gómez 14 Zyablikov 15 Antadze 16 Tenyagin 17 Beskov 18 Gogoberidze 19 Chkuaseli 20 Margania Coach : Arkadyev Soviet Union squad -- 1956 Olympic gold medalists GK Razinsky GK Yashin DF Tishchenko DF Ogonkov DF Maslyonkin DF Kuznetsov DF Bashashkin DF Porkhunov MF Netto MF Betsa MF Paramonov FW Tatushin FW Ivanov FW Isayev FW Ryzhkin FW Salnikov FW Ilyin FW Streltsov FW Simonyan FW Belyayev Coach : Kachalin 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 Ostrovskis 15 Maslyonkin 16 Tsaryov 17 A. Ivanov 18 Bubukin 19 Gusarov 20 Falin 21 Fedosov 22 Yerokhin Coach : Kachalin Soviet Union squad -- 1960 European Nations ' Cup winners ( 1st title ) GK Maslachenko GK Yashin DF Chokheli DF Kesarev DF Krutikov DF Maslyonkin DF Tsaryov MF Netto ( c ) MF Voynov FW Apukhtin FW Bubukin FW Ivanov FW Kaloev FW Kovalyov FW Meskhi FW Metreveli FW Ponedelnik Coach : Kachalin Soviet Union squad -- 1962 FIFA World Cup 1 Yashin 2 Maslachenko 3 Kotrikadze 4 Dubinski 5 Chokheli 6 Ostrovskis 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 Soviet Union squad -- 1964 European Nations ' Cup runners - up GK Urushadze GK Yashin DF Anichkin DF Dubinski DF Glotov DF Mudrik DF Shesternyov DF Shustikov MF Korneyev MF Shikunov MF Voronin FW Chislenko FW Gusarov FW Ivanov ( c ) FW Khusainov FW Kopayev FW Malofeyev FW Ponedelnik Coach : Beskov Soviet Union squad -- 1966 FIFA World Cup fourth place 1 Yashin 2 Serebryanikov 3 Ostrovskis 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 Soviet Union squad -- UEFA Euro 1968 Fourth Place 1 Pshenichnikov 2 Anichkin 3 Afonin 4 Banishevskiy 5 Byshovets 6 Voronin 7 Yevryuzhikhin 8 Istomin 9 Kavazashvili 10 Kaplychnyi 11 Malofeyev 12 Muntyan 13 Nodia 14 Rudakov 15 Levchenko 16 Khurtsilava 17 Chislenko 18 Shesternyov ( c ) 19 Lenyov 20 Asatiani 21 Logofet 22 Smolnikov Coach : Yakushin 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 Soviet Union squad -- UEFA Euro 1972 runners - up GK Pilguy GK Rudakov DF Abramov DF Dzodzuashvili DF Istomin DF Kaplychnyi DF Matviyenko DF Troshkin MF Baidachny MF Dolmatov MF Khurtsilava ( c ) MF Kolotov MF Konkov MF Muntyan FW Banishevskiy FW Kozynkevych FW Nodia FW Onyshchenko Coach : Ponomarov Soviet Union squad -- 1972 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists 1 Rudakov 2 Istomin 3 Khurtsilava 4 Lovchev 5 Kaplychnyi 6 Kolotov 7 Onyshchenko 8 Semyonov 9 Yakubik 10 Kuksov 11 Yevryuzhikhin 12 Dzodzuashvili 13 Olshansky 14 Zanazanyan 15 Andreasyan 16 Sabo 17 Pilguy 18 Yeliseyev 19 Blokhin Coach : Ponomarev Soviet Union squad -- 1976 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists 1 Astapovsky 2 Kon'kov 3 Matviyenko 4 Fomenko 5 Reshko 6 Troshkin 7 Kipiani 8 Onyshchenko 9 Kolotov 10 Veremeyev 11 Blokhin 12 Buryak 13 Fyodorov 14 Minayev 15 Zvyahintsev 16 Nazarenko 17 Prokhorov Coach : Lobanovskiy Soviet Union squad -- 1980 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists 1 Dasayev 2 Sulakvelidze 3 Chivadze 4 Khidiyatullin 5 Romantsev 6 Shavlo 7 Andreyev 8 Bezsonov 9 Gavrilov 10 Cherenkov 11 Gazzaev 12 Pilguy 13 Baltacha 14 Nikulin 15 Oganesian 16 Prokopenko 17 Chelebadze Coach : Beskov 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 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 Krakovsky Coach : Lobanovskiy Soviet Union squad -- UEFA Euro 1988 runners - up 1 Dasayev ( c ) 2 Bezsonov 3 Khidiyatullin 4 Kuznetsov 5 Demyanenko 6 Rats 7 Aleinikov 8 Lytovchenko 9 Zavarov 10 Protasov 11 Belanov 12 Vyshnevskyi 13 Sulakvelidze 14 Sukristov 15 Mykhaylychenko 16 Chanov 17 Dmitriyev 18 Gotsmanov 19 Baltacha 20 Pasulko Coach : Lobanovskiy Soviet Union football squad -- 1988 Summer Olympics -- Gold Medalists Kharine Ketashvili Sklyarov Cherednyk Janonis Tyshchenko Kuznetsov Ponomaryov Borodyuk Dobrovolski Lyutyi Yarovenko Fokin Tatarchuk Mykhaylychenko Prudnikov Losev Gorlukovich Savichev Narbekovas Coach : Byshovets 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 : Lobanovskiy CIS squad -- UEFA Euro 1992 1 Kharine 2 Chernyshov 3 Tskhadadze 4 Tsveiba 5 O. Kuznetsov 6 Shalimov 7 Mykhaylychenko ( c ) 8 Kanchelskis 9 Aleinikov 10 Dobrovolski 11 Yuran 12 Cherchesov 13 Kiriakov 14 Lyutyi 15 Kolyvanov 16 D. Kuznetsov 17 Korneev 18 Onopko 19 Lediakhov 20 Ivanov Coach : Byshovets 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 Kharin ( c ) 17 Tsymbalar 18 Onopko 19 Mostovoi 20 Ledyakhov 21 Khlestov 22 Yuran Coach : Sadyrin Russia squad -- UEFA Euro 