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Russia (2026)

Rossia

Matches: 7; 7 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 5-1-1; 5 W · 1 D · 1 L
Goals: 17; 2 against
Goal difference: +15

General Information

Rossiyskiy Futbolniy Soyuz

Founded: 1912
FIFA entry: 1912
Average height in 2026: 1.82 m
Average age in 2026: 26.2 years
Confederation: United European Football Association (UEFA)
Continent: Europe
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

No jersey for this year

Jersey in 2026

Coaches in 2026

Valeri Karpin(Coach)

Date of birth: 2 February 1969
Place of birth: Narva, Estonia
Height: 1.85 m
Matches: 7 (0 official · 7 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Tsipras

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Players of Russia in 2026

41 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers4
Stanislav Agkatsev	9 January 2002	Goalkeeper	FK Krasnodar	3	1	0
Matvei Safonov	25 February 1999	Goalkeeper	Paris Saint-Germain	2	0	0
Anton Mitryushkin	8 February 1996	Goalkeeper	Lokomotiv Moskva	1	2	0
Aleksandr Maksimenko	19 March 1998	Goalkeeper	Spartak Moskva	1	0	0
Defenders13
Mingiyan Beveyev	30 November 1995	Right Back	Baltika Kaliningrad	4	3	1
Ilya Vakhania	14 January 2001	Right Back	FK Krasnodar	4	3	1
Danil Krugovoy	28 May 1998	Left Back	CSKA Moskva	4	2	0
Viktor Melyokhin	16 December 2003	Centre Back	FK Rostov-na-Donu	4	1	0
Aleksandr Silyanov	17 February 2001	Right Back	Lokomotiv Moskva	3	1	1
Yevgeni Morozov	14 February 2001	Centre Back	Lokomotiv Moskva	3	1	0
Igor Diveyev	27 September 1999	Centre Back	Zenit Sankt-Peterburg	2	0	0
Arsen Adamov	20 October 1999	Right Back	Akhmat Grozny	1	0	0
Ruslan Litvinov	18 August 2001	Centre Back	Spartak Moskva	1	0	0
Maksim Osipenko	16 May 1994	Centre Back	Dinamo Moskva	1	0	0
Valentin Paltsev	12 July 2001	Left Back	FK Krasnodar	1	0	0
Kirill Danilov	12 August 2007	Centre Back	CSKA Moskva	0	2	0
Turpal-Ali Ibishev	18 February 2002	Centre Back	Akhmat Grozny	0	1	0
Midfielders15
Lechi Sadulayev	8 January 2000	Left Midfielder	Akhmat Grozny	4	2	3
Ivan Oblyakov	5 July 1998	Centre Midfielder	CSKA Moskva	4	2	0
Aleksei Miranchuk	17 October 1995	Attacking Midfielder	Atlanta United	4	1	1
Matvey Kislyak	26 July 2005	Centre Midfielder	CSKA Moskva	3	2	0
Aleksei Batrakov	9 June 2005	Attacking Midfielder	Galatasaray SK	3	1	1
Nail Umyarov	27 June 2000	Defensive Midfielder	Spartak Moskva	3	1	0
Dmitri Barinov	11 September 1996	Defensive Midfielder	CSKA Moskva	2	3	0
Danil Prutsev	25 March 2000	Centre Midfielder	Spartak Moskva	2	2	1
Aleksandr Golovin	30 May 1996	Attacking Midfielder	AS Monaco	2	1	3
Anton Miranchuk	17 October 1995	Centre Midfielder	Dinamo Moskva	1	2	0
Artyom Karpukas	13 June 2002	Defensive Midfielder	Zenit Sankt-Peterburg	1	1	0
Nikita Krivtsov	18 August 2002	Attacking Midfielder	FK Krasnodar	1	1	0
Daniil Fomin	2 March 1997	Defensive Midfielder	Dinamo Moskva	1	0	0
Maksim Petrov	18 January 2001	Centre Midfielder	Baltika Kaliningrad	0	5	1
Kirill Glebov	10 November 2005	Right Midfielder	CSKA Moskva	0	3	0
Forwards9
Maksim Glushenkov	28 July 1999	Secondary striker	Zenit Sankt-Peterburg	4	1	1
Konstantin Tyukavin	22 June 2002	Centre Forward	Dinamo Moskva	2	1	2
Ivan Sergeyev	11 May 1995	Centre Forward	Dinamo Moskva	2	0	0
Aleksandr Sobolev	7 March 1997	Centre Forward	Zenit Sankt-Peterburg	1	1	0
Yaroslav Gladyshev	5 May 2003	Right Winger	Dinamo Moskva	1	0	0
Dmitri Vorobyov	28 November 1997	Centre Forward	FK Krasnodar	1	0	0
Georgi Melkadze	4 April 1997	Centre Forward	Akhmat Grozny	0	4	0
Amir Ibragimov	2 April 2008	Left Winger	Manchester United	0	2	0
Nikolay Komlichenko	29 June 1995	Centre Forward	Lokomotiv Moskva	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Russia in 2026

