Soviet Union national football team results (1924–1972)


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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Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

Matches

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1923

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

21 August Friendly Sweden  1–2  Russian SFSR Stockholm, Sweden
Report
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden)
19 September Friendly Estonia  2–4  Russian SFSR Tallinn, Estonia
16:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Kalevi staadion
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Max Adler (Austria)

1924

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

16 November Friendly Soviet Union  3–0  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Butusov 14', 25'
Shpakovsky 70'
(Report) Stadium: V. Vorovskiy Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hamdi Emin Çap (Turkey)

1925

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15 May Friendly Turkey  1–2  Soviet Union Ankara, Turkey
Arca 3' (Report) 82' Selin
85' Butusov
Stadium: Turkey İstiklâl Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Turkey Hamdi Emin Çap

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

Unofficial Matches (1924-1958)

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

1954

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8 September Friendly Soviet Union  7–0  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: William Ling (England)
26 September Friendly Soviet Union  1–1  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

1955

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26 June Friendly Sweden  0–6  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 38,249
Referee: William Ling (England)
21 August Friendly Soviet Union  3–2  West Germany Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: William Ling (England)
16 September Friendly Soviet Union  11–1  India Moscow, Soviet Union
Ghosh 66' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikolai Latyshev (Soviet Union)
25 September Friendly Hungary  1–1  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Puskás 87' (pen.) Kuznetsov 50' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 103,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)
23 October Friendly Soviet Union  2 – 2  France Moscow, Soviet Union
Streltsov 42'
Simonyan 46'
Report Kopa 29'
Piantoni 64'
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis (England)

1956

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23 May Friendly Soviet Union  5–1  Denmark Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Franz Grill (Austria)
1 July Friendly Denmark  2–5  Soviet Union Copenhagen, Denmark
Stadium: Idraetspark
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Jack Clough (England)
23 September Friendly Soviet Union  0–1  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Czibor 16' Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Jacques Devillers (France)
21 October Friendly France  2–1  Soviet Union Paris, France
Tellechéa 46'
Vincent 54'
Report Isayev 64' Stadium: Colombes
Attendance: 62,145
Referee: Sandy Griffiths (Wales)

1957

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1 June Friendly Soviet Union  1–1  Romania Moscow, Soviet Union
Strelțov 78' (Report) 51' Ene Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
21 July Friendly Bulgaria  0–4  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Dumitru Schulder (Romania)
27 July 1958 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  2–1  Finland Moscow, Soviet Union
Voinov 23'
Netto 62'
Report Lahtinen 42' Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mayer (Austria)
15 August 1958 World Cup qualification Finland  0–10  Soviet Union Helsinki, Finland
Report Netto 6'
Simonyan 9', 13', 31'
Isayev 12', 20'
Streltsov 29', 49'
Ilyin 60', 87'
Stadium: Helsingin Olympiastadion
Attendance: 18,154
Referee: A. Asmussen (Denmark)
22 September Friendly Hungary  1–2  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
Hidegkuti 26' Tatushin 7' Streltsov 88' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 91,000
Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France)
20 October 1958 World Cup qualification Poland  2–1  Soviet Union Chorzów, Poland
Cieślik 43', 50' Report Ivanov 80' Stadium: Stadion Śląski
Attendance: 93,000
Referee: Jack Clough (England)

1958

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18 May Friendly Soviet Union  1–1  England Moscow, Soviet Union
V. Ivanov 78' Report Kevan 45' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Fritz Seipelt (Austria)
8 June 1958 World Cup GS Soviet Union  2–2  England Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Simonyan 13'
A. Ivanov 56'
Report Kevan 66'
Finney 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 49,348
Referee: István Zsolt (Hungary)
11 June 1958 World Cup GS Soviet Union  2–0  Austria Borås, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Ilyin 15'
V. Ivanov 62'
Report Stadium: Ryavallen
Attendance: 21,239
Referee: Carl Jørgensen (Denmark)
15 June 1958 World Cup GS Brazil  2–0  Soviet Union Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Vavá 3', 77' Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 50,928
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)
17 June 1958 World Cup PO Soviet Union  1–0  England Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Ilyin 69' Report Stadium: Ullevi
Attendance: 23,182
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)
19 June 1958 World Cup QF Sweden  2–0  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
19:00 (CET) Hamrin 49'
Simonsson 88'
Report Stadium: Råsunda Stadium
Attendance: 31,900
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)
30 August Friendly Czechoslovakia  1–2  Soviet Union Prague, Czechoslavakia
Stadium: Strahov Stadion
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
28 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 Soviet Union  3–1  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00 Ilyin 4'
Metreveli 20'
Ivanov 32'
Report Göröcs 84' Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 100,572
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
22 October Friendly England  5–0  Soviet Union London, England
Haynes 45', 63', 82'
Charlton 84' (pen.)
Lofthouse 90'
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Maurice Guigue (France)

