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USSR national football team - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Catholic, Chauvinistic, Citizen, Civic, Civil, Common, Communal, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolite, Ethnic, Family, Federal, Galactic, General |
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Soviet Union
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Shirt badge/Association crest
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| Nickname | -
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| Association | Football Federation of USSR
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| Coach | -
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| Most caps | Oleg Blokhin (112)
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| Top scorer | Oleg Blokhin (42)
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First International
Estonia 2 - 4 USSR
(Tallinn, Estonia; 18 September, 1923)
Last International
Cyprus 0 - 3 USSR
(Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November, 1991)
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Largest win
USSR 11 - 1 India
(Moscow, USSR; 16 September, 1955)
Finland 0 - 10 USSR
(Helsinki, Finland; 15 August, 1957)
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Worst defeat
England 5 - 0 USSR
(London, England; 22 October, 1958)
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| World Cup
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| Appearances
| 7 (First in 1958)
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| Best result | Fourth place, 1966
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| European Championship
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| Appearances
| 7 (First in 1960)
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| Best result | Winners, 1960
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The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. (For information after 1992, see the Russia national football team article.)
The Soviet Union qualified for seven World Cups. Their best finish was fourth in 1966, when they lost to West Germany in the semifinals, 2-1. The USSR qualified for seven Europan Championships, winning the inaugural competition in 1960 when they beat Yugoslavia in the final, 2-1. They finished second three times (1964, 1972, 1988), and fourth once (1968), when Italy advanced to the finals after a 0-0 tie and a coin toss. The Soviet Union also won the gold medal in the 1956 and 1988 Summer Olympics, the inaugural World Youth Championship in 1977, and the Under-16 World Championship in 1987.
World Cup record
European Championship record
- 1960 - Champions
- 1964 - Second place
- 1968 - Fourth place
- 1972 - Second place
- 1976 - Quarterfinals
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1988 - Second place
- 1992 - Round 1 (as CIS)
Famous players
National teams of the former Soviet republics
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