Contestant Profile | World Cup 2018: Russia

Russia hosted the 2018 World Cup. The Sbornaya side do not have to undergo a qualifying round, so it is already in the phase of the final round.

As host, Russia would have a bigger chance to appear kicked off in the World Cup times. With the full support of the Russians, they may be able to reach the semifinals as it had been achieved in 1966. It is Russia's furthest step in this four-yearly tournament.

In 2014, Russia also enliven the World Cup in Brazil. But unfortunately, Russia was then handled Fabio Capello was not able to escape from the preliminary round of Group H. Compete with Belgium, Algeria and South Korea, Russia is only able to be ranked third in the standings.

The last major tournament that Russia followed was the Confederations Cup in 2017 yesterday. Russia was unable to satisfy its supporters. Despite hosting the World Cup tournament, Russia is again only able to finish third in the standings. Throughout the group stage, Russia is only able to pick a victory so that it does not qualify from Group A.

However Russia's appearance at the World Cup may be completely different. Coach Stanislav Cherchesov has certainly learned a lot of shortcomings in his team ahead of the event began. And Russia's appearance as a host in the 2018 World Cup is indeed worth the wait.