National Team
Russia national football team participated in the final tournament of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished third in Group H.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score1 | Competition | Russia scorers | Match Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A) | Republic of Ireland | 0–2 | F | Sport-Express | |
| 27 March 2002 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn (A) | Estonia | 1–2 | F | Vladimir Beschastnykh | Sport-Express |
| 17 April 2002 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis (A) | France | 0–0 | F | Sport-Express | |
| 17 May 2002 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) | Belarus | 1–1 (4–5 on penalties) | FT | Andrei Solomatin | Sport-Express |
| 19 May 2002 | Dynamo Stadium, Moscow (H) | Yugoslavia | 1–1 (5–6 on penalties) | FT | Dmitri Sychev | Sport-Express |
| 5 June 2002 | Wing Stadium, Kobe (N) | Tunisia | 2–0 | WC | Egor Titov, Valery Karpin | FIFA |
| 9 June 2002 | International Stadium, Yokohama (A) | Japan | 0–1 | WC | FIFA | |
| 14 June 2002 | Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka (N) | Belgium | 2–3 | WC | Vladimir Beschastnykh, Dmitri Sychev | FIFA |
| 21 August 2002 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Sweden | 1–1 | F | Aleksandr Kerzhakov | Sport-Express |
| 7 September 2002 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow (H) | Republic of Ireland | 4–2 | ECQ | Andrey Karyaka, Vladimir Beschastnykh, Aleksandr Kerzhakov, 1 own goal | uefa |
| 16 October 2002 | Central Stadium, Volgograd (H) | Albania | 4–1 | ECQ | Aleksandr Kerzhakov, Sergei Semak (2), Viktor Onopko | uefa |
- Russia score given first
- Key
- H = Home match
- A = Away match
- N = Neutral ground
- F = Friendly
- FT = Friendly tournament
- WC = 2002 FIFA World Cup, Group H
- ECQ = 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying, Group 10
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