The Russian national under-20 football team , formerly known as the Soviet national youth football team was the under-20 (for FIFA U-20 World Cup ) and under-19 (for UEFA Under-19 Championship ) football teams of the Soviet Union . It ceased to exist on the breakup of the Union , and was succeeded by the Russian national under-20 football team.
Following the realignment of FIFA 's youth competitions in 1977, the Soviet Union national under-20 football team was formed and competed until 1993 (in 1992 it qualified as CIS youth under-18 football team) qualifying 7 times. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union , the Soviet qualification was passed to Russia which competed in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship . Two years later Russia managed to qualify for the tournament on its own effort, but since then it yet to qualify for it.[citation needed
On 28 February 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), FIFA and UEFA suspended the participation of Russia, including in the Qatar 2022 World Cup . The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the FIFA and UEFA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport , which upheld the bans.[ 1]
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .
Current squad
The following players were called up for friendly games against Croatia U-20 on 5 September 2018 and 7 September 2018.[ 3]
Head coach: Mikhail Galaktionov .
Honours
Individual
Team
See also
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