Russia at the FIFA World Cup

Russia has participated in 4 FIFA World Cups since its independence in December 1991. The Russian Federation played their first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992, winning 2–0.[1] Their first participation in a World Cup was in the United States in 1994 where they achieved 18th place. In 1946 the Soviet Union was accepted by FIFA and played their first World Cup in Sweden 1958. The Soviet Union represented 15 Socialist republics and various football federations, and the majority of players came from the Dynamo Kyiv team of the Ukrainian SSR. The Soviet Union national football team played in 7 World Cups. Their best performance was reaching fourth place in England 1966. However Soviet football was dissolved in 1991 when Belarus, Russia and Ukraine declared independence under the Belavezha Accords. The CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States) was formed with other independent nations in 1992 but did not participate in any World Cups.

Overview

History

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
as  Soviet Union as  Soviet Union
1930 Did not enter Did not enter —
1934 1934
1938 1938
1950 1950
1954 1954
1958Quarter-finals6th52125643011631958
1962Quarter-finals6th42119744001131962
1966Fourth place4th640210665011961966
1970Quarter-finals5th4211624310811970
1974Withdrew[2]4301521974
1978Did not qualify4202531978
1982Second group stage7th52217486202021982
1986Round of 1610th421112584221381986
1990Group stage17th31024484311141990
as  Russia as  Russia
1994Group stage18th31027685211541994
1998Did not qualify85211951998
2002Group stage22nd310244107211852002
2006Did not qualify1265123122006
2010107121962010
2014Group stage24th302123107122052014
2018Quarter-finals8th5221117Qualified as hosts2018
2022To be determinedTo be determined2022
20262026
TotalFourth place11/2345191016775410871211622269Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

Record vs

As Soviet Union
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Against Wins Draws Losses Total GS GA GD
 Argentina001102–2
 Austria100120+2
 Belgium201385+3
 Brazil002214–3
 Cameroon100140+4
 Canada100120+2
 Chile1012330
 Colombia0101440
 El Salvador100120+2
 England110232+1
 France0101110
 Hungary200281+7
 Italy100110+1
 Mexico0101000
 New Zealand100130+3
 North Korea100130+3
 Poland0101000
 Portugal001112–1
 Romania001102–2
 Scotland0101220
 Sweden001102–2
 Uruguay1012220
 West Germany001112–1
 Yugoslavia100120+2
TOTAL15610315534+19

As Russia
FIFA World Cup matches (By team)
Against Wins Draws Losses Total GS GA GD
 Algeria0101110
 Belgium002224–2
 Brazil001102–2
 Cameroon100161+5
 Croatia0101220
 Egypt100131+2
 Japan001110+1
 Saudi Arabia100150+5
 Spain1001110
 South Korea0101110
 Sweden001113–2
 Tunisia100120+2
 Uruguay001103–3
TOTAL536142522+3

Last update 8 July 2018

Soviet Union in Sweden 1958
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Brazil 321050∞5
 Soviet Union 3111441.003
 England 3030441.003
 Austria 3012270.281
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
Soviet Union 1–0 England
Ilyin  69' (Report)
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

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

Soviet Union in Chile 1962
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3210851.605
 Yugoslavia 3201832.674
 Uruguay 3102460.672
 Colombia 30125110.451
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
Soviet Union 1–2 Chile
Chislenko  26' (Report) Sánchez  11'
Rojas  29'
Attendance: 17,268

Soviet Union in England 1966
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3300616.006
 North Korea 3111240.503
 Italy 3102221.002
 Chile 3012250.401
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)
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,800
Soviet Union 2–1 Chile
Porkujan  28', 85' (Report) Marcos  32'
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

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

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

Bronze Final
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321061+55
 Mexico 321050+55
 Belgium 310245–12
 El Salvador 300309–90
Soviet Union 0–0 Mexico
(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
Soviet Union 0–1 (a.e.t.) Uruguay
(Report) Espárrago  116'
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Soviet Union in Spain 1982
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300102+86
 Soviet Union 311164+23
 Scotland 31118803
 New Zealand 3003212–100
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
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
Soviet Union 2–2 Scotland
Chivadze  60'
Shengelia  84'		 (Report) Jordan  15'
Souness  87'
Attendance: 45,000

Second round Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 211030+33
 Soviet Union 211010+13
 Belgium 200204–40
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321091+85
 France 321051+45
 Hungary 310229–72
 Canada 300305–50
Soviet Union 6–0 Hungary
Yakovenko  2'
Aleinikov  4'
Belanov  24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk  66'
Dajka  75' (o.g.)
Rodionov  80'		 (Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Soviet Union 1–1 France
Rats  53' (Report) Fernández  60'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 36,500
Soviet Union 2–0 Canada
Blokhin  58'
Zavarov  74'		 (Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,200

Round of 16
Soviet Union 3–4 (a.e.t.) Belgium
Belanov  27', 70', 111' (pen.) (Report) Scifo  56'
Ceulemans  77'
Demol  102'
Claesen  110'
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 32,300

Soviet Union in Italy 1990
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 320135–24
 Romania 311143+13
 Argentina 311132+13
 Soviet Union 31024402
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'
Zararov  55'
Dobrovolski  63'
Attendance: 37,307

