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==International career== |
==International career== |
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Smolov was part of the [[Russia national under-21 football team|Russia Under-21]] side that was competing in the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 1|2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|title=Russia Under-21 Squad|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/history/teams/257451--russia/|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> He was an important factor in the U-21 team qualifying for the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] in the next cycle, scoring three goals in the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs|qualification play-offs]] against [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|the Czech Republic]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} On 6 November 2012, [[Russia national football team|Russia]] manager [[Fabio Capello]] included Smolov in the squad for a friendly game against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Football Union]]|date=6 November 2012|language=ru|title=26 players in the national team|url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/75256.html|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> During the game, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the national team, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw on 14 November.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Graham |date=2012-11-14 |title=Russia 2-2 USA - as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/14/russia-usa-live |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Smolov scored his first competitive goal for the national team in a 7–0 away victory against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] in a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G|Euro 2016 qualifier]] on 8 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-04 |title=cakhia TV|url=https://homenajear.com/ |access-date=2025-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=8 September 2015|access-date=16 December 2016|language=en|title=Liechtenstein 0 - 7 Russia - Match Report & Highlights|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/liechtenstein-vs-russia/309110}}</ref> He was subsequently included in Russia's squad for the [[UEFA Euro 2016|final tournament]] in France, where he started in all three matches as Russia finished 4th in [[UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|group B]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ru:Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2016 |trans-title=Russia's squad for EURO 2016 |url=http://www.rfs.ru/main/news/national_teams/84045.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=[[Russian Football Union]] |language=ru-RU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ru:Россия покидает ЕВРО-2016 |trans-title=Russia leaves EURO 2016 |url=http://www.rfs.ru/main/news/84323.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=[[Russian Football Union]] |language=ru-RU}}</ref> In the opening match of the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] on 17 June at [[Krestovsky Stadium]], Smolov scored Russia's second goal in a 2–0 win and was Man of the Match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=274633/match=300334883/man-of-the-match.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621032953/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=274633/match=300334883/man-of-the-match.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2017 |title=Russia v New Zealand – Man of the Match |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=17 June 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> |
Smolov was part of the [[Russia national under-21 football team|Russia Under-21]] side that was competing in the [[2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Group 1|2011 European Under-21 Championship qualification]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|title=Russia Under-21 Squad|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/history/teams/257451--russia/|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> He was an important factor in the U-21 team qualifying for the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]] in the next cycle, scoring three goals in the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification play-offs|qualification play-offs]] against [[Czech Republic national under-21 football team|the Czech Republic]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} On 6 November 2012, [[Russia national football team|Russia]] manager [[Fabio Capello]] included Smolov in the squad for a friendly game against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Football Union]]|date=6 November 2012|language=ru|title=26 players in the national team|url=http://rfs.ru/main/news/75256.html|access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref> During the game, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the national team, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw on 14 November.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Graham |date=2012-11-14 |title=Russia 2-2 USA - as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/nov/14/russia-usa-live |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Smolov scored his first competitive goal for the national team in a 7–0 away victory against [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] in a [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G|Euro 2016 qualifier]] on 8 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Sky Sports]]|date=8 September 2015|access-date=16 December 2016|language=en|title=Liechtenstein 0 - 7 Russia - Match Report & Highlights|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/liechtenstein-vs-russia/309110}}</ref> He was subsequently included in Russia's squad for the [[UEFA Euro 2016|final tournament]] in France, where he started in all three matches as Russia finished 4th in [[UEFA Euro 2016 Group B|group B]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ru:Состав сборной России на ЕВРО-2016 |trans-title=Russia's squad for EURO 2016 |url=http://www.rfs.ru/main/news/national_teams/84045.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=[[Russian Football Union]] |language=ru-RU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |script-title=ru:Россия покидает ЕВРО-2016 |trans-title=Russia leaves EURO 2016 |url=http://www.rfs.ru/main/news/84323.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=[[Russian Football Union]] |language=ru-RU}}</ref> In the opening match of the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]] against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] on 17 June at [[Krestovsky Stadium]], Smolov scored Russia's second goal in a 2–0 win and was Man of the Match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=274633/match=300334883/man-of-the-match.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621032953/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=274633/match=300334883/man-of-the-match.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2017 |title=Russia v New Zealand – Man of the Match |website=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] |date=17 June 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017}}</ref> |
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On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Football Union]]|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064|script-title=ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018|date=3 June 2018|language=ru}}</ref> He started the tournament-opener game against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] and appeared as a substitute in every subsequent game. He scored the opening penalty kick in the shoot-out that helped Russia defeat [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the Round of 16, but had his shot saved by [[Danijel Subašić]] in the quarterfinal shoot-out which Russia lost to [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
On 3 June 2018, he was included in the finalized World Cup squad.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Russian Football Union]]|url=https://www.rfs.ru/news/207064|script-title=ru:Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018|date=3 June 2018|language=ru}}</ref> He started the tournament-opener game against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] and appeared as a substitute in every subsequent game. He scored the opening penalty kick in the shoot-out that helped Russia defeat [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the Round of 16, but had his shot saved by [[Danijel Subašić]] in the quarterfinal shoot-out which Russia lost to [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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