Soviet Union 1970 World Cup squad
Soviet Union's 1970 World Cup squad, rated player by player. The standouts: Anatoliy Byshovets, Kakhi Asatiani, Anzor Kavazashvili. Here's the full 22-man squad — then build your own all-time World Cup XI.
| Player | Position | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Byshovets | FWD | 82 |
| Kakhi Asatiani | MID | 75 |
| Anzor Kavazashvili | GK | 74 |
| Albert Shesternyov | MID / DEF | 71 |
| Vitaly Khmelnitsky | FWD | 71 |
| Valentin Afonin | MID / DEF | 70 |
| Revaz Dzodzuashvili | DEF | 70 |
| Vladimir Kaplichny | DEF | 70 |
| Murtaz Khurtsilava | MID / DEF | 70 |
| Vladimir Muntyan | MID | 69 |
| Leonid Shmuts | GK | 68 |
| Evgeny Lovchev | DEF | 68 |
| Gennady Logofet | DEF | 68 |
| Nikolay Kiselyov | MID | 68 |
| Lev Yashin | GK | 68 |
| Viktor Serebryanikov | FWD / MID | 67 |
| Gennady Yevriuzhikin | FWD | 67 |
| Anatoliy Puzach | FWD | 66 |
| Valery Zykov | MID | 65 |
| Slava Metreveli | MID / FWD | 65 |
| Givi Nodia | FWD | 65 |
| Valeriy Porkujan | FWD | 65 |
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