Russia at the FIFA World Cup

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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. 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 from entering Banned from entering 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

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
Soviet Union 2–2 England
Simonyan 13'
A. Ivanov 56'		 (Report) Kevan 66'
Finney 85' (pen.)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Soviet Union 2–0 Austria
A. Ivanov 15'
V. Ivanov 62'		 (Report)
Ryavallen, Borås
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)
Soviet Union 0–2 Brazil
(Report) Vavá 3', 77'
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: Guigue (France)

Group play-off

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

Quarter-final

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
Soviet Union 2–0 Yugoslavia
Ivanov 51'
Ponedelnik 83'		 (Report)
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
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'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 8,040
Referee: Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil)
Soviet Union 2–1 Uruguay
Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'		 (Report) Sasía 54'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Casare Jonni (Italy)

Quarter-final

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
Soviet Union 3–0 North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88'
Banishevskiy 33'		 (Report)
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Soviet Union 1–0 Italy
Chislenko 57' (Report)
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,800
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
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'
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,300
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Match for third place

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
Mexico 0–0 Soviet Union
(Report)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 107,000
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
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)
Soviet Union 2–0 El Salvador
Byshovets 51', 74' (Report)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

Quarter-final

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
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)
Soviet Union 3–0 New Zealand
Gavrilov 25'
Blokhin 48'
Baltacha 69'		 (Report)
La Rosaleda Stadium, Málaga
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Yousef Alghoul (Libya)
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)

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
Soviet Union 1–0 Belgium
Hovhannisyan 48' (Report)
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
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
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
Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)
Soviet Union 2–0 Canada
Blokhin 58'
Zavarov 74'		 (Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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
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
Soviet Union 0–2 Romania
(Report) Lăcătuş 42', 57' (pen.)
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 42,907
Referee: Juan Daniel Cardellino (Uruguay)
Soviet Union 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Troglio 27'
Burruchaga 79'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 55,759
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
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
Brazil 2–0 Russia
Romário 26'
Raí 52' (pen.)		 (Report)
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 81,061
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Sweden 3–1 Russia
Brolin 37' (pen.)
Dahlin 59', 81'		 (Report) Salenko 4' (pen.)
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 71,528
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
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
Russia 2–0 Tunisia
Titov 59'
Karpin 64' (pen.)		 (Report)
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 30,957
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
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'
Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi
Attendance: 46,640
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Russia in Brazil 2014

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.

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

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

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'
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

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
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)
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)
Uruguay 3–0 Russia
Suárez 10'
Cheryshev 23' (o.g.)
Cavani 90'		 Report
Cosmos Arena, Samara
Attendance: 41,970
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Knockout stage

Round of sixteen
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)
Quarter-finals
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
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.

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.

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

Head-to-head record

As Soviet Union

As Russia

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