Soviet Union national football team results (1924–1972)

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Soviet Union national football team results
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The following is a list of the Soviet Union national football team results from 1923 to 1972: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Results

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

Matches

1923

In 1923, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic played several matches against European competition.

21 August Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2Flag of Russia (1918-1920).svg  Russian SFSR Stockholm, Sweden
Report
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
19 September Friendly Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg2–4Flag of Russia (1918-1920).svg  Russian SFSR Tallinn, Estonia
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Kalevi staadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Max Adler (Austria)

1924

The first officially recognized match of the Soviet Union national football team was played in 1924.

16 November Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg3–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Butusov Soccerball shade.svg14', 25'
Shpakovsky Soccerball shade.svg70'		 (Report) Stadium: V. Vorovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hamdi Emin Çap (Turkey)

1925

15 May Friendly Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg  Soviet Union Ankara, Turkey
Arca Soccerball shade.svg3' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg82' Selin
Soccerball shade.svg85' Butusov 		Stadium: Flag of Turkey.svg İstiklâl Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Flag of Turkey.svg Hamdi Emin Çap

The Soviet Union's match against Turkey in 1925 was their last officially sanctioned match until 1954.

Unofficial Matches (1924-1958)

The Soviet Union did not play any official matches between 1925 and 1954.

1954

8 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg7–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: William Ling (England)
26 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg1–1Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Report
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

1955

26 June Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
Report
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 38,249
Referee: William Ling (England)
21 August Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Moscow, Soviet Union
Report
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: William Ling (England)
16 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg11–1Flag of India.svg  India Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Ghosh Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikolai Latyshev (Soviet Union)
25 September Friendly Hungary  Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Puskás Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.) Report Kuznetsov Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 103,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)
23 October Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of France.svg  France Moscow, Soviet Union
Streltsov Soccerball shade.svg42'
Simonyan Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Kopa Soccerball shade.svg29'
Piantoni Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

1956

23 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Moscow, Soviet Union
Report
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Franz Grill (Austria)
1 July Friendly Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Copenhagen, Denmark
Report
Stadium: Idraetspark
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Jack Clough (England)
23 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–1Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Czibor Soccerball shade.svg16'Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Jacques Devillers (France)
21 October Friendly France  Flag of France.svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Paris, France
Tellechéa Soccerball shade.svg46'
Vincent Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Report Isayev Soccerball shade.svg64'Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 62,145
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)

1957

1 June Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–1Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania Moscow, Soviet Union
Strelțov Soccerball shade.svg78' (Report) Soccerball shade.svg51' Ene Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
21 July Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dumitru Schulder (Romania)
27 July 1958 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Moscow, Soviet Union
Voinov Soccerball shade.svg23'
Netto Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Lahtinen Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mayer (Austria)
15 August 1958 World Cup qualification Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–10Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Helsinki, Finland
Report Netto Soccerball shade.svg6'
Simonyan Soccerball shade.svg9', 13', 31'
Isayev Soccerball shade.svg12', 20'
Streltsov Soccerball shade.svg29', 49'
Ilyin Soccerball shade.svg60', 87'		Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion
Attendance: 18,154
Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark)
22 September Friendly Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Hidegkuti Soccerball shade.svg26' Report Tatushin Soccerball shade.svg7' Streltsov Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 91,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)
20 October 1958 World Cup qualification Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Chorzów, Poland
Cieślik Soccerball shade.svg43', 50' Report Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Jack Clough (England)