1996 1 Kharin 2 Tetradze 3 Nikiforov 4 Tsymbalar 5 Kovtun 6 Karpin 7 Onopko ( c ) 8 Kanchelskis 9 Kolyvanov 10 Mostovoi 11 Kiriakov 12 Cherchesov 13 Bushmanov 14 Dobrovolski 15 Shalimov 16 Simutenkov 17 Beschastnykh 18 Yanovsky 19 Radimov 20 Gorlukovich 21 Khokhlov 22 Ovchinnikov Coach : Romantsev 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 Daev 14 Chugainov 15 Alenichev 16 Kerzhakov 17 Semak 18 Sennikov 19 Pimenov 20 Izmailov 21 Khokhlov 22 Sychev 23 Filimonov Coach : Romantsev Russia squad -- UEFA Euro 2004 1 Ovchinnikov 2 Radimov 3 Sychev 4 Smertin ( c ) 5 Karyaka 6 Semshov 7 Izmailov 8 Gusev 9 Bulykin 10 Mostovoi 11 Kerzhakov 12 Malafeev 13 Sharonov 14 Anyukov 15 Alenichev 16 Evseev 17 Sennikov 18 Kirichenko 19 Bystrov 20 Loskov 21 Bugaev 22 Aldonin 23 Akinfeev Coach : Yartsev Russia squad -- UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists 1 Akinfeev 2 V. Berezutski 3 Yanbaev 4 Ignashevich 5 A. Berezutski 6 Adamov 7 Torbinski 8 Kolodin 9 Saenko 10 Arshavin 11 Semak ( c ) 12 Gabulov 13 Ivanov 14 Shirokov 15 Bilyaletdinov 16 Malafeev 17 Zyryanov 18 Zhirkov 19 Pavlyuchenko 20 Semshov 21 Sychev 22 Anyukov 23 Bystrov Coach : Hiddink Russia squad -- UEFA Euro 2012 1 Akinfeev 2 Anyukov 3 Sharonov 4 Ignashevich 5 Zhirkov 6 Shirokov 7 Denisov 8 Zyryanov 9 Izmailov 10 Arshavin ( c ) 11 Kerzhakov 12 A. Berezutskiy 13 Shunin 14 Pavlyuchenko 15 Kombarov 16 Malafeev 17 Dzagoev 18 Kokorin 19 Granat 20 Pogrebnyak 21 Nababkin 22 Glushakov 23 Semshov Coach : Advocaat 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 V. Berezutski ( c ) 15 Mogilevets 16 Ryzhikov 17 Shatov 18 Zhirkov 19 Samedov 20 Fayzulin 21 Ionov 22 Yeshchenko 23 Kombarov Coach : Capello Russia squad -- UEFA Euro 2016 1 Akinfeev 2 Shishkin 3 Smolnikov 4 Ignashevich 5 Neustädter 6 A. Berezutski 7 Yusupov 8 Glushakov 9 Kokorin 10 Smolov 11 Mamayev 12 Lodygin 13 Golovin 14 V. Berezutski 15 Shirokov ( c ) 16 Guilherme 17 Shatov 18 Ivanov 19 Samedov 20 Torbinski 21 Shchennikov 22 Dzyuba 23 Kombarov Coach : Slutsky Russia squad -- 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Akinfeev ( c ) 2 Smolnikov 3 Shishkin 4 Gazinsky 5 Vasin 6 Dzhikiya 7 Poloz 8 Glushakov 9 Smolov 10 Kambolov 11 Bukharov 12 Gabulov 13 Kudryashov 14 Kutepov 15 Miranchuk 16 Guilherme 17 Golovin 18 Zhirkov 19 Samedov 20 Kanunnikov 21 Yerokhin 22 Tarasov 23 Kombarov Coach : Cherchesov 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 FIFA World Cup record Main article : Russia at the FIFA World Cup Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA as Soviet Union 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 Quarter - finals 6th 5 5 6 1962 Quarter - finals 6th 9 7 1966 Fourth place 4th 6 0 10 6 1970 Quarter - finals 5th 6 Disqualified 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Second group stage 7th 5 7 1986 Round of 16 10th 12 5 1990 Group stage 17th 0 as Russia 1994 Group stage 18th 0 7 6 1998 Did not qualify 2002 Group stage 22nd 0 2006 Did not qualify 2014 Group stage 24th 0 2018 Quarter - finals 8th 5 11 7 2022 To be determined 2026 Total Fourth place 11 / 21 45 19 10 16 77 54 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks UEFA European Championship record Main article : Russia at the UEFA European Championship UEFA European Championship record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA as Soviet Union 1960 Champions 1st 0 0 5 1964 Runners - up 2nd 0 1968 Fourth place 4th 0 0 1972 Runners - up 2nd 0 1976 Did not qualify 1980 1984 1988 Runners - up 2nd 5 7 as CIS 1992 Group stage 8th 0 as Russia Group stage 14th 0 8 2000 Did not qualify Group stage 10th 0 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 0 7 8 2012 Group stage 9th 5 2016 Group stage 23rd 0 6 2020 To be determined Total 1 Title 11 / 15 30 11 6 13 33 42 FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup record Year Round Position Pld D * GF GA Squad 1992 Did not qualify 1995 1999 2003 2005 2009 2013 2017 Group stage 5th 0 Squad Total Group stage 1 / 10 0 -- Major competitions 1994 World Cup -- Group stage 1996 European Championship -- Group stage 1998 World Cup -- Failed to qualify 2000 European Championship -- Failed to qualify 2002 World Cup -- Group stage 2004 European Championship -- Group stage 2006 World Cup -- Failed to qualify 2008 European Championship -- Semi-final 2010 World Cup -- Failed to qualify 2012 European Championship -- Group stage 2014 World