| 10.09.1997 | Sofia | Vasilij Levski | 12 000 |
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Bulgaria | 1:0 (0:0) | Russia | |
| [1] Zdravko Zdravkov, [2] Radostin Kishishev, [3] Trifon Ivanov(c), [4] Milen Petkov, [6] Zlatko Yankov, [7] Emil Kostadinov, [8] Hristo Stoichkov, [9] Luboslav Penev, [10] Krassimir Balakov, [11] Iordan Lechkov, [13] Gosho Ginchev | [1] Sergei Ovchinikov, [2] Yuri Kovtun, [3] Yuri Nikiforov, [4] Aleksei Kosolapov, [5] Igor Yanovski, [6] Akhrik Tsveiba, [7] Viktor Onopko(c), [8] Andrei Kanchelskis, [9] Dmitry Alenichev, [10] Igor Kolyvanov, [11] Igor Simutenkov |
| Coach:Bonev Hristo | Ignatev Boris |
| Scorers:55' Trifon Ivanov | |
| Substitutions:73' in [14] Ilian Iliev out Luboslav Penev, 84' in [15] Ivaylo Petkov out Hristo Stoichkov |
46' in [14] Dmitry Khokhlov out Aleksei Kosolapov, 76' in [16] Dmitri Cherichev out Igor Simutenkov |
| Cautions:61' Gosho Ginchev, 81' Zdravko Zdravkov | 21' Yuri Nikiforov, 32' Aleksei Kosolapov, 58' Igor Yanovski, 89' Yuri Kovtun |
| Expulsions: | |
| Referee:Krondl Vaclav (CZE) Fourth Official:Liba Miroslav (CZE) |
Assistant referee:Drastik Otakar (CZE), Zvonic Josef (CZE) |
