Russia at the FIFA World Cup

Russia has participated in 10 FIFA World Cups, 7 of which were as the Soviet Union. Their best performance was as the Soviet Union, reaching 4th place in England 1966. Russia's best performance after the dissolution of the Soviet Union was 18th place in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, hosted by the United States of America.

Overview

History

Legend
Played as Part of The Soviet Union
Played as The Russian Federation
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958Quarter-Final6th521256
Chile 1962Quarter-Final6th421197
England 1966Fourth Place4th6402106
Mexico 1970Quarter-Final5th 421162
West Germany 1974
Disqualified [1]
Argentina 1978
Did Not Qualify
Spain 19822nd Round Group Stage7th522174
Mexico 1986Round of 1610th4211125
Italy 1990Group Stage17th310244
United States 1994Group Stage18th310276
France 1998Did Not Qualify
South Korea Japan 2002Group Stage22nd310244
Germany 2006
Did Not Qualify
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014Group Stage24th302123
Russia 2018Qualified as Host
Qatar 2022To be determined
Total
Best: Semi-finals
Best: 4th
40
17
8
15
66
47

Record vs

FIFA World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 17 Wins - 7 Ties - 14 Loses - 38 games played
Against Wins Draws Losses Total
 Argentina0011
 Austria1001
 Belgium2024
 Brazil0033
 Cameroon2002
 Canada1001
 Chile1012
 Colombia0101
 El Salvador1001
 England1102
 France0101
 Hungary2002
 Italy1001
 Japan0011
 North Korea1001
 Mexico0101
 New Zealand1001
 Poland0101
 Portugal0011
 Romania0011
 Scotland0101
 South Korea0101
 Sweden0022
 Tunisia1001
 Uruguay1012
 West Germany0011
 Yugoslavia1001

Soviet Union in Sweden 1958

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Brazil 3210505
 Soviet Union 3111441.003
 England 3030441.003
 Austria 3012270.281

1958-06-08
19:00 CET
Soviet Union  2 – 2  England
Simonyan  13'
A. Ivanov  56'
(Report)  66' Kevan
 85' (pen.) Finney
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: Hungary Zsolt

1958-06-11
19:00 CET
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Austria
A. Ivanov  15'
V. Ivanov  62'
(Report)
Ryavallen, Borås
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Denmark Jorgensen

1958-06-15
19:00 CET
Soviet Union  0 – 2  Brazil
(Report)  3', 77' Vavá
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: France Guigue

Group Play-off

1958-06-17
19:00 CET
Soviet Union  1 – 0  England
Ilyin  69' (Report)
Ullevi, Gothenburg
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: West Germany Dusch

Quarter-Final

1958-06-19
19:00 CET
Soviet Union  0 – 2  Sweden
(Report)  49' Hamrin
 88' Simonsson
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: England Leafe

Soviet Union in Chile 1962

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3210851.605
 Yugoslavia 3201832.674
 Uruguay 3102460.672
 Colombia 30125110.451

1962-05-31
15:00 CLT
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Yugoslavia
Ivanov  51'
Ponedelnik  83'
(Report)
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: West Germany Albert Dusch

1962-06-03
15:00 CLT
Soviet Union  4 – 4  Colombia
Ivanov  8', 11'
Chislenko  10'
Ponedelnik  56'
(Report)  21' Aceros
 68' (Olympic goal) Coll
 72' Rada
 86' Klinger
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 8,040
Referee: Brazil Joao Etzel Filho

1962-06-06
15:00 CLT
Soviet Union  2 – 1  Uruguay
Mamykin  38'
Ivanov  89'
(Report)  54' Sasía
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Italy Casare Jonni

Quarter-Final

1962-06-10
14:30 CLT
Soviet Union  1 – 2  Chile
Chislenko  26' (Report)  11' Sánchez
 29' Rojas
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Netherlands Leo Horn

Soviet Union in England 1966

Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
 Soviet Union 3300616.006
 North Korea 3111240.503
 Italy 3102221.002
 Chile 3012250.401

1966-07-12
19:30 BST
Soviet Union  3 – 0  North Korea
Malofeyev  31'  88'
Banishevskiy  33'
(Report)
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Spain Juan Gardeazábal Garay

1966-07-16
15:00 BST
Soviet Union  1 – 0  Italy
Chislenko  57' (Report)
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 27,800
Referee: West Germany Rudolf Kreitlein

1966-07-20
19:30 BST
Soviet Union  2 – 1  Chile
Porkujan  28'  85' (Report)  32' Marcos
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Northern Ireland John Adair

Quarter-Final

1966-07-23
15:00 BST
Soviet Union  2 – 1  Hungary
Chislenko  5'
Porkujan  46'
(Report)  57' Bene
Roker Park, Sunderland
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Spain Juan Gardeazábal Garay

