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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
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA Campaign
as  Soviet Union as  Soviet Union
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member —
Italy 1934 1934
France 1938 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter 1950
Switzerland 1954 1954
Sweden 1958 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 4 0 1 18 3 1958
Chile 1962 6th 4 2 1 1 9 7 4 4 0 0 11 3 1962
England 1966 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 10 6 6 5 0 1 19 6 1966
Mexico 1970 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 2 4 3 1 0 8 1 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 5 4 1974
Argentina 1978 4 2 0 2 5 3 1978
Spain 1982 Second group stage 7th 5 2 2 1 7 4 8 6 2 0 20 2 1982
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 12 5 8 4 2 2 13 8 1986
Italy 1990 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 4 4 8 4 3 1 11 4 1990
as  Russia as  Russia
United States 1994 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 7 6 8 5 2 1 15 4 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 8 5 2 1 19 5 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 4 4 10 7 2 1 18 5 2002
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 12 6 5 1 23 12 2006
South Africa 2010 10 7 1 2 19 6 2010
Brazil 2014 Group stage 24th 3 0 2 1 2 3 10 7 1 2 20 5 2014
Russia 2018 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 2 1 11 7 Qualified as hosts 2018
Qatar 2022 Banned during qualification 10 7 1 2 19 6 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined 2026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 2030
Saudi Arabia 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

Soviet Union in Sweden 1958

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 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
Soviet Union 2–2 England
Simonyan 13'
A. Ivanov 56'		 (Report) Kevan 66'
Finney 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Soviet Union 2–0 Austria
A. Ivanov 15'
V. Ivanov 62'		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)
Soviet Union 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Vavá 3', 77'
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: Guigue (France)

Group play-off

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Soviet Union 1–0 England
Ilyin 69' (Report)
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union 0–2 Sweden
(Report) Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Leafe (England)

Soviet Union in Chile 1962

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 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
Soviet Union 2–0 Yugoslavia
Ivanov 51'
Ponedelnik 83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Soviet Union 4–4 Colombia
Ivanov 8', 11'
Chislenko 10'
Ponedelnik 56'		 (Report) Aceros 21'
Coll 68' (Olympic goal)
Rada 72'
Klinger 86'
Attendance: 8,040
Referee: Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil)
Soviet Union 2–1 Uruguay
Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'		 (Report) Sasía 54'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Casare Jonni (Italy)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union 1–2 Chile
Chislenko 26' (Report) Sánchez 11'
Rojas 29'
Attendance: 17,268

Soviet Union in England 1966

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 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
Soviet Union 3–0 North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88'
Banishevskiy 33'		 (Report)
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Soviet Union 1–0 Italy
Chislenko 57' (Report)
Attendance: 27,800
Soviet Union 2–1 Chile
Porkujan 28', 85' (Report) Marcos 32'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union 2–1 Hungary
Chislenko 5'
Porkujan 46'		 (Report) Bene 57'
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Semi-final

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Soviet Union 1–2 West Germany
Porkujan 88' (Report) Haller 42'
Beckenbauer 67'
Attendance: 38,300

Bronze Final

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Soviet Union 1–2 Portugal
Malofeyev 43' (Report) Eusébio 12' (pen.)
Torres 89'
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Soviet Union in Mexico 1970

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Mexico 0–0 Soviet Union
(Report)
Attendance: 107,000
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Soviet Union 4–1 Belgium
Byshovets 14', 63'
Asatiani 57'
Khmelnitsky 76'		 (Report) Lambert 86'
Attendance: 59,000
Soviet Union 2–0 El Salvador
Byshovets 51', 74' (Report)
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union 0–1 (a.e.t.) Uruguay
(Report) Espárrago 116'
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Soviet Union in Spain 1982

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Soviet Union 1–2 Brazil
Bal 34' (Report) Sócrates 75'
Éder 87'
Attendance: 68,000
Soviet Union 3–0 New Zealand
Gavrilov 25'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 19,000
Soviet Union 2–2 Scotland
Chivadze 60'
Shengelia 84'		 (Report) Jordan 15'
Souness 87'
Attendance: 45,000

Second round Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Soviet Union 1–0 Belgium
Hovhannisyan 48' (Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Soviet Union 0–0 Poland
(Report)
Attendance: 65,000

