Soviet Union national football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	1
Highest	1 (July 1960)
Elo ranking
Current	—
Highest	1 (1963–65, 1966, 1983-84, 1985–86, 1987, 1988)
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
Olympic Games

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.

Images for kids

Soviet Union team of 1927
Lev Yashin trying to stop the shot by Argentine striker José Sanfilippo, during the match played at Buenos Aires in 1961. Soviet Union won 2–1
The Soviet Union playing the Argentina at Estadio Monumental, November 1976
Soviet Union v Belgium at the 1986 World Cup