| 29.10.1997 | Moscow | Dinamo | 15 000 |
| Russia | 1:1 (0:0) | Italy |
| [1] Ovchinnikov Sergei, [2] Radimov Vladislav, [3] Chugainov Igor, [4] Popov Dmitri, [5] Yanovski Igor, [6] Kovtun Yuri, [7] Onopko Victor(c), [8] Alenichev Dmitri, [9] Yuran Sergei, [10] Kolyvanov Igor, [11] Kanchelskis Andrei | [1] Pagliuca Gianluca, [2] Nesta Alessandro, [3] Maldini Paolo(c), [4] Baggio Dino, [5] Cannavaro Fabio, [6] Costacurta Alessandro, [7] Pessotto Gianluca, [8] Albertini Demetrio, [9] Vieri Christian, [10] Di Matteo Roberto, [11] Ravanelli Fabrizio |
| Coach:Boris Ignatyev | Cesare Maldini |
| Scorers:51' Cannavaro Fabio(og) | 49' Vieri Christian |
| Substitutions:41' in [14] Tsveiba Akhrik out Onopko Victor, 46' in [19] Kokhlov Dmitri out Kanchelskis Andrei, 79' in [17] Tikhonov Andrei out Popov Dmitri |
31' in [12] Buffon Gianluigi out Pagliuca Gianluca, 52' in [14] Benarrivo Antonio out Pessotto Gianluca, 60' in [17] Del Piero Alessandro out Ravanelli Fabrizio |
| Cautions: |   |
| Referee:Mikkelsen Peter (DEN) Fourth Official:Jorn Larsen (DEN) |
Assistant referee:Carl Johan Meyer Christensen (DEN), Jens Larsen (DEN) |