Semi-Final

1966-07-25
19:30 BST
Soviet Union  1 – 2  West Germany
Porkujan  88' (Report)  42' Haller
 67' Beckenbauer
Goodison Park, Liverpool
Attendance: 38,300
Referee: Italy Concetto Lo Bello

Bronze Final

1966-07-28
19:30 BST
Soviet Union  1 – 2  Portugal
Malofeyev  43' (Report)  12' (pen.) Eusébio
 89' Torres
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: England Ken Dagnall

Soviet Union in Mexico 1970

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321061+55
 Mexico 321050+55
 Belgium 310245–12
 El Salvador 300309–90

1970-05-31
12:00 CET
Soviet Union  0 – 0  Mexico
(Report)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 107,000
Referee: West Germany Kurt Tschenscher

1970-06-06
16:00 CET
Soviet Union  4 – 1  Belgium
Byshovets  14'  63'
Asatiani  57'
Khmelnitsky  76'
(Report)  86' Lambert
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Switzerland Rudolf Scheurer

1970-06-10
16:00 CET
Soviet Union  2 – 0  El Salvador
Byshovets  51'  74' (Report)
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Chile Rafael Hormazábal Díaz

Quarter-Final

1970-06-14
12:00 CET
Soviet Union  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
(Report)  116' Espárrago
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Netherlands Laurens van Ravens

Soviet Union in Spain 1982

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3300102+86
 Soviet Union 311164+23
 Scotland 31118803
 New Zealand 3003212–100

1982-06-14
21:15 CEST
Soviet Union  1 – 2  Brazil
Bal  34' (Report)  75' Sócrates
 87' Éder

1982-06-19
21:15 CEST
Soviet Union  3 – 0  New Zealand
Gavrilov  25'
Blokhin  48'
Baltacha  69'
(Report)
Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Libya Yousef El-Ghoul

1982-06-22
21:15 CEST
Soviet Union  2 – 2  Scotland
Chivadze  60'
Shengelia  84'
(Report)  15' Jordan
 87' Souness
Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Romania Nicolae Rainea

Second Round Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 211030+33
 Soviet Union 211010+13
 Belgium 200204–40

1982-07-01
21:15 CEST
Soviet Union  1 – 0  Belgium
Hovhannisyan  48' (Report)
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: France Michel Vautrot

1982-07-04
21:15 CEST
Soviet Union  0 – 0  Poland
(Report)
Camp Nou, Barcelona
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Scotland Bob Valentine

Soviet Union in Mexico 1986

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 321091+85
 France 321051+45
 Hungary 310229–72
 Canada 300305–50

1986-06-02
12:00 CTZ
Soviet Union  6 – 0  Hungary
Yakovenko  2'
Aleinikov  4'
Belanov  24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk  66'
Dajka  75' (o.g.)
Rodionov  80'
(Report)

1986-06-05
12:00 CTZ
Soviet Union  1 – 1  France
Rats  53' (Report)  60' Fernández
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Brazil Romualdo Arppi Filho

1986-06-09
12:00 CTZ
Soviet Union  2 – 0  Canada
Blokhin  58'
Zavarov  74'
(Report)
Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato
Attendance: 14,200
Referee: Mali Idriss Traore

Round of 16

1986-06-15
16:00 CTZ
Soviet Union  3 – 4 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Belanov  27'  70'  111' (pen.) (Report)  56' Scifo
 77' Ceulemans
 102' Demol
 110' Claesen
Estadio Nou Camp, León
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Sweden Erik Fredriksson

Soviet Union in Italy 1990

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 320135–24
 Romania 311143+13
 Argentina 311132+13
 Soviet Union 31024402

1990-06-09
17:00 CEST
Soviet Union  0 – 2  Romania
(Report)  42'  57' (pen.) Lăcătuş
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 42,907
Referee: Uruguay Juan Daniel Cardellino

1990-06-13
21:00 CEST
Soviet Union  0 – 2  Argentina
(Report)  27' Troglio
 79' Burruchaga
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 55,759
Referee: Sweden Erik Fredriksson

1990-06-18
21:00 CEST
Soviet Union  4 – 0  Cameroon
Protasov  20'
Zygmantovich  29'
Zavarov  55'
Dobrovolski  63'
(Report)
Stadio San Nicola, Bari
Attendance: 37,307
Referee: Brazil José Roberto Wright

Russia in USA 1994

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 321061+57
 Sweden 312064+25
 Russia 310276+13
 Cameroon 3012311–81

1994-06-20
13:05 PDT
Russia  0 – 2  Brazil
(Report)  26' Romário
 52' (pen.) Raí
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 81,061
Referee: Mauritius Lim Kee Chong

1994-06-24
19:35 EDT
Russia  1 – 3  Sweden
Salenko  4' (pen.) (Report)  37' (pen.) Brolin
 59', 81' Dahlin
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac
Attendance: 71,528
Referee: France Joël Quiniou