Soviet Union in Mexico 1986

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Soviet Union 6–0 Hungary
Yakovenko 2'
Aleinikov 4'
Belanov 24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk 66'
Dajka 75' (o.g.)
Rodionov 80'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Soviet Union 1–1 France
Rats 53' (Report) Fernández 60'
Attendance: 36,500
Soviet Union 2–0 Canada
Blokhin 58'
Zavarov 74'		 (Report)
Attendance: 14,200

Round of 16

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Soviet Union 3–4 (a.e.t.) Belgium
Belanov 27', 70', 111' (pen.) (Report) Scifo 56'
Ceulemans 77'
Demol 102'
Claesen 110'
Attendance: 32,300

Soviet Union in Italy 1990

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Soviet Union 0–2 Romania
(Report) Lăcătuş 42', 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,907
Soviet Union 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Troglio 27'
Burruchaga 79'
Attendance: 55,759
Cameroon 0–4 Soviet Union
(Report) Protasov 20'
Zygmantovich 29'
Zavarov 55'
Dobrovolski 63'
Attendance: 37,307

Russia in the USA 1994

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Brazil 2–0 Russia
Romário 26'
Raí 52' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 81,061
Sweden 3–1 Russia
Brolin 37' (pen.)
Dahlin 59', 81'		 (Report) Salenko 4' (pen.)
Attendance: 71,528
Russia 6–1 Cameroon
Salenko 15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko 81'		 (Report) Milla 46'
Attendance: 74,914

Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002

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Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Russia 2–0 Tunisia
Titov 59'
Karpin 64' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,957
Russia 0–1 Japan
(Report) Inamoto 51'
Attendance: 66,108
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Russia 2–3 Belgium
Beschastnykh 52'
Sychev 88'		 (Report) Walem 7'
Sonck 78'
Wilmots 82'
Attendance: 46,640

Russia in Brazil 2014

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Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

Russia 1–1 South Korea
Kerzhakov 74' Report Lee Keun-ho 68'
Attendance: 37,603
Russia
South Korea
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 downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
CM 18 Yuri Zhirkov downward-facing red arrow 71'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
LW 17 Oleg Shatov Yellow card 49' downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 7 Igor Denisov upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Italy Fabio Capello
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12 Lee Yong
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho downward-facing red arrow 73'
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
RM 17 Lee Chung-yong
CM 14 Han Kook-young
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng Yellow card 30'
LM 9 Son Heung-min Yellow card 13' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 10 Park Chu-young downward-facing red arrow 56'
CF 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c) Yellow card 90'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
South KoreaHong 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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Belgium 1–0 Russia
Origi 88' Report
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Belgium
Russia
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld Yellow card 73'
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen downward-facing red arrow 31'
CM 6 Axel Witsel Yellow card 54'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
RW 14 Dries Mertens downward-facing red arrow 75'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Vertonghen upward-facing green arrow 31'
FW 17 Divock Origi upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 11 Kevin Mirallas upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov Yellow card 38'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 6 Maksim Kanunnikov
LW 17 Oleg Shatov downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF 22 Andrey Yeshchenko upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Italy 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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Algeria 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 39,311
Algeria
Russia
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Aïssa Mandi
CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem
CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)
LB 6 Djamel Mesbah Yellow card 39'
CM 12 Carl Medjani
CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi downward-facing red arrow 71'
LW 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 13 Islam Slimani downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Hassan Yebda upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 15 Hillal Soudani upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF 17 Cadamuro Bentaïba Yellow card 90+2'[nb 1]
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov Yellow card 59'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov Yellow card 57'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
LW 17 Oleg Shatov downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Igor Denisov upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Italy 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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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Russia 5–0 Saudi Arabia
Gazinsky 12'
Cheryshev 43', 90+1'
Dzyuba 71'
Golovin 90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 78,011
Russia 3–1 Egypt
Fathy 47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev 59'
Dzyuba 62'		 Report Salah 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,468
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Suárez 10'
Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
Cavani 90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,970

Knockout stage

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Round of sixteen
Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.) Russia
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 78,011
Quarter-finals
Russia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Croatia
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
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
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
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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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.

Head-to-head record

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As Soviet Union

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As Russia

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