Soviet Union national football team results (1924–1972)
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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]
Results
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Matches
[edit]1923
[edit]In 1923, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic played several matches against European competition.
21 August Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Stockholm, Sweden |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) |
30 August Friendly | Norway ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Kristiania, Norway |
Stadium: Bislett Stadium Attendance: 7,000 |
19 September Friendly | Estonia ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Tallinn, Estonia |
16:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Kalevi staadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Max Adler (Austria) |
1924
[edit]The first officially recognized match of the Soviet Union national football team was played in 1924.
16 November Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Butusov ![]() Shpakovsky ![]() | (Report) | Stadium: V. Vorovskiy Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hamdi Emin Çap (Turkey) |
1925
[edit]15 May Friendly | Turkey ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Ankara, Turkey |
Arca ![]() | (Report) | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: ![]() Attendance: 5,000 Referee: ![]() |
The Soviet Union's match against Turkey in 1925 was their last officially sanctioned match until 1954.
Unofficial Matches (1924-1958)
[edit]The Soviet Union did not play any official matches between 1925 and 1954.
1954
[edit]8 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: William Ling (England) |
26 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
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| Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England) |
1955
[edit]26 June Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Solna, Sweden |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 38,249 Referee: William Ling (England) |
21 August Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: William Ling (England) |
16 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 11–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Ghosh ![]() | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nikolai Latyshev (Soviet Union) |
25 September Friendly | Hungary ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
Puskás ![]() | Kuznetsov ![]() | Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 103,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England) |
23 October Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Streltsov ![]() Simonyan ![]() | Report | Kopa ![]() Piantoni ![]() | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England) |
1956
[edit]23 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Franz Grill (Austria) |
1 July Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Stadium: Idraetspark Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Jack Clough (England) |
15 September Friendly | West Germany ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Hannover, West Germany |
Schröder ![]() | Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion Attendance: 86,000 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England) |
23 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Czibor ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Jacques Devillers (France) |
21 October Friendly | France ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Paris, France |
Tellechéa ![]() Vincent ![]() | Report | Isayev ![]() | Stadium: Colombes Attendance: 62,145 Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales) |
1957
[edit]1 June Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Strelțov ![]() | (Report) | ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden) |
23 June 1958 World Cup qualification | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Tatushin ![]() Simonyan ![]() Ilyin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Jack Clough (England) |
21 July Friendly | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Dumitru Schulder (Romania) |
27 July 1958 World Cup qualification | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Voinov ![]() Netto ![]() | Report | Lahtinen ![]() | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mayer (Austria) |
15 August 1958 World Cup qualification | Finland ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() | Helsinki, Finland |
Report | Netto ![]() Simonyan ![]() Isayev ![]() Streltsov ![]() Ilyin ![]() | Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion Attendance: 18,154 Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark) |
22 September Friendly | Hungary ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
Hidegkuti ![]() | Tatushin ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 91,000 Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France) |
20 October 1958 World Cup qualification | Poland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Chorzów, Poland |
Cieślik ![]() | Report | Ivanov ![]() | Stadium: Stadion Śląski Attendance: 93,000 Referee: Jack Clough (England) |
24 November 1958 World Cup qualification | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Leipzig, East Germany |
Streltsov ![]() Fedosov ![]() | Report | Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Jack Clough (England) |
1958
[edit]18 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
V. Ivanov ![]() | Report | Kevan ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 105,000 Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria) |
8 June 1958 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Gothenburg, Sweden |
19:00 (CET) | Simonyan ![]() A. Ivanov ![]() | Report | Kevan ![]() Finney ![]() | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 49,348 Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary) |
11 June 1958 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Borås, Sweden |
19:00 (CET) | Ilyin ![]() V. Ivanov ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ryavallen Attendance: 21,239 Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark) |
15 June 1958 World Cup GS | Brazil ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Gothenburg, Sweden |
19:00 (CET) | Vavá ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 50,928 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
17 June 1958 World Cup PO | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Gothenburg, Sweden |
19:00 (CET) | Ilyin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 23,182 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
