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The Russia national team of football (Russian: Sbornaia Rossii po futbolu; romanized as Sbornaya Rosii po futbolu) is the representative of Russia as the Russian Federation in men's international football. It is governed by the Russian Football Union (Russian: Rossiiskii Futbol'nyi Soiuz, Rossiyskiy Futbolnyj Soyuz) The authority for football in Russia. The home of Russia is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and the head coach of the team is Valery Karpin.
Although they have been a part of FIFA since 1912 (as the Russian Empire before 1917 and as the Soviet Union in 1924-91), Russia first entered the FIFA World Cup in 1958. They've been able to qualify for the event 11 times, and their most successful result was the fourth place finish in 1966. Russia is an official member of UEFA since the year 1954. They were the winners of the first tournament of the European Championship in 1960 and were runners-up in 1964and the year 1972, and 1988. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia's best performance was achieved in 2008 where the team was awarded bronze medals.
On February 28, 2022, in response to the Russian incursion into Ukraine and in line to a decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia. Russia's Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was able to uphold the bans.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union (which led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union national football team), Russia played its first international game against Mexico on the 16th of August in 1992. They won 2-0, with the help made up of ex- Soviet Union players, including those from the other ex Soviet republics.
The team was managed by Pavel Sadyrin, Russia were in the group 5 to participate in the qualification process in 1994 for FIFA World Cup held in the United States which consisted of Greece, Iceland, Hungary and Luxembourg. With the suspension, FR Yugoslavia reduced the group to five teams. Russia was able to qualify along with Greece with two draws and six wins. Russia was admitted on to join in the US to become an independently-owned nation. The Russian team was comprised of veteran players such as goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksandr Borodyuk and players such as Viktor Onopko, Oleg Salenko Dmitri Cheryshev, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh as well as Valeri Karpin (some of the Russian stars could've been able to choose to be part of the Ukraine national team, but it was not the case that the Ukrainian Association of Football had not been recognized in time to be able to compete in 1995 FIFA World Cup qualification.
In the final round, Russia was drawn into Group B along with Cameroon, Sweden, and Brazil. Russia was eliminated from the tournament by three points. Sadyrin was fired after a disappointing performance.
Following Sadyrin was fired, Oleg Romantsev was appointed coach to guide Russia through UEFA Euro 1996. In the qualifying phase, Russia overcame Scotland, Greece, Finland, San Marino as well as Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands to finish in the top spot, by winning eight games and drawing two.
In the final game, Russia was in Group C along with Germany and Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy. The team was eliminated following a loss of 1-1 to Italy and 3-1 to Germany. The final game between Russia and the Czech Republic ended 3-3. Germany along with the Czech Republic went on to play for the championship game.
Following Euro 96, Boris Ignatyev was named manager of the team to be a part of the team that qualified to play in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. In the qualifying phase, Russia was in Group 5 along with Bulgaria, Israel, Cyprus and Luxembourg. Russia along with Bulgaria were considered to be the two most likely candidates to be selected from the group, with Israel thought to be a lesser threat. Russia started their campaign with victories over Cyprus as well as Luxembourg with two draws in the games in the face of Israel along with Cyprus. They then won over Luxembourg as well as Israel. Russia lost their only game during the campaign in the loss of 1-0 to Bulgaria. They finished the campaign by winning 4-2 in their return match against Bulgaria and were able to qualify for the play-off position. In the play-offs Russia was drawn against Italy. In the initial leg, Russia was drawn 1-1. In the other match, Russia were defeated 1-0 and were unable to get into World Cup qualification. World Cup.
After not qualifying to play in this year's World Cup in France, Russia participated in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2000 co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Anatoliy Byshovets was chosen as Russia manager. Russia were part of Grupe 4 to play in qualifying rounds along with France, Ukraine, Iceland, Armenia, and Andorra. Russia along with France were considered to be the contenders in the race for top spot, with Ukraine as an outsider. Russia started their campaign with three straight losses to Ukraine, France, and Iceland. Disappointed by the outcome The Russian Football Union immediately sacked Byshovets and appointed Oleg Romantsev as their manager. Russia continued to win six of their next games, with a 3-2 win over the eventual winners France on the Stade de France. The final game they played was against Ukraine winning Russia could have led to an automatic qualification as the winners of the group. They had similar head-to-head records to France (a victory of 3-2 and losing 3-2) and an advantage in goal difference. The game ended 1-1 following an error by goalkeeper, Aleksandr Filimonov, late in the game. Russia was 3rd in their group but failed to make it to the second time in consecutive years.
Oleg Romantsev continued as the coach for the Russian national side in order to oversee their preparations for 2003 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In the initial phase, Russia was in Group 1 together with Slovenia, FR Yugoslavia, and Switzerland, Faroe Islands, and Luxembourg. Russia placed first in the direct qualification process, securing the seven victories, two draw and one loss.
Russia was included in Group H together with Belgium, Tunisia, and Japan. In their opening game, Russia achieved a 2-0 victory against Tunisia and then losing their next match against Japan by 1-0, which caused protests to break out in Moscow. In their final game in the match against Belgium, Russia needed a draw to progress to the next round, but they fell 3-2, and were eliminated.
Romantsev was fired immediately following the tournament and replaced by the CSKA's Valery Gazzaev. The job was difficult for him because Russia's squad comprised from Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Albania, and Georgia with the Irish being considered the favourites, and an improved Swiss team that was becoming a more formidable threat. Russia started their campaign with victories at home in the games against Ireland and Albania however they lost their next two matches away against Albania in addition to Georgia. Gazzaev was dismissed following the draw that was disappointing against Switzerland in Basel and Georgi Yartsev was appointed manager. He was able to be able to qualify Russia for a play-off with Wales following home wins over Switzerland as well as Georgia. In the first play-off match, Russia drew 0-0 with Wales in Moscow however the Vadim Evseev goal brought Russia an 1-0 win in the away match in Cardiff to be qualified for Euro 2004. This victory was marred by the fact that Russian player Yegor Titov was found to be positive for drugs. In the midst of the calls that Russia to be disqualified Titov was handed the ban of one year on February 15th, 2004.
Russia were included in Group A along with host Portugal, Spain, and Greece. They weren't considered to be among the top contenders to make it through and the preparations for the tournament were hampered by injuries to the defenders Sergei Ignashevich and Viktor Onopko. Russia began their tournament with a 2-0 loss to Spain but a last-minute goal by Juan Carlos Valeron put Russia at risk of a elimination in the group stage. The next day, Russia became the first team to be eliminated following an 0-2 loss to Portugal. The final match of the group ended in an unexpected 2-1 win against the eventual champions Greece with Dmitri kirichenko scored one of the fastest goals scored in the tournament.
In 2006's World Cup qualifying tournament, Russia was a part of Group 3 together with Portugal, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. Russia started their qualification by drawing 1-1 against Slovakia on September 4, 2004, in Moscow and later beat Luxembourg with a score of 4-0. However, they suffered a 7-1 loss to Portugal in Lisbon in 2005, which is the most humiliating defeat for Russia. A win over Estonia and Liechtenstein were able to get the team back on track but a draw of 1-1 with Estonia on the 30th of March during Tallinn was a major setback that ended Georgi Yartsev's time in the club. With the new coach Yury Syomin Russia could get back on track with a 2-0 victory over Latvia after a 1-1 draw in Riga on the 17th of August, 2005. Russia was then able to win in the games against Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and a draw 0-0 against Portugal. In their final match, Russia needed to win against Slovakia in Bratislava. After a draw that was 0-0, Slovakia advanced to the play-offs ahead of Russia in goal difference.
In the end, after failing to not be able to qualify Russia to play in to participate in the World Cup, Yury Syomin was dismissed a few weeks later and Russia began searching for a new coach. It was evident that an outside manager was required as the majority of famous Russian coaches did not succeed for the Russian national team. On the 10th of April, 2006 it was announced that the then manager of Australia Guus Hiddink would be the manager of Russia during the Euro 2008 qualification campaign.
In during the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Russia were grouped into Group E along with England, Croatia, Israel, Macedonia, Estonia, and Andorra. Through the majority of the campaign it was a contest divided between Russia and England in the race to secure the last qualifying spot behind Croatia. Russia fell 3-0 at home to England and, during the game back in Moscow lost to the first goal of Wayne Rooney. In the second period, Russia was able to come back and beat England 2-1, in which Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring both goals. On the 17th of November, 2007 Russia was beaten 2-1 against Israel in order to put hopes of qualifying in doubt, however Russia nevertheless managed to secure by one spot above England by defeating Andorra with a score of 1-0. England fell 3-2 to Croatia.
The Euro 2008 tournament, Russia were grouped in the group D alongside Sweden as well as Euro 2004 group rivals Spain and Greece. In a pre-game friendly against Serbia the top goalkeeper Pavel Pogrebnyak was injured and will miss the tournament. Russia lost their opening game 4-1 against Spain in Innsbruck however, they beat Greece by 1-0 thanks to the goal scored by Konstantin Zyryanov. In the third match, Russia beat Sweden with a 2-0 score thanks to goals scored of Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrey Arshavin which resulted in Russia getting to the quarterfinals in second place , just behind Spain. It marked the very first occasion, since the collapse of USSR that Russia being able to play in an initial stage at an important tournament.
