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Russianational football team record

388
Wins
196
Draws
166
Defeats

750 matches, 1910 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1844, 28th in the world

Russia have played 750 internationals since 1910: 388 wins, 196 draws and 166 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Hungary, with 32 meetings. Their biggest win is 11–1 against India in a friendly on 16 September 1955.

Russia's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All7503881961661315–73852%
Competitive3792157985696–34357%
Friendlies37117311781619–39547%
At home2981896841623–23663%
Away34414910491524–36543%
Neutral venues108502434168–13746%

Record against every opponent

Russia have played 103 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Hungary321610653–482020
Sweden299101047–372020
Greece22135439–142012
Turkey22163339–122020
Finland20136157–142021
Germany20321515–512018
Austria1984722–162018
France1967628–282018
Bulgaria18106231–152021
Italy1656514–132012
Poland1676330–152021
England1545618–262016
Ireland1574418–152011
Czechoslovakia1484227–161988
Mexico1438312–102017
Yugoslavia14103126–91987
Argentina1326512–152017
Belgium1342717–242021
Brazil131399–272018
East Germany1373320–121989
Norway1374224–112014
Serbia1356214–142020
Denmark1291233–142021
Iceland1274120–62013
Israel1253421–172013
Romania1262418–152016
Spain121569–192018
Switzerland1284029–112003
Cyprus11101036–32021
Luxembourg11110038–42013
Portugal113179–152017
Slovakia1143410–102021
Belarus1073028–102025
Netherlands103349–142008
Wales1053212–82016
Chile942311–92025
Scotland953113–72019
USA944111–62012
Uruguay961215–82018
Iran74219–42026
Lithuania761017–52016
Slovenia741211–82021
Andorra660021–22011
Croatia60423–62021
Estonia641114–52007
Liechtenstein660019–12015
Northern Ireland63216–22013
Armenia541010–12014
Azerbaijan53209–22014
El Salvador550010–11993
Qatar522112–72025
Cameroon431011–12023
Czech Republic421113–72018
Faroe Islands440012–22001
Japan430111–32002
Kazakhstan431011–02019
Latvia43107–22006
Moldova42204–22020
Morocco43107–32014
North Macedonia44007–02011
Peru42205–12025
San Marino440025–02019
Colombia31207–51990
Georgia31114–32003
India330019–21991
Malta33007–12021
Montenegro32014–22015
South Korea32107–42017
Albania4–1 (2002), 1–3 (2003)21015–42003
Algeria2–2 (1964), 1–1 (2014)20203–32014
Bolivia2–1 (1993), 3–0 (2025)22005–12025
China1–0 (1959), 3–2 (1985)22004–21985
Costa Rica2–1 (1990), 3–4 (2016)21015–52016
Egypt3–1 (2018), 0–1 (2026)21013–22026
Ivory Coast1–1 (2012), 0–2 (2017)20111–32017
Kuwait1–0 (1988), 2–0 (1988)22003–01988
New Zealand3–0 (1982), 2–0 (2017)22005–02017
Nigeria1–1 (2025), 3–3 (2026)20204–42026
North Korea3–0 (1966), 0–1 (1987)21013–11987
Saudi Arabia2–4 (1993), 5–0 (2018)21017–42018
Syria2–0 (1988), 4–0 (2024)22006–02024
Trinidad and Tobago2–0 (1990), 3–0 (2026)22005–02026
Tunisia3–0 (1977), 2–0 (2002)22005–02002
Ukraine2–3 (1998), 1–1 (1999)20113–41999
Zambia4–0 (1991), 5–0 (2025)22009–02025
Brunei2–1 (2024)11002–12024
Burkina Faso3–0 (2026)11003–02026
Canada2–0 (1986)11002–01986
Cuba8–0 (2023)11008–02023
Ghana1–0 (2016)11001–02016
Grenada5–0 (2025)11005–02025
Guatemala3–0 (1990)11003–01990
Iraq2–0 (2023)11002–02023
Jordan0–0 (2025)10100–02025
Kenya2–2 (2023)10102–22023
Kyrgyzstan2–1 (2022)11002–12022
Mali0–0 (2026)10100–02026
Namibia6–0 (2026)11006–02026
Nicaragua3–1 (2026)11003–12026
Tajikistan0–0 (2022)10100–02022
UAE1–0 (1996)11001–01996
Uzbekistan0–0 (2022)10100–02022
Vietnam3–0 (2024)11003–02024

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v IndiaFriendly, 16 Sept 195511–1 for Russia
  2. at FinlandWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Aug 195710–0 for Russia
  3. v San MarinoEuro qualifying, 8 Jun 20199–0 for Russia
  4. v FinlandFriendly, 5 Apr 197810–2 for Russia
  5. v CubaFriendly, 20 Nov 20238–0 for Russia

