National Team
Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of Euro 2004, where they finished last in group A. Later they started qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. As of 2006, Russia's 1–7 defeat from Portugal in a qualifier is their worst result in history.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score1 | Competition | Russia scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2004 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia (A) | Bulgaria | 2–2 | F | Dmitry Sychev | Sport-Express |
| 28 April 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A) | Norway | 2–3 | F | Vladislav Radimov, Dmitri Kirichenko | Sport-Express |
| 25 May 2004 | Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Stadion, Graz (A) | Austria | 0–0 | F | Sport-Express | |
| 12 June 2004 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (N) | Spain | 0–1 | EC | uefa | |
| 16 June 2004 | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (A) | Portugal | 0–2 | EC | uefa | |
| 20 June 2004 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (N) | Greece | 2–1 | EC | Dmitri Kirichenko, Dmitri Bulykin | uefa |
| 18 August 2004 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) | Lithuania | 4–3 | F | Dmitri Khokhlov, Andrei Karyaka, Dmitri Bulykin, Dmitri Sychev | Sport-Express |
| 4 September 2004 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) | Slovakia | 1–1 | WCQ | Dmitri Bulykin | FIFA |
| 9 October 2004 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg (A) | Luxembourg | 4–0 | WCQ | Dmitri Sychev (3), Andrei Arshavin | FIFA |
| 13 October 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H) | Portugal | 1–7 | WCQ | Andrei Arshavin | FIFA |
| 17 November 2004 | Kuban Stadium, Krasnodar (H) | Estonia | 4–0 | WCQ | Andrei Karyaka, Marat Izmailov, Dmitri Sychev, Dmitri Loskov | FIFA |
- Russia score given first
- Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = Neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- EC = 2004 European Football Championship, Group A
- WCQ = 2006 FIFA World Cup, European Qualifying, Group 3
Read more about this topic: 2004 In Russian Football
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