Men's World Cup · recorded head-to-head

Belgium vs Soviet Union

Follow Belgium and Soviet Union across 3 source-recorded World Cup meetings in 3 editions.

Belgium Soviet Union

3Recorded meetings
3Editions represented
1Belgium wins
2Soviet Union wins
Belgium W–D–L
1–0–2
Soviet Union W–D–L
2–0–1
Recorded match goals
Belgium 5–8 Soviet Union
Editions in this record
1970, 1982, 1986

Archive scope: This page compares 3 source-recorded matches across 3 editions. The Atlas match archive is incomplete for some historical tournaments, so these totals should not be read as a definitive all-time record.

Meeting ledger

3 recorded match reports

Chronological source records, oldest to newest.

EditionDateStageFixtureScoreReport
1970Jun 6, 1970group stageSoviet Union vs Belgium4–1Match report
1982Jul 1, 1982second group stageBelgium vs Soviet Union0–1Match report
1986Jun 15, 1986round of 16Soviet Union vs Belgium3–4 (AET)Match report

A penalty-shootout winner counts as the match winner in the W–D–L record. Goal totals use the recorded match score; shoot-out kicks are not counted as match goals. Every row links to its edition and match report.

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