Russia in USA 1994
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321061+57
 Sweden 312064+25
 Russia 310276+13
 Cameroon 3012311–81
Russia 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Romário  26'
Raí  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 81,061
Russia 1–3 Sweden
Salenko  4' (pen.) (Report) Brolin  37' (pen.)
Dahlin  59', 81'
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
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 321052+37
 Belgium 312065+15
 Russia 31024403
 Tunisia 301215–41
Russia 2–0 Tunisia
Titov  59'
Karpin  64' (pen.)		 (Report)
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 30,957
Russia 0–1 Japan
(Report) Inamoto  51'
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
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
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

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
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB22Andrey Yeshchenko
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
CB14Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB23Dmitri Kombarov
DM8Denis Glushakov 72'
CM20Viktor Fayzulin
CM18Yuri Zhirkov 71'
RW19Aleksandr Samedov
LW17Oleg Shatov 49' 59'
CF9Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF10Alan Dzagoev 59'
FW11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 71'
MF7Igor Denisov 72'
Manager:
Fabio Capello
GK1Jung Sung-ryong
RB12Lee Yong
CB5Kim Young-gwon
CB20Hong Jeong-ho 73'
LB3Yun Suk-young
RM17Lee Chung-yong
CM14Han Kook-young
CM16Ki Sung-yueng 30'
LM9Son Heung-min 13' 84'
CF10Park Chu-young 56'
CF13Koo Ja-cheol (c) 90'
Substitutions:
FW11Lee Keun-ho 56'
DF6Hwang Seok-ho 73'
MF7Kim Bo-kyung 84'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo

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

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

Belgium vs Russia
Belgium 1–0 Russia
Origi  88' Report
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Belgium
Russia
GK1Thibaut Courtois
RB2Toby Alderweireld 73'
CB15Daniel Van Buyten
CB4Vincent Kompany (c)
LB3Thomas Vermaelen 31'
CM6Axel Witsel 54'
CM8Marouane Fellaini
RW14Dries Mertens 75'
AM7Kevin De Bruyne
LW10Eden Hazard
CF9Romelu Lukaku 57'
Substitutions:
DF5Jan Vertonghen 31'
FW17Divock Origi 57'
DF11Kevin Mirallas 75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB2Aleksei Kozlov 62'
CB14Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
LB23Dmitri Kombarov
DM8Denis Glushakov 38'
CM20Viktor Fayzulin
RW19Aleksandr Samedov 90'
AM6Maksim Kanunnikov
LW17Oleg Shatov 83'
CF9Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF22Andrey Yeshchenko 62'
MF10Alan Dzagoev 83'
FW11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 90'
Manager:
Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Eden Hazard (Belgium)

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

Algeria vs Russia
Algeria 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 39,311
Algeria
Russia
GK23Raïs M'Bolhi
RB20Aïssa Mandi
CB4Essaïd Belkalem
CB5Rafik Halliche (c)
LB6Djamel Mesbah 39'
CM12Carl Medjani
CM14Nabil Bentaleb
RW10Sofiane Feghouli
AM11Yacine Brahimi 71'
LW18Abdelmoumene Djabou 77'
CF13Islam Slimani 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF7Hassan Yebda 71'
FW9Nabil Ghilas 87' 77'
FW15El Arbi Hillel Soudani 90+2'
DF17Liassine Cadamuro 90+2'[nb 1]
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić
GK1Igor Akinfeev
RB2Aleksei Kozlov 59'
CB14Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB4Sergei Ignashevich
LB23Dmitri Kombarov 57'
CM8Denis Glushakov 46'
CM20Viktor Fayzulin
RW19Aleksandr Samedov
AM9Aleksandr Kokorin
LW17Oleg Shatov 67'
CF11Aleksandr Kerzhakov 81'
Substitutions:
MF7Igor Denisov 46'
MF10Alan Dzagoev 67'
FW6Maksim Kanunnikov 81'
Manager:
Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

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

Russia in Russia 2018
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) Host.
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
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970

Knockout stage
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[3]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Record players

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.
No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Lev Yashin131958, 1962 and 1966
2 Volodymyr Bezsonov101982, 1986 and 1990
3 Valentin Ivanov91958 and 1962
Valery Voronin91962 and 1966
Albert Shesternyov91966 and 1970
Rinat Dasayev91982, 1986 and 1990
Anatoliy Demyanenko91982, 1986 and 1990
Oleh Kuznetsov91986 and 1990
9 Igor Akinfeev82014 and 2018
Sergei Ignashevich82014 and 2018
Aleksandr Samedov82014 and 2018

Top goalscorers

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 has been 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.
No. Name Goals World Cups
1 Oleg Salenko61994
2 Valentin Ivanov51958 (1) and 1962 (4)
3 Igor Chislenko41962 (2) and 1966 (2)
Valeriy Porkuyan41966
Anatoliy Byshovets41970
Igor Belanov41986
Denis Cheryshev42018
8 Eduard Malofeyev31966
Artem Dzyuba32018
10 Aleksandr Ivanov21958
Viktor Ponedelnik21962
Oleh Blokhin21982 and 1986
Oleksandr Zavarov21986 and 1990
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References
  1. Article in eu-football.info Mexico on 16th August, 1992 winning 2–0.
  2. Refused to play the return leg of a play-off in Chile in the aftermath of that country's 1973 military coup
  3. "Match report – Quarter-final – Russia v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  1. Despite not playing, Cadamuro received a yellow card on the bench.

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  1. Article in EU-Football
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