Russia National Football Team

Russia National Football Team represents Russia in association football and is controlled by the Russian Football Union  Euro 2008 marks the first time they have passed the group stages of a major tournament, these advances are not counting the Soviet Union national team. FIFA considers the Russia national team the direct heirs of the CIS and the Soviet Union national teams.

In February 1992, the Football Union of Russia was formed. Since then, Russia has qualified for two World Cups (1994 and 2002) and four European Championships (1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012).

Road to Euro 2012
With the power that is not balanced in their group as well as the turn of the coaches, Russia almost did not qualify directly for the finals of Euro 2012. They just make sure ahead of the final group stage with a 1-0 win at the headquarters of Slovakia. These results vent the Russian defeat at home to the same opponent in the second group. Russia have directly qualified for Euro 2012 by winning qualifying Group B, beating Slovakia, the Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia and Andorra.

Current Squad
List of 23 players for UEFA EURO 2012


Goal Keeper
1  Igor Akinfeev 8 April 1986  CSKA Moscow
13 Anton Shunin 27 January 1987 Dynamo Moscow
16 Vyacheslav Malafeev 4 March 1979  Zenit Saint Petersburg


Defender
2   Aleksandr Anyukov 28 September 1982 Zenit Saint Petersburg
3  Roman Sharonov 8 September 1976  Rubin Kazan
4  Sergei Ignashevich 14 July 1979  CSKA Moscow
5  Yuri Zhirkov 20 August 1983  Anzhi Makhachkala
12 Aleksei Berezutskiy 20 June 1982  CSKA Moscow
15 Dmitri Kombarov 22 January 1987 Spartak Moscow
19 Vladimir Granat 22 May 1987  Dynamo Moscow
21 Kirill Nababkin 8 September 1986  CSKA Moscow


Midfielder
6  Roman Shirokov 6 July 1981 Zenit Saint Petersburg
7  Igor Denisov 17 May 1984  Zenit Saint Petersburg
8  Konstantin Zyryanov 5 October 1977  Zenit Saint Petersburg
9  Marat Izmailov 21 September 1982  Sporting
17 Alan Dzagoev 17 June 1990  CSKA Moscow
22 Denis Glushakov 27 January 1987  Lokomotiv Moscow
23 Igor Semshov 6 April 1978  Dynamo Moscow


Forward
10  Andrei Arshavin (c) 29 May 1981 Arsenal
11  Aleksandr Kerzhakov 27 November 1982  Zenit Saint Petersburg
14  Roman Pavlyuchenko 15 December 1981 (age 30) 47 20 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
18  Aleksandr Kokorin 19 March 1991 (age 21) 5 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow
20  Pavel Pogrebnyak 8 November 1983 (age 28) 32 8 England Fulham


                                                           Aleksandr Anyukov

                                                              Aleksandr Kerzhakov

                                                                Andrei Arshavin

                                                              Anton Shunin

                                                                Igor Akinfeev

                                                             Roman Shirokov

                                                               Vyacheslav Malafeev