| Federation
founded: 1912 |
| FIFA
member since: 1912 |
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WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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| 1930 - Did not participate |
| 1934 - Did not participate |
| 1938 - Did not participate |
| 1950 - Did not participate |
| 1954 - Did not participate |
| 1958 - Quarterfinal
exit |
| 1962 - Quarterfinal
exit |
| 1966 - 4th
place |
| 1970 - Quarterfinal
exit |
| 1974 - Did not qualify |
| 1978 - Did not qualify |
| 1982 - Second
phase exit |
| 1986 - Second
round exit |
| 1990 - First
round exit |
| 1994 - First
round exit |
| 1998 - Did not qualify |
| 2002 - First round exit |
| 2006 - Did not qualify |
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STATISTICS
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| Played |
37
|
| Won |
17
|
| Drawn |
6
|
| Lost |
14
|
| Goals for |
64
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| Goals against |
44
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| Points |
57
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Russia/Soviet
Union are 10th on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
|
Biggest
victory:
6-0 vs Hungary
in 1986.
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Biggest
defeat:
1-3 vs Sweden
in 1994.
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Overall
topscorer:
Oleg Salenko,
6 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Lev Yashin,
13 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
Never
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GREATEST
PLAYERS
|
 Lev
Yashin |
| Oleg
Blokhin |
| Igor
Belanov |
|
1930 to 1954
RUSSIA/SOVIET UNION did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.
1958
(UEFA Group 6)
23.Jun 57 SOVIET UNION 3-0 Poland
27.Jul 57 SOVIET UNION 2-1 Finland
15.Aug 57 Finland 0-10 SOVIET UNION
20.Oct 57 Poland 2-1 SOVIET UNION
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 4 3 0 1 16- 3 6
Poland 4 3 0 1 9- 5 6
3.Finland 4 0 0 4 2-19 0
Play-off [in Leipzig (GDR)]
24.Nov 57 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Poland
SOVIET UNION qualified for Sweden 1958.
1962
(UEFA Group 5)
18.Jun 61 SOVIET UNION 1-0 Turkey
01.Jul 61 SOVIET UNION 5-2 Norway
23.Aug 61 Norway 0-3 SOVIET UNION
12.Nov 61 Turkey 1-2 SOVIET UNION
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 4 4 0 0 11- 3 8
2.Turkey 4 2 0 2 4- 4 4
3.Norway 4 0 0 4 3-11 0
SOVIET UNION qualified for Chile 1962.
1966
(UEFA Group 7)
23.May 65 SOVIET UNION 3-1 Greece
30.May 65 SOVIET UNION 2-1 Wales
27.Jun 65 SOVIET UNION 6-0 Denmark
03.Oct 65 Greece 1-4 SOVIET UNION
17.Oct 65 Denmark 1-3 SOVIET UNION
27.Oct 65 Wales 2-1 SOVIET UNION
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 6 5 0 1 19- 6 10
2.Wales 6 3 0 3 11- 9 6
3.Greece 6 2 1 3 10-14 5
4.Denmark 6 1 1 4 7-18 3
SOVIET UNION qualified for England 1966.
1970
(UEFA Group 4)
10.Sep 69 Northern Ireland 0-0 SOVIET UNION
15.Oct 69 SOVIET UNION 3-0 Turkey
22.Oct 69 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Northern Ireland
16.Nov 69 Turkey 1-3 SOVIET UNION
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 4 3 1 0 8- 1 7
2.Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 7- 3 5
3.Turkey 4 0 0 4 2-13 0
SOVIET UNION qualified for Mexico 1970.
1974
(UEFA Group 9)
13.Oct 72 France 1-0 SOVIET UNION
18.Oct 72 Rep. of Ireland 1-2 SOVIET UNION
13.May 73 SOVIET UNION 1-0 Rep. of Ireland
26.May 73 SOVIET UNION 2-0 France
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 4 3 0 1 5- 2 6
2.Rep. of Ireland 4 1 1 2 4- 5 3
3.France 4 1 1 2 3- 5 3
SOVIET UNION required to play off with winner
of CONMEBOL Group 3 for one spot in the World Cup.
