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Russia: all their EURO records and stats

Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs, group stage stats and more.

Russia celebrate reaching the UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finals
Russia celebrate reaching the UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finals

Best result: Winners 1960 (as Soviet Union)
EURO appearances: 12
EURO hosts: N/A
Overall record: P36 W13 D7 L16 F40 A52
Group stage record: P24 W7 D6 L11 F25 A38
Knockout record: P12 W6 D1 L5 F15 A14

EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Winners (as Soviet Union)
1964 Runners-up (as Soviet Union)
1968 Fourth place (as Soviet Union)
1972 Runners-up (as Soviet Union)
1976 Did not qualify (as Soviet Union)
1980 Did not qualify (as Soviet Union)
1984 Did not qualify (as Soviet Union)
1988 Runners-up (as Soviet Union)
1992 Group stage (as Commonwealth of Independent States)
1996 Group stage
2000 Did not qualify
2004 Group stage
2008 Semi-finals
2012 Group stage
2016 Group stage
2020 Group stage

All Russia's goals on the road to EURO 2020

TEAM RECORDS

Biggest victories
4-1: Russia vs Czech Republic, 08/06/2012 (group stage)
3-0: twice, most recently Soviet Union vs Denmark, 17/06/1964 (semi-finals)

Heaviest defeats
4-1: twice, most recently Russia vs Denmark, 21/06/2021 (group stage)
3-0: six times, most recently vs Belgium, 12/06/2021 (group stage)

Highest scoring draw
3-3: Russia vs Czech Republic, 19/06/1996 (group stage)

Highest scoring game
6 goals: 3-3 vs Czech Republic, 19/06/1996 (group stage)

Most goals scored at a EURO
7 goals in 5 games in 1988 (av.1.40) as Soviet Union
7 goals in 5 games in 2008 (av. 1.40)

Fewest goals scored at a EURO
0 goals in 2 games in 1968 (av. 0.00) as Soviet Union

Most different goalscorers at a EURO
6: 1988 (as Soviet Union)

Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
0: 1968 (as Soviet Union)

Russia national anthem: EURO 2016

GROUP STAGE RECORDS

Appearances: 8 (1988 as Soviet Union, 1992 as Commonwealth of Independent States, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
Qualified from group: 2 (1988 as Soviet Union, 2008)
Group winners: 1 (1988 as Soviet Union)
Group runners-up: 1 (2008)
Unbeaten group stage: 1 (1988 as Soviet Union)
Winless group stage: 3 (1992 as Commonwealth of Independent States, 1996, 2016)
Best group record: P3 W2 D1 L0 F5 A2 (1988 as Soviet Union)
Worst group record: P3 W0 D1 L2 F4 A8 (1996), P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A6 (2016)
Fewest points to qualify: 5* (1988)
*Two points for a win
Most points without qualifying: 4 (2012)

Biggest victory
4-1: Russia vs Czech Republic, 08/06/2012

Heaviest defeats
4-1: twice, most recently vs Denmark, 21/06/2021
3-0: four times, most recently vs Belgium, 12/06/2021

Highest scoring games
6 goals: 3-3 vs Czech Republic, 19/06/1996

Most group goals scored
5: 1988 (as Soviet Union)
5: 2012

Most group goals conceded
8: 1996

Fewest group goals scored
1: 1992 (as Commonwealth of Independent States)

Fewest group goals conceded
2: 1988 (as Soviet Union)

EURO 2008 highlights: Netherlands 1-3 Russia

KNOCKOUT RECORDS

Round of 16
N/A

Quarter-finals
P1 W1 L0

Semi-finals
P6 W4 L2*
*Includes defeat on coin toss vs Italy (1968)

Third-place play off
P1 W0 L1

Finals
P4 W1 L3

Biggest victory
3-0: twice, most recently Soviet Union vs Denmark, 17/06/1964 (semi-finals)

Heaviest defeats
3-0: twice, most recently Spain vs Russia, 26/06/2008 (semi-finals)

