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Soviet Union Союз Советских Социалистических Республик

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General Information for Soviet Union

Федерация футбола СССР
Founded
1934
FIFA entry
1947
Average height in 1968
1.77m
Average age in 1968
24.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1968
No jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Kachalin, Gavriil (Coach)

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Kachalin, Gavriil (Coach)

Day of Birth
1911-01-17
Day of Death
1995-05-23
Place of Birth
Moscow (Russia)
Goto coach Gavriil Kachalin

Yakushin, Mikhail (Coach)

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Yakushin, Mikhail (Coach)

Day of Birth
1910-11-02
Day of Death
1997-02-03
Place of Birth
Moskva (Russia)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
Goto coach Mikhail Yakushin

Players of Soviet Union in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Pshenichnikov, Yuri 1940-06-02 Goalkeeper Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 8 0 0 - - -
Rudakov, Yevgeni 1942-01-02 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 2 0 0 - - -
Degteryov, Yuri 1948-10-05 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Shakhtyor Donetsk 1 0 0 - - -
Kavazashvili, Anzor 1940-07-19 Goalkeeper Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Shesternyov, Albert 1941-06-20 Libero Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 11 0 0 - - -
Istomin, Yuri 1944-07-03 Left Back Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 10 0 0 - - -
Kaplichny, Vladimir 1944-02-26 Centre Back Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 10 0 0 - - -
Anichkin, Viktor 1941-12-08 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 8 0 1 - - -
Khurtsilava, Murtaz 1943-01-05 Centre Back Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 6 0 3 - - -
Afonin, Valentin 1939-12-22 Centre Back Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 6 0 0 - - -
Lenyov, Aleksandr 1944-09-25 Defender Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 3 1 0 - - -
Logofet, Gennadi 1942-04-15 Right Back Soviet Union Spartak Moskva 3 0 0 - - -
Levchenko, Vladimir 1944-02-18 Defender Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 2 1 0 - - -
Basalayev, Vladimir 1945-08-12 Defender Soviet Union Lokomotiv Moskva 1 1 0 - - -
Plakhetko, Maryan 1945-03-01 Defender Soviet Union CSKA Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Syomin, Aleksandr 1943-08-09 Defender Soviet Union Neftchi Baku 1 0 0 - - -
Voronin, Valeri 1939-07-17 Defensive Midfielder Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 4 0 0 - - -
Sabo, Yozhef 1940-02-29 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 3 0 1 - - -
Asatiani, Kakhi 1947-01-01 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 2 1 1 - - -
Smolnikov, Nikolai 1949-03-10 Midfielder Soviet Union Neftchi Baku 2 1 0 - - -
Yeskov, Aleksei 1944-06-23 Midfielder Soviet Union SKA Rostov-na-Donu 2 1 0 - - -
Medved, Fyodor 1943-01-05 Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 2 0 0 - - -
Vyun, Georgi 1944-10-27 Midfielder Soviet Union Zenit Leningrad 1 0 1 - - -
Muntyan, Vladimir 1946-09-14 Centre Midfielder Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 1 0 0 - - -
Chumakov, Aleksandr 1948-05-05 Midfielder Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 0 1 0 - - -
Chislenko, Igor 1939-01-04 Centre Forward Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 8 0 1 - - -
Byshovets, Anatoli 1946-04-23 Secondary striker Soviet Union Dinamo Kiev 7 0 2 - - -
Banishevski, Anatoli 1946-02-23 Right Winger Soviet Union Neftchi Baku 7 0 0 - - -
Yevryuzhikhin, Gennadi 1944-02-04 Secondary striker Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 7 0 0 - - -
Malofeyev, Eduard 1942-06-02 Centre Forward Soviet Union Dinamo Minsk 5 2 0 - - -
Gershkovich, Mikhail 1948-04-01 Striker Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 2 0 2 - - -
Streltsov, Eduard 1937-07-21 Secondary striker Soviet Union Torpedo Moskva 2 0 0 - - -
Kozlov, Vladimir 1946-03-04 Centre Forward Soviet Union Dinamo Moskva 1 0 0 - - -
Markarov, Eduard 1942-06-20 Striker Soviet Union Neftchi Baku 1 0 0 - - -
Nodia, Givi 1948-01-02 Striker Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi 1 0 0 - - -

Matches of Soviet Union in 1968

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-06-05
Italy
Italy
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
0:0 c
Italy vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1968 - Semi Finals
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
1968-06-08
England
England
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2:0 c
England vs. Soviet Union
Euro 1968 - 3rd Place
Stadio Olimpico Roma
2 Matches

Match Progress for Soviet Union in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Soviet Union

Opponent M W D L G
England
England
8 3 2 3 11
Italy
Italy
7 2 3 2 7
Hungary
Hungary
7 6 1 0 16
Germany
Germany
7 1 1 5 5
Sweden
Sweden
6 1 2 3 5
Norway
Norway
6 5 1 0 10
East Germany
East Germany
6 4 1 1 11
Poland
Poland
5 2 3 0 6
Finland
Finland
5 3 2 0 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 4 0 1 8
Austria
Austria
5 3 2 0 8
Netherlands
Netherlands
5 2 1 2 3
Iceland
Iceland
4 1 3 0 5
Denmark
Denmark
4 2 1 1 7
Argentina
Argentina
4 1 2 1 6
France
France
4 1 3 0 5
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 2 0 7
USA
USA
4 2 1 1 5
Turkey
Turkey
4 4 0 0 10
Ireland
Ireland
4 1 1 2 3
Romania
Romania
4 1 0 3 4
Israel
Israel
3 2 0 1 7
Mexico
Mexico
3 1 1 1 3
Portugal
Portugal
3 1 0 2 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
3 2 1 0 7
Scotland
Scotland
3 1 1 1 3
Belgium
Belgium
3 2 0 1 8
Spain
Spain
3 0 1 2 2
Wales
Wales
3 1 2 0 3
Greece
Greece
3 3 0 0 9
Kuwait
Kuwait
2 2 0 0 3
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 2
El Salvador
El Salvador
2 2 0 0 5
Algeria
Algeria
2 1 1 0 3
Brazil
Brazil
2 0 0 2 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
2 2 0 0 7
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 1 1 6
Chile
Chile
2 1 0 1 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 2
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 1 0 0 3
North Korea
North Korea
1 1 0 0 3
Syria
Syria
1 1 0 0 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 2
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 4
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 3
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 3
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