National Football Team of the USSR (U-20 men)
Nickname (s) | Lads (Юноши) |
Association |
Federazija Futbola SSSR (Федерация футбола СССР) |
confederacy | UEFA |
FIFA code | URS |
(Status: unknown) |
The U-20 national soccer team of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a selection team of Soviet soccer players. It was subject to the Federazija Futbola SSSR and represented it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .
The team was U-20 world champion in Tunisia in 1977 and runner-up in Japan in 1979 . In 1991 she finished third in Portugal and fourth at the 1985 World Cup in her own country.
Participation in U20 soccer world championships
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World Champion |
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2nd place |
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not qualified |
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Preliminary round |
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4th Place |
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not qualified |
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Quarter finals |
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3rd place |