Highest scoring game
4 goals: 3-1 vs Netherlands aet, 21/06/2008 (quarter-finals)

Extra time
W Soviet Union vs Yugoslavia 1960 final (1-1 / 2-1)
L Soviet Union vs Italy 1968 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / coin toss)
W Russia vs Netherlands 2008 quarter-finals (1-1 / 3-1)

PLAYER RECORDS

Most appearances
10: Sergei Ignashevich

Most goals
4: Roman Pavlyuchenko

Hat-tricks
N/A

Most tournaments with goal
2: Valentin Ivanov (1960, 1964 with Soviet Union)
2: Viktor Ponedelnik (1960, 1964 with Soviet Union)
2: Roman Pavlyuchenko (2008, 2012)

PENALTIES

Penalty shoot-outs
N/A

EURO 1960 final highlights: USSR 2-1 Yugoslavia

ALL EURO FIXTURES

1960
06/07/1960: Czechoslovakia 0-3 Soviet Union (semi-finals, Marseille)
10/07/1960: Soviet Union 2-1 Yugoslavia aet (final, Paris)

1964
17/06/1964: Denmark 0-3 Soviet Union (semi-finals, Barcelona)
21/06/1964: Spain 2-1 Soviet Union (final, Madrid)

1968
05/06/1968: Italy 0-0 Soviet Union aet (semi-finals, Naples, lost on coin toss)
08/06/1968: England 2-0 Soviet Union (third place play-off, Rome)

1972
14/06/1972: Hungary 0-1 Soviet Union (semi-finals, Brussels)
18/06/1972: West Germany 3-0 Soviet Union (final, Brussels)

EURO 88 highlights: England 1-3 USSR

1988
12/06/1988: Netherlands 0-1 Soviet Union (group, Cologne)
15/06/1988: Republic of Ireland 1-1 Soviet Union (group, Hannover)
18/06/1988: England 1-3 Soviet Union (group, Frankfurt Am Main)
22/06/1988: Soviet Union 2-0 Italy (semi-finals, Stuttgart)
25/06/1988: Soviet Union 0-2 Netherlands (final, Munich)

1992
12/06/1992: Commonwealth of Independent States 1-1 Germany (group, Norrköping)
15/06/1992: Netherlands 0-0 Commonwealth of Independent States (group, Gothenburg)
18/06/1992: Scotland 3-0 Commonwealth of Independent States (group, Norrköping)

EURO 1972 semi-final highlights: Hungary 0-1 USSR

1996
11/06/1996: Italy 2-1 Russia (group, Liverpool)
16/06/1996: Russia 0-3 Germany (group, Manchester)
19/06/1996: Russia 3-3 Czech Republic (group, Liverpool)

2004
12/06/2004: Spain 1-0 Russia (group, Faro-loulé)
16/06/2004: Russia 0-2 Portugal (group, Lisbon)
20/06/2004: Russia 2-1 Greece (group, Faro-loulé)

2008
10/06/2008: Spain 4-1 Russia (group, Innsbruck)
14/06/2008: Greece 0-1 Russia (group, Salzburg)
18/06/2008: Russia 2-0 Sweden (group, Innsbruck)
21/06/2008: Netherlands 1-3 Russia aet (quarter-finals, Basel)
26/06/2008: Russia 0-3 Spain (semi-finals, Vienna)

2012
08/06/2012: Russia 4-1 Czech Republic (group, Wrocław)
12/06/2012: Poland 1-1 Russia (group, Warsaw)
16/06/2012: Greece 1-0 Russia (group, Warsaw)

2016
11/06/2016: England 1-1 Russia (group, Marseille)
15/06/2016: Russia 1-2 Slovakia (group, Lille Métropole)
20/06/2016: Russia 0-3 Wales (group, Toulouse)

2020
12/06/2021: Belgium 3-0 Russia (group, St Petersburg)
16/06/2021: Finland 0-1 Russia (group, St Petersburg)
21/06/2021: Russia 1-4 Denmark (group, Copenhagen)