Soviet Union national football team

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.

Soviet Union

Nickname(s)	Red Army
Association	Football Federation of the Soviet Union
Most caps	Oleg Blokhin (112)
Top scorer	Oleg Blokhin (42)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	URS
Team colours File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg First colours Team colours File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	1
Highest	1 (July 1960)
First international
USSR 3–0 Turkey (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 November 1924) Last international Cyprus 0–3 USSR (Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991)
Biggest win
USSR 11–1 India (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955) Finland 0–10 USSR (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957)
Biggest 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	6 (first in 1960)
Best result	Champions, 1960
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1956 Melbourne Team Bronze 1972 Munich Team Bronze 1976 Montreal Team Bronze 1980 Moscow Team Gold 1988 Seoul Team

Soviet Union National Football Team Media

• Soviet union football team 1927.jpg

  Soviet Union football team line-up.

• Yashin v argentina.jpg

  Lev Yashin trying to stop the shot by Argentine striker José Sanfilippo, during the match played at Buenos Aires in 1961. The Soviet Union won 2–1

• Argentina vs urss buenos aires.jpg

  The Soviet Union playing Argentina at El Monumental, Buenos Aires, November 1976

• Belgium vs ussr 1986.jpg

  Soviet Union v Belgium at the 1986 World Cup

• Soviet Union football team 1925 (Turkey).png

  USSR football team eleven before facing Turkey in Ankara in 1925.

• Oleg Blochin (1978).jpg

  Oleg Blokhin is Soviet Union's top goalscorer and their most capped player.