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
Year |
Round |
Position |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GS |
GA |
1930 | Did Not Enter |
1934 |
1938 |
1950 |
1954 |
1958 | Quarter-Final | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
1962 | Quarter-Final | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
1966 | Fourth Place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
1970 | Quarter-Final | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
1974 | Disqualified [1] |
1978 | Did Not Qualify |
1982 | 2nd Round Group Stage | 7th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
1986 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 |
1990 | Group Stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
1994 | Group Stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
1998 | Did Not Qualify |
2002 | Group Stage | 22nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2006 | Did Not Qualify |
2010 |
2014 | Group Stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2018 | Qualified as Host | | | | | | | |
2022 | To be determined | | | | | | | |
Total | Best: Semi-finals | Best: 4th | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 47 |
Record vs
Soviet Union in Sweden 1958
Group Play-off
Quarter-Final
Soviet Union in Chile 1962
Quarter-Final
Soviet Union in England 1966
Quarter-Final
Semi-Final
Bronze Final
Soviet Union in Mexico 1970
Quarter-Final
Soviet Union in Spain 1982
Second Round Group A
Soviet Union in Mexico 1986
Round of 16
Soviet Union in Italy 1990
Russia in USA 1994
Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002
Standings
Legend |
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16 |
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.
Belgium vs Russia
Algeria vs Russia
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
- ↑ 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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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations. 3 Team and national federation no longer exist. |