In the quarter-finals against The Netherlands, Roman Pavlyuchenko scored an volley 10 minutes after the half-time. After four minutes in the game, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored making it 1-1 and send the game in extra time. However, Russia took the lead again when Andrey Arshavin raced down the left side and sent the ball to substitute Dmitri Torbinski, who put his ball in the goal. Arshavin was then able to beat Edwin van der Sar, winning the match 3-1 and sending Russia through to their first semi-final major following the dissolution from the USSR. In the semi-finals Russia was again match up against Spain and fell 3-1.
Russia was a part of the group 4 to qualify for the 2010. FIFA World Cup, competing alongside Germany, Finland, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein. The team began the tournament with a win of 2-1 over Wales but , on the 11th of October the team lost 2-1 against Germany. The Russians' form improved after that by winning 3-1 in the away game against Wales that same afternoon Finland played 1-1 against Liechtenstein which secured that they would be guaranteed at least a spot in the play-offs. The game played in the Luzhniki stadium against Germany to take the lead in of the table was watched by 84,500 spectators. Miroslav Klose struck the sole goal during the final minute of the match leading Germans to Russia. Germans through to the semifinals, in South Africa and Russia to play-off.
On the 14th of November, Russia faced Slovenia in the first leg of their play-off that had two legs winning 2-1, thanks to two goals scored by Diniyar Bilyaletdinov. In the return game, Russia lost 1-0 in Maribor in the second leg, and Slovenia were able to play in the finals based on the rule of away goals. On the 13th of February, 2010 it was revealed that Hiddink will be leaving his post as manager following the expiration date of his contract on June 30th.
Russia directly was able to qualify for Euro 2012 by winning qualifying Group B. It defeated Slovakia as well as Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra. Russia were grouped into the group A along with Poland and Poland, the Czech Republic and Greece. The team was led by Dick Advocaat, Russia had been unbeaten for over 15 games . They managed to score a 3-0 victory against Italy one week before opener of Euro 2012. The Sbornaya began their tournament winning 4-1 victory against The Czech Republic and temporarily went at the top of the group, scoring three points. Alan Dzagoev netted twice and Roman Shirokov and Roman Pavlyuchenko scored. In the second match against co-host Poland Advocaat's team saw Dzagoev maintain his impressive form. He scored his first goal but Poland were able to draw level in the second period. Even though they were drawn, the outcome wasn't thought to be a good one. A match against Greece was an 1-0 loss that ended Russia from the tournament. Russians in the group.
The stage departure of the group was met with a hostile response from both media and fans. Advocaat as well as the majority of the players, including Andrey Arshavin were heavily accused of being overconfident.
On July 12, 2012 Italian Fabio Capello, who was born in Italy appointed in the role of the newly appointed Russian manager after having been dismissed from England at the beginning of February.
Russia participated in the Group F for World Cup qualification and qualified as the first team after the draw to Azerbaijan in their final match. On January 14, 2014, Capello got an extension of his contract for four years to run until 2018, the FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Russia participated in the group H with South Korea, Belgium and Algeria. In their first match with South Korea, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was unable to stop a long-range shot by Lee Keun-ho and threw his shot over the goal line, giving the South Koreans the advantage. Russia continued to level the score with substitution Aleksandr Kerzhakov, who drew the same amount as Vladimir Beschastnykh's record of 26 goals scored for Russia and the game ended 1-1. In the second game, Russia kept Belgium at 1-1 on the Maracana until substitute Divock Origi scored Belgium's only score in the final minute of the game, which was scored at 88 minutes. The final game of the group stage of Algeria with Russia on June 26 ended with a draw, which allowed Algeria to advance Algeria and dismantling Russia. A victory for Russia could have helped them get into the tournament, and they were leading the game 1-0 after just six minutes with Aleksandr Kokorin. At the end of 60 minutes the match the laser was swung into the face of Akinfeev while the defender was trying to block the Algerian free-kick, the which Islam Slimani scored to equalise. Both Akinfeev as well as Russian head coach Fabio Capello tried to blame the laser on the crucial goal conceded.
Russia was placed into Group G in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying alongside Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova and Liechtenstein. Russia began the tournament with an 4-0 victory over Liechtenstein. It was followed by an array of poor performances from Russia and two draws of 1-1 with Sweden as well as Moldova and two losses of 1-0 against Austria. Russia received an 3-0 win over Montenegro because of the violence among the crowd. At this point, Russia looked to be being the third place in their qualifying group, but they bounced back winning the remaining games with Sweden, Liechtenstein, Moldova and Montenegro to finish second in their qualifying group, above Sweden and be eligible to play in UEFA Euro 2016.