1994-06-28
13:05 PDT
Russia  6 – 1  Cameroon
Salenko  15'  41'  44' (pen.)  72'  75'
Radchenko  81'
(Report)  46' Milla
Stanford Stadium, Stanford
Attendance: 74,914
Referee: Syria Jamal Al Sharif

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 321052+37
 Belgium 312065+15
 Russia 31024403
 Tunisia 301215–41

2002-06-05
15:30 JST
Russia  2 – 0  Tunisia
Titov  59'
Karpin  64' (pen.)
(Report)
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 30,957
Referee: Jamaica Peter Prendergast

2002-06-09
20:30 JST
Russia  0 – 1  Japan
(Report)  51' Inamoto

2002-06-14
15:30 JST
Russia  2 – 3  Belgium
Beschastnykh  52'
Sychev  88'
(Report)  7' Walem
 78' Sonck
 82' Wilmots
Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi
Attendance: 46,640
Referee: Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen


Russia in Brazil 2014

Standings

Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Pos Team 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 22Andrey Yeshchenko
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 14Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB 23Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov  72'
CM 20Viktor Fayzulin
CM 18Yuri Zhirkov  71'
RW 19Aleksandr Samedov
LW 17Oleg Shatov  49'  59'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF 10Alan Dzagoev  59'
FW 11Aleksandr Kerzhakov  71'
MF 7 Igor Denisov  72'
Manager:
Italy Fabio Capello
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12Lee Yong
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
CB 20Hong Jeong-ho  73'
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
RM 17Lee Chung-yong
CM 14Han Kook-young
CM 16Ki Sung-yueng  30'
LM 9 Son Heung-min  13'  84'
CF 10Park Chu-young  56'
CF 13Koo Ja-cheol (c)  90'
Substitutions:
FW 11Lee Keun-ho  56'
DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho  73'
MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung  84'
Manager:
South KoreaHong 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
Belgium
Russia
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld  73'
CB 15Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen  31'
CM 6 Axel Witsel  54'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
RW 14Dries Mertens  75'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  57'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Vertonghen  31'
FW 17Divock Origi  57'
DF 11Kevin Mirallas  75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov  62'
CB 14Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov  38'
CM 20Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19Aleksandr Samedov  90'
AM 6Maksim Kanunnikov
LW 17Oleg Shatov  83'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF 22Andrey Yeshchenko  62'
MF 10Alan Dzagoev  83'
FW 11Aleksandr Kerzhakov  90'
Manager:
Italy 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
Report

Top Goalscorers

Name Goals World Cup Notes
Oleg Salenko 6 1994 Shared 1994 Golden Shoe (6 goals)
Valentin Ivanov 6 1958, 1962 Shared 1962 Golden Boot (4 goals)
Ihor Belanov 4 1986 Shared 1986 Bronze Shoe (4 goals)
Anatoliy Byshovets 4 1970 4th Tied Top Goalscorer 1970
Igor Chislenko 4 1962, 1966 Shared 1962 Bronze Shoe (2 goals)
Valeriy Porkujan 4 1966 Shared 1966 Bronze Shoe (4 goals)
Eduard Malofeyev 3 1966 Scored all his Goals in 1966 World Cup
Oleksandr Zavarov 2 1986, 1990 -
Oleg Blokhin 2 1982, 1986 -
Viktor Ponedelnik 2 1962 Shared 1962 Bronze Shoe (2 goals)
Aleksandr Ivanov 2 1958 Scored on His Debut (1958)
Aleksandr Kerzhakov 1 2014 First Russian Goal at Brazil 2014
Dmitri Sychev 1 2002 -
Yegor Titov 1 2002 -
Vladimir Beschastnykh 1 1994, 2002 -
Valery Karpin 1 1994, 2002 -
Dmitri Radchenko 1 1994 -
Igor Dobrovolski 1 1990 -
Andrei Zygmantovich 1 1990 -
Sergei Aleinikov 1 1986, 1990 -
Oleh Protasov 1 1986, 1990 -
Vasyl Rats 1 1986, 1990 -
Ivan Yaremchuk 1 1986, 1990 -
Pavlo Yakovenko 1 1986 -
Sergey Rodionov 1 1982, 1986 -
Andriy Bal 1 1982, 1986 Scored Against Brazil in 1982
Aleksandr Chivadze 1 1982, 1986 -
Yuri Gavrilov 1 1982 -
Sergei Baltacha 1 1982 -
Khoren Oganesian 1 1982 -
Ramaz Shengelia 1 1982 -
Kakhi Asatiani 1 1970 -
Vitaliy Khmelnytskyi 1 1970 -
Anatoliy Banishevskiy 1 1966 -
Anatoli Ilyin 1 1958 -
Nikita Simonyan 1 1954 -

References

  1. Refused to play the return leg of a play-off in Chile in the aftermath of that country's 1973 military coup
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