Oleg Salenko set a World Cup record by scoring five goals in one game,
against Cameroon
on 28th June 1994. Salenko finished the 1994 World Cup
with six goals (scoring his sixth goal from
the penalty spot against Sweden),
sharing the Golden Boot with Hristo Stoichkov
1994 FIFA World Cuo. Group B.
RUSSIA 0:2 BRAZIL (0:1) 20.06.94 San Francisco, Stanford Stadium (81,000)
Dmitri Kharine (c), Ternavski, Gorlukovich, Kuznetsov, Llia Tsymbalar, Yuri Nikiforov,
Dmitri Khlestov, Karpine, Piatnitski, Radchenko (Alexandr Borodiuk 72 min),
Yuran (Oleg Salenko 69 min)
RUSSIA 1:3 SWEDEN (1:1) 24.06.94 Detroit, Pontiac Silverdome (71,000)
Dmitri Kharine, Viktor Onopko (c), Gorlukovich, Kuznetsov, Dmitri Popov (Karpine 40 min),
Yuri Nikiforov, Dmitri Khlestov, Radchenko, Alexandr Borodiuk (51 Galiamine),
Alexandr Mostovoi, Oleg Salenko (1 goal).
RUSSIA 6:1 CAMEROON (3:0) 28.06.94 San Francisco, Stanford Stadium (75,000)
Cherchesov, Viktor Onopko (c), Ternavski, Tetradze, Karpine, Yuri Nikiforov,
Dmitri Khlestov, Igor Korneyev (Radchenko 65 min), Lediakov (Bestchastnykh 78 min,
Llia Tsymbalar, Oleg Salenko (5 goals).
The photo was taken in Dublin during a 0-0 draw with Ireland.