In the first group phase of the tournament UEFA issued a suspension of exclusion on Russia for rioting in the crowd in a group match against England. Russia were exiled from the tournament during their last group game that was played against Wales (a loss of 3-0) before that they only had one point in a draw against England that was followed by losing 2-1 to Slovakia.
Russia has been selected for this year's Confederations Cup as hosts, but once again, it put on poor results. After beating New Zealand 2-0, Russia disappointed its fans when it lost 1-1 to Portugal and 2-1 to Mexico which meant that they once more fell out of in the first round of the major FIFA tournament. Despite the poor performances, Stanislav Cherchesov, appointed as the coach of Russia following Euro 2016, was allowed to continue in his position.
The 2nd December of 2010 was the day that Russia was selected as the host for at the 2018 World Cup and automatically qualified for the event. In the games that were friendly before the tournament, Russia didn't have the best performance. They lost more games than they won, and that led to their FIFA ranking drop to 70th place, which is the lowest ranking among everyone else in the World Cup participants. Russia were selected in the group stages to face Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay in the group stage.
Despite some disappointing results in warm-up matches However, Russia began their World Cup campaign by defeating 5-0 Saudi Arabia, who were three spots higher than their ranking on the 14th of June, in the first match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On the 19th of June, Russia triumphed in their second game of the group stage defeating Egypt by a score of 3-1. This brought their goal difference to a whopping 7 in just two games. The victory over Egypt nearly secured Russia's passage to this stage, for the very first time since the year 1986 when they were an independent state of Soviet Union; and also for the first time as an independent nation. Russia officially qualified for knockout stage the following day following Uruguay's 1-0 victory against Saudi Arabia. The final game of the group for Russia included two World Champions (1930 as well as 1950) and the powerhouse Uruguay which lost 3-0 and finishing third in group.
In second position, Russia faced Spain at the Round of 16 in Moscow. Spain are considered to be among the tournament's top contenders, with a number of skilled players on international and club level and they won the 2010 World Cup. Russia surprised Spain with one of the most shocking shocks of World Cup history; beating Spain with a shootout in penalty following the game ended 1-1 in regular time. BBC Sport and The Guardian said that this was an event that was among the greatest shocks of the tournament given that Russia were ranked as the bottom team before the tournament, and, according to some, they were among the teams that were the most disappointing in the competition. The Spaniards were known for their tiki taka and tiki-taka, coach Stanislav Cherchesov employed the defensive 5-3-1-1 system to defend deep with ten players, and did not concede a goal from open play. Spain's one goal came through an unintentional set piece and Russia was able to tie the game to a penalty imposed due to handball. Igor Akinfeev, who saved two penalties, including a foot-save to prevent Spanish goalkeeper Iago Aspas. He was named as the Budweiser Man of the Match. The win over Spain brought the fans and citizens of Russia to a raucous celebration, in the quarterfinals for the first time since the fall in the Soviet Union. The match TV commentator Denis Kazansky said: "From the very beginning, we didn't expect anything for our squad. After that, we thought about winning the match. What we've witnessed is a major shift in the attitudes of people, as well as in the time of Russian football."
Russia then faced Croatia during the semi-finals in Sochi 7 July. Coach Stanislav Cherchesov went back to a four-man defensive system that was able to exploit the Croatia offensive setup, which was susceptible against Russia's attacking counter-attacks. Russia scored the first goal (a long-range strike from Denis Cheryshev that was only his 4th goal in this tournament, and then nominated to win the Puskas Award) and last (a strike by Mario Fernandes at the 115th minute) when the game ended with a 2-2 draw after extra time before being knocked out 3-4 during the penalty shootout. This is, however, the best Russia World Cup performance ever since the breakup of USSR. Russia's team attended at the FIFA Fan Fest in Moscow on Sunday, July 8th 2018, to express their gratitude to their fans and bid farewell. After their World Cup run, Russia's place in the FIFA ranking increased from 70 to 40.
Russia was a participant as a team in Russia's participation in the UEFA Nations League for the first time. They were drawn alongside Turkey as well as Sweden. Russia started off with a positive note by winning two games against Turkey and a draw to Sweden. But, Russia wasted its opportunity to move up to League A after suffering an away loss of 0-2 against Sweden and losing their first spot to the Swedes rather than being required to stay within League B.