7 matches

3 Oct 2026Friendly · Tsentralnyi Stadion YekaterinburgHvs.NamibiaMatch report: Russia vs. Namibia 6–0Win
29 Sept 2026Friendly · Kazan ArenaHvs.IranMatch report: Russia vs. Iran 2–0Win
9 Jun 2026Friendly · Kaliningrad StadiumHvs.Trinidad & TobagoMatch report: Russia vs. Trinidad & Tobago 3–0Win
5 Jun 2026Friendly · Volgograd ArenaHvs.Burkina FasoMatch report: Russia vs. Burkina Faso 3–0Win
28 May 2026Friendly · Cairo International StadiumAvs.EgyptMatch report: Egypt vs. Russia 1–0Defeat
31 Mar 2026Friendly · Krestovsky StadionHvs.MaliMatch report: Russia vs. Mali 0–0Draw
27 Mar 2026Friendly · Krasnodar StadiumHvs.NicaraguaMatch report: Russia vs. Nicaragua 3–1Win

Match Progress for Russia

5 W · 1 D · 1 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Russia

95 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Greece	11	4	5	2	14
Slovakia	11	4	3	4	10
Sweden	11	2	4	5	10
Luxembourg	10	10	0	0	35
Israel	10	4	3	3	17
Hungary	8	5	2	1	15
Turkey	8	4	3	1	10
Belgium	8	0	2	6	7
Cyprus	7	6	1	0	20
Serbia	7	4	2	1	12
Slovenia	7	4	1	2	11
Ireland	7	3	3	1	10
Yugoslavia	7	3	2	2	6
France	7	2	1	4	10
Portugal	7	2	1	4	3
Spain	7	1	2	4	5
Germany	7	0	1	6	3
Andorra	6	6	0	0	21
Liechtenstein	6	6	0	0	19
Finland	6	5	0	1	17
Belarus	6	4	1	1	16
Iceland	6	4	1	1	8
Croatia	6	0	3	3	3
Brazil	6	0	2	4	4
Switzerland	5	4	1	0	13
Armenia	5	4	1	0	10
Azerbaijan	5	3	2	0	9
Estonia	5	3	1	1	10
Bulgaria	5	3	1	1	8
Wales	5	3	1	1	6
USA	5	2	3	0	6
Qatar	5	2	2	1	12
Iran	5	2	2	1	6
Poland	5	1	3	1	7
Italy	5	1	1	3	5
Austria	5	1	1	3	3
San Marino	4	4	0	0	25
Faroe Islands	4	4	0	0	12
North Macedonia	4	4	0	0	7
Kazakhstan	4	3	1	0	11
Lithuania	4	3	1	0	11
Latvia	4	3	1	0	7
Scotland	4	2	2	0	7
Moldova	4	2	2	0	4
Czechia	4	2	1	1	13
Georgia	4	1	2	1	4
Norway	4	0	3	1	5
Malta	3	3	0	0	7
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	7
South Korea	3	2	1	0	7
Mexico	3	2	0	1	7
Romania	3	2	0	1	5
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5
England	3	1	1	1	3
Montenegro	2	2	0	0	5
Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	7
Albania	2	1	0	1	5
Denmark	2	1	0	1	3
Egypt	2	1	0	1	3
Northern Ireland	2	1	0	1	2
Ukraine	2	0	1	1	3
Chile	2	0	1	1	1
Uruguay	2	0	1	1	1
Ivory Coast	2	0	1	1	1
Argentina	2	0	0	2	2
Brunei	1	1	0	0	11
Cuba	1	1	0	0	8
Namibia	1	1	0	0	6
Grenada	1	1	0	0	5
Zambia	1	1	0	0	5
Syria	1	1	0	0	4
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	3
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	3
Nicaragua	1	1	0	0	3
Trinidad & Tobago	1	1	0	0	3
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	3
El Salvador	1	1	0	0	2
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	2
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2
Tunisia	1	1	0	0	2
Ghana	1	1	0	0	1
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	1
Kenya	1	0	1	0	2
Algeria	1	0	1	0	1
Nigeria	1	0	1	0	1
Peru	1	0	1	0	1
Jordan	1	0	1	0	0
Mali	1	0	1	0	0
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	0
Uzbekistan	1	0	1	0	0
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	3
Norway (XI)	1	0	0	1	1
Japan	1	0	0	1	0
Total	359	179	91	89	638

