2006 in Russian Football

2006 In Russian Football

Russia played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk. On 1 March, they lost 0–1 to Brazil in Moscow, and on 27 May drew 0–0 with Spain in Albacete.

On 10 April Guus Hiddink announced that he will become manager of Russia team after 2006 FIFA World Cup. The contract was signed on 14 April.

Date Venue Opponents Score1 Competition Russia scorers Match Report
1 March 2006 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) Brazil 0–1 F uefa
27 May 2006 Estadio Carlos Belmonte, Albacete (A) Spain 0–0 F uefa
16 August 2006 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) Latvia 1–0 F Pavel Pogrebnyak uefa FIFA
6 September 2006 Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) Croatia 0–0 ECQ uefa
7 October 2006 Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) Israel 1–1 ECQ Andrei Arshavin uefa
11 October 2006 Petrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg (H) Estonia 2–0 ECQ Pavel Pogrebnyak, Dmitri Sychev uefa
15 November 2006 City Stadium, Skopje (A) Macedonia 2–0 ECQ Vladimir Bystrov, Andrei Arshavin uefa
  1. Russia score given first
Key
  • H = Home match
  • A = Away match
  • F = Friendly
  • ECQ = 2008 European Football Championship Qualifying, Group E

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