Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Albania |
| 7 | Luxembourg |
| 8 | Netherlands |
| 9 | Austria |
| 10 | EIRE |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
| 12 | France |
| 13 | USSR |
| 14 | Italy |
| 15 | DDR |
| 16 | Hungary |
USSR World Youth Cup 1979
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Youth Cup |
Group stage |
26/08/1979 | Yokohama Mitsuzawa | 7,000 | USSR |
5 1 |
Hungary |
W |
|
| World Youth Cup |
Group stage |
28/08/1979 | Guinea |
0 3 |
USSR |
W |
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| World Youth Cup |
Group stage |
30/08/1979 | USSR |
0 1 |
Uruguay |
L |
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| World Youth Cup |
Quarter Finals |
02/09/1979 | Kobe Central Football Stadium | 8,500 | Paraguay |
2 2 |
USSR |
D |
|
| World Youth Cup |
Semi Finals |
04/09/1979 | Kobe Central Football Stadium | 5,000 | Poland |
0 1 |
USSR |
W |
|
| World Youth Cup |
Final |
07/09/1979 | National Stadium Tokyo | 52,000 | Argentina |
3 1 |
USSR |
L |
USSR EC Qualifiers 1979
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
19/05/1979 | USSR |
2 2 |
Hungary |
D |
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| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
04/07/1979 | Finland |
1 1 |
USSR |
D |
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| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
12/09/1979 | Greece |
1 0 |
USSR |
L |
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| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 6 |
31/10/1979 | USSR |
2 2 |
Finland |
D |
