Russia at the FIFA World Cup
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.[1] Their first participation in a World Cup was in the United States in 1994 where they achieved 18th place.
In 1946, the
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 Fourth place
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | To be determined | To be determined | 2026 | |||||||||||||
2030 | 2030
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2034 | 2034
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Total | Fourth place | 11/25 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | 125 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 246 | 81 | Total |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
Russia's World Cup record | |
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First Match | Soviet Union 2–2 England (8 June 1958; Gothenburg, Sweden) |
Biggest Win | Soviet Union 6–0 Hungary (2 June 1986; Irapuato, Mexico) |
Biggest Defeat | Uruguay 3–0 Russia (25 June 2018; Samara, Russia) |
Best Result | Fourth place in 1966 |
Worst Result | Group stage in 1990, 1994, 2002 and 2014 |
Record vs
As Soviet Union
FIFA World Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Against | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | GS | GA | GD |
Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Brazil | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
El Salvador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
TOTAL | 15 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 55 | 34 | +19 |
As Russia
FIFA World Cup matches (By team) | |||||||
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Against | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | GS | GA | GD |
Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
TOTAL | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 22 | +3 |
Last update 8 July 2018
Soviet Union in Sweden 1958
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 | 2–0 | Austria |
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V. Ivanov 62' |
(Report) |
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Brazil |
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(Report) | Vavá 3', 77' |
Group play-off
Soviet Union | 1–0 | England |
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Ilyin 69' | (Report) |
Quarter-final
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Sweden |
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(Report) | Hamrin 49' Simonsson 88' |
Soviet Union in Chile 1962
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |
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83' | (Report) |
Soviet Union | 4–4 | Colombia |
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56' | (Report) | Aceros 21' Coll 68' (Olympic goal) Rada 72' Klinger 86' |
Soviet Union | 2–1 | Uruguay |
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Ivanov 89' |
(Report) | Sasía 54' |
Quarter-final
Soviet Union | 1–2 | Chile |
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Chislenko 26' | (Report) | Rojas 29' |
Soviet Union in England 1966
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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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 |
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Malofeyev 31', 88' Banishevskiy 33' |
(Report) |
Soviet Union | 1–0 | Italy |
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Chislenko 57' | (Report) |
Soviet Union | 2–1 | Chile |
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Porkujan 28', 85' | (Report) | Marcos 32' |
Quarter-final
Soviet Union | 2–1 | Hungary |
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Chislenko 5' Porkujan 46' |
(Report) | Bene 57' |
Semi-final
Soviet Union | 1–2 | West Germany |
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Porkujan 88' | (Report) | Haller 42' Beckenbauer 67' |
Bronze Final
Soviet Union | 1–2 | Portugal |
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Malofeyev 43' | (Report) | Torres 89' |
Soviet Union in Mexico 1970
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Soviet Union | 4–1 | Belgium |
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Khmelnitsky 76' |
(Report) | Lambert 86' |
Soviet Union | 2–0 | El Salvador |
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Byshovets 51', 74' | (Report) |
Quarter-final
Soviet Union in Spain 1982
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Bal 34' | (Report) | Éder 87' |
Soviet Union | 3–0 | New Zealand |
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Baltacha 69' |
(Report) |
Soviet Union | 2–2 | Scotland |
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Chivadze 60' Shengelia 84' |
(Report) | 87' |
Second round Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Hovhannisyan 48' | (Report) |
Soviet Union in Mexico 1986
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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80' | (Report) |
Soviet Union | 1–1 | France |
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Rats 53' |
(Report) | Fernández 60' |
Soviet Union | 2–0 | Canada |
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Zavarov 74' |
(Report) |
Round of 16
a.e.t.) | Belgium | |
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Belanov 27', 70', 111' (pen.) | (Report) | Scifo 56' Ceulemans 77' Demol 102' Claesen 110' |
Soviet Union in Italy 1990
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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(Report) | Lăcătuş 42', 57' (pen. ) |
Soviet Union | 0–2 | Argentina |
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(Report) | Troglio 27' Burruchaga 79' |
Cameroon | 0–4 | Soviet Union |
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(Report) | 63' |
Russia in USA 1994
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002
Legend |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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Russia | 0–1 | Japan |
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(Report) | Inamoto 51' |
Russia in Brazil 2014
Legend |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
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Kerzhakov 74' | Report | Lee Keun-ho 68' |
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Belgium vs Russia
Belgium | 1–0 | Russia |
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Origi 88' | Report |
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Algeria vs Russia
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Russia in Russia 2018
Legend |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Uruguay | 3–0 | Russia |
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Suárez 10' Cheryshev 23' (o.g.) Cavani 90' |
Report |
Knockout stage
- Round of sixteen
- Quarter-finals
Russia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Croatia |
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Penalties | ||
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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 |
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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,
Rank | Player | Goals | World Cups |
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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
References
- ^ Article in eu-football.info Mexico on 16th August, 1992 winning 2–0.
- ^ "Match report – Quarter-final – Russia v Croatia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 7 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Despite not playing, Cadamuro received a yellow card on the bench.