1958

18 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England Moscow, Soviet Union
V. Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Kevan Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)
8 June 1958 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of England.svg  England Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Simonyan Soccerball shade.svg13'
A. Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Kevan Soccerball shade.svg66'
Finney Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)		Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
11 June 1958 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Borås, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Ilyin Soccerball shade.svg15'
V. Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Stadium: Ryavallen
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
15 June 1958 World Cup GS Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Vavá Soccerball shade.svg3', 77' Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
17 June 1958 World Cup PO Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of England.svg  England Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Ilyin Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
19 June 1958 World Cup QF Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Hamrin Soccerball shade.svg49'
Simonsson Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 31,900
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)
30 August Friendly Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Prague, Czechoslavakia
Stadium: Strahov Stadion
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
28 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00 Ilyin Soccerball shade.svg4'
Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg20'
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg32'		 Report Göröcs Soccerball shade.svg84'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 100,572
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
22 October Friendly England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union London, England
Haynes Soccerball shade.svg45', 63', 82'
Charlton Soccerball shade.svg84' (pen.)
Lofthouse Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

1959

6 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Molnár Soccerball shade.svg51'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary)
27 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
15:30 Report Voynov Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 78,481
Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)
3 October Friendly China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Beijing, China
Report Ilyin Soccerball shade.svg2'Stadium: Workers' Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Zhu Yixian (China)

1960

19 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg7–1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Moscow, Soviet Union
Report
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)
17 August Friendly East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Leipzig, East Germany
Report Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Zentralstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
4 September Friendly Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Hof Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.), 88'
Flögel Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg32'Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 87,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)

1961

21 May Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Warsaw, Poland
Pohl Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Vilmos Kösztner (Hungary)
18 June 1962 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Voronin Soccerball shade.svg20' Report Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
24 June Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–0Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)
1 July 1962 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg26'
Bubukin Soccerball shade.svg32', 66'
Meskhi Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Borgen Soccerball shade.svg64'
E. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg87'		Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Kowal (Poland)
23 August 1962 World Cup qualification Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Oslo, Norway
Report Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg48'
Meskhi Soccerball shade.svg49'
Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg76'		Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 30,469
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)
10 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Rafreider Soccerball shade.svg7'Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
12 November 1962 World Cup qualification Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey
Oktay Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Gusarov Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mamykin Soccerball shade.svg18'		Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Verner (Israel)
18 November Friendly Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Buenos Aires, Argentina
Belén Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg24', 26'Stadium: River Plate Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
22 November Friendly Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Santiago, Chile
Report Mamykin Soccerball shade.svg70'Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
29 November Friendly Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Montevideo, Uruguay
Cubilla Soccerball shade.svg29' Report
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

1962

11 April Friendly Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Schmit Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)
18 April Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 11,089
Referee: Reino Koskinen (Finland)
27 April Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 103,000
Referee: Roland Bäckström (Sweden)
3 June 1962 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Arica, Chile
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg8', 11'
Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg10'
Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report Aceros Soccerball shade.svg21'
Coll Soccerball shade.svg68'
Rada Soccerball shade.svg72'
Klinger Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Attendance: 8,040
Referee: João Etzel Filho (Brazil)
6 June 1962 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Arica, Chile
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) Mamykin Soccerball shade.svg38'
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Sasía Soccerball shade.svg54'Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
10 June 1962 World Cup QF Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Arica, Chile
14:30 CLT (UTC-04) L. Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg11'
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg26'Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Attendance: 17,268
Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands)

1963

22 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
Martinsson Soccerball shade.svg23'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)
22 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg69' Machos Soccerball shade.svg76'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Antero Lartola (Finland)
13 October 1964 European Nations' Cup R16 Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00 UTC+3 Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg22'
Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg42'		 Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,358
Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland)
10 November 1964 European Nations' Cup R16 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Rome, Italy
14:30 UTC+1 Rivera Soccerball shade.svg89' Report Gusarov Soccerball shade.svg33'Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
1 December Friendly Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Casablanca, Morocco
Nafai Soccerball shade.svg25'Tibari Soccerball shade.svg12' (o.g.)Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)