Heaviest defeats

  1. v GermanyOlympic Games, 1 Jul 19120–16 for Russia
  2. v HungaryFriendly, 14 Jul 19120–12 for Russia
  3. v HungaryFriendly, 12 Jul 19120–9 for Russia
  4. at PortugalWorld Cup qualifying, 13 Oct 20041–7 for Russia
  5. at SerbiaNations League, 18 Nov 20200–5 for Russia

Latest results

  1. v NigeriaFriendly, 6 Oct 20263–3 for Russia
  2. v NamibiaFriendly, 3 Oct 20266–0 for Russia
  3. v IranFriendly, 29 Sept 20262–0 for Russia
  4. v Trinidad and TobagoFriendly, 9 Jun 20263–0 for Russia
  5. v Burkina FasoFriendly, 5 Jun 20263–0 for Russia
  6. at EgyptFriendly, 28 May 20260–1 for Russia
  7. v MaliFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–0 for Russia
  8. v NicaraguaFriendly, 27 Mar 20263–1 for Russia
  9. v ChileFriendly, 15 Nov 20250–2 for Russia
  10. v PeruFriendly, 12 Nov 20251–1 for Russia

Russia's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1910: 1513End of 1912: 1386End of 1913: 1368End of 1914: 1377End of 1923: 1399End of 1924: 1418End of 1925: 1433End of 1952: 1455End of 1954: 1493End of 1955: 1574End of 1956: 1624End of 1957: 1669End of 1958: 1733End of 1959: 1777End of 1960: 1823End of 1961: 1852End of 1962: 1862End of 1963: 1854End of 1964: 1835End of 1965: 1834End of 1966: 1834End of 1967: 1845End of 1968: 1823End of 1969: 1845End of 1970: 1848End of 1971: 1851End of 1972: 1794End of 1973: 1732End of 1974: 1683End of 1975: 1720End of 1976: 1719End of 1977: 1771End of 1978: 1809End of 1979: 1764End of 1980: 1843End of 1981: 1889End of 1982: 1910End of 1983: 1931End of 1984: 1902End of 1985: 1920End of 1986: 1914End of 1987: 1891End of 1988: 1920End of 1989: 1880End of 1990: 1833End of 1991: 1878End of 1992: 1817End of 1993: 1791End of 1994: 1810End of 1995: 1863End of 1996: 1841End of 1997: 1816End of 1998: 1728End of 1999: 1787End of 2000: 1803End of 2001: 1810End of 2002: 1804End of 2003: 1786End of 2004: 1756End of 2005: 1749End of 2006: 1773End of 2007: 1791End of 2008: 1890End of 2009: 1861End of 2010: 1838End of 2011: 1834End of 2012: 1910End of 2013: 1870End of 2014: 1810End of 2015: 1807End of 2016: 1726End of 2017: 1750End of 2018: 1804End of 2019: 1842End of 2020: 1789End of 2021: 1804End of 2022: 1801End of 2023: 1811End of 2024: 1831End of 2025: 1836End of 2026: 1844
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1961, reached on 22 June 1988. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly37117311781619–395
Euro qualifying129802920265–94
World Cup qualifying125802421246–81
World Cup4519101677–54
European Championship361371640–52
Nations League1043313–15
Nehru Cup971119–8
Brazil Independence Cup31021–2
Confederations Cup31023–3
Malta International Tournament33008–1
Cyprus International Tournament22005–2
Four Nations Tournament21014–4
LG Cup20202–2
Lunar New Year Cup21103–2
Marlboro Cup21102–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Artem Dzyuba27
  2. 2Aleksandr Kerzhakov21
  3. 3Vladimir Beschastnykh18
  4. 4Roman Pavlyuchenko16
  5. 5Oleg Blokhin14
  6. 6Andrey Arshavin13
  7. 7Oleh Protasov13
  8. 8Denis Cheryshev12
  9. 9Valentin Kozmich Ivanov11
  10. 10Valery Karpin10

Counted from the 324 of 750 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Russia play their first international?

On 16 October 1910, a 5–4 win against Czechoslovakia in a friendly.

What is Russia's biggest win?

11–1 against India in a friendly on 16 September 1955.

What is Russia's heaviest defeat?

0–16 against Germany in the Olympic Games on 1 July 1912.

Who have Russia played the most?

Hungary: 32 matches, with 16 wins, 10 draws and 6 defeats for Russia.

What is Russia's longest winning run?

12 wins in a row, from 26 April 1995 to 27 March 1996.

Former names

  • Soviet Union, 1924 to 1991
  • CIS, 1992 to 1992
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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.