In the qualification phase in the qualification phase, Russia was in the qualifying group. Russian team was drawn in Group I alongside Belgium, Kazakhstan, San Marino, Cyprus and Scotland. Except for a 3-1 loss in the final against Belgians at home, Russia defeated other group opponents. The Russian team beat San Marino 9-0 after the two victories of 7-0 in 1995 and again in 2015. Russia also beat Scotland, Cyprus and Kazakhstan twice, and qualified for UEFA Euro 2020. [51The team from Russia maintained its second spot in the group, despite being crushed by number one ranked Belgium in the home arena.
Russia lost their opening match against Belgium in a 3-0 loss however, they won their next match against Finland with a score of 1-0. But, Russia were knocked out of the tournament in their final group game against Denmark which they lost 4-1.
After Russia's withdrawal of the Olympics, Stanislav Cherchesov was sacked as coach.
Russia participated at the League B for the season and was able to compete against Turkey, Serbia and Hungary. Russia had a good start, winning Serbia as well as Hungary to secure the top position. In their final two games they lost two games at home in Turkey while they lost 0-5 to Serbia and ended the tournament in second place, but they remain within League B.
Russia was drawn into the group H to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, competing against Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Cyprus, and Malta. After finishing second to Croatia, Russia advanced to the play-offs.
In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a number of nations such as Albania, England, Scotland, Wales, and Russia's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off opponents Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic, said they will not take part in Russia. On the 27th of February, FIFA initially announced a prohibiting any international tournament taking place in Russia as well as any "home" matches to be played on neutral territory with closed doors. FIFA also ordered that Russia play in the name of Russian Football Union (RFU) and not be permitted to fly the Russian flag or sing the Russian national song. This was in response to a decision made from UEFA two days earlier which barred Saint Petersburg of hosting the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, scheduled to take place on Krestovsky Stadium, in addition to preventing any UEFA sanctioned match from taking place in Russia.
The decision was condemned as being ineffective and on the same morning FIFA and UEFA agreed to issue broad restrictions on Russian involvement in world soccer and effectively kicked them out in 2022's World Cup. This was in line with a decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was the Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that upheld the bans.
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After the dissolution in the Soviet Union, the Russian Football Union substituted the white and red Adidas kits with strips made by Reebok with blue, red and white, which reflected the newly adopted nation's flag. Russia. At the end of 1997, Nike adopted a more minimalist design that was used for both the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004 that consisted of white and blue trim, and the reverse design to the kit for away. In the aftermath of not qualifying for 2006's FIFA World Cup, Nike returned to red for its home kit with white was used as the away color. This was followed by Adidas which took over as the primary supplier in the year 2008. The 2009-2010 season brought another shift when Adidas introduced gold and maroon as the main colours of the home team. The return to white and red was announced in the year 2011. The version that was used for Euro 2012 featured a red base, with gold trim and an Russian flag that was placed diagonally. in the home kit, it featured minimalistic white, with red trim. In 2014, the FIFA World Cup kit made the return of the gold and maroon color scheme. It also featured Russian flag-coloured stripes that were incorporated in a horizontal fashion into the sleeves. on the front is a pattern with different shades of maroon, depicting the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. The away kit of 2014 consisted mostly of white with blue trim. The upper part of the front above the trim depicts the perspective from Earth through space. The sides and the back of the collars were designed with the colours that are the colours of the Russian flag. This year's FIFA World Cup kit did not include any ornaments in it, with the exception of the arms of honour. The home red shirt was the same design as the uniform of the Soviet Union Olympic football team it wore at the 1988 Summer Olympics that was the last major event as of the year 2018 in which Russia or the USSR took home. The reverse side of the of the shirt was adorned with the "Together to Win" (Russian Vmeste K Pobede romanized as Vmeste pobede) slogan printed beneath the collar.
In 2008, the Russian nation's shirt provider from 2008 to 2012 was Adidas. The contract was terminated on its own by Adidas, the German giant following in 2022, following the Russian incursion into Ukraine.
| Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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| Adidas | 1992–1993 | |
| Reebok | 1993–1996 | |
| Nike | 1997–2008 | |
| Adidas | 2008–2022 |
| Kit supplier | Period | Contract announcement |
Contract duration |
Value | Notes |
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| Adidas | 2008–2022 |
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2008–2018 | Undisclosed | |
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2018–2022 | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Russia | 0–0 | Croatia | Moscow, Russia |
| 4 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Cyprus | 0–2 | Russia | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 7 September 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Russia | 2–0 | Malta | Moscow, Russia |
| 8 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Russia | 1–0 | Slovakia | Kazan, Russia |
| 11 October 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Slovenia | 1–2 | Russia | Maribor, Slovenia |
| 11 November 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Russia | 6–0 | Cyprus | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| 14 November 20212022 FIFA World Cup qualification | Croatia | 1–0 | Russia | Split, Croatia |
| 24 March 20222022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-offs | Russia | w/o | Poland | Moscow, Russia |
| 2 June 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Albania | Cancelled | Russia | Tirana, Albania |
| 6 June 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Israel | Cancelled | Russia | Haifa, Israel |
| 10 June 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Russia | Cancelled | Iceland | Moscow, Russia |
| 13 June 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Russia | Cancelled | Albania | Moscow, Russia |
| 24 September 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Iceland | Cancelled | Russia | Iceland |
| 27 September 20222022–23 UEFA Nations League | Russia | Cancelled | Israel | Russia |
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Valeri Karpin |
| Assistant Coach | Nikolai Pisarev |
| Assistant Coach | Viktor Onopko |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Vitaly Kafanov |
| Fitness Coach | Luis Martínez |
| Analyst | Jonatan Alba |
| Name | Tenure | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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| Pavel Sadyrin | 1992–1994 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 52.17 |
| Oleg Romantsev | 1994–1996, 1998–2002 | 60 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 60 |
| Boris Ignatyev | 1996–1998 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 40 |
| Anatoliy Byshovets | 1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Valery Gazzaev | 2002–2003 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 44.44 |
| Georgi Yartsev | 2003–2005 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 42.11 |
| Yuri Semin | 2005 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Aleksandr Borodyuk (caretaker) | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Guus Hiddink | July 2006 – June 2010 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 56.41 |
| Dick Advocaat | July 2010 – July 2012 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50 |
| Fabio Capello | July 2012 – July 2015 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 51.52 |
| Leonid Slutsky | August 2015 – June 2016 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 46.15 |
| Stanislav Cherchesov | August 2016 – July 2021 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 19 | 42.86 |
| Valeri Karpin | July 2021 – | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43 |
The below players were called up for the training camp that took place from 21 to 27 March 2022. Due to FIFA's suspension of Russia from international competition, the team only played a friendly against the Russia national under-21 football team during the camp.
Caps and goals as of 14 November 2021, after the match against Croatia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Anton Shunin | 27 January 1987 (age 35) | 13 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| GK | Matvei Safonov | 25 February 1999 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Krasnodar | |
| GK | Aleksandr Selikhov | 7 April 1994 (age 28) | 0 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | |
| GK | Sergei Pesyakov | 16 December 1988 (age 33) | 0 | 0 | Rostov | |
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| DF | Georgi Dzhikiya | 21 November 1993 (age 28) | 41 | 2 | Spartak Moscow | |
| DF | Igor Diveyev | 27 September 1999 (age 22) | 14 | 1 | CSKA Moscow | |
| DF | Dmitri Chistyakov | 13 January 1994 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| DF | Aleksei Sutormin | 10 January 1994 (age 28) | 3 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| DF | Ilya Samoshnikov | 14 November 1997 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Rubin Kazan | |
| DF | Maksim Osipenko | 16 May 1994 (age 28) | 3 | 0 | Rostov | |
| DF | Sergey Terekhov | 27 June 1990 (age 32) | 2 | 0 | Sochi | |
| DF | Danil Krugovoy | 28 May 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| DF | Kirill Zaika | 7 October 1992 (age 29) | 0 | 0 | Sochi | |
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| MF | Daler Kuzyayev | 15 January 1993 (age 29) | 42 | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| MF | Aleksei Ionov | 18 February 1989 (age 33) | 39 | 4 | Krasnodar | |
| MF | Dmitri Barinov | 11 September 1996 (age 25) | 13 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| MF | Zelimkhan Bakayev | 1 July 1996 (age 26) | 12 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| MF | Andrei Mostovoy | 5 November 1997 (age 24) | 10 | 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| MF | Rifat Zhemaletdinov | 20 September 1996 (age 25) | 9 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| MF | Daniil Fomin | 2 March 1997 (age 25) | 8 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| MF | Danil Glebov | 3 November 1999 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Rostov | |
| MF | Konstantin Kuchayev | 18 March 1998 (age 24) | 1 | 0 | CSKA Moscow | |
| MF | Vladislav Sarveli | 1 October 1997 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Sochi | |
| MF | Anton Zinkovsky | 14 April 1996 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | |
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| FW | Konstantin Tyukavin | 22 June 2002 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| FW | Ivan Sergeyev | 11 May 1995 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Guilherme | 12 December 1985 (age 36) | 19 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| GK | Nikita Khaykin | 11 July 1995 (age 27) | 0 | 0 | Bodø/Glimt | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| GK | Ilya Lantratov | 11 November 1995 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | Khimki | v. Cyprus, 11 November 2021 |
