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#4 He is the highest goalscorer for Russia in World Cup History
Before getting its independence in 1991 as a part of USSR aka the Soviet Union, Russia has been a part of 7 FIFA World Cups. In their peak USSR were a force to reckon with, having finished 4th in the 1966 World Cup edition with players like Lev Yashin (only goalkeeper to win Ballon d'Or) and Valentin Ivanov (leading goal scorer in 1962 edition) in their squad.
As independent Russia, they have only appeared in 3 FIFA World Cups (1994, 2002, 2014) and their performance has been anything but noteworthy.
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With the 2018 edition taking place in Russia a lot is expected from this team. Russia is all but through to the knockouts with 2 wins in the group stages.
Denis with his goal against Egypt has become the country's highest goal scorer in the World Cups having scored 3 goals in 2 matches. He still has a few more matches to play this World Cup.
