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| Federation founded: 1912 |
| FIFA member since: 1912 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Red with white and blue |
| Nicknames: - |
| World Cups qualified for: 11 (of 21) |
| Best results: 4th place 1966 |
|
 WORLD CUP RANKING
|
| P 45
|
W 19
|
D 10
|
L 16
|
GF 77
|
GA 54
|
Pts 67
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Russia/USSR
is 12th on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
|
| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
1966 |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 2018 |
| Biggest win |
6-0 vs Hungary 1986 |
| Biggest loss |
0-3 vs Uruguay 2018 |
| Most wins in a row |
4 |
| Most losses in a row |
3 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
7 |
| Longest run without win |
5 |
| Longest run qualifying |
4 (1958-70) & (1982-94) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
2 (1974-78) & (2006-10) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
1 win, 1 loss |
| RUS vs Europe |
W8 - D6 - L8 |
| RUS vs South America |
W2 - D1 - L7 |
| RUS vs Asia |
W2 - D1 - L1 |
| RUS vs Africa |
W4 - D1 - L0 |
| RUS vs N/C America |
W2 - D1 - L0 |
| RUS vs Oceania |
W1 - D0 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Lev Yashin |
13 |
1958-66 |
| Vladimir Bessonov |
10 |
1982-90 |
| Rinat Dasaev |
9 |
1982-90 |
| Anatoly Demianenko |
9 |
1982-90 |
| Valentin Ivanov |
9 |
1958-62 |
| Albert Shesterniev |
9 |
1966-70 |
| Valeri Voronin |
9 |
1962-66 |
| Igor Akinfeev |
8 |
2014-18 |
| Sergey Ignashevich |
8 |
2014-18 |
| Aleksandr Samedov |
8 |
2014-18 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Oleg Salenko |
6 |
1994 |
| Valentin Ivanov |
5 |
1958-62 |
| Igor Belanov |
4 |
1986 |
| Anatoly Byshovets |
4 |
1970 |
| Denis Cheryshev |
4 |
2018 |
| Igor Chislenko |
4 |
1962-66 |
| Valery Porkuyan |
4 |
1966 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1958 1R England D 2-2
1R Austria W 2-0
1R Brazil L 0-2
P/O England W 1-0
QF Sweden L 0-2
1962 1R Yugoslavia W 2-0
1R Colombia D 4-4
1R Uruguay W 2-1
QF Chile L 1-2
1966 1R North Korea W 3-0
1R Italy W 1-0
1R Chile W 2-1
QF Hungary W 2-1
SF West Germany L 1-2
3/4 Portugal L 1-2
1970 1R Mexico D 0-0
1R Belgium W 4-1
1R El Salvador W 2-0
QF Uruguay [aet] L 0-1
1982 1R Brazil L 1-2
1R New Zealand W 3-0
1R Scotland D 2-2
2Ph Belgium W 1-0
2Ph Poland D 0-0
1986 1R Hungary W 6-0
1R France D 1-1
1R Canada W 2-0
2R Belgium [aet] L 3-4
1990 1R Romania L 0-2
1R Argentina L 0-2
1R Cameroon W 4-0
1994 1R Brazil L 0-2
1R Sweden L 1-3
1R Cameroon W 6-1
2002 1R Tunisia W 2-0
1R Japan L 0-1
1R Belgium L 2-3
2014 1R South Korea D 1-1
1R Belgium L 0-1
1R Algeria D 1-1
2018 1R Saudi Arabia W 5-0
1R Egypt W 3-1
1R Uruguay L 0-3
2R Spain [4-3 ap] D 1-1
QF Croatia [3-4 ap] D 2-2
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