National Team
Russia national football team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup by finishing first in the UEFA group 1.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score1 | Competition | Russia scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2001 | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, Heraklion (A) | Greece | 3–3 | F | Sport-Express | |
| 24 March 2001 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H) | Slovenia | 1–1 | WCQ | Maksim Buznikin (2), Dmitri Khokhlov | FIFA |
| 28 March 2001 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H) | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | WCQ | Alexander Mostovoi | FIFA |
| 25 April 2001 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A) | Yugoslavia | 1–0 | WCQ | Vladimir Beschastnykh | FIFA |
| 2 June 2001 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H) | Yugoslavia | 1–1 | WCQ | Yury Kovtun | FIFA |
| 6 June 2001 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A) | Luxembourg | 2–1 | WCQ | Dmitri Alenichev, Sergei Semak | FIFA |
| 15 August 2001 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (H) | Greece | 0–0 | F | Sport-Express | |
| 1 September 2001 | Stadion Bezigrad, Ljubljana (A) | Slovenia | 1–2 | WCQ | Egor Titov | FIFA |
| 5 September 2001 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn (A) | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | WCQ | Vladimir Beschastnykh (2), Aleksandr Shirko | FIFA |
| 6 October 2001 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) | Switzerland | 4–0 | WCQ | Vladimir Beschastnykh (3), Egor Titov | FIFA |
| 14 November 2001 | Skonto stadions, Riga (A) | Latvia | 3–1 | F | Dmitri Khokhlov, Dmitri Alenichev, Aleksandr Panov | Sport-Express |
- Russia score given first
- Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- F = Friendly
- WCQ = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, UEFA Group 1
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