26.Sep 73 SOVIET UNION 0-0 Chile
21.Nov 73 Chile x-x SOVIET UNION
(SOVIET UNION refused to play in Chile.)
SOVIET UNION failed to qualify
for West Germany 1974.
1978
(UEFA Group 9)
24.Apr 77 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Greece
30.Apr 77 Hungary 2-1 SOVIET UNION
10.May 77 Greece 1-0 SOVIET UNION
18.May 77 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Hungary
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Hungary 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5
2.SOVIET UNION 4 2 0 2 5- 3 4
3.Greece 4 1 1 2 2- 6 3
SOVIET UNION failed to qualify for Argentina 1978.
1982
(UEFA Group 3)
03.Sep 80 Iceland 1-2 SOVIET UNION
15.Oct 80 SOVIET UNION 5-0 Iceland
30.May 81 Wales 0-0 SOVIET UNION
23.Sep 81 SOVIET UNION 4-0 Turkey
07.Oct 81 Turkey 0-3 SOVIET UNION
28.Oct 81 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Czechoslovakia
18.Nov 81 SOVIET UNION 3-0 Wales
29.Nov 81 Czechoslovakia 1-1 SOVIET UNION
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 8 6 2 0 20- 2 14
2.Czechoslovakia 8 4 2 2 15- 6 10
3.Wales 8 4 2 2 12- 7 10
4.Iceland 8 2 2 4 10-21 6
5.Turkey 8 0 0 8 1-22 0
SOVIET UNION qualified for Spain 1982.
1986
(UEFA Group 6)
12.Sep 84 Rep. of Ireland 1-0 SOVIET UNION
10.Oct 84 Norway 1-1 SOVIET UNION
17.Apr 85 Switzerland 2-2 SOVIET UNION
02.May 85 SOVIET UNION 4-0 Switzerland
05.Jun 85 Denmark 4-2 SOVIET UNION
25.Sep 85 SOVIET UNION 1-0 Denmark
16.Oct 85 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Rep. of Ireland
30.Oct 85 SOVIET UNION 1-0 Norway
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Denmark 8 5 1 2 17- 6 11
2.SOVIET UNION 8 4 2 2 13- 8 10
3.Switzerland 8 2 4 2 5-10 8
4.Rep. of Ireland 8 2 2 4 5-10 6
5.Norway 8 1 3 4 4-10 5
SOVIET UNION qualified for Mexico 1986.
1990
(UEFA Group 3)
31.Aug 88 Iceland 1-1 SOVIET UNION
19.Oct 88 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Austria
26.Apr 89 SOVIET UNION 3-0 East Germany
10.May 89 Turkey 0-1 SOVIET UNION
31.May 89 SOVIET UNION 1-1 Iceland
06.Sep 89 Austria 0-0 SOVIET UNION
08.Oct 89 East Germany 2-1 SOVIET UNION
15.Nov 89 SOVIET UNION 2-0 Turkey
P W D L Gls Pts
1.SOVIET UNION 8 4 3 1 11- 4 11
2.Austria 8 3 3 2 9- 9 9
3.Turkey 8 3 1 4 12-10 7
4.East Germany 8 3 1 4 9-13 7
5.Iceland 8 1 4 3 6-11 6
SOVIET UNION qualified for Italy 1990.
