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Russia at the FIFA World Cup

For the women's team, see Russia at the FIFA Women's 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 Soviet Union was accepted by FIFA and entered their first World Cup in Sweden 1958. The Soviet Union national football team played in 7 World Cups. Their best performance was reaching fourth place in England 1966. The USSR was dissolved in 1991 when Belarus, Russia and Ukraine declared independence under the Belavezha Accords, along with Georgia. The CIS national football team (Commonwealth of Independent States) was formed with other independent nations in 1992 for the purpose of competing in UEFA Euro 1992. Russia was recognized as the official successor of the Soviet Union by FIFA and inherited the records of the Soviet Union.

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

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History

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

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 —
  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
  2034 2034
Total Fourth place 11/22 45 19 10 16 77 54 125 80 24 21 246 81 Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

Record vs

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As Soviet Union

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
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

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Soviet Union in Sweden 1958

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  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  2–2  England
Simonyan   13'
A. Ivanov   56'		 (Report) Kevan   66'
Finney   85' (pen.)
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: Zsolt (Hungary)
Soviet Union  2–0  Austria
A. Ivanov   15'
V. Ivanov   62'		 (Report)
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Jorgensen (Denmark)
Soviet Union  0–2  Brazil
(Report) Vavá   3', 77'
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: Guigue (France)

Group play-off

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Soviet Union  1–0  England
Ilyin   69' (Report)
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Dusch (West Germany)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union  0–2  Sweden
(Report) Hamrin   49'
Simonsson   88'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Leafe (England)

Soviet Union in Chile 1962

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  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
Ivanov   51'
Ponedelnik   83'		 (Report)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
Soviet Union  4–4  Colombia
Ivanov   8', 11'
Chislenko   10'
Ponedelnik   56'		 (Report) Aceros   21'
Coll   68' (Olympic goal)
Rada   72'
Klinger   86'
Attendance: 8,040
Referee: Joao Etzel Filho (Brazil)
Soviet Union  2–1  Uruguay
Mamykin   38'
Ivanov   89'		 (Report) Sasía   54'
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Casare Jonni (Italy)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union  1–2  Chile
Chislenko   26' (Report) Sánchez   11'
Rojas   29'
Attendance: 17,268

Soviet Union in England 1966

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
  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
Malofeyev   31', 88'
Banishevskiy   33'		 (Report)
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Soviet Union  1–0  Italy
Chislenko   57' (Report)
Attendance: 27,800
Soviet Union  2–1  Chile
Porkujan   28', 85' (Report) Marcos   32'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union  2–1  Hungary
Chislenko   5'
Porkujan   46'		 (Report) Bene   57'
Attendance: 22,100
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)

Semi-final

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Soviet Union  1–2  West Germany
Porkujan   88' (Report) Haller   42'
Beckenbauer   67'
Attendance: 38,300

Bronze Final

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Soviet Union  1–2  Portugal
Malofeyev   43' (Report) Eusébio   12' (pen.)
Torres   89'
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)

Soviet Union in Mexico 1970

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Mexico  0–0  Soviet Union
(Report)
Attendance: 107,000
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Soviet Union  4–1  Belgium
Byshovets   14', 63'
Asatiani   57'
Khmelnitsky   76'		 (Report) Lambert   86'
Attendance: 59,000
Soviet Union  2–0  El Salvador
Byshovets   51', 74' (Report)
Attendance: 89,000
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)

Quarter-final

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Soviet Union  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
(Report) Espárrago   116'
Attendance: 24,550
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)

Soviet Union in Spain 1982

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Bal   34' (Report) Sócrates   75'
Éder   87'
Attendance: 68,000
Soviet Union  3–0  New Zealand
Gavrilov   25'
Blokhin   48'
Baltacha   69'		 (Report)
Attendance: 19,000
Soviet Union  2–2  Scotland
Chivadze   60'
Shengelia   84'		 (Report) Jordan   15'
Souness   87'
Attendance: 45,000

Second round Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Hovhannisyan   48' (Report)
Attendance: 45,000
Soviet Union  0–0  Poland
(Report)
Attendance: 65,000

Soviet Union in Mexico 1986

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Yakovenko   2'
Aleinikov   4'
Belanov   24' (pen.)
Yaremchuk   66'
Dajka   75' (o.g.)
Rodionov   80'		 (Report)
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
Soviet Union  1–1  France
Rats   53' (Report) Fernández   60'
Attendance: 36,500
Soviet Union  2–0  Canada
Blokhin   58'
Zavarov   74'		 (Report)
Attendance: 14,200

Round of 16

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Soviet Union  3–4 (a.e.t.)  Belgium
Belanov   27', 70', 111' (pen.) (Report) Scifo   56'
Ceulemans   77'
Demol   102'
Claesen   110'
Attendance: 32,300

