Russia at the FIFA World Cup

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

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

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

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

Overview

History

  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
1930	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member						—
1934																1934
1938																1938
1950	Did not enter									Did not enter						1950
1954																1954
1958	Quarter-finals	6th	5	2	1	2	5	6	5	4	0	1	18	3	1958
1962		6th	4	2	1	1	9	7	4	4	0	0	11	3	1962
1966	Fourth place	4th	6	4	0	2	10	6	6	5	0	1	19	6	1966
1970	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	2	4	3	1	0	8	1	1970
1974	Did not qualify								6	3	1	2	5	4	1974
1978									4	2	0	2	5	3	1978
1982	Second group stage	7th	5	2	2	1	7	4	8	6	2	0	20	2	1982
1986	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	12	5	8	4	2	2	13	8	1986
1990	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	4	4	8	4	3	1	11	4	1990
as  Russia									as  Russia
1994	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	7	6	8	5	2	1	15	4	1994
1998	Did not qualify								8	5	2	1	19	5	1998
2002	Group stage	22nd	3	1	0	2	4	4	10	7	2	1	18	5	2002
2006	Did not qualify								12	6	5	1	23	12	2006
2010									10	7	1	2	19	6	2010
2014	Group stage	24th	3	0	2	1	2	3	10	7	1	2	20	5	2014
2018	Quarter-finals	8th	5	2	2	1	11	7	Qualified as hosts						2018
2022	Banned during qualification								10	7	1	2	19	6	2022
2026	Banned									Banned						2026
2030	To be determined								To be determined						2030
2034															2034
Total	Fourth place	11/22	45	19	10	16	77	54	125	80	24	21	246	81	Total

*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

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

Soviet Union in Sweden 1958

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

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8 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union	2–2	England
Simonyan 13' A. Ivanov 56'	(Report)	Kevan 66' Finney 85' (pen.)

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,348

Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)

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11 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union	2–0	Austria
A. Ivanov 15' V. Ivanov 62'	(Report)

Ryavallen, Borås

Attendance: 21,239

Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)

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15 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union	0–2	Brazil
	(Report)	Vavá 3', 77'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 50,928

Referee: Guigue (France)

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Group play-off

17 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union	1–0	England
Ilyin 69'	(Report)

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 23,182

Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

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Quarter-final

19 June 1958

19:00 CET

Soviet Union	0–2	Sweden
	(Report)	Hamrin 49' Simonsson 88'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Leafe (England)

Soviet Union in Chile 1962

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

31 May 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union	2–0	Yugoslavia
Ivanov 51' Ponedelnik 83'	(Report)

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

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3 June 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union	4–4	Colombia
Ivanov 8', 11' Chislenko 10' Ponedelnik 56'	(Report)	Aceros 21' Coll 68' (Olympic goal) Rada 72' Klinger 86'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 8,040

Referee: Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil)

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6 June 1962

15:00 CLT

Soviet Union	2–1	Uruguay
Mamykin 38' Ivanov 89'	(Report)	Sasía 54'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 9,973

Referee: Casare Jonni (Italy)

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Quarter-final

10 June 1962

14:30 CLT

Soviet Union	1–2	Chile
Chislenko 26'	(Report)	Sánchez 11' Rojas 29'

Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica

Attendance: 17,268

Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

Soviet Union in England 1966

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

12 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	3–0	North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88' Banishevskiy 33'	(Report)

Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

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16 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union	1–0	Italy
Chislenko 57'	(Report)

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 27,800

Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)

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20 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	2–1	Chile
Porkujan 28', 85'	(Report)	Marcos 32'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

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Quarter-final

23 July 1966

15:00 BST

Soviet Union	2–1	Hungary
Chislenko 5' Porkujan 46'	(Report)	Bene 57'

Roker Park, Sunderland

Attendance: 22,100

Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

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Semi-final

25 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	1–2	West Germany
Porkujan 88'	(Report)	Haller 42' Beckenbauer 67'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Attendance: 38,300

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

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Bronze Final

28 July 1966

19:30 BST

Soviet Union	1–2	Portugal
Malofeyev 43'	(Report)	Eusébio 12' (pen.) Torres 89'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 88,000

Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Soviet Union in Mexico 1970

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

31 May 1970

12:00 CTZ

Mexico	0–0	Soviet Union
	(Report)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 107,000

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

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6 June 1970

16:00 CTZ

Soviet Union	4–1	Belgium
Byshovets 14', 63' Asatiani 57' Khmelnitsky 76'	(Report)	Lambert 86'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 59,000

Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

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10 June 1970

16:00 CTZ

Soviet Union	2–0	El Salvador
Byshovets 51', 74'	(Report)

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 89,000

Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

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Quarter-final

14 June 1970

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Uruguay
	(Report)	Espárrago 116'

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

Attendance: 24,550

Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Soviet Union in Spain 1982

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

14 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union	1–2	Brazil
Bal 34'	(Report)	Sócrates 75' Éder 87'

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Augusto Lamo Castillo (Spain)

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19 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union	3–0	New Zealand
Gavrilov 25' Blokhin 48' Baltacha 69'	(Report)

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)

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22 June 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union	2–2	Scotland
Chivadze 60' Shengelia 84'	(Report)	Jordan 15' Souness 87'

La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

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Second round Group A

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

1 July 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union	1–0	Belgium
Hovhannisyan 48'	(Report)

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

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4 July 1982

21:15 CEST

Soviet Union	0–0	Poland
	(Report)

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Bob Valentine (Scotland)

Soviet Union in Mexico 1986

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

2 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

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)

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5 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union	1–1	France
Rats 53'	(Report)	Fernández 60'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 36,500

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

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9 June 1986

12:00 CTZ

Soviet Union	2–0	Canada
Blokhin 58' Zavarov 74'	(Report)

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 14,200

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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Round of 16

15 June 1986

16:00 CTZ

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

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Soviet Union in Italy 1990

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

9 June 1990

17:00 CEST

Soviet Union	0–2	Romania
	(Report)	Lăcătuş 42', 57' (pen.)

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 42,907

Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)

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13 June 1990

21:00 CEST

Soviet Union	0–2	Argentina
	(Report)	Troglio 27' Burruchaga 79'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 55,759

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

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18 June 1990

21:00 CEST

Cameroon	0–4	Soviet Union
	(Report)	Protasov 20' Zygmantovich 29' Zavarov 55' Dobrovolski 63'

Stadio San Nicola, Bari

Attendance: 37,307

Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil)

Russia in the USA 1994

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

20 June 1994

13:05 PDT

Brazil	2–0	Russia
Romário 26' Raí 52' (pen.)	(Report)

Stanford Stadium, Stanford

Attendance: 81,061

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

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24 June 1994

19:35 EDT

Sweden	3–1	Russia
Brolin 37' (pen.) Dahlin 59', 81'	(Report)	Salenko 4' (pen.)

Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac

Attendance: 71,528

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

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28 June 1994

13:05 PDT

Russia	6–1	Cameroon
Salenko 15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75' Radchenko 81'	(Report)	Milla 46'

Stanford Stadium, Stanford

Attendance: 74,914

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002

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

5 June 2002

15:30 JST

Russia	2–0	Tunisia
Titov 59' Karpin 64' (pen.)	(Report)

Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 30,957

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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9 June 2002

20:30 JST

Russia	0–1	Japan
	(Report)	Inamoto 51'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,108

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

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14 June 2002

15:30 JST

Russia	2–3	Belgium
Beschastnykh 52' Sychev 88'	(Report)	Walem 7' Sonck 78' Wilmots 82'

Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi

Attendance: 46,640

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Russia in Brazil 2014

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H

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

Pos	Team v t e	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.

17 June 2014

18:00 UTC−4

Russia	1–1	South Korea
Kerzhakov 74'	Report	Lee Keun-ho 68'

Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá

Attendance: 37,603

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

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  72' CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin CM 18 Yuri Zhirkov  71' RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov LW 17 Oleg Shatov  49'  59' CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin Substitutions: MF 10 Alan Dzagoev  59' FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov  71' MF 7 Igor Denisov  72' Manager: Fabio Capello

GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong RB 12 Lee Yong CB 5 Kim Young-gwon CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho  73' LB 3 Yun Suk-young RM 17 Lee Chung-yong CM 14 Han Kook-young CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng  30' LM 9 Son Heung-min  13'  84' CF 10 Park Chu-young  56' CF 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)  90' Substitutions: FW 11 Lee Keun-ho  56' DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho  73' MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung  84' Manager: Hong Myung-bo

Man of the Match: Son Heung-min (South Korea) Assistant referees: Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina) Fourth official: Roberto Moreno (Panama) Fifth official: Eric Boria (United States)

Belgium vs Russia

22 June 2014

13:00 UTC−3

Belgium	1–0	Russia
Origi 88'	Report

Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

Attendance: 73,819

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Belgium

Russia

GK 1 Thibaut Courtois RB 2 Toby Alderweireld  73' CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c) LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen  31' CM 6 Axel Witsel  54' CM 8 Marouane Fellaini RW 14 Dries Mertens  75' AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne LW 10 Eden Hazard CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  57' Substitutions: DF 5 Jan Vertonghen  31' FW 17 Divock Origi  57' FW 11 Kevin Mirallas  75' Manager: Marc Wilmots

GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov  62' CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c) CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov DM 8 Denis Glushakov  38' CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov  90' AM 6 Maksim Kanunnikov LW 17 Oleg Shatov  83' CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin Substitutions: DF 22 Andrey Yeshchenko  62' MF 10 Alan Dzagoev  83' FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov  90' Manager: Fabio Capello

Man of the Match: Eden Hazard (Belgium) Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany) Fourth official: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) Fifth official: Byron Romero (Ecuador)

Algeria vs Russia

26 June 2014

17:00 UTC−3

Algeria	1–1	Russia
Slimani 60'	Report	Kokorin 6'

Arena da Baixada, Curitiba

Attendance: 39,311

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Algeria

Russia

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Aïssa Mandi CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c) LB 6 Djamel Mesbah  39' CM 12 Carl Medjani CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli AM 11 Yacine Brahimi  71' LW 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou  77' CF 13 Islam Slimani  90+2' Substitutions: MF 7 Hassan Yebda  71' FW 9 Nabil Ghilas  87'  77' FW 15 Hillal Soudani  90+2' Other disciplinary actions: DF 17 Cadamuro Bentaïba  90+2'[nb 1] Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić

GK 1 Igor Akinfeev RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov  59' CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c) CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov  57' CM 8 Denis Glushakov  46' CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov AM 9 Aleksandr Kokorin LW 17 Oleg Shatov  67' CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov  81' Substitutions: MF 7 Igor Denisov  46' MF 10 Alan Dzagoev  67' FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov  81' Manager: Fabio Capello

Man of the Match: Islam Slimani (Algeria) Assistant referees: Bahattin Duran (Turkey) Tarık Ongun (Turkey) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) Fifth official: Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Russia in Russia 2018

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A

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

Pos	Team v t e	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

14 June 2018

18:00 UTC+3

Russia	5–0	Saudi Arabia
Gazinsky 12' Cheryshev 43', 90+1' Dzyuba 71' Golovin 90+5'	Report

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011

Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

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19 June 2018

21:00 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)

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25 June 2018

18:00 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)

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Knockout stage

Round of sixteen

1 July 2018

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)

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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^[2]

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.

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

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

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