| 26.05.1973 | Moscow | Lenine | 76 604 |
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USSR | 2:0(0:0) | France | |
| Rudakov Evgeny, Dzodzuashvili Revaz, Kaplichny Vladimir, Khurtsilava Murtaz(c), Lovchev Evgeny, Vasenin Yuri, Muntyan Vladimir, Kuznetsov Viktor, Blokhin Oleg, Andriasyan Arkady, Onishtchenko Vladimir | Baratelli Dominique, Broissart José, Gardon Bernard, Trésor Marius, Quittet Claude(c), Rostagni Jean-Paul, Chiesa Serge, Michel Henri, Bereta Georges, Floch Louis, Revelli Hervé |
| Coach:Eugenyi Goryansky | Georges Boulogne |
| Scorers:81' Blokhine Oleg, 84' Onishtchenko Vladimir | |
| Substitutions:60' in Olchansky Sergeï out Kuznetsov Viktor, 75' in Fedotov Vladimir out Khurtsilava Murtaz | 46' in Mézy Michel out Floch Louis |
| Cautions: | 48' Quittet Claude |
| Referee:Ferdinand Biwersi (FRG) | Assistant referee:Rudolf Schrock (FRG), Walter Engel (FRG) |