Soviet Union in Italy 1990

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
(Report) Lăcătuş   42', 57' (pen.)
Attendance: 42,907
Soviet Union  0–2  Argentina
(Report) Troglio   27'
Burruchaga   79'
Attendance: 55,759
Cameroon  0–4  Soviet Union
(Report) Protasov   20'
Zygmantovich   29'
Zavarov   55'
Dobrovolski   63'
Attendance: 37,307

Russia in the USA 1994

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Brazil  2–0  Russia
Romário   26'
Raí   52' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 81,061
Sweden  3–1  Russia
Brolin   37' (pen.)
Dahlin   59', 81'		 (Report) Salenko   4' (pen.)
Attendance: 71,528
Russia  6–1  Cameroon
Salenko   15', 41', 44' (pen.), 72', 75'
Radchenko   81'		 (Report) Milla   46'
Attendance: 74,914

Russia in South Korea/Japan 2002

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Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  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
Titov   59'
Karpin   64' (pen.)		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,957
Russia  0–1  Japan
(Report) Inamoto   51'
Attendance: 66,108
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Russia  2–3  Belgium
Beschastnykh   52'
Sychev   88'		 (Report) Walem   7'
Sonck   78'
Wilmots   82'
Attendance: 46,640

Russia in Brazil 2014

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Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H
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

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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
Kerzhakov   74' Report Lee Keun-ho   68'
Attendance: 37,603
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 22 Andrey Yeshchenko
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov   72'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
CM 18 Yuri Zhirkov   71'
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
LW 17 Oleg Shatov   49'   59'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev   59'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov   71'
MF 7 Igor Denisov   72'
Manager:
  Fabio Capello
 
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12 Lee Yong
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho   73'
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
RM 17 Lee Chung-yong
CM 14 Han Kook-young
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng   30'
LM 9 Son Heung-min   13'   84'
CF 10 Park Chu-young   56'
CF 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)   90'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho   56'
DF 6 Hwang Seok-ho   73'
MF 7 Kim Bo-kyung   84'
Manager:
 Hong 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

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Belgium  1–0  Russia
Origi   88' Report
Attendance: 73,819
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld   73'
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 3 Thomas Vermaelen   31'
CM 6 Axel Witsel   54'
CM 8 Marouane Fellaini
RW 14 Dries Mertens   75'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku   57'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Vertonghen   31'
FW 17 Divock Origi   57'
FW 11 Kevin Mirallas   75'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
 
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov   62'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov
DM 8 Denis Glushakov   38'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov   90'
AM 6 Maksim Kanunnikov
LW 17 Oleg Shatov   83'
CF 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
Substitutions:
DF 22 Andrey Yeshchenko   62'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev   83'
FW 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov   90'
Manager:
  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

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Algeria  1–1  Russia
 Report
Attendance: 39,311
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Russia
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Aïssa Mandi
CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem
CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)
LB 6 Djamel Mesbah   39'
CM 12 Carl Medjani
CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi   71'
LW 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou   77'
CF 13 Islam Slimani   90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Hassan Yebda   71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas   87'   77'
FW 15 Hillal Soudani   90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF 17 Cadamuro Bentaïba   90+2'[nb 1]
Manager:
  Vahid Halilhodžić
 
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov   59'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov   57'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov   46'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
LW 17 Oleg Shatov   67'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov   81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Igor Denisov   46'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev   67'
FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov   81'
Manager:
  Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Russia in Russia 2018

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Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group A
Legend
Group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Russia  5–0  Saudi Arabia
Gazinsky   12'
Cheryshev   43', 90+1'
Dzyuba   71'
Golovin   90+5'		 Report
Attendance: 78,011
Russia  3–1  Egypt
Fathy   47' (o.g.)
Cheryshev   59'
Dzyuba   62'		 Report Salah   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 64,468
Uruguay  3–0  Russia
Suárez   10'
Cheryshev   23' (o.g.)
Cavani   90'		 Report
Attendance: 41,970

Knockout stage

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Round of sixteen
Spain  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Russia
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 78,011
Quarter-finals
Russia  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Croatia
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 44,287[2]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Record players

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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.

 
Goalkeeper Lev Yashin (here in 1966) participated in three World Cups. He is still Russia's record World Cup player.
Rank Player Matches World Cups
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

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Russia's top goalscorers at the FIFA World Cup, Valentin Ivanov and Oleg Salenko, have won a Golden Boot award each. Salenko is the only player who has ever scored five goals in a single World Cup match, and the only player to win the Golden Boot even though his team was eliminated in the group stage.

 
Oleg Salenko scored all of his six international goals at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, five of them in a single match against Cameroon.
Rank Player Goals World Cups
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

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References

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  1. ^ Article in eu-football.info Mexico on 16th August, 1992 winning 2–0.
  2. ^ "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.
  1. ^ Despite not playing, Cadamuro received a yellow card on the bench.
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