Russia women's national beach soccer team
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Russia women's national beach soccer team (Russian: Женская сборная России по пляжному футболу) represents Russia in international women's beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Russian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Russia. The team was created in 2018.[1]
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Association | Russian Football Federation |
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Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Ilya Leonov |
Most caps | various (25) |
Top scorer | Anna Cherniakova (20) |
FIFA code | RUS |
First international | |
Switzerland 6–8 Russia (Nazaré, Portugal; 6 July 2018) | |
Biggest win | |
Switzerland 0–6 Russia (Nazaré, Portugal; 20 June 2021) England 2–8 Russia (Nazaré, Portugal; 12 September 2021) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Russia 1–4 England (Doha, Qatar; 14 October 2019) | |
Euro Beach Soccer Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) |
Best result | Winner (2018, 2019) |
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The team won the 2018 Women's Euro Beach Soccer Cup in their debut appearance after defeating the teams of Switzerland, Netherlands and Spain.[citation needed]