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Russia has participated in 4 FIFA World Cups since its independence in December 1991. The Russian Federation played their first international match against Mexico on 16 August 1992, winning 2–0. Their first participation in a World Cup was in the United States in 1994 where they achieved 18th place.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2018 World Cup, the 21st edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018, and was contested by France and Croatia.
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Jun 28, 2018 · Host nation Russia and Uruguay have both reached the last-16 of the World Cup, with Egypt finishing in null points thanks to the last-gasp loss to Saudi Arabia in the final seconds of the...
Jul 16, 2018 · If the government saw the Olympics as a way to parade Moscow as one of the world’s great cities — the capital of a thriving Soviet empire — its significance, to most Russians, was very different....
Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops in early 2022, the Russian national football team was banned from the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Russia's Oleg Solenko scored five goals against Cameroon in 1994, which was the record for most goals by a player in a World Cup match.
Jul 14, 2018 · The 2018 World Cup has been seen as a public relations triumph for Vladimir Putin's Russia, but beyond the football concerns remain about the country's commitment to democracy, human rights and...
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Jul 8, 2018 · World Cup 2018 highlights: Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia. The TV commentators were screaming - "Five! Five!" - as the camera cut to manager Stanislav Cherchesov's mischievous moustachioed smile....
