USSR national football team

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Soviet Union

Nickname

Association

Football Federation of USSR

Coach

Most caps

Oleg Blokhin (112)

Top scorer

Oleg Blokhin (42)





Home colours





Away colours

First International
Estonia 2 – 4 USSR
(Tallinn, Estonia; 18 September, 1923)
Last International
Cyprus 0 – 3 USSR
(Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November, 1991)

Largest win
USSR 11 – 1 India
(Moscow, USSR; 16 September, 1955)
Finland 0 – 10 USSR
(Helsinki, Finland; 15 August, 1957)

Worst defeat
England 5 – 0 USSR
(London, England; 22 October, 1958)

World Cup

Appearances

7 (First in 1958)

Best result

Fourth place, 1966

European Championship

Appearances

7 (First in 1960)

Best result

Winners, 1960

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The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist on the break up of the Union. The Russian team should not be considered as a continuation of this team; a large percentage of the team's players came from outside Russia.

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.