Cup -- Group stage 2016 European Championship -- Group stage 2018 World Cup -- Quarter - final 9 out of 13 Qualifying campaigns FIFA World Cup European Football Championship 1994 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group 1996 -- Finished 1st in qualifying group 1998 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group Lost to Italy in play - offs 2000 -- Finished 3rd in qualifying group 2002 -- Finished 1st in qualifying group 2004 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group Beat Wales in play - offs 2006 -- Finished 3rd in qualifying group 2008 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group 2010 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group Lost to Slovenia in play - offs 2012 -- Finished 1st in qualifying group 2014 -- Finished 1st in qualifying group 2016 -- Finished 2nd in qualifying group 2018 -- Qualified directly as the host 2020 -- To be decided Managers Statistics correct as of 9 July 2018 Name Tenure Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % Pavel Sadyrin 1992 -- 1994 23 12 6 5 52.17 Oleg Romantsev 1994 -- 1996, 1998 -- 2002 60 36 14 10 60 Boris Ignatyev 1996 -- 1998 20 8 8 40 Anatoliy Byshovets 1998 6 0 0 6 0 Valery Gazzaev 2002 -- 2003 9 44.44 Georgi Yartsev 2003 -- 2005 19 8 6 5 42.11 Yuri Semin 2005 7 0 42.86 Aleksandr Borodyuk ( caretaker ) 2006 0 0 Guus Hiddink July 2006 -- June 2010 39 22 7 10 56.41 Dick Advocaat July 2010 -- July 2012 24 12 8 50 Fabio Capello July 2012 -- July 2015 33 17 11 5 51.52 Leonid Slutsky August 2015 -- June 2016 13 6 5 46.15 Stanislav Cherchesov August 2016 -- present 25 8 6 11 32 Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Stanislav Cherchesov Assistant coach Miroslav Romaschenko Goalkeeping coach Gintaras Staučė Physical trainer Paulino Granero Physical trainer Vladimir Panikov Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Nations League game against Turkey on 7 September 2018 and a friendly game against Czech Republic on 10 September 2018. Caps and goals updated as of 7 July 2018 after the match against Croatia. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Andrey Lunyov ( 1991 - 11 - 13 ) 13 November 1991 ( age 26 ) 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg 1GK Anton Shunin ( 1987 - 01 - 27 ) 27 January 1987 ( age 31 ) 0 Dynamo Moscow 1GK Guilherme ( 1985 - 12 - 12 ) 12 December 1985 ( age 32 ) 0 Lokomotiv Moscow 2DF Igor Smolnikov ( 1988 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1988 ( age 30 ) 28 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2DF Fyodor Kudryashov ( 1987 - 04 - 05 ) 5 April 1987 ( age 31 ) 23 0 Rubin Kazan 2DF Ilya Kutepov ( 1993 - 07 - 29 ) 29 July 1993 ( age 25 ) 12 0 Spartak Moscow 2DF Mário Fernandes ( 1990 - 09 - 19 ) 19 September 1990 ( age 27 ) 10 CSKA Moscow 2DF Georgi Dzhikiya ( 1993 - 11 - 21 ) 21 November 1993 ( age 24 ) 8 0 Spartak Moscow 2DF Roman Neustädter ( 1988 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1988 ( age 30 ) 6 0 Fenerbahçe 2DF Andrei Semyonov ( 1989 - 03 - 24 ) 24 March 1989 ( age 29 ) 6 0 Akhmat Grozny 2DF Konstantin Rausch ( 1990 - 03 - 15 ) 15 March 1990 ( age 28 ) 5 0 Dynamo Moscow 2DF Elmir Nabiullin ( 1995 - 03 - 08 ) 8 March 1995 ( age 23 ) 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3MF Aleksandr Yerokhin ( 1989 - 10 - 13 ) 13 October 1989 ( age 28 ) 19 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3MF Denis Cheryshev ( 1990 - 12 - 26 ) 26 December 1990 ( age 27 ) 16 Valencia 3MF Roman Zobnin ( 1994 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1994 ( age 24 ) 17 0 Spartak Moscow 3MF Aleksei Ionov ( 1989 - 02 - 18 ) 18 February 1989 ( age 29 ) 11 0 Rostov 3MF Daler Kuzyayev ( 1993 - 01 - 15 ) 15 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 11 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg 3MF Yury Gazinsky ( 1989 - 07 - 20 ) 20 July 1989 ( age 29 ) 10 Krasnodar 3MF Pavel Mogilevets ( 1993 - 01 - 25 ) 25 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 0 Rubin Kazan 3MF Ruslan Kambolov ( 1990 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1990 ( age 28 ) 0 Rubin Kazan 3MF Anton Shvets ( 1993 - 04 - 26 ) 26 April 1993 ( age 25 ) 0 Akhmat Grozny 3MF Dmitry Stotsky ( 1989 - 12 - 01 ) 1 December 1989 ( age 28 ) 0 0 Krasnodar 4FW Artem Dzyuba ( 1988 - 08 - 22 ) 22 August 1988 ( age 30 ) 28 14 Zenit Saint Petersburg 4FW Dmitry Poloz ( 1991 - 07 - 12 ) 12 July 1991 ( age 27 ) 15 Rubin Kazan 4FW Anton Zabolotny ( 1991 - 06 - 13 ) 13 June 1991 ( age 27 ) 5 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg Recent call - ups The following players been called up to the Russia squad in the past 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call - up GK Igor Akinfeev ( Captain ) ( 1986 - 04 - 08 ) 8 April 1986 ( age 32 ) 111 0 CSKA Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup GK Vladimir Gabulov ( 1983 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1983 ( age 34 ) 10 0 Club Brugge 2018 FIFA World Cup GK Soslan Dzhanayev ( 1987 - 03 - 13 ) 13 March 1987 ( age 31 ) 0 Rubin Kazan 2018 FIFA World Cup GK Aleksandr Selikhov ( 1994 - 04 - 07 ) 7 April 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Spartak Moscow v. France, 27 March 2018 GK Andrei Sinitsyn ( 1988 - 06 - 23 ) 23 June 1988 ( age 30 ) 0 0 Krasnodar v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 DF Sergei Ignashevich ( 1979 - 07 - 14 ) 14 July 1979 ( age 39 ) 127 8 Retired 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Vladimir Granat ( 1987 - 05 - 22 ) 22 May 1987 ( age 31 ) 13 Rubin Kazan 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Dmitri Kombarov ( 1987 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1987 ( age 31 ) 47 Spartak Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Vladislav Ignatyev ( 1987 - 01 - 20 ) 20 January 1987 ( age 31 ) 0 Lokomotiv Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup DF Viktor Vasin ( 1988 - 10 - 06 ) 6 October 1988 ( age 29 ) 13 CSKA Moscow v. Spain, 14 November 2017 DF Yevgeni Chernov ( 1992 - 10 - 23 ) 23 October 1992 ( age 25 ) 0 0 Zenit Saint Petersburg v. Iran, 10 October 2017 DF Vyacheslav Karavayev ( 1995 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1995 ( age 23 ) 0 0 Vitesse Arnhem v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 DF Vitali Shakhov ( 1991 - 01 - 09 ) 9 January 1991 ( age 27 ) 0 0 Orenburg v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 MF Yuri Zhirkov ( 1983 - 08 - 20 ) 20 August 1983 ( age 35 ) 87 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Alan Dzagoev ( 1990 - 06 - 17 ) 17 June 1990 ( age 28 ) 59 9 CSKA Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Aleksandr Samedov ( 1984 - 07 - 19 ) 19 July 1984 ( age 34 ) 53 7 Spartak Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Aleksandr Golovin ( 1996 - 05 - 30 ) 30 May 1996 ( age 22 ) 23 Monaco 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Anton Miranchuk ( 1995 - 10 - 17 ) 17 October 1995 ( age 22 ) 6 0 Lokomotiv Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Denis Glushakov ( 1987 - 01 - 27 ) 27 January 1987 ( age 31 ) 57 5 Spartak Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Aleksandr Tashayev ( 1994 - 06 - 23 ) 23 June 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Dynamo Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup MF Magomed Ozdoyev ( 1992 - 11 - 05 ) 5 November 1992 ( age 25 ) 12 Zenit Saint Petersburg v. Iran, 10 October 2017 MF Dmitri Tarasov ( 1987 - 03 - 18 ) 18 March 1987 ( age 31 ) 8 Lokomotiv Moscow v. Iran, 10 October 2017 MF Magomed Mitrishev ( 1992 - 09 - 10 ) 10 September 1992 ( age 25 ) 0 0 Akhmat Grozny v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 FW Fyodor Smolov ( 1990 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1990 ( age 28 ) 37 12 Lokomotiv Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Aleksei Miranchuk ( 1995 - 10 - 17 ) 17 October 1995 ( age 22 ) 19 Lokomotiv Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Fyodor Chalov ( 1998 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1998 ( age 20 ) 0 0 CSKA Moscow 2018 FIFA World Cup FW Aleksandr Kokorin ( 1991 - 03 - 19 ) 19 March 1991 ( age 27 ) 48 12 Zenit Saint Petersburg v. Brazil, 23 March 2018 FW Kirill Panchenko ( 1989 - 10 - 16 ) 16 October 1989 ( age 28 ) 0 Dynamo Moscow v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 FW Vladimir Ilyin ( 1992 - 05 - 20 ) 20 May 1992 ( age 26 ) 0 0 Ural Yekaterinburg v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 FW Maksim Kanunnikov ( 1991 - 07 - 14 ) 14 July 1991 ( age 27 ) 11 0 Krylia Sovetov Samara v. Dynamo Moscow, 3 September 2017 Recent results and forthcoming fixtures 2017 Russia v New Zealand 17 June 2017 Confederations Cup Russia 2 -- 0 New Zealand show St. Petersburg, Russia 18 : 00 Boxall 31 ' ( o.g. ) Smolov 69 ' Report Stadium : Krestovsky Stadium Attendance : 50,251 Referee : Wilmar Roldan ( Colombia ) Russia v Portugal 21 June 2017 Confederations Cup Russia 0 -- 1 Portugal show Moscow, Russia 18 : 00 Report Ronaldo 8 ' Stadium : Otkrytiye Arena Attendance : 42,759 Referee : Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy ) Mexico v Russia 24 June 2017 Confederations Cup Mexico 2 -- 1 Russia show Kazan, Russia 18 : 00 Araujo 30 ' Lozano 52 ' Report Samedov 25 ' Stadium : Kazan Arena Attendance : 41,585 Referee : Fahad Al - Mirdasi ( Saudi Arabia ) Russia v South Korea 7 October Friendly Russia 4 -- 2 South Korea show Moscow, Russia 17 : 00 UTC + 3 Smolov 44 ' Kim Ju - young 55 ' ( o.g. ), 57 ' ( o.g. ) Miranchuk 83 ' Report Kwon Kyung - won 87 ' Ji Dong - won 90 + 3 ' Stadium : VEB Arena Russia v Iran 10 October Friendly Russia 1 -- 1 Iran show Kazan, Russia Poloz 74 ' Report Azmoun 57 ' Stadium : Kazan Arena Attendance : 33,270 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Russia v Argentina 11 November Friendly Russia 0 -- 1 Argentina show Moscow, Russia 15 : 00 ( UTC + 3 ) Report Agüero 86 ' Stadium : Luzhniki Stadium Referee : Damir Skomina ( Slovenia ) Russia v Spain 14 November Friendly Russia 3 -- 3 Spain show Saint Petersburg, Russia 21 : 45 MSK Smolov 41 ', 70 ' Miranchuk 51 ' Report Alba 9 ' Ramos 35 ' ( pen. ), 53 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Krestovsky Stadium Referee : Gianluca Rocchi ( Italy ) 2018 Russia v Brazil 23 March Friendly Russia 0 -- 3 Brazil show Moscow, Russia 19 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Report Miranda 53 ' Coutinho 62 ' ( pen. ) Paulinho 66 ' Stadium : Luzhniki Stadium Referee : Aleksei Kulbakov ( Belarus ) Russia v France 27 March Friendly Russia 1 -- 3 France show Saint Petersburg, Russia 19 : 50 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Smolov 68 ' Report Mbappé 40 ', 83 ' Pogba 49 ' Stadium : Krestovsky Stadium Referee : Gediminas Mažeika ( Lithuania ) Austria v Russia 30 May Friendly Austria 1 -- 0 Russia show Innsbruck, Austria 20 : 45 ( UTC + 2 ) Schöpf 28 ' Report Stadium : Tivoli - Neu Attendance : 14,500 Referee : Bas Nijhuis ( Netherlands ) Russia v Turkey 5 June Friendly Russia 1 -- 1 Turkey show Moscow, Russia 19 : 00 ( UTC + 3 ) Samedov 35 ' Report Mallı 59 ' Stadium : VEB Arena Referee : Ovidiu Hațegan ( Romania ) Russia v Saudi Arabia 14 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 5 -- 0 Saudi Arabia show Moscow, Russia 18 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Gazinsky 12 ' Cheryshev 43 ', 90 + 1 ' Dzyuba 71 ' Golovin 90 + 4 ' Report Stadium : Luzhniki Stadium Attendance : 78,011 Referee : Néstor Pitana ( Argentina ) Russia v Egypt 19 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 3 -- 1 Egypt show Saint Petersburg, Russia 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Fathy 47 ' ( o.g. ) Cheryshev 59 ' Dzyuba 62 ' Report Salah 73 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Krestovsky Stadium Attendance : 64,468 Referee : Enrique Cáceres ( Paraguay ) Uruguay v Russia 25 June 2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 3 -- 0 Russia show Samara, Russia 18 : 00 SAMT ( UTC + 3 ) Suárez 10 ' Cheryshev 23 ' ( o.g. ) Cavani 90 ' Report Stadium : Cosmos Arena Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) Spain v Russia 1 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Spain 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) ( 3 -- 4 p ) Russia show Moscow, Russia 17 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Ignashevich 12 ' ( o.g. ) Report Dzyuba 41 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Luzhniki Stadium Attendance : 78,011 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Penalties Iniesta Piqué Koke Ramos Aspas Smolov Ignashevich Golovin Cheryshev Russia v Croatia 7 July 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia 2 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) ( 3 -- 4 p ) Croatia show Sochi, Russia 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Cheryshev 31 ' Fernandes 115 ' Report Kramarić 39 ' Vida 101 ' Stadium : Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance : 44,287 Referee : Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Penalties Smolov Dzagoev Fernandes Ignashevich Kuzyayev Brozović Kovačić Modrić Vida Rakitić Turkey v Russia 7 September 2018 -- 19 UEFA Nations League Turkey Russia show