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Russia

Games Total: 86
Goals: 167
Goals Against: 74
Games W/D/L: 50/17/19
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.94
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 0.86

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 12; Aleksandr Kerzhakov
Most Matches: 37; Igor Akinfeyev
Most Yellow Cards: 6; Yuri Nikiforov
Most Red Cards: 1; Aleksandr Kerzhakov

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Russia

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Ignashevich, Sergei	Centre Back	2002–2018	125	121	4	8	4	5	0	0
2	Akinfeyev, Igor	Goalkeeper	2004–2018	110	109	1	0	0	1	0	0
3	Onopko, Viktor	Centre Back	1992–2004	109	106	3	7	0	9	1	2
4	Zhirkov, Yuri	Left Back	2005–2021	103	94	9	2	8	10	2	0
5	Berezutski, Vasili	Centre Back	2003–2016	99	93	6	5	0	10	0	0
6	Kerzhakov, Aleksandr	Centre Forward	2002–2016	90	64	26	30	8	3	0	1
7	Anyukov, Aleksandr	Right Back	2004–2013	75	70	5	1	7	13	0	0
8	Arshavin, Andrei	Secondary striker	2002–2012	73	68	5	16	17	4	0	1
9	Karpin, Valeri	Right Midfielder	1992–2003	72	68	4	17	1	7	0	0
10	Beschastnykh, Vladimir	Centre Forward	1992–2003	71	51	20	26	0	6	0	0
11	Semak, Sergei	Centre Midfielder	1997–2010	65	36	29	4	2	4	0	0
12	Dzagoyev, Alan	Attacking Midfielder	2008–2018	59	36	23	9	8	4	0	0
13	Dzyuba, Artyom	Secondary striker	2011–2025	56	49	7	31	17	2	0	0
14	Glushakov, Denis	Defensive Midfielder	2011–2018	56	36	20	5	0	9	0	0
15	Shirokov, Roman	Centre Midfielder	2008–2016	55	50	5	13	10	5	0	0
16	Miranchuk, Aleksei	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2026	55	33	22	11	10	2	0	0
17	Alenichev, Dmitri	Attacking Midfielder	1996–2005	55	41	14	6	0	9	0	0
18	Nikiforov, Yuri	Centre Back	1993–2002	55	51	4	6	0	15	1	1
19	Semshov, Igor	Attacking Midfielder	2002–2012	55	41	14	3	2	4	0	0
20	Berezutski, Aleksei	Centre Back	2003–2016	55	47	8	0	1	5	0	0
21	Smertin, Aleksei	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2006	55	54	1	0	0	12	2	0
22	Golovin, Aleksandr	Attacking Midfielder	2015–2026	53	46	7	10	13	7	1	0
23	Samedov, Aleksandr	Right Midfielder	2011–2018	53	40	13	7	14	3	0	0
24	Khokhlov, Dmitri	Centre Midfielder	1996–2005	53	33	20	6	0	3	0	0
25	Denisov, Igor	Defensive Midfielder	2008–2016	53	48	5	0	2	9	1	0
26	Zyryanov, Konstantin	Centre Midfielder	2006–2012	51	49	2	7	4	4	0	0
27	Mostovoi, Aleksandr	Centre Midfielder	1992–2004	50	43	7	10	0	12	0	0
28	Kovtun, Yuri	Left Back	1994–2003	50	44	6	3	0	10	0	1
29	Kuzyayev, Daler	Defensive Midfielder	2017–2024	50	36	14	3	7	2	0	1
30	Pavlyuchenko, Roman	Centre Forward	2003–2012	49	22	27	20	3	5	0	0
31	Khlestov, Dmitri	Right Back	1992–2002	49	47	2	0	1	8	0	0
32	Kokorin, Aleksandr	Secondary striker	2011–2017	48	38	10	12	5	4	0	0
33	Kudryashov, Fyodor	Left Back	2016–2021	48	41	7	1	1	9	0	0
34	Kombarov, Dmitri	Left Back	2012–2018	47	38	9	2	10	4	0	0
35	Sychev, Dmitri	Centre Forward	2002–2010	46	18	28	15	6	3	0	0
36	Bystrov, Vladimir	Right Midfielder	2004–2013	46	29	17	4	4	2	0	0
37	Smolov, Fyodor	Centre Forward	2012–2021	45	31	14	16	4	7	0	0
38	Bilyaletdinov, Diniyar	Attacking Midfielder	2005–2012	44	31	13	6	1	3	0	0
39	Dzhikia, Georgi	Centre Back	2017–2023	43	42	1	2	1	7	0	0
40	Titov, Yegor	Attacking Midfielder	1998–2007	41	39	2	7	0	2	0	0
41	Zobnin, Roman	Centre Midfielder	2015–2021	41	32	9	0	5	6	0	0
42	Cherchesov, Stanislav	Goalkeeper	1992–2000	39	36	3	0	0	0	0	0
43	Ionov, Aleksei	Right Midfielder	2011–2021	38	26	12	4	4	0	0	0
44	Miranchuk, Anton	Centre Midfielder	2017–2026	37	20	17	7	4	2	0	0
45	Tetradze, Omari	Right Back	1992–2002	37	30	7	1	2	3	0	0
46	Kanchelskis, Andrei	Right Midfielder	1993–1998	36	33	3	4	0	3	0	0
47	Kolyvanov, Igor	Left Winger	1992–1998	35	33	2	12	0	4	0	0
48	Ozdoyev, Magomed	Defensive Midfielder	2014–2021	35	24	11	4	1	3	0	0
49	Izmailov, Marat	Right Midfielder	2001–2012	35	23	12	2	0	1	0	0
50	Ovchinnikov, Sergei	Goalkeeper	1993–2005	34	30	4	0	0	3	0	1

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 10 duos of Russia

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Golovin, Aleksandr	Dzyuba, Artyom	2018–2021	6	19
2	Dzyuba, Artyom	Cheryshev, Denis	2018–2019	4	33
3	Arshavin, Andrei	Kerzhakov, Aleksandr	2007	3	10
4	Arshavin, Andrei	Shirokov, Roman	2012	3	23
5	Shirokov, Roman	Kerzhakov, Aleksandr	2012	3	10
6	Samedov, Aleksandr	Kokorin, Aleksandr	2013–2014	3	25
7	Kombarov, Dmitri	Kokorin, Aleksandr	2013–2015	3	25
8	Samedov, Aleksandr	Smolov, Fyodor	2016–2017	3	19
9	Tetradze, Omari	Salenko, Oleg	1994	2	33
10	Sychev, Dmitri	Beschastnykh, Vladimir	2002	2	8

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 293 of 604 goals.