1964

13 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1 Hamrin Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg62'Stadium: Råsunda Stadion
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Jim Finney (England)
20 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Moscow, Soviet Union
Mudrik Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Friedrich Köpke (East Germany)
27 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00 UTC+3 Ponedelnik Soccerball shade.svg32', 56'
Voronin Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Hamrin Soccerball shade.svg78'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 99,609
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
13 October Friendly Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Glechner Soccerball shade.svg44'Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
4 November Friendly Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Algiers, Algeria
Stadium: Stade d’El Asnasser
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)
29 November Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Aleksandar Škorić (Yugoslavia)

1965

16 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
23 May 1966 World Cup Qualifying Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Moscow, Soviet Union
Kazakov Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg71', 83'		 Report Papaioannou Soccerball shade.svg60'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 79,641
Referee: Beijar (Finland)
30 May 1966 World Cup Qualifying Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Moscow, Soviet Union
Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg39'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)		 Report W. Davies Soccerball shade.svg69'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 86,015
Referee: Fritz (West Germany)
27 June 1966 World Cup Qualifying Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg6–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Moscow, Soviet Union
Khusainov Soccerball shade.svg9'
Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg47'
Voronin Soccerball shade.svg64'
Barkaya Soccerball shade.svg69', 77'
Meskhi Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 84,134
Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)
4 July Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
3 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Greece  Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg1–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Piraeus, Greece
Papaioannou Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.)
Banişevski Soccerball shade.svg25', 59', 82'		Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 39,880
Referee: Shoshany (Israel)
17 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Copenhagen, Denmark
Troelsen Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg47'
Malofeyev Soccerball shade.svg62'
Sabo Soccerball shade.svg68'		Stadium: Idraetsparken
Attendance: 32,941
Referee: Webster (Scotland)
27 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Cardiff, Wales
Vernon Soccerball shade.svg20'
Allchurch Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Banişevski Soccerball shade.svg17'Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,626
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)
21 November Friendly Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 113,248
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
1 December Friendly Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Buenos Aires, Argentina
Onega Soccerball shade.svg48' Banishevskiy Soccerball shade.svg9'Stadium: River Plate Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: P.Vargas (Uruguay)
4 December Friendly Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Montevideo, Uruguay
Rocha Soccerball shade.svg32'
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)

1966

23 February Friendly Chile  Flag of Chile.svg0–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Santiago, Chile
Yozhef Sabo Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.), 55'Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
20 April Friendly Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Basel, Switzerland
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 38,543
Referee: Johan Boström (Sweden)
24 April Friendly Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Voronin Soccerball shade.svg19'Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
18 May Friendly Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Prague, Czechoslavakia
Adamec Soccerball shade.svg59' Banishevskiy Soccerball shade.svg45', 79'Stadium: Letná Stadium
Attendance: 16,990
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)Pierre Schwinte (France)
22 May Friendly Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Brussels, Belgium
Serebryanikov Soccerball shade.svg11'Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 27,394
5 June Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–3Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli Soccerball shade.svg26'
Banishevskiy Soccerball shade.svg64'
Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Blanchet Soccerball shade.svg19'
Gondet Soccerball shade.svg21'
Bonnel Soccerball shade.svg78'		Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
16 July 1966 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sunderland, England
15:00 BST Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 27,793
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
20 July 1966 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Sunderland, England
19:30 BST Porkuyan Soccerball shade.svg28', 85' Report Marcos Soccerball shade.svg32'Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 16,027
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)
23 July 1966 World Cup QF Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sunderland, England
15:00 BST Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg5'
Porkuyan Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Bene Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 26,844
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
28 July 1966 World Cup 3rd place Portugal  Flag of Portugal (official).svg2–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union London, England
19:30 BST Eusébio Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.)
Torres Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Malofeyev Soccerball shade.svg43' [note 1] Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 87,696
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
18 September Friendly Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Mušović Soccerball shade.svg49' Krasnitskiy Soccerball shade.svg15'
Matveyev Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)		Stadium: JNA Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
16 October Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jan Pawlik (Poland)
23 October Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Moscow, Soviet Union
Fräßdorf Soccerball shade.svg23' Nöldner Soccerball shade.svg68'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Taisto Enckell (Finland)
1 November Friendly Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Milan, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Guarneri Soccerball shade.svg22' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal (Spain)