Trabzon, Turkey 21 : 45 TRT ( UTC + 3 ) Stadium : Şenol Güneş Stadium Russia v Czech Republic 10 September Friendly Russia Czech Republic show Rostov - on - Don, Russia TBA Report Stadium : Rostov Arena Russia v Sweden 11 October 2018 -- 19 UEFA Nations League Russia Sweden show Kaliningrad, Russia 21 : 45 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Stadium : Kaliningrad Stadium Russia v Turkey 14 October 2018 -- 19 UEFA Nations League Russia Turkey show Sochi, Russia 19 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Stadium : Fisht Olympic Stadium Germany v Russia 15 November Friendly Germany Russia show Leipzig, Germany 20 : 00 CEST ( UTC + 02 : 00 ) Stadium : Red Bull Arena Sweden v Russia 20 November 2018 -- 19 UEFA Nations League Sweden Russia show Solna, Sweden 20 : 45 CET ( UTC + 1 ) Stadium : Friends Arena Head - to - head record Include the records of Russian Empire, Soviet Union and CIS before 1992 As of 7 July 2018. Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record show Opponents Pld GF GA GD Albania 0 5 + 1 Algeria 0 0 5 5 0 Andorra 6 6 0 0 21 + 19 Argentina 13 6 5 12 15 − 3 Armenia 5 0 10 + 9 Austria 20 8 8 22 17 + 5 Azerbaijan 5 0 9 + 7 Belarus 0 8 + 4 Belgium 10 15 13 + 2 Brazil 13 9 9 27 − 18 Bulgaria 19 11 6 29 17 + 12 Cameroon 0 10 + 9 Canada 0 0 0 + 2 Chile 7 11 5 + 6 China PR 0 0 + 2 Colombia 0 7 5 + 2 Costa Rica 0 5 5 0 Croatia 0 5 − 2 Cyprus 7 6 0 22 + 19 Czech Republic 15 7 5 29 18 + 7 Denmark 11 9 32 10 + 22 East Germany 14 6 21 15 + 6 Egypt 0 0 + 2 El Salvador 5 5 0 0 10 + 9 England 15 5 6 18 26 − 8 Estonia 5 10 + 7 Faroe Islands 0 0 12 + 10 Finland 18 12 5 55 13 + 42 France 19 6 7 6 28 28 0 Georgia + 1 Germany 20 14 17 49 − 32 Ghana 0 0 0 + 1 Greece 22 13 5 40 15 + 35 Guatemala 0 0 0 + 3 Hungary 26 14 7 5 46 34 + 12 Iceland 12 7 20 6 + 14 India 0 0 16 + 15 Indonesia 0 0 + 4 Iran 5 6 + 4 Israel 15 8 31 18 + 13 Italy 16 5 6 5 14 13 + 1 Ivory Coast 0 − 2 Japan 0 11 + 8 North Korea 0 0 0 + 3 Kazakhstan 0 6 0 + 6 Kuwait 0 0 0 + 3 Latvia 0 7 + 5 Liechtenstein 6 6 0 0 19 + 18 Lithuania 0 11 + 7 Luxembourg 11 11 0 0 38 + 34 Macedonia 0 0 7 0 + 7 Malta 0 0 0 + 2 Mexico 13 7 13 5 + 8 Moldova 0 + 2 Montenegro 0 0 5 0 + 5 Morocco 0 7 + 4 Netherlands 10 9 14 − 5 New Zealand 0 0 5 0 + 5 Northern Ireland 6 6 + 4 Norway 13 7 24 11 + 13 Peru 0 0 + 4 Poland 15 8 29 14 + 15 Portugal 11 7 9 15 − 6 Qatar 7 5 + 2 Republic of Ireland 15 7 20 15 + 5 Romania 11 5 14 13 + 1 San Marino 0 0 11 0 + 11 Saudi Arabia 0 7 + 3 Scotland 7 7 6 + 1 Serbia 28 15 10 44 25 + 17 Singapore 0 0 0 Slovakia 9 8 8 0 Slovenia 5 7 6 + 1 South Korea 0 7 + 3 Spain 12 5 6 9 19 − 10 Sweden 26 9 9 8 46 33 + 13 Switzerland 12 8 0 29 11 + 18 Syria 0 0 0 + 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 + 2 Tunisia 0 0 5 0 + 5 Turkey 18 14 32 7 + 25 Ukraine 0 − 1 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 + 1 United States 9 11 6 + 5 Uruguay 9 6 15 8 + 7 Wales 10 5 12 8 + 4 Total 662 345 175 142 1,131 658 + 473 Jump up ^ Includes matches against Czechoslovakia. Jump up ^ Includes matches against West Germany. Jump up ^ Includes matches against Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Player records See also : Category : Russia international footballers As of 7 July 2018. Bold indicates active players Italic indicates players that played for the USSR or CIS Most appearances Sergei Ignashevich is the most capped player in Russian and USSR history with 126 caps. Rank Name Period Caps Goals Total career Sergei Ignashevich 2002 -- 2018 127 8 1999 -- 2018 Oleg Blokhin 1972 -- 1988 112 42 1969 -- 1990 Igor Akinfeev 2004 -- present 111 0 2003 -- present Viktor Onopko 1992 -- 2004 109 7 1986 -- 2005 5 Vasili Berezutskiy 2003 -- 2016 101 5 2000 -- 2018 6 Rinat Dasayev 1979 -- 1990 91 0 1976 -- 1991 Aleksandr Kerzhakov 2002 -- 2016 91 30 2001 -- 2017 8 Albert Shesternev 1961 -- 1971 90 0 1959 -- 1972 9 Yuri Zhirkov 2005 -- 2018 87 2001 -- present 10 Anatoliy Demyanenko 1981 -- 1990 80 6 1978 -- 1993 Most goals Aleksandr Kerzhakov is the top scorer in the history of Russia with 30 goals. Oleg Blokhin is the top scorer in the history of USSR with 42 goals as predecessor of Russia National football team. Rank Name Period Goals Caps Average Oleg Blokhin 1972 -- 1988 42 112 0.375 Aleksandr Kerzhakov 2002 -- 2016 30 91 0.330 Oleg Protasov 1984 -- 1991 29 68 0.426 Valentin Ivanov 1955 -- 1965 26 59 0.441 Vladimir Beschastnykh 1992 -- 2003 26 