Russia national football team
| 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  (12 January 2017)
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| 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) |
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| Biggest win | |
 San Marino 0–7 Russia  (San Marino, San Marino; 7 June 1995)  Liechtenstein 0–7 Russia (Vaduz, Liechtenstein; 8 September 2015) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Portugal 7–1 Russia (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 October 2004) |
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| 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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