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Russia national football team

Russia
Nickname(s) Медведи (Bears)
Золотые орлы (Golden Eagles)
"Красная армия (Red Army)"
Association Russian Football Union (RFS)
Российский футбольный союз
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Stanislav Cherchesov
Captain Vasili Berezutski
Most caps Sergei Ignashevich (120)
Top scorer Aleksandr Kerzhakov (30)
Home stadium Otkrytie Arena
Lokomotiv Stadium
Petrovsky
Luzhniki
FIFA code RUS
FIFA ranking
Current 56 Steady(12 January 2017)
Highest 3 (April 1996)
Lowest 56 (December 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 41 (23 January 2017)
Highest 7 (August 2009)
Lowest 44 (22 June 2016)
First international
 Russia 2–0 Mexico 
(Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992)
Biggest win
 San Marino 0–7 Russia 
(San Marino, San Marino; 7 June 1995)
 Liechtenstein 0–7 Russia 
(Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 8 September 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Portugal 7–1 Russia 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 13 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances 4 as of 2018 (first in 1994)
Best result 18th (Group Stage), 1994
European Championship
Appearances 5 (first in 1996)
Best result 3rd, 2008
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)

The Russia national football team (Russian: национа́льная сбо́рная Росси́и по футбо́лу, natsionálnaya sbórnaya Rossii po futbólu) represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, Rossiyskiy Futboľnyy Soyuz), the governing body for football in Russia.

Russia's home grounds are Otkrytie Arena, Luzhniki Stadium and Lokomotiv Stadium (all in Moscow), and Petrovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg.

Russia qualified for three World Cups (1994, 2002, 2014), and they have automatically qualified for 2018 as hosts. They have also qualified for five European Championships (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016). Reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008 marks the only time that they passed the group stages of a major tournament, excluding the record of the Soviet Union national team, of which Russia is the successor.


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