RUSSIA's matches at Stade de France
RUSSIA's matches at Stade de France
About the RUSSIAN football team
The Russian football team is the national team composed of the best Russian players who represent the country in international football competitions. It dates back to July 1992, when it replaced the team of the CIS, which itself had replaced the team of the Soviet Union in January 1992.
Between 1912 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914, there had also been an Imperial Russian team for a short time.
The Russian team made its debut in international competition at the 1994 World Cup. It later participated in the 2002 and 2014 World Cups, where it was eliminated after the first round each time. At the continental level, Russia qualified for the finals of the European Championship in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012. It achieved its best performance in 2008, when it was only beaten in the semi-finals. Russia will host the World Cup in 2018.