1959

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6 September Friendly Soviet Union  3–1  Czechoslovakia Moscow, Soviet Union
Molnár 51' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Vilmos Hernádi (Hungary)
27 September 1960 European Nations' Cup R16 Hungary 0–1  Soviet Union Budapest, Hungary
15:30 Report Voynov 58' Stadium: Népstadion
Attendance: 78,481
Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)
3 October Friendly China  0–1  Soviet Union Beijing, China
Ilyin 2' Stadium: Workers' Stadium
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Zhu Yixian (China)

1960

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19 May Friendly Soviet Union  7–1  Poland Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)
17 August Friendly East Germany  0–1  Soviet Union Leipzig, East Germany
Ponedelnik 75' Stadium: Zentralstadion
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Josef Stoll (Austria)
4 September Friendly Austria  3–1  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Hof 47' (pen.), 88'
Flögel 85'
Ponedelnik 32' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 87,000
Referee: Paul Wyssling (Switzerland)

1961

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21 May Friendly Poland  1–0  Soviet Union Warsaw, Poland
Pohl 73' (pen.) Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Vilmos Kösztner (Hungary)
18 June 1962 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  1–0  Turkey Moscow, Soviet Union
Voronin 20' Report Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Hirviniemi (Finland)
24 June Friendly Soviet Union  0–0  Argentina Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Giulio Campanati (Italy)
1 July 1962 World Cup qualification Soviet Union  5–2  Norway Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli 14'
Ponedelnik 26'
Bubukin 32', 66'
Meskhi 53'
Report Borgen 64'
E. Hansen 87'
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Kowal (Poland)
23 August 1962 World Cup qualification Norway  0–3  Soviet Union Oslo, Norway
Report Ponedelnik 48'
Meskhi 49'
Metreveli 76'
Stadium: Ullevaal
Attendance: 30,469
Referee: Meighan (Republic of Ireland)
10 September Friendly Soviet Union  0–1  Austria Moscow, Soviet Union
Rafreider 7' Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
12 November 1962 World Cup qualification Turkey  1–2  Soviet Union Istanbul, Turkey
Oktay 78' Report Gusarov 12'
Mamykin 18'
Stadium: Mithat Paşa Stadium
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Verner (Israel)
18 November Friendly Argentina  1–2  Soviet Union Buenos Aires, Argentina
Belén 89' Report Ponedelnik 24', 26' Stadium: River Plate Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Carlos Robles (Chile)
22 November Friendly Chile  0–1  Soviet Union Santiago, Chile
Mamykin 70' Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Juan Carlos Armental (Uruguay)
29 November Friendly Uruguay  1–2  Soviet Union Montevideo, Uruguay
Cubilla 29' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: José Luis Praddaude (Argentina)

1962

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11 April Friendly Luxembourg  1–3  Soviet Union Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Schmit 32'
Stadium: Stade Municipal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)
18 April Friendly Sweden  0–2  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
Stadium: Råsunda
Attendance: 11,089
Referee: Reino Koskinen (Finland)
27 April Friendly Soviet Union  5–0  Uruguay Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 103,000
Referee: Roland Bäckström (Sweden)
6 June 1962 World Cup GS Soviet Union  2–1  Uruguay Arica, Chile
15:00 CLT (UTC-04) Mamykin 38'
Ivanov 89'
Report Sasía 54' Stadium: Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Attendance: 9,973
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

1963

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22 May Friendly Soviet Union  0–1  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
Martinsson 23' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Kostadin Dinov (Bulgaria)
22 September Friendly Soviet Union  1–1  Hungary Moscow, Soviet Union
Ivanov 69' Machos 76' Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Antero Lartola (Finland)
10 November 1964 European Nations' Cup R16 Italy  1–1  Soviet Union Rome, Italy
14:30 UTC+1 Rivera 89' Report Gusarov 33' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 69,567
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)
1 December Friendly Morocco  1–1  Soviet Union Casablanca, Morocco
Nafai 25' Tibari 12' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Henri Faucheux (France)

