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 |
- 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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