1967

10 May Friendly Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Glasgow, Scotland
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 53,497
Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands)
28 May Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Leningrad, Soviet Union
Stadium: Kirov Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Reino Koskinen (Finland)
3 June Friendly France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg2–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Paris, France
Gondet Soccerball shade.svg11'
Simon Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg33', 59'
Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg47'
Streltsov Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 24,778
Referee: Décio Freitas (Portugal)
16 July UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Tbilisi, Soviet Union
19:00
 Report Stadium: Central Stadium Dynamo
Attendance: 28,040
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
30 August UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00
 Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 20,597
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan (Turkey)
6 September UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–5Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Turku, Finland
17:30
 Report
Stadium: Kupittaan Stadion
Attendance: 7,793
Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia)
1 October Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roger Mâchin (France)
8 October Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Dermendzhiev Soccerball shade.svg9'
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Stanisław Eksztajn (Poland)
15 October UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
14:30
 Report Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 37,400
Referee: Todor Bechirov (Bulgaria)
31 October UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Greece  Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Piraeus, Greece
15:30 Report
Stadium: Karaiskaki Stadium
Attendance: 33,588
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
29 November Friendly Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Rotterdam. Netherlands
Maslov Soccerball shade.svg35'Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 64,000
Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland)
6 December Friendly England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union London, England
Chislenko Soccerball shade.svg42', 44'Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
17 December Friendly Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Santiago, Chile
Reinoso Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 42,471
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)

1968

3 March Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
7 March Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union León, Mexico
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg31' Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg3'Stadium: Estadio León
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abel Aguilar (Mexico)
10 March Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mexico City, Mexico
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki (Peru)
24 April Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Moscow, Soviet Union
Sabo Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Milivoje Gugulović (Yugoslavia)
4 May UEFA Euro 1968 QF Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
17:00
 Report Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 71,556
Referee: Laurens Van Ravens (Netherlands)
5 June UEFA Euro 1968 SF Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Naples, Italy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 68,582
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Note: Italy won on coin toss. Italy captain Giacinto Facchetti called the coin toss correctly.
16 July Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Leningrad, Soviet Union
Vyun Soccerball shade.svg12'
Gershkovich Soccerball shade.svg49'
Asatiani Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Hof Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Kirov Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Hans Carlsson (Sweden)
1 August Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Gothenburg, Sweden
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 44,867
Referee: Arnth Jensen (Denmark)

1969

20 February Friendly Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Bogotá, Colombia
Santa Soccerball shade.svg37' Report
Stadium: Estadio El Campín
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Omar Delgado (Colombia)
25 July Friendly East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg2–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Leipzig, East Germany
Report
Stadium: Zentralstadion
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
6 August Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
Report Eklund Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)
24 September Friendly Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Report
Stadium: JNA Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Andrei Radulescu (Romania)
15 October 1970 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg3–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Kyiv, Soviet Union
Muntyan Soccerball shade.svg43', 78'
Nodia Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Referee: Lööw (Sweden)