1964

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13 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF Sweden  1–1  Soviet Union Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1 Hamrin 88' Report Ivanov 62' Stadium: Råsunda Stadion
Attendance: 36,937
Referee: Jim Finney (England)
20 May Friendly Soviet Union  1–0  Uruguay Moscow, Soviet Union
Mudrik 59' Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Friedrich Köpke (East Germany)
27 May 1964 European Nations' Cup QF Soviet Union  3–1  Sweden Moscow, Soviet Union
19:00 UTC+3 Ponedelnik 32', 56'
Voronin 83'
Report Hamrin 78' Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 99,609
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)
13 October Friendly Austria  1–0  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Glechner 44' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
4 November Friendly Algeria  2–2  Soviet Union Algiers, Algeria
Stadium: Stade d’El Asnasser
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)
29 November Friendly Bulgaria  0–0  Soviet Union Sofia, Bulgaria
Stadium: Vasil Levski Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Aleksandar Škorić (Yugoslavia)

1965

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16 May Friendly Soviet Union  0–0  Austria Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Central Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
23 May 1966 World Cup Qualifying Soviet Union  3–1  Greece Moscow, Soviet Union
Kazakov 14'
Ivanov 71', 83'
Report Papaioannou 60' Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 79,641
Referee: Beijar (Finland)
27 June 1966 World Cup Qualifying Soviet Union  6–0  Denmark Moscow, Soviet Union
Khusainov 9'
Metreveli 47'
Voronin 64'
Barkaya 69', 77'
Meskhi 72'
Report Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 84,134
Referee: Zečević (Yugoslavia)
4 July Friendly Soviet Union  0–3  Brazil Moscow, Soviet Union
Stadium: Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
3 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Greece  1–4  Soviet Union Piraeus, Greece
Papaioannou 27' Report Metreveli 14' (pen.)
Banişevski 25', 59', 82'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 39,880
Referee: Shoshany (Israel)
17 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Denmark  1–3  Soviet Union Copenhagen, Denmark
Troelsen 79' Report Metreveli 47'
Malofeyev 62'
Sabo 68'
Stadium: Idraetsparken
Attendance: 32,941
Referee: Webster (Scotland)
27 October 1966 World Cup Qualifying Wales  2–1  Soviet Union Cardiff, Wales
Vernon 20'
Allchurch 77'
Report Banişevski 17' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 24,626
Referee: Nilsen (Norway)
21 November Friendly Brazil  2–2  Soviet Union Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 113,248
Referee: Ken Dagnall (England)
1 December Friendly Argentina  1–1  Soviet Union Buenos Aires, Argentina
Onega 48' Banishevskiy 9' Stadium: River Plate Stadium
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: P.Vargas (Uruguay)
4 December Friendly Uruguay  1–3  Soviet Union Montevideo, Uruguay
Rocha 32' Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Miguel Comesaña (Argentina)

1966

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23 February Friendly Chile  0–2  Soviet Union Santiago, Chile
Yozhef Sabo 4' (pen.), 55' Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Claudio Vicuña (Chile)
20 April Friendly Switzerland  2–2  Soviet Union Basel, Switzerland
Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium
Attendance: 38,543
Referee: Johan Boström (Sweden)
24 April Friendly Austria  0–1  Soviet Union Vienna, Austria
Voronin 19' Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary)
18 May Friendly Czechoslovakia  1–2  Soviet Union Prague, Czechoslavakia
Adamec 59' Banishevskiy 45', 79' Stadium: Letná Stadium
Attendance: 16,990
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)Pierre Schwinte (France)
22 May Friendly Belgium  0–1  Soviet Union Brussels, Belgium
Serebryanikov 11' Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 27,394
5 June Friendly Soviet Union  3–3  France Moscow, Soviet Union
Metreveli 26'
Banishevskiy 64'
Chislenko 66'
Report Blanchet 19'
Gondet 21'
Bonnel 78'
Stadium: Central Lenin Stadium
Attendance: 102,000
Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden)
16 July 1966 World Cup GS Soviet Union  1–0  Italy Sunderland, England
15:00 BST Chislenko 57' Report Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 27,793
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein (West Germany)
20 July 1966 World Cup GS Soviet Union  2–1