Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia and is controlled by the Football Union of Russia.

Since the breakup of the USSR, Russian football has struggled to show the level the USSR team showed in the Communist era; a significant number of the USSR's players came from the other republics. The team qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and two European Championships (1996, 2004), but failed to get out of the first round each time.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1990 – Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1994 – Round 1
• 1998 – Did not qualify
• 2002 – Round 1

European Championship record

• 1960 to 1992 – Did not enter, was part of USSR
• 1996 – Round 1
• 2000 – Did not qualify
• 2004 – Round 1

Famous players

This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Russian era. For notable players from the USSR era, see USSR national football team.

• Dmitri Alenichev
• Vladimir Beschastnykh
• Andrei Kanchelskis
• Valeri Karpin
• Alexander Mostovoi
• Viktor Onopko
• Oleg Salenko
• Dmitri Sychev
• Egor Titov

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1912-
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers