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Russia
Association	Football Union of Russia
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Guus Hiddink (2006-)
Asst coach	Aleksandr Borodyuk
Captain	Sergei Semak
Most caps	Viktor Onopko (109)
Top scorer	Vladimir Beschastnykh (26)
FIFA code	RUS
FIFA ranking	24
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (April-June 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	40 (December 1998)
Elo ranking	23
Highest Elo ranking	8 (June 1996)
Lowest Elo ranking	34 (2005, 2006)
First kit 　 Second kit
First international
Finland 2 - 1 Imperial Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 30 June 1912) Russia 2 - 0 Mexico  (Moscow, Russia; 16 August 1992)
Biggest win
San Marino 0 - 7 Russia (San Marino, San Marino; 7 June 1995)
Biggest defeat
Imperial Germany 16 - 0 Imperial Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912)  Portugal 7 - 1 Russia (Lisbon, Portugal; 13 October 2004)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1994)
Best result	Round 1, 1994 and 2002
European Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 1996)
Best result	Round 1, 1996 and 2004

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia and is controlled by the Football Union of Russia.

Russia qualified for two World Cups (1994, 2002) and three European Championships (1996, 2004, 2008), but failed to get beyond the first round on first two occasions.

FIFA considers the Russia national team the direct descendant of the CIS and USSR national teams.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Beginning 1.2 Romantsev Era 1.3 1997-1999: Missed Opportunities 1.4 Revival 1.5 Euro 2008 2 Kits 3 World Cup record 4 European Championship record 5 Qualifying campaigns 6 Managers 7 Squad 7.1 Goalkeepers 7.2 Defenders 7.3 Midfielders 7.4 Strikers 7.5 Recent call-ups 8 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 9 Famous former players 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] History

After the break up of the Soviet Union, Russia played its first international match against Mexico on August 16, 1992 winning 2-0 with a team of former USSR players from the other republics.

[edit] Beginning

Led by manager Pavel Sadyrin, Russia were in Group 5 for the qualification campaign which consisted of Greece, Iceland, Hungary and Luxembourg. The suspension of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, reduced the group five teams which gave Sadyrin's team an increased chance to qualify. Russia eventually qualified alongside Greece with six wins and two draws. Russia went to the USA to start a new era of Russian football as an independent country. Though not considered to be among the strongest teams in the tournament, Russia were seen as fierce opponents. The Russian squad consisted of veterans like goalkeeper Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksandr Borodyuk and rising stars like Viktor Onopko, Oleg Salenko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin.

In the final tournament, Russia was drawn into group B with Cameroon, Sweden, and Brazil. This was considered a strong group with Russia having limited chances of qualifying for the second round. In their first two games Russia lost 2-0 to Brazil and 3-1 to Sweden. Already eliminated, Russia defeated Cameroon 6-1 with Oleg Salenko scoring a record five goals in a single match. Russia was eliminated from the tournament with three points from one win and two losses. Sadyrin was later sacked following what was a poor performance.

[edit] Romantsev Era

After Sadyrin was sacked, Oleg Romanstev was appointed coach to lead Russia to Euro 96. Romanstev was expected to qualify Russia for the final tournament and perform well. In his squad he selected many rising stars from the 1994 FIFA World Cup like Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Vladimir Beschastnykh, and Valery Karpin. During qualifying, Russia overcame Scotland, Greece, Finland, San Marino, and the Faroe Islands to finish in first place with eight wins and two draws.

In the final tournament Russia was in Group C with Germany, Czech Republic, and Italy. Group C was considered the 'group of death' with Russia dubbed the weakest team. In their first game against Italy, Russia quickly fell 1-0 behind after 5 min from Pierluigi Casiraghi. They fought and equalized fifteen minutes later with a goal from Ilia Tsymbalar. Italy however regained the lead when Casiraghi struck his second goal of the game. Italy held on to expectedly win 2-1. Having lost their first game Russia were not expected to perform well against Germany. Although to much surprise the first half ended goaless. In the second half Germany was quick to score from Matthias Sammer in the 56th minute. Jürgen Klinsmann scored in the 77th minute and twelve minutes later breached the Russian defense in a solo effort to make the final score 3-0. Russia's last game against the Czech Republic was to be nothing more than a consolation. Russia conceded two goals in the first twenty minutes from Jan Suchopárek and Pavel Kuka. They began the second half brilliantly by scoring two goals in five minutes Aleksandr Mostovoi and Omari Tetradze. Russia made a spectacular comeback by taking a 3-2 lead with Vladimir Beschastnykh scoring a long range volley just out side the penalty box. The Czechs however booked their place in the quarter finals with Vladimír Šmicer scoring a late equalizer. This 3-3 draw was regarded as a respectable performance by Russia in what was otherwise a disappointing tournament. Oleg Romantsev resigned after the tournament.

[edit] 1997-1999: Missed Opportunities

After Euro 96, Boris Ignatyev was appointed manager. His goal was to lead Russia to the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He used many rising stars from Euro 96 like Viktor Onopko, Aleksandr Mostovoi, and Valery Karpin. In the qualifying stage Russia was in group 5 with Bulgaria, Israel, Cyprus, and Luxembourg. Russia and Bulgaria were considered the two main contenders to qualify from the group with Israel considered a minor threat. Russia began the campaign with two victories against Cyprus and Luxembourg and two draws against Israel and Cyprus. They continued with victories against Luxembourg and Israel. Russia suffered their only defeat of the campaign with a 1-0 loss to Bulgaria. They ended the campaign with a 4-2 victory in the return game over Bulgaria and qualify for the playoff spot. In the playoffs, Russia was drawn with Italy. In the first leg Russia drew 1-1 with a lucky own goal from Fabio Cannavaro after falling behind from Christian Vieri. In the away leg, Russia was defeated 1-0 with a goal from Pierluigi Casiraghi and failed to qualify for the World Cup.

After failing to qualify for the World Cup in France, Russia were determined to qualify for the 2000 UEFA European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands. Manager an Soviet footballing legend Anatoliy Byshovets was appointed as Russia manager. Byshovets made very little changes to squad by recalling players from the previous generations. Byshovets did call up striker Alexander Panov who would later prove to be a prolific goal scorer. Russia were drawn in group 4 for the qualifying round with France, Ukraine, Iceland, Armenia, and Andorra. Russia and France were considered as favorites for the top two spots with Ukraine being an outside contenders. Russia began their campaign with three straight defeats to Ukraine, France, and Iceland. Outraged by this result, the Russian Football Union immediately sacked Byshovets and reappointed Oleg Romantsev as manager. The reappointment of Romanstev as manager brought an complete turn around to Russia's campaign. They went on to win their next six games including a historic 3-2 victory over France at the Stade de France. In their last game against Ukraine, Russia needed a win to confirm a place for the playoffs. The game was at 0-0 through the first half and into most of the second. At 75 minutes, Russia won a free kick just outside the Ukrainian penalty area. Valery Karpin stepped up and blasted the ball past the wall and into the goal to give Russia a vital 1-0 lead. However in the 87th minute Russia ended up conceding a free kick at the sideline in their own half of the field. Andrey Shevchenko curved the ball towards Russian goalkeeper Aleksandr Filimonov who jumped and lost the ball in the air as it bounced into the goal drawing the game 1-1. Russia slipped to third place with 19 points from six wins, one draw, and three losses thus failing to qualify for their second major tournament in succession.

[edit] Revival

Oleg Romanstev remained as manager of the national team to supervise their qualification campaign to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. In the preliminary stage Russia was in group 1 with Slovenia, FR Yugoslavia, and Switzerland, Faroe Islands, and Luxembourg. Russia were once again considered the favourites to qualify along with either Switzerland or Yugoslavia. Russia finished their campaign in first place to qualify directly managing seven wins, two draws, and a loss.

At the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign in Korea-Japan, Russia was drawn into group H with Belgium, Tunisia, and Japan. Group H was considered the weakest group of the tournament and Russia were considered serious contenders to qualify for the second round. The Russian squad, led by Oleg Romantsev, contained a mix of experienced veterans like Viktor Onopko and Valery Karpin and fresh debutants like Dmitri Sychev and Aleksandr Kerzhakov. In their first game Russia achieved a comfortable 2-0 victory over Tunisia with goals from Valery Karpin and Egor Titov. After much media hype and determination from fans, Russia were confident in defeating Japan. However in the 51st minute, Japan took a 1-0 lead from Inamoto. Russia desperately tried to fight back for an equalizer with Vladimir Beschastnykh creating several close chances but Japan held out to win the game while riots erupted in Moscow. For their last game against Belgium, there was once again much determination for victory as Russia needed only a draw to take them to the second round. In the 7th minute Belgium took the lead with a goal from Walem but a 52nd minute Russian equaliser from Beschastnykh leveled the score. Drama began to unfold in the last 12 minutes when Belgium restored the lead with a free kick goal from Sonck and took a 3-1 lead with an 82nd minute goal from Wilmots. A late goal at 88 minutes from Sychev could not save Russia as they lost 3-2. Russia were eliminated with 3 points, from one win and two losses. The 2002 campaign was regarded as one in which Russia could have avoided simple mistakes to qualify for the second round.

Oleg Romantsev was sacked immediately following the tournament and replaced with CSKA's Valery Gazzaev. Gazzaev's task looked difficult as Russia's group consisted of Switzerland, Republic of Ireland, Albania, and Georgia with the Irish considered heavy favourites and an improving Swiss side as an increasing threat. Russia began their campaign with home victories against the Republic of Ireland and Albania. However, they suffered a major setback after losing their next two games away to Albania and Georgia which put Gazzaev's career in jeopardy. He was promptly sacked after a disappointing draw with Switzerland in Basel. Russia managed a 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland in Dublin before Georgi Yartsev was appointed manager. Yartsev managed to qualify Russia for a playoff spot with Wales after home victories to Switzerland and Georgia. In the first playoff leg Russia drew 0-0 with Wales in Moscow making the away leg an open contest. In Cardiff, Russia emerged victorious 1-0 from a Vadim Yevseyev header to qualify for Euro 2004. The victory was overshadowed when Russian midfielder Yegor Titov tested positive for drugs. Amidst calls for Russia to be disqualified, Titov was given a one year ban on February 15, 2004.

In Euro 2004, Russia was in group A with Greece, Spain, and Portugal. Russia were expected to be eliminated from the group along with Greece. Led by Georgi Yartsev, the squad was made up of veterans from the 2002 World Cup campaign with the likes of Alexei Smertin, Dmitri Sennikov, Dmitri Alenichev, and Alexander Mostovoi as well as rising stars Evgeni Aldonin, Dmitri Kirichenko, and Aleksandr Kerzhakov. On June 12, the first day of the tournament, Russia lost to Spain 1-0. They were able to hold out the Spanish attack throughout the first half but fell to Juan Carlos Valeron's left foot strike after 60 minutes. The game turned even worse after defender Roman Sharonov received a red card for a second booking. Four days later, Russia faced hosts Portugal. Having lost their opening match to Greece, Portugal, were determined to win. Russia fell to a quick seventh minute goal from Maniche. Portugal began to dominate the game and things turned worse for Russia as Sergei Ovchinnikov was sent off for handling outside the area. Substitute keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev made some fine saves but could not stop Rui Costa's close range shot as Portugal won 2-0. Despite being eliminated, Russia and were looking to console their fans in their last game against Greece. The Greek defence was stunned when Russian striker Dmitri Kirichenko scored in the 2nd minute with a shot outside the penalty area. Dmitri Bulykin later scored a 17th minute header off a Rolan Gusev corner to give Russia a 2-0 lead. Russia dominated the game, but Zisis Vryzas was able to pull a goal back just before halftime to put Greece into the quarterfinals. Russia, held on to win 2-1 and console their fans as they were eliminated from Euro 2004.

In the 2006 World Cup qualifying tournament, Russia was drawn into group 3 with Portugal, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein. They were heavy favorites along with Portugal to qualify for the tournament. Russia began qualification with a mediocre 1-1 draw against Slovakia on September 4, 2004 in Moscow. They seemed to pick up some pace with 4-0 win over Luxembourg, but suffered a 7-1 thrashing defeat against Portugal in Lisbon which was seen as a disaster in Russian football. Victories against Estonia and Liechtenstein seemed to put them back on track but a 1-1 draw with Estonia on March 30, 2005 in Tallinn was a major disappointment which saw the end of Georgi Yarstev's reign. Under new manager Yuri Semin, Russia were able to rekindle their hopes with a very convincing 2-0 win against Latvia before only managing a 1-1 draw in Riga on August 17, 2005. Russia seemed to redeem themselves with crucial victories against Liechtenstien, Luxembourg and a respectable 0-0 draw against Portugal. In their final game on October 12, 2005 Russia needed to win against Slovakia in Bratislava as both teams had near identical records. After a suspenseful 0-0 draw Slovakia advanced to the playoffs above Russia on goal difference. Russia finished third with 23 points from six wins, five draws, and one loss (their biggest loss ever, 7-1 against Portugal in Lisbon) failing to qualify for the play-offs by a point.

[edit] Euro 2008

Having failed to qualify Russia for the 2006 World Cup, Yuri Semin stepped down several weeks later and Russia began looking for a new manager. It was clear that a foreign manager would be needed as most of the high profile Russian coaches were not successful with the national team. On April 10, 2006, it was announced that then Australia manager Guus Hiddink would lead Russia in the Euro 2008 qualification campaign.

For the Euro 2008 qualifying campaign. Russia were drawn into group E with England, Croatia, Israel, FYR Macedonia, Estonia, and Andorra. Led by Guus Hiddink, Russia began their Euro 2008 campaign poorly by drawing with Croatia 0-0 and Israel 1-1 at home. They picked up momentum with a 2-0 win against FYR Macedonia in Skopje, and 2-0 home and away wins against Estonia. On June 2, 2007, Russia defeated Andorra 4-0 in Saint Petersburg with Aleksandr Kerzhakov scoring a hat-trick and an additional goal scored by Dmitriy Sychev. On September 8, 2007, Russia defeated Macedonia 3-0. During the game Russian goalkeeper Vladimir Gaboulov was sent off for bringing down Goran Maznov in the area. substitute keeper Vyacheslav Malafeev saved the penalty and Russia went on to score two more goals from Andrei Arshavin and Aleksandr Kerzhakov. Russia's campaign suffered a setback in September 2007 when they lost 3-0 to England at Wembley. In the return game in Moscow, Russia fell to an early goal from Wayne Rooney. During the second half Russia amazingly came from behind to win 2-1 with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring both goals. At the time England were the strongest team defensively in the whole qualifying campaign. On November 17, 2007, Russia suffered a 2-1 shock defeat to Israel to put qualification hopes out of their hands. Despite the defeat, Russia still managed to qualify with a 1-0 win over Andorra while England suffered a 3-2 defeat to a deeply talented Croatia side at Wembley. Russia were able to qualify in second place with 24 points above England who had 23 points.

In the Euro 2008 final tournament, Russia were drawn into Group D with Sweden and Euro 2004 group rivals Spain and Greece.

On March 26, 2008, Russia was defeated 3-0 by Romania in a friendly match in Bucharest

On May 23, 2008, Russia convincingly beat Kazakhstan 6-0 in Moscow, in the team's last preparatory home game before Euro 2008.

This was followed by a 2-1 win over Serbia on 28 May 2008 in Germany.

After Serbia, Russia had another convincing triumph over Lithuania, with a 4-1 win on the 4th of June.

On 10 June Russia was heavily beaten by a strong Spain 1-4 in their opening Euro 2008 game in Innsbruck.^[1] David Villa scored a hat-trick and Cesc Fàbregas added a fourth after Roman Pavlyuchenko had reduced the arrears with a header close to the end of the game.^[1]

[edit] Kits

Russia's home kit currently an all white strip or red socks, blue shorts, and a white shirt. Their away kit consists of a red socks, red shorts, and a red shirt with a horizontal Russian flag across the chest. The kits are currently provided by Nike.

[edit] World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Round 1	18	3	1	0	2	7	6
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Round 1	22	3	1	0	2	4	4
2006	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/4	-	6	2	0	4	11	10

[edit] European Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1996	Round 1	3	0	1	2	4	8
2000	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	4
2008	Round 1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012		-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/4	6	1	1	4	6	12

[edit] Qualifying campaigns

FIFA World Cup	European Football Championship
1994 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, qualified for WC 1994	1996 - Finished 1st in Qualifying group, qualified for Euro 1996
1998 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, lost to Italy in playoffs	2000 - Finished 3rd in Qualifying group
2002 - Finished 1st in Qualifying group, qualified for WC 2002	2004 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, beat Wales in playoffs to qualify for Euro 2004
2006 - Finished 3rd in Qualifying group	2008 - Finished 2nd in Qualifying group, qualified for Euro 2008
2010 - Qualification in progress

[edit] Managers

• Pavel Sadyrin (1992–1994)
• Oleg Romantsev (1994–1996, 1999–2002)
• Boris Ignatyev (1996–1998)
• Anatoly Byshovets (1998)
• Valery Gazzaev (2002–2003)
• Georgi Yartsev (2003–2005)
• Yuri Semin (2005)
• Aleksandr Borodyuk (2006), caretaker
• Guus Hiddink (since July 2006)

[edit] Squad

23-Man Squad for Euro 2008.

[edit] Goalkeepers

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Igor Akinfeev	April 8, 1986 (1986-04-08) (age 22)	CSKA Moscow	20 (0)
Vyacheslav Malafeev	March 4, 1979 (1979-03-04) (age 29)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	16 (0)
Vladimir Gabulov	October 19, 1983 (1983-10-19) (age 24)	Amkar Perm	5 (0)

[edit] Defenders

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Sergey Ignashevich	July 14, 1979 (1979-07-14) (age 28)	CSKA Moscow	37 (3)
Aleksandr Anyukov	September 28, 1982 (1982-09-28) (age 25)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	32 (1)
Aleksei Berezutskiy	June 20, 1982 (1982-06-20) (age 25)	CSKA Moscow	32 (0)
Vasili Berezutskiy	June 20, 1982 (1982-06-20) (age 25)	CSKA Moscow	29 (1)
Denis Kolodin	January 11, 1982 (1982-01-11) (age 26)	Dynamo Moscow	13 (0)
Roman Shirokov	July 6, 1981 (1981-07-06) (age 26)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	4 (0)
Renat Yanbayev	April 7, 1984 (1984-04-07) (age 24)	Lokomotiv Moscow	2 (0)

[edit] Midfielders

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Sergei Semak	February 26, 1976 (1976-02-26) (age 32)	FC Rubin Kazan	46 (4)
Igor Semshov	April 6, 1978 (1978-04-06) (age 30)	Dynamo Moscow	27 (0)
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov	February 27, 1985 (1985-02-27) (age 23)	Lokomotiv Moscow	23 (2)
Vladimir Bystrov	January 31, 1984 (1984-01-31) (age 24)	Spartak Moscow	20 (4)
Yuri Zhirkov	August 20, 1983 (1983-08-20) (age 24)	CSKA Moscow	19 (0)
Konstantin Zyrianov	October 5, 1977 (1977-10-05) (age 30)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	12 (2)
Dmitry Torbinsky	April 28, 1984 (1984-04-28) (age 24)	Lokomotiv Moscow	11 (1)
Ivan Saenko	October 17, 1983 (1983-10-17) (age 24)	1. FC Nuremberg	7 (0)
Oleg Ivanov	August 4, 1986 (1986-08-04) (age 21)	Krylya Sovetov Samara	0 (0)

[edit] Strikers

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)
Dmitriy Sychev	October 26, 1983 (1983-10-26) (age 24)	Lokomotiv Moscow	41 (15)
Andrei Arshavin	May 29, 1981 (1981-05-29) (age 27)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	34 (11)
Roman Pavlyuchenko	December 15, 1981 (1981-12-15) (age 26)	Spartak Moscow	17 (6)
Roman Adamov	June 21, 1982 (1982-06-21) (age 25)	Moscow	2 (0)

[edit] Recent call-ups

Player	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Position	Latest call-up
Pavel Pogrebnyak	November 8, 1983 (1983-11-08) (age 24)	Zenit Saint Petersburg	9 (4)	Striker	Euro 2008, replaced due to injury
Aleksandr Pavlenko	August 1, 1985 (1985-20-01) (age 22)	Spartak Moscow	0 (0)	Midfielder	4 June 2008,  Lithuania
Marat Izmaylov	September 21, 1982 (1982-09-21) (age 25)	Sporting Clube de Portugal	31 (2)	Midfielder	February 2008, training session
Aleksandr Kerzhakov	November 27, 1982 (1982-11-27) (age 25)	Dynamo Moscow	44 (13)	Striker	February 2008, training session
Ivan Taranov	June 22, 1986 (1986-06-22) (age 21)	Krylya Sovetov Samara	0 (0)	Defender	February 2008, training session
Viktor Budyansky	January 12, 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 24)	Lecce	2 (0)	Midfielder	21 November 2007,  Andorra
Anton Shunin	January 27, 1987 (1987-01-27) (age 21)	Dynamo Moscow	1 (0)	Goalkeeper	17 October 2007,  England
Roman Vorobyov	March 24, 1984 (1984-03-24) (age 24)	Khimki	1 (0)	Midfielder	12 September 2007,  England

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 5 Sep '09 19 Aug '09 10 Sep '08 14 Oct '09 6 Jun '09 11 Oct '08 – 10 Sep '08 6 Jun '09 10 Jun '09 10 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 14 Oct '09 – 28 Mar '09 11 Oct '08 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 – 1 Apr '09 14 Oct '09 28 Mar '09 15 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 5 Sep '09 – 10 Sep '08 6 Sep '08 28 Mar '09 1 Apr '09 11 Oct '08 9 Sep '09 –

[edit] Famous former players

This list comprises the most notable footballers of the Russian era. For notable players from the USSR era, see USSR national football team.

Dmitri Alenichev Vladimir Beschastnykh Andrei Kanchelskis Valery Karpin Andrei Karyaka Dmitry Khokhlov Sergei Kiriakov Igor Kolyvanov

Igor Korneev Yury Kovtun Dmitri Loskov Alexander Mostovoi Ruslan Nigmatullin Yury Nikiforov Viktor Onopko Sergey Ovchinnikov

Oleg Salenko Igor Shalimov Igor Simutenkov Alexey Smertin Andrey Tikhonov Omari Tetradze Egor Titov Ilia Tsymbalar

[edit] See also

• Russia national under-21 football team
• Soviet Union national football team
• CIS national football team
• Russia women's national football team

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Russia National Team (Russian)
• Russian National Football Team
• Russia national team 1912-
• Russia National Team (Russian)
• RSSSF archive of results 1912-2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup
• Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers

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