Soviet Union National Football Team: Former men's national association football team representing the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national football team was the national football team of Soviet Union.
The team was left after the Soviet Union breakup in 1991. The team is now replaced by the Russia national football team.
| Nickname(s) | Red Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Football Federation of the Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Oleg Blokhin (112) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Oleg Blokhin (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Various | ||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | URS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest | 1 (July 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 November 1924) Last international  Cyprus 0–3 Soviet Union  (Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||
Soviet Union 11–1 India  (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)  Finland 0–10 Soviet Union (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||
 England 5–0 Soviet Union (London, England; 22 October 1958) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1958) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1960) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Champions, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
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