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The list shown below shows the national football teams of the Soviet Union and the CIS all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Member of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | CAF |
| Ankara and İzmir XI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | TFF |
 Argentina | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | –1 | CONMEBOL |
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | OFC |
 Austria | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | +6 | UEFA |
 Belgium | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | UEFA |
 Brazil | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | –8 | CONMEBOL |
 Bulgaria | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 12 | +15 | UEFA |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CAF |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | CONCACAF |
 Chile | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | CONMEBOL |
 China PR | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | AFC |
 Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | CONMEBOL |
 Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | CONCACAF |
 Cyprus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | UEFA |
 Czechoslovakia | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | UEFA |
 Denmark | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | +20 | UEFA |
 East Germany | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | UEFA |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | CAF |
 El Salvador | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | CONCACAF |
 England | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | –6 | UEFA |
 Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | UEFA |
 Finland | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 10 | +29 | UEFA |
 France | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | UEFA |
 Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | UEFA |
 Greece | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5 | +21 | UEFA |
 Guatemala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | CONCACAF |
 Hungary | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | +15 | UEFA |
 Iceland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | UEFA |
 India | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | AFC |
 Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | AFC |
 Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | AFC |
 Israel | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | UEFA |
 Italy | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | UEFA |
 Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | AFC |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | AFC |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | AFC |
 Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | AFC |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | UEFA |
 Mexico | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | CONCACAF |
 Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | CAF |
 Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | –4 | UEFA |
 New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | OFC |
 Northern Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | UEFA |
 Norway | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | UEFA |
 Peru | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CONMEBOL |
 Poland | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | UEFA |
 Portugal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | +2 | UEFA |
 Republic of Ireland | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | UEFA |
 Romania | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | UEFA |
 Scotland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | UEFA |
 Spain | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | UEFA |
 Sweden | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +10 | UEFA |
 Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | UEFA |
 Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | AFC |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | CONCACAF |
 Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | CAF |
 Turkey | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 25 | +32 | UEFA |
 United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | CONCACAF |
 Uruguay | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | CONMEBOL |
 Wales | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | UEFA |
| West Germany | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 22 | –11 | UEFA |
 Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CONMEBOL |
 Yugoslavia | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 17 | +14 | UEFA |
 Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CAF |
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