Russian National Team in World Cup 1994

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Left to right; front : Shalimov, Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov, Kiriakov, Youran ; rear : Gorloukovich, Dobrovolskij, An.Ivanov, Kharin, Onopko, Koulkov

Team roster (coach Pavel Sadyrin)

Abbreviations : G=goalkeeper, D=defender, M=midfielder, F=forward

  1. Cherchesov, Stanislav (G)
    2. Dynamo Dresden
  2. Kuznetsov, Dmitri (D)
    3. Espanol
  3. Gorlukovich, Sergei (D)
    4. Bayer Uerdingen
  4. Galiamin, Dmitri (D)
    5. Espanol
  5. Nikiforov, Yuri (D)
    6. Spartak (Moscow)
  6. Ternavski, Vladislav (D)
    7. Spartak (Moscow)
  7. Piatnitski, Andrei (M)
    8. Spartak (Moscow)
  8. Popov, Dmitri (M)
    9. Racing
  9. Salenko, Oleg (F)
    10. Valencia
  10. Karpin, Valeri (M)
    11. Spartak (Moscow)
  11. Beschastnykh, Vladimir (F)
    12. Spartak (Moscow)
  12. Tetradze, Omar (D)
    13. Dynamo (Moscow)
  13. Borodiuk, Alexandre (M)
    14. Freiburg
  14. Korneiev, Igor (M)
    15. Espanol
  15. Radchenko, Dmitri (F)
    16. Racing
  16. Kharin, Dmitri (G)
    17. Chelsea
  17. Tsymbalar, Ilia (M)
    18. Spartak (Moscow)
  18. Onopko, Victor (D)
    19. Spartak (Moscow)
  19. Mostovoi, Alexandre (M)
    20. Caen
  20. Lediakhov, Igor (M)
    21. Spartak (Moscow)
  21. Khlestov, Dmitri (D)
    22. Spartak (Moscow)
  22. Yuran, Sergei (F)
    23. Benfica

Group B, final standings

             P W D L GF-GA P

 Brazil      3 2 1 0  6- 1 7
 Sweden      3 1 2 0  6- 4 5
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 Russia      3 1 0 2  7- 6 3
 Cameroon    3 0 1 2  3-11 1

Russia did not qualify to the next round.

Group B, results

  date      place           match              score

19.06.94  Los Angeles    Cameroon vs Sweden   2:2 (1:1)
20.06.94  San Francisco  Brazil vs Russia     2:0 (1:0)
24.06.94  San Francisco  Brazil vs Cameroon   3:0 (1:0)
24.06.94  Detroit        Sweden vs Russia     3:1 (1:1)
28.06.94  Detroit        Brazil vs Sweden     1:1 (0:1)
28.06.94  San Francisco  Russia vs Cameroon   6:1 (3:0)

Brasil 2 - 0 Russia

[Romario 27', Rai 53']
June 20, 1994, Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Referee : Lim Kee Chong (Malaysia)
Booked : Nikiforov, Khlestov, Kuznetsov (all - Russia)

Sweden 3 - 1 Russia

[Brolin 39'(pen), Dahlin 60', 82' - Salenko 4'(pen)]
June 24, 1994, Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit
Referee : Joel Quiniou (France)
Booked : Andersson, Schwarz, Dahlin (all - Sweden), Gorlukovich, Kharin (all - Russia)
Expulsed : Gorlukovich 50' (Russia)

Russia 6 - 1 Cameroon

[Salenko 16', 41', 45', 73', 75', Radchenko 82' - Milla 47']
June 28, 1994, Stanford Stadium, San Francisco
Referee : J. Al-Sharif (Syria)
Attendance : 75000
Booked : Karpin, Khlestov, Nikiforov (all - Russia), Kana Biyick, Songo'o (all - Cameroon)

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