| GK | Andrey Lunyov | 13 November 1991 (age 30) | 7 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | v. Slovenia, 11 October 2021 |
| GK | Yury Dyupin | 17 March 1988 (age 34) | 0 | 0 | Rubin Kazan | v. Slovakia, 8 October 2021 |
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| DF | Fyodor Kudryashov | 5 April 1987 (age 35) | 48 | 1 | Antalyaspor | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| DF | Vyacheslav Karavayev | 20 May 1995 (age 27) | 20 | 2 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| DF | Arsen Adamov | 20 October 1999 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | v. Slovenia, 11 October 2021 |
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| MF | Aleksandr Yerokhin | 13 October 1989 (age 32) | 32 | 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | training camp, March 2022 |
| MF | Arsen Zakharyan | 26 May 2003 (age 19) | 4 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | training camp, March 2022 |
| MF | Aleksandr Golovin (vice-captain) | 30 May 1996 (age 26) | 45 | 5 | Monaco | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| MF | Aleksei Miranchuk | 17 October 1995 (age 26) | 41 | 6 | Atalanta | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| MF | Roman Zobnin | 11 February 1994 (age 28) | 41 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| MF | Ilzat Akhmetov | 31 December 1997 (age 24) | 8 | 0 | Krasnodar | v. Croatia, 14 November 2021 |
| MF | Denis Makarov | 18 February 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | v. Slovenia, 11 October 2021 |
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| FW | Fyodor Smolov | 5 February 1990 (age 32) | 45 | 16 | Dynamo Moscow | training camp, March 2022 |
| FW | Anton Zabolotny | 13 June 1991 (age 31) | 19 | 2 | CSKA Moscow | training camp, March 2022 |
| FW | Gamid Agalarov | 16 July 2000 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Ufa | v. Slovenia, 11 October 2021 |
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Ignashevich | 127 | 8 | 2002–2018 |
| 2 | Igor Akinfeev | 111 | 0 | 2004–2018 |
| 3 | Viktor Onopko | 109 | 7 | 1992–2004 |
| 4 | Yuri Zhirkov | 104 | 2 | 2005–2021 |
| 5 | Vasili Berezutskiy | 101 | 5 | 2003–2016 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 90 | 30 | 2002–2016 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Anyukov | 76 | 1 | 2004–2013 |
| 8 | Andrey Arshavin | 74 | 17 | 2002–2012 |
| 9 | Valeri Karpin[II] | 72 | 17 | 1992–2003 |
| 10 | Vladimir Beschastnykh | 71 | 26 | 1992–2003 |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artem Dzyuba | 30 | 55 | 0.55 | 2011–present |
| Aleksandr Kerzhakov | 30 | 90 | 0.33 | 2002–2016 | |
| 3 | Vladimir Beschastnykh | 26 | 71 | 0.37 | 1992–2003 |
| 4 | Roman Pavlyuchenko | 21 | 50 | 0.42 | 2003–2012 |
| 5 | Valeri Karpin | 17 | 72 | 0.24 | 1992–2003 |
| Andrey Arshavin | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 2002–2012 | |
| 7 | Fyodor Smolov | 16 | 44 | 0.36 | 2012–present |
| 8 | Dmitri Sychev | 15 | 47 | 0.32 | 2002–2010 |
| 9 | Roman Shirokov | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 2008–2016 |
| 10 | Denis Cheryshev | 12 | 33 | 0.36 | 2012–present |
| Igor Kolyvanov | 12 | 35 | 0.34 | 1992–1998 | |
| Aleksandr Kokorin | 12 | 47 | 0.26 | 2011–2017 |
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| 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 | 1930 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1994 | |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 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 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2022 | ||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | |||||||||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 11/22 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | 125 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 246 | 81 | Total | |
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
| as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1960 | |
| 1964 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1964 | |
| 1968 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1968 | |
| 1972 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1972 | |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1976 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1980 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1984 | |||||||||
| 1988 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1988 | |
| as CIS | as CIS | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1992 | |
| as Russia | as Russia | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1996 | |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 2000 | ||||||||
| 2004 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2004 | |
| 2008 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2008 | |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2012 | |
| 2016 | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2016 | ||
| 2020 | 19th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 2020 | ||
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 12/16 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | 128 | 80 | 29 | 19 | 262 | 89 | Total | |
| UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
| 2018–19 | B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17th | |
| 2020–21 | B | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24th | |
| 2022–23 | B | 2 | Banned | 36th | ||||||
| 2024–25 | C | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 17th |
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| FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||
| 2003 | |||||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
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| 2017 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Andorra | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 19 |
| Argentina | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 |
| Armenia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Austria | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Belarus | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Belgium | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
| Brazil | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | −16 |
| Bulgaria | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Chile | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Croatia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Cyprus | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 33 |
| Czech Republic | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 13 |
| Denmark | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 23 |
| East Germany | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| England | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | −8 |
| Estonia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Faroe Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| Finland | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 43 |
