Soviet Union at the FIFA World Cup
5 World Cups — each one a chapter still being written.
UEFA · 5 appearances · first in 1958.
Best result
Third place — 1966.
All-time World Cup record
Played 31 · Won 15 · Drawn 6 · Lost 10 · Goals 53–34.
Top World Cup scorers
- Valentin Ivanov — 5 goals (1958–1962)
- Ihor Belanov — 4 goals (1986)
- Anatoliy Byshovets — 4 goals (1970)
- Igor Chislenko — 4 goals (1962–1966)
- Valeriy Porkujan — 4 goals (1966)
Biggest rivalries
- Belgium — played 3 (W2 D0 L1)
- Hungary — played 2 (W2 D0 L0)
- England — played 2 (W1 D1 L0)
- Uruguay — played 2 (W1 D0 L1)
Video highlights
- Quarter final: Sweden 2–0 Soviet Union 19 June 1958 (1958)
- 1962 (June 10) Chile 2-USSR 1 (World Cup).mpg (1962)
- West Germany vs Soviet Union 2-1 - 1966 FIFA World Cup Highlights (Semi-finals) (1966)
- USSR HUNGARY 1_4 FINAL WORLD CUP 1966 (1966)
- 1970 (June 14) Uruguay 1-USSR 0 (World Cup).mpg (1970)
- Soviet Union 3-4 Belgium world cup 1986 | Full highlight | 1080p HD (1986)