1986 Panini Lotto 18 Figurine Panini Mexico 86 1986 URSS USSR Soviet Union Blokhin Dasaev - 1 Sticker - Excellent (EX)

Interesting lot of 18 original Panini Mexico 86 stickers dedicated to the Soviet Union national team – USSR / SSSR, participants in the FIFA World Cup Mexico 1986.

The lot includes the Soviet federation emblem, the national team sticker and 16 player stickers, forming a substantial section of the USSR squad featured in the famous Panini collection dedicated to the World Cup in Mexico.

The Mexico 86 collection, published by Edizioni Panini S.p.A. of Modena in 1986, is one of the most recognizable Panini World Cup collections of the 1980s. It is distinguished by its distinctive white design with details in the national colors and the famous Mexico 86 logo on the back.

Stickers included in the lot

The lot includes 18 different stickers:

#182 – USSR / SSSR – Federation emblem
#183 – USSR / SSSR – Team
#184 – Michail Michailov
#185 – Oleg Protasov
#186 – Rinat Dasaev
#187 – Gennadi Morozov
#188 – Aleksandr Chivadze
#189 – Sergei Baltacha
#190 – Georgi Kondratiev
#191 – Aleksandr Bubnov
#192 – Anatoli Demianenko
#193 – Vladimir Bessonov
#194 – Sergei Gotsmanov
#195 – Oleg Blochin
#196 – Sergei Aleinikov
#197 – Fedor Cherenkov
#198 – Gennadi Litovchenko
#199 – Aleksandr Zavarov

The numbering is particularly interesting, as the lot contains the complete consecutive sequence from number 182 to number 199, with no gaps.

Details
Collection: Mexico 86
Publisher: Panini
Year: 1986
Competition: FIFA World Cup Mexico 1986
National team: USSR / SSSR – Soviet Union
Quantity: 18 stickers
Numbering: #182–199 complete and consecutive
Includes: emblem + team + 16 players
Original stickers from the period
Production: Edizioni Panini S.p.A. – Modena
Made in Italy
Unstuck

Several key figures in Soviet football of the 1980s feature among the players, including Rinat Dasaev, considered one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation; Oleg Blokhin, 1975 Ballon d'Or winner; as well as Aleksandr Zavarov, Anatoli Demianenko, Vladimir Bessonov, Sergei Aleinikov and Fedor Cherenkov.

The Soviet Union had an excellent World Cup in Mexico in 1986, winning its group ahead of France before being eliminated in the round of 16 by Belgium in a spectacular match that ended 4–3 after extra time.

Also of particular interest is the presence of Oleg Protasov, a standout performer in the tournament who scored a goal in the group stage.

Condition

The stickers are overall in very good general condition, especially considering that they are original items from 1986.

The photographs show:

colors still vivid and well preserved;
crisp images;
front surfaces generally clean;
edges generally even;
corners generally well preserved;
original Panini backs;
perfectly legible numbering;
no obvious writing or annotations;
no evident signs of having previously been stuck down.

Minor signs of storage, slight edge or corner imperfections, and small variations between individual stickers are naturally possible, consistent with their age and the normal storage of paper items that are nearly forty years old.

They are not being presented as perfect or professionally graded stickers: the high-resolution photographs show exactly all the items included in the lot and form an integral part of the description.

Photographs of both the front and back of the complete sequence are included, allowing you to verify all the numbers from #182 to #199 and their overall condition directly.