Russia national football team had made only in one sole occasion, the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup as Russia was awarded as host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in 2010.[1] This was the first, and also the last time Russia participated in the tournament, as the edition was the last edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Record edit
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1992
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 1997
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 1999
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  2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2009
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 2013
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 2017
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 1/10 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Russia 2017 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Russia (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Top goalscorers edit
Russia scored three goals in the tournament, however one was an own goal.
| No. | Name | Goals | Confederations Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fyodor Smolov | 1 | 2017 |
| Aleksandr Samedov | 1 | 2017 |