19 June 1958 World Cup QF | Sweden ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Solna, Sweden |
19:00 (CET) | Hamrin ![]() Simonsson ![]() | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 31,900 Referee: Reginald Leafe (England) |
30 August Friendly | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Prague, Czechoslavakia |
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| Stadium: Strahov Stadion Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark) |
28 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
19:00 | Ilyin ![]() Metreveli ![]() Ivanov ![]() | Report | Göröcs ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 100,572 Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria) |
22 October Friendly | England ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | London, England |
Haynes ![]() Charlton ![]() Lofthouse ![]() | Report | Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Maurice Guigue (France) |
1959
[edit]6 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Molnár ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary) |
27 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 | Hungary ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Budapest, Hungary |
15:30 | Report | Voynov ![]() | Stadium: Népstadion Attendance: 78,481 Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland) |
3 October Friendly | China ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Beijing, China |
Ilyin ![]() | Stadium: Workers' Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Zhu Yixian (China) |
1960
[edit]19 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria) |
6 July 1960 European Nations' Cup SF | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Marseille, France |
21:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 25,184 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
10 July 1960 European Nations' Cup F | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Paris, France |
20:30 CET |
| Report |
| Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 17,966 Referee: Arthur Ellis (England) |
17 August Friendly | East Germany ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Leipzig, East Germany |
Ponedelnik ![]() | Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria) |
4 September Friendly | Austria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Vienna, Austria |
Hof ![]() Flögel ![]() | Ponedelnik ![]() | Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 87,000 Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland) |
1961
[edit]21 May Friendly | Poland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Warsaw, Poland |
Pohl ![]() | Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Vilmos Kösztner (Hungary) |
18 June 1962 World Cup qualification | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Voronin ![]() | Report | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland) |
24 June Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy) |
1 July 1962 World Cup qualification | Soviet Union ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Metreveli ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() Bubukin ![]() Meskhi ![]() | Report | Borgen ![]() E. Hansen ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Kowal (Poland) |
23 August 1962 World Cup qualification | Norway ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Oslo, Norway |
Report | Ponedelnik ![]() Meskhi ![]() Metreveli ![]() | Stadium: Ullevaal Attendance: 30,469 Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland) |
10 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Rafreider ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden) |
12 November 1962 World Cup qualification | Turkey ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
Oktay ![]() | Report | Gusarov ![]() Mamykin ![]() | Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Verner (Israel) |
18 November Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Belén ![]() | Report | Ponedelnik ![]() | Stadium: River Plate Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile) |
22 November Friendly | Chile ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Santiago, Chile |
Mamykin ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay) |
29 November Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Cubilla ![]() |
| Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 70,000 Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina) |
1962
[edit]11 April Friendly | Luxembourg ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Schmit ![]() | Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium) |
18 April Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Solna, Sweden |
| Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 11,089 Referee: Reino Koskinen (Finland) |
27 April Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 103,000 Referee: Roland Bäckström (Sweden) |
31 May 1962 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Arica, Chile |
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) | Ivanov ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn Attendance: 9,622 Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany) |
3 June 1962 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 4–4 | ![]() | Arica, Chile |
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) | Ivanov ![]() Chislenko ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() | Report | Aceros ![]() Coll ![]() Rada ![]() Klinger ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn Attendance: 8,040 Referee: João Etzel Filho (Brazil) |
6 June 1962 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Arica, Chile |
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) | Mamykin ![]() Ivanov ![]() | Report | Sasía ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn Attendance: 9,973 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
10 June 1962 World Cup QF | Chile ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Arica, Chile |
14:30 CLT (UTC-04) | L. Sánchez ![]() Rojas ![]() | Report | Chislenko ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn Attendance: 17,268 Referee: Leo Horn (Netherlands) |
1963
[edit]22 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Martinsson ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria) |
22 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Ivanov ![]() | Machos ![]() | Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 63,000 Referee: Antero Lartola (Finland) |
13 October 1964 European Nations' Cup R16 | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
