17. Soviet Union/Russia
IM Score: 8 points
The Soviet Union may be a strange name for this list, but FIFA officially considers Russian national team as their successor. Their 8 points came from the victory at UEFA European Nations’ Cup (now called UEFA European Championship) in 1960 and two Balloon d’Or’s worth, brought by Lev Yashin in 1963 and Oleg Blokhin in 1975, who is also the player with most caps, 112, and Soviet Union’s top scorer with 42 goals.
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The next three best soccer countries of all time on our list share the 14th place.