1994
(UEFA Group 5)
14.Oct 92 RUSSIA 1-0 Iceland
28.Oct 92 RUSSIA 2-0 Luxembourg
14.Apr 93 Luxembourg 0-4 RUSSIA
28.Apr 93 RUSSIA 3-0 Hungary
23.May 93 RUSSIA 1-1 Greece
02.Jun 93 Iceland 1-1 RUSSIA
08.Sep 93 Hungary 1-3 RUSSIA
17.Nov 93 Greece 1-0 RUSSIA
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Greece 8 6 2 0 10- 2 14
2.RUSSIA 8 5 2 1 15- 4 12
3.Iceland 8 3 2 3 7- 6 8
4.Hungary 8 2 1 5 6-11 5
5.Luxembourg 8 0 1 7 2-17 1
RUSSIA qualified for USA 1994.
1998
(UEFA Group 5)
01.Sep 96 RUSSIA 4-0 Cyprus
09.Oct 96 Israel 1-1 RUSSIA
10.Nov 96 Luxembourg 0-4 RUSSIA
29.Mar 97 Cyprus 1-1 RUSSIA
30.Apr 97 RUSSIA 3-0 Luxembourg
08.Jun 97 RUSSIA 2-0 Israel
10.Sep 97 Bulgaria 1-0 RUSSIA
11.Oct 97 RUSSIA 4-2 Bulgaria
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Bulgaria 8 6 0 2 18- 9 18
2.RUSSIA 8 5 2 1 19- 5 17
3.Israel 8 4 1 3 9- 7 13
4.Cyprus 8 3 1 4 10-15 10
5.Luxembourg 8 0 0 8 2-22 0
RUSSIA advanced to UEFA play-offs.
29.Oct 97 RUSSIA 1-1 Italy
15.Nov 97 Italy 1-0 RUSSIA
RUSSIA failed to qualify for France 1998.
2002
(UEFA Group 1)
02.Sep 00 Switzerland 0-1 RUSSIA
11.Oct 00 RUSSIA 3-0 Luxembourg
24.Mar 01 RUSSIA 1-1 Slovenia
28.Mar 01 RUSSIA 1-0 Faroe Islands
25.Apr 01 Yugoslavia 0-1 RUSSIA
02.Jun 01 RUSSIA 1-1 Yugoslavia
06.Jun 01 Luxembourg 1-2 RUSSIA
01.Sep 01 Slovenia 2-1 RUSSIA
05.Sep 01 Faroe Islands 0-3 RUSSIA
06.Oct 01 RUSSIA 4-0 Switzerland
P W D L Gls Pts
1.RUSSIA 10 7 2 1 18- 5 23
2.Slovenia 10 5 5 0 17- 9 20
3.Yugoslavia 10 5 4 1 22- 8 19
4.Switzerland 10 4 2 4 18-12 14
5.Faroe Islands 10 2 1 7 6-23 7
6.Luxembourg 10 0 0 10 4-28 0
RUSSIA qualified for Korea/Japan 2002.
2006
(UEFA Group 3)
04.Sep 04 RUSSIA 1-1 Slovakia
09.Oct 04 Luxembourg 0-4 RUSSIA
13.Oct 04 Portugal 7-1 RUSSIA
17.Nov 04 RUSSIA 4-0 Estonia
26.Mar 05 Liechtenstein 1-2 RUSSIA
30.Mar 05 Estonia 1-1 RUSSIA
04.Jun 05 RUSSIA 2-0 Latvia
17.Aug 05 Latvia 1-1 RUSSIA
03.Sep 05 RUSSIA 2-0 Liechtenstein
07.Sep 05 RUSSIA 0-0 Portugal
08.Oct 05 RUSSIA 5-1 Luxembourg
12.Oct 05 Slovakia 0-0 RUSSIA
P W D L Gls Pts
1.Portugal 12 9 3 0 35- 5 30
2.Slovakia 12 6 5 1 24- 8 23
3.RUSSIA 12 6 5 1 23-12 23
4.Estonia 12 5 2 5 16-17 17
5.Latvia 12 4 3 5 18-21 15
6.Liechtenstein 12 2 2 8 13-23 8
7.Luxembourg 12 0 0 12 5-48 0
RUSSIA failed to qualify for Germany 2006.
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