19:00 UTC+3 | Ponedelnik ![]() Chislenko ![]() | Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,358 Referee: Ryszard Banasiuk (Poland) |
10 November 1964 European Nations' Cup R16 | Italy ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Rome, Italy |
14:30 UTC+1 | Rivera ![]() | Report | Gusarov ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 69,567 Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland) |
1 December Friendly | Morocco ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Casablanca, Morocco |
Nafai ![]() | Tibari ![]() | Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Henri Faucheux (France) |
1964
[edit]13 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF | Sweden ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Solna, Sweden |
19:00 UTC+1 | Hamrin ![]() | Report | Ivanov ![]() | Stadium: Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 36,937 Referee: Jim Finney (England) |
20 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Mudrik ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Friedrich Köpke (East Germany) |
27 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
19:00 UTC+3 | Ponedelnik ![]() Voronin ![]() | Report | Hamrin ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 99,609 Referee: Arthur Holland (England) |
17 June 1964 European Nations' Cup SF | Denmark ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Barcelona, Spain |
22:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 38,556 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) |
21 June 1965 European Nations' Cup F | Spain ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Madrid, Spain |
18:30 CET | Report, lineups[dead link] |
| Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 79,115 Referee: Arthur Holland (England) |
13 October Friendly | Austria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vienna, Austria |
Glechner ![]() | Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
4 November Friendly | Algeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Algiers, Algeria |
| Stadium: Stade d’El Asnasser Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria) |
22 November Friendly | Yugoslavia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
Zambata ![]() | Serebryanikov ![]() | Stadium: Red Star Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nicolae Mihăilescu (Romania) |
29 November Friendly | Bulgaria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Aleksandar Škorić (Yugoslavia) |
1965
[edit]16 May Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
23 May 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Kazakov ![]() Ivanov ![]() | Report | Papaioannou ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 79,641 Referee: Beijar (Finland) |
30 May 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Ivanov ![]() Williams ![]() | Report | W. Davies ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 86,015 Referee: Fritz (West Germany) |
27 June 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Soviet Union ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Khusainov ![]() Metreveli ![]() Voronin ![]() Barkaya ![]() Meskhi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 84,134 Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia) |
4 July Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Stadium: Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden) |
4 September Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Włodzimierz Storoniak (Poland) |
3 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Greece ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Piraeus, Greece |
Papaioannou ![]() | Report | Metreveli ![]() Banişevski ![]() | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 39,880 Referee: Shoshany (Israel) |
17 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Denmark ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Troelsen ![]() | Report | Metreveli ![]() Malofeyev ![]() Sabo ![]() | Stadium: Idraetsparken Attendance: 32,941 Referee: Webster (Scotland) |
27 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying | Wales ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
Vernon ![]() Allchurch ![]() | Report | Banişevski ![]() | Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 24,626 Referee: Nilsen (Norway) |
21 November Friendly | Brazil ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Stadium: Maracanã Attendance: 113,248 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
1 December Friendly | Argentina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Onega ![]() | Banishevskiy ![]() | Stadium: River Plate Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: P.Vargas (Uruguay) |
4 December Friendly | Uruguay ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Rocha ![]() |
| Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina) |
1966
[edit]23 February Friendly | Chile ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Santiago, Chile |
Yozhef Sabo ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile) |
20 April Friendly | Switzerland ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Basel, Switzerland |
| Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 38,543 Referee: Johan Boström (Sweden) |
24 April Friendly | Austria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Vienna, Austria |
Voronin ![]() | Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
18 May Friendly | Czechoslovakia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Prague, Czechoslavakia |
Adamec ![]() | Banishevskiy ![]() | Stadium: Letná Stadium Attendance: 16,990 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)Pierre Schwinte (France) |
22 May Friendly | Belgium ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Brussels, Belgium |
Serebryanikov ![]() | Stadium: Heysel Stadium Attendance: 27,394 |
5 June Friendly | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() | Moscow, Soviet Union |
Metreveli ![]() Banishevskiy ![]() Chislenko ![]() | Report | Blanchet ![]() Gondet ![]() Bonnel ![]() | Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium Attendance: 102,000 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden) |
12 July 1966 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Middlesbrough, England |
19:30 BST | Malofeyev ![]() Banishevskiy ![]() | Report | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,006 Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain) |
16 July 1966 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sunderland, England |
15:00 BST | Chislenko ![]() | Report | Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 27,793 Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany) |
20 July 1966 World Cup GS | Soviet Union ![]() | 2–1 | |