Postage stamp is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of one of the most vivid and unforgettable victories in the history of native sport. The Soviet Union national football team became the first holder of the European Cup. In the semifinal match it has confidently won from the team of Czechoslovakia with a score of 3:0 and met in the final match with the national team of Yugoslavia. The crucial final match between the USSR and Yugoslavia was held on July 10, 1960 at the Paris stadium “Parc des Princes”. In those years the Yugoslavian team was one of the strongest teams not only in Europe but in the whole world. However Soviet players won the victory with a score of 2:1 by dropping the decisive goal in extra time.
The stamp depicts a football player in uniform of USSR team with the ball on the football field.
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