71 0.366 6 Eduard Streltsov 1955 -- 1968 25 38 0.658 7 Viktor Kolotov 1970 -- 1978 22 55 0.400 8 Roman Pavlyuchenko 2003 -- 2012 21 51 0.412 9 Viktor Ponedelnik 1960 -- 1966 20 29 0.690 Anatoliy Banishevskiy 1965 -- 1972 20 50 0.400 Igor Chislenko 1959 -- 1968 20 53 0.377 Home venues record Venue City First match Last match Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA Average attendance Lokomotiv Moscow 16 August 1992 6 June 2014 28 16 8 56 20 20,592 Luzhniki Moscow 14 October 1992 1 July 2018 33 20 8 5 55 21 41,881 Dynamo Moscow 29 May 1996 7 November 2006 18 11 7 0 36 11 15,556 Petrovsky Saint Petersburg 20 August 1997 26 May 2014 9 8 0 19 18,119 Arsenal Tula 19 May 1999 19 May 1999 0 0 13,000 Tsentralny Volgograd 16 October 2002 16 October 2002 0 0 16,000 Kuban Krasnodar 17 November 2004 14 November 2015 0 9 26,800 Tsentralny Profsoyuz Voronezh 17 November 2010 17 November 2010 0 0 0 34,000 Tsentralny Kazan 6 September 2013 6 September 2013 0 0 22,000 Arena Khimki Khimki 3 September 2014 7 June 2015 0 12 6,109 Otkrytie Arena Moscow 12 October 2014 21 June 2017 6 7 38,204 Olimp - 2 Rostov - na - Donu 17 November 2015 17 November 2015 0 0 15,000 Krasnodar Stadium Krasnodar 9 October 2016 24 March 2017 0 0 6 30,100 Akhmat - Arena Grozny 15 November 2016 15 November 2016 0 0 0 30,000 Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi 28 March 2017 7 July 2018 0 0 5 5 42,144 VEB Arena Moscow 9 June 2017 30 May 2018 0 6 21,742 Krestovsky Stadium Saint Petersburg 17 June 2017 19 June 2018 9 7 52,843 Kazan Arena Kazan 24 June 2017 10 October 2017 0 37,428 Cosmos Arena Samara 25 June 2018 25 June 2018 0 0 0 41,970 See also Association football portal Russia portal CIS national football team Russia national football B team Russia national under - 21 football team Russia women 's national football team References Jump up ^ Russia 's best result under its current name is joint 5 -- 8 ( eliminated in quarter - finals ) in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union. Jump up ^ `` Russia -- Association Information ''. FIFA.com. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015. Jump up ^ Ukraine 's forgotten World Cup pedigree Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine., Business Ukraine ( 4 August 2010 ) Jump up ^ Russia vs Ukraine ( 09.10. 1999 ) with Filimonov 's terrible mistake on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Two die in Moscow World Cup rioting ''. The Guardian. London. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2008. Jump up ^ `` Russian Onopko ruled out ''. BBC Sport. London. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Mostovoi blames coach ''. BBC Sport. London. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Russia 0 -- 2 Portugal ''. BBC Sport. London. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Russia 2 -- 1 Greece ''. BBC Sport. London. 20 June 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Jump up ^ `` Russia make Hiddink appointment ''. BBC Sport. 12 April 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Bilyaletdinov double but Slovenia strike late ''. ESPN. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009. Jump up ^ `` Major shock for Hiddink ''. ESPN. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2009. Jump up ^ `` Guus Hiddink confirms departure from Russia post ''. ESPN. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010. Jump up ^ `` Fabio Capello is appointed the new Russia boss ''. BBC Sport. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Fabio Capello agrees to lead Russia until 2018 World Cup ''. BBC Sport. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Russia v South Korea : World Cup 2014 -- as it happened ''. The Guardian. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014. Jump up ^ Sid Lowe at the Arena da Baixada ( 26 June 2014 ). `` Algeria 1 -- 1 Russia ; World Cup 2014 Group H match report ''. The Guardian. Jump up ^ `` World Cup 2014 : Fabio Capello unhappy at laser shone at keeper ''. BBC Sport. 27 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Euro 2016 : Russia given suspended disqualification ''. BBC Sport. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016. Jump up ^ Riach, James ( 28 October 2015 ). `` Sepp Blatter : Russia was chosen as 2018 World Cup host before vote ''. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Jump up ^ Guardian sport ( 15 November 2017 ). `` World Cup 2018 : which teams have made it to Russia ? ''. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 14 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Russia slumps to 1 -- 0 defeat in Austria for 3rd straight loss ''. ProSoccerTalk. 2018 - 05 - 30. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Russia Drops to 70th Place in FIFA Table, Becomes Lowest - Ranked World Cup Team ''. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ FIFA.com. `` The FIFA / Coca - Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ FIFA.com. `` 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia TM - Matches - Russia - Saudi Arabia - FIFA.com ''. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ FIFA.com. `` 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia TM - Matches - Russia - Egypt - FIFA.com ''. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Russia 3 -- 1 Egypt -- two wins & eight goals for hosts ''. BBC Sport. 2018 - 06 - 18. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Russia make it to FIFA World Cup knockout stage for first time in history Vestnik Kavkaza ''. vestnikkavkaza.net. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ `` World Cup 2018 : Russia beat Egypt 3 -- 1 to close in on last - 16 spot ''. BBC Sport. 2018 - 06 - 19. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Russia officially qualify for World Cup knockout stages after Uruguay beat Saudi Arabia in Group A ''. RT International. Retrieved 2018 - 06 - 23. Jump up ^ FIFA.com. `` 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia TM - Matches - Uruguay - Russia - FIFA.com ''. www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01. Jump up ^ Wallace, Sam ; Tyers, Alan ( 2018 - 07 - 01 ). `` Russia stun Spain with penalty shootout win to reach quarter finals, Iago Aspas and Koke miss from the spot ''. The Telegraph. ISSN 0307 - 1235. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01. Jump up ^ FIFA.com. `` The FIFA / Coca - Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01. Jump up ^ Yokhin, Michael ( 2018 - 06 - 13 ). `` Russia has 145 million people and likes football, so why are the team so poor ? Michael Yokhin ''. the Guardian. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01. ^ Jump up to : Petrosyan, Artur ( 8 July 2018 ). `` Russia 's Denis Cheryshev scores stunner but defensive failings cost World Cup hosts ''. ESPN. Retrieved 9 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` World Cup 2018 : Wild celebrations across Russia after hosts beat Spain ''. BBC Sport. 2018 - 07 - 01. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 01. ^ Jump up to : Jennings, Patrik ( 8 July 2018 ). `` World Cup 2018 : ' Russia dream over but nation 's hope restored ' ''. BBC Sport. BBC. 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Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group A -- Russia v Egypt '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group A -- Uruguay v Russia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Round of 16 -- Spain v Russia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 July 2018. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` 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. Jump up ^ `` Euro 2008 Team Kits -- Historical Football Kits ''. Historicalkits.co.uk. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2012. Jump up ^ Wallace, Sam ( 18 October 2007 ). `` Russia 2 England 1 : McClaren 's ambitions in ruins after Roman lands double blow ''. The Independent. London. Jump up ^ `` Russia national team switched to Adidas '' ( in Russian ). Championat.ru. 3 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008. Jump up ^ Refused to play the return leg of a play - off in Chile in the aftermath of that country 's 1973 military coup Jump up ^ Russia national football team fixtures and results. soccerway. 27 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Состав сборной России на Турцию и Чехию '' ( in Russian ). Russian Football Union. 27 August 2018. Further reading Marc Bennetts ( 2008 ). Football Dynamo -- Modern Russia and the People 's Game. London : Virgin Books. ISBN 0 - 7535 - 1319 - 6 External links Wikinews has related news : Euro 2008 : Netherlands vs. Russia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Russia national association football team. 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