1970

14 February Friendly Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Lima, Peru
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 41,535
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
20 February Friendly Peru  Flag of Peru (state).svg0–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Lima, Peru
Report Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg75', 79'Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 27,011
Referee: César Orozco (Peru)
22 February Friendly El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union San Salvador, El Salvador
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Attendance: 31,283
Referee: Diego de Leo (Mexico)
26 February Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 51,893
Referee: Mario Canessa (Chile)
5 May Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 11,169
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
6 May Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Report Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 31,174
Referee: Aurel Bentu (Romania)
31 May 1970 World Cup GS Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mexico City, Mexico
12:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 107,160
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
6 June 1970 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg14', 63'
Asatiani Soccerball shade.svg57'
Khmelnytskyi Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Lambert Soccerball shade.svg86'Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 95,261
Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)
10 June 1970 World Cup GS Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Mexico City, Mexico
16:00 Byshovets Soccerball shade.svg51', 74' Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 89,979
Referee: Rafael Hormazábal Díaz (Chile)
28 October Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg4–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Moscow, Soviet Union
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg20'
Fedotov Soccerball shade.svg34'
Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg55'
Nodiya Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland)
15 November 1972 UEFA Euro qualification Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg1–3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Nicosia, Cyprus
15:00 Charalambous Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg10'
Yevryuzhikhin Soccerball shade.svg16'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg50'		Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 8,980
Referee: Petar Kostovski (Yugoslavia)

1971

17 February Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Guadalajara, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Jalisco
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Javier Galindo (Mexico)
20 February Friendly Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Mexico City, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Diego de Leo (Mexico)
28 February Friendly El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union San Salvador. El Salvador
Report Osorio Soccerball shade.svg30' (o.g.)Stadium: Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Mario Martínez Cea (El Salvador)
28 April Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Mitkov Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.) Report Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg44'Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Constantin Bărbulescu (Romania)
30 May 1972 UEFA Euro qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Moscow, Soviet Union
18:30 Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Shevchenko Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Rexach Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 81,700
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
7 June 1972 UEFA Euro qualification Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg6–1Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus Moscow, Soviet Union
19:30 Fedotov Soccerball shade.svg4', 86'
Yevryuzhikhin Soccerball shade.svg23', 38'
Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg59'
Banishevski Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report S. Michael Soccerball shade.svg75'Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 21,159
Referee: Erik Beijar (Finland)
14 June Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Moscow, Soviet Union
Yevryuzhikhin Soccerball shade.svg25' Report Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
18 September Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg5–0Flag of India.svg  India Moscow, Soviet Union
Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg6', 35', 39'
Khmelnytskyi Soccerball shade.svg49', 71'		 Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Pavel Kazakov (Soviet Union)
27 October 1972 UEFA Euro qualification Spain  Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg0–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Seville, Spain
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 40,169
Referee: Norman Burtenshaw (England)

1972

29 March Friendly Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Bonev Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg80'Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Bohumil Smejkal (Czechoslovakia)
19 April Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–0Flag of Peru (state).svg  Peru Kiev, Soviet Union
Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Wolfgang Riedel (East Germany)
26 May Friendly West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Munich, West Germany
Müller Soccerball shade.svg49', 52', 62', 65' Report Kolotov Soccerball shade.svg73'Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)
7 June Friendly Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Moscow, Soviet Union
Muntyan Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.) Report Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Karl Göppel (Switzerland)
14 June 1972 UEFA Euro SF Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Brussels, Belgium
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Émile Versé
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Rudi Glöckner (East Germany)
18 June 1972 UEFA Euro Final West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Brussels, Belgium
16:00
 Report Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 43,437
Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)
2 July Brazil Independence Cup Argentina  Flag of Argentina (civil).svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Pastoriza Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alfonso González Archundía (Mexico)
16 July Friendly Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Vaasa, Finland
Rissanen Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Blokhin Soccerball shade.svg16'Stadium: Hietalahti Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Rolf Nyhus (Norway)
6 August Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
Report
Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Svein Thime (Norway)
13 October 1974 World Cup qualification France  Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg1–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Paris, France
Bereta Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 29,746
Referee: Scheurer (Switzerland)

Notes

  1. ↑ Goal also credited to Banishevskiy.
  2. ↑ Goal also credited to Wartusch own goal.

References

  1. ↑ "Soviet Union - List of International Matches". RSSSF . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Soviet Union - International Results 1911-1935 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Soviet Union - International Results 1952-1959 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Soviet Union - International Results 1960-1969 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Soviet Union - International Results 1970-1979 - Details". RSSSF . Retrieved March 16, 2025.
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