Russia: the all-time World Cup XI
The best Russia World Cup XI ever — one player per position, picked across Russia's entire tournament history. Headlined by Denis Cheryshev, Oleg Salenko, Artem Dzyuba. Think you'd pick differently? Draft your own.
| Position | Player | Era | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Igor Akinfeev | 2018 | 77 |
| DEF | Mário Fernandes | 2018 | 82 |
| DEF | Sergei Ignashevich | 2018 | 75 |
| DEF | Ilya Kutepov | 2018 | 75 |
| DEF | Fyodor Kudryashov | 2018 | 73 |
| MID | Denis Cheryshev | 2018 | 86 |
| MID | Yury Gazinsky | 2018 | 78 |
| MID | Aleksandr Golovin | 2018 | 78 |
| FWD | Oleg Salenko | 1994 | 86 |
| FWD | Artem Dzyuba | 2018 | 83 |
| FWD | Aleksandr Samedov | 2018 | 72 |
Think you can do better? Roll a nation and draft your all-time World Cup XI.