Soviet Union 4–1 Belgium: 1970 World Cup match
Soviet Union4–1Full time
Match in one glance
Soviet UnionBelgiumGoalCard
Soviet Union
Belgium
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
4Soviet Union1Belgium
Anatoliy Byshovets opened the scoring at 14′.
Team comparison
Soviet UnionBelgium
4Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used0
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ABAnatoliy ByshovetsSoviet Union · 14′, 63′2goals
- 2KAKakhi AsatianiSoviet Union · 57′1goal
- 3VKVitaly KhmelnitskySoviet Union · 76′1goal
- 4RLRaoul LambertBelgium · 86′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Soviet Union / BelgiumSoviet Union
Anatoliy Byshovets14′
Kakhi Asatiani57′
Anatoliy Byshovets63′
Vitaly Khmelnitsky76′
Belgium
Raoul Lambert86′
Complete match timeline
Soviet UnionBelgiumGoalCardSubstitution
Soviet Union
Belgium
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
7 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0A. Byshovets 14′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 1K. Asatiani 57′ · A. Byshovets 63′ · V. Khmelnitsky 76′ · R. Lambert 86′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Soviet Union
Reported rolesAK
2Anzor KavazashviliVA
3Valentin AfoninRD
4Revaz DzodzuashviliVK
5Vladimir KaplichnyMK
8Murtaz KhurtsilavaAS
9Albert ShesternyovKA
11Kakhi AsatianiVM
14Vladimir MuntyanAB
16Anatoliy ByshovetsGY
17Gennady YevriuzhikinVK
21Vitaly KhmelnitskyReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6ELEvgeny Lovchev34′
- 12NKNikolay Kiselyov73′
Match contributions
- Kakhi Asatiani⚽ 1
- Anatoliy Byshovets⚽ 2
- Vitaly Khmelnitsky⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2AKAnzor KavazashviliGoalkeeper
- 3VAValentin AfoninDefender
- 4RDRevaz DzodzuashviliDefender
- 5VKVladimir KaplichnyDefender
- 8MKMurtaz KhurtsilavaDefender
- 9ASAlbert ShesternyovDefender
- 11KAKakhi AsatianiMidfielder
- 14VMVladimir MuntyanMidfielder
- 16ABAnatoliy ByshovetsForward
- 17GYGennady YevriuzhikinForward
- 21VKVitaly KhmelnitskyForward
Belgium
Reported rolesCP
1Christian PiotGH
2Georges HeylensJT
3Jean ThissenND
4Nicolas DewalqueJD
6Jean DockxLJ
5Léon JeckLS
7Léon SemmelingWV
8Wilfried Van MoerPV
10Paul Van HimstWP
11Wilfried PuisRL
18Raoul LambertReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
No substitutes used.
Match contributions
- Raoul Lambert⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1CPChristian PiotGoalkeeper
- 2GHGeorges HeylensDefender
- 3JTJean ThissenDefender
- 4NDNicolas DewalqueDefender
- 5LJLéon JeckMidfielder
- 6JDJean DockxDefender
- 7LSLéon SemmelingMidfielder
- 8WVWilfried Van MoerMidfielder
- 10PVPaul Van HimstMidfielder
- 11WPWilfried PuisForward
- 18RLRaoul LambertForward
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
4Soviet Union1Belgium
Anatoliy Byshovets opened the scoring at 14′.
Team comparison
Soviet UnionBelgium
4Goals1
0Bookings0
2Substitutes used0
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ABAnatoliy ByshovetsSoviet Union · 14′, 63′2goals
- 2KAKakhi AsatianiSoviet Union · 57′1goal
- 3VKVitaly KhmelnitskySoviet Union · 76′1goal
- 4RLRaoul LambertBelgium · 86′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1970
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1970-06-06
- Venue
- Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
- Result
- 4–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Soviet Union / BelgiumSoviet Union
Anatoliy Byshovets14′
Kakhi Asatiani57′
Anatoliy Byshovets63′
Vitaly Khmelnitsky76′
Belgium
Raoul Lambert86′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.