Russia national football teamRussia will face Uzbekistan in a friendly in Tashkent on 12 November. Stadium, kick-off, ticket and broadcast details will follow.
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Russia's best results as a separate national team are the EURO 2008 semi-finals and the 2018 World Cup quarter-finals.
Upcoming matches
Uzbekistan — Russia—International friendlyMatch report
Russia — Venezuela—International friendlyMatch report
Results
Selected confirmed matches · 29/09/2026 — 03/10/2026
Russia — Namibia6 : 0International friendlyMatch report
Russia — Iran2 : 0International friendlyMatch report
EURO 2028 qualifying
FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian teams in 2022. Russia’s listing in this directory does not confirm admission to EURO 2028 qualifying.
Team news
Russia will host Venezuela at Krasnodar Stadium on 17 November in the teams' first senior international meeting.
MoreRussia defeated Namibia 6–0 in an international friendly. Russia goals: Lechi Sadulaev, Danil Prutsev, Konstantin Tyukavin, Maksim Glushenkov, Maksim Petrov and Kamaijanda Ndisiro (own…
MoreRussia defeated Iran 2–0 in an international friendly. Russia goals: Aleksandr Golovin (2 goals). Golovin scored in the 21st and 36th minutes at Kazan Arena. Russia kept a clean sheet in…
MoreMajor tournament record
- European Championship
- Semi-finals — 2008
- World Cup
- Quarter-finals — 2018
Team history
Russia reached the EURO 2008 semi-finals after a 3–1 extra-time win over the Netherlands and the 2018 World Cup quarter-finals after beating Spain on penalties.
UEFA’s historical succession record includes Soviet results. The USSR won EURO 1960, reached the European finals in 1964, 1972 and 1988 and finished fourth at the 1966 World Cup. Modern Russia’s results are presented separately. Andrey Arshavin and Igor Akinfeev represent the independent Russian national team.
Notable players
- Igor Akinfeev
- Andrey Arshavin
- Aleksandr Mostovoi
- Valery Karpin
Players from different eras of the national team.