| France | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Germany | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 51 | −36 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 35 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hungary | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 36 | 13 |
| Iceland | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Iran | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Israel | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 10 |
| Italy | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Latvia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 34 |
| Malta | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Mexico | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Moldova | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Morocco | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Norway | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 16 |
| Portugal | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Romania | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Scotland | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Serbia[f] | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 31 | 14 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Spain | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | −10 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 37 | 10 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Turkey | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 27 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Team of Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Wales | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Venue | City | First match | Last match | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Average attendance |
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| Lokomotiv | Moscow | 16 August 1992 | 6 June 2014 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 20,592 |
| Luzhniki | Moscow | 14 October 1992 | 10 October 2019 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 21 | 41,881 |
| Dynamo | Moscow | 29 May 1996 | 14 October 2020 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 15,556 |
| Petrovsky | Saint Petersburg | 20 August 1997 | 26 May 2014 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 18,119 |
| Arsenal | Tula | 19 May 1999 | 19 May 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13,000 |
| Tsentralny | Volgograd | 16 October 2002 | 16 October 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16,000 |
| Kuban | Krasnodar | 17 November 2004 | 14 November 2015 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26,800 |
| Tsentralny Profsoyuz | Voronezh | 17 November 2010 | 17 November 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34,000 |
| Tsentralny | Kazan | 6 September 2013 | 6 September 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22,000 |
| Arena Khimki | Khimki | 3 September 2014 | 7 June 2015 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6,109 |
| Otkrytie Arena | Moscow | 12 October 2014 | 21 June 2017 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 38,204 |
| Olimp-2 | Rostov-on-Don | 17 November 2015 | 17 November 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15,000 |
| Krasnodar Stadium | Krasnodar | 9 October 2016 | 24 March 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30,100 |
| Akhmat-Arena | Grozny | 15 November 2016 | 15 November 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30,000 |
| Fisht Olympic Stadium | Sochi | 28 March 2017 | 27 October 2021 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 42,144 |
| VEB Arena | Moscow | 9 June 2017 | 8 October 2020 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 21,742 |
| Krestovsky Stadium | Saint Petersburg | 17 June 2017 | 16 November 2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 52,843 |
| Kazan Arena | Kazan | 24 June 2017 | 10 October 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 37,428 |
| Cosmos Arena | Samara | 25 June 2018 | 25 June 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41,970 |
| Rostov Arena | Rostov-on-Don | 10 September 2018 | 10 September 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42,200 |
| Kaliningrad Stadium | Kaliningrad | 11 October 2018 | 9 September 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31,698 |
They've qualified for the tournament eleven times, and their most successful result was their fourth-place finish from 1966. Russia is part of UEFA since the year 1954. They won the very first tournament of the European Championship in 1960 and finished second between 1964 and 1972, and 1988.
Russia has been a participant in four FIFA World Cups since its independence in December 1991. Russia has participated in 4 FIFA World Cups since its independence. Russian Federation played their first international match against Mexico on the 16th of August in 1992. They won 2-0.
European competitions
Russian club teams are always competing with each other in UEFA Champions League and Europa League. In the past few years, Russian clubs have been awarded three important European prizes. They include the 2004-05 UEFA Cup won by CSKA Moscow the 2007-08 UEFA Cup and 2008 UEFA Super Cup which was won by Zenit St. Petersburg.
It was the Soviet Union national football team (Russian: sbornaia SSSR po futbolu, Tr. sbornaya SSSR po futbolu) was the national football team of the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution from the Union the team was changed to an CIS national football team.
In order for Russia to be a member of the AFC the country would need to be all-in which is highly unlikely. The Russian soccer federation has said that he is opposed to the move because it would mean "the end of Russian soccer" and would result in Russia "would never ever return to"the European families".
The most well-known sport in Russia is soccer.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is refusing to lift the FIFA ban against Russia prior to next week's World Cup qualifying playoffs. It is reported that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has not voted to suspend the FIFA ban against Russia participating in the qualifying rounds in 2022's World Cup finals over the invasion of Ukraine.
UEFA has also announced on Monday that both women's and male's team from Russia will be barred from the next year's Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League tournaments.
CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow and Spartak Moscow are the three Russian clubs. Russian clubs that are currently playing FIFA 22.
Russia were later excluded out of their participation in the World Cup and the playoffs and their opponents, Poland, given a bye right through to the final in which they defeated Sweden to earn tickets for Qatar 2022. Russia are now out of the running to participate in this year's World Cup.
