Bulgaria v Russia, 10 September 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Bulgaria |
| Referee | Vaclav Krondl |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 5 |
| Venue | Sofia |
| Attendance | 60,000 |
View Bulgaria v Russia head to head
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Bulgaria
Manager: Hristo Bonev
Goals:
| Trifon Ivanov | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Zdravko Zdravkov
Defender
Gosho Ginchev
Defender
Trifon Ivanov
Defender
Ivailo Petkov
Midfielder
Krasimir Balakov
Midfielder
Radostin Kishishev
Midfielder
Yordan Letchkov
Midfielder
Zlatko Yankov
Forward
Emil Kostadinov
Forward
Luboslav Penev
Forward
Hristo Stoichkov
Substitutions:
| Ilian Iliev for Emil Kostadinov | 72 |
| Milen Petkov for Hristo Stoichkov | 84 |
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Russia
Manager: Boris Ignatiev
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Sergei Ovchinnikov
Goalkeeper
Yuri Kovtun
Defender
Youri Nikiforov
Defender
Viktor Onopko
Defender
Akhrik Tsveiba
Defender
Dmitri Alenichev
Midfielder
Andrei Kanchelskis
Midfielder
Aleksei Kosolapov
Midfielder
Igor Yanovski
Midfielder
Igor Kolyvanov
Forward
Igor Simutenkov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dmitri Khokhlov for Aleksei Kosolapov | 46 |
| Dmitri Cheryshev for Igor Simutenkov | 76 |