East Germany v Bulgaria, 16 November 1985
| Score | 2-1 to East Germany |
| Referee | Jan Keizer |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| Venue | Ernst Thalmann, Karl Marx |
| Attendance | 32,200 |
View Bulgaria v East Germany head to head
2 East Germany
Goals:
| Uwe Zötzsche | penalty | 4 |
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| Matthias Liebers | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
René Müller
(captain)
Defender
Ronald Kreer
Defender
Hans-Uwe Pilz
Defender
Frank Rohde
Defender
Carsten Sänger
Defender
Uwe Zötzsche
Midfielder
Matthias Liebers
Midfielder
Jörg Stübner
Forward
Rainer Ernst
Forward
Ulf Kirsten
Forward
Ralf Minge
Substitutions:
| Jürgen Heun for Jörg Stübner | 77 |
| Michael Glowatzky for Rainer Ernst | 77 |
1
Bulgaria
Manager: Ivan Vutzov
Goals:
| Rusi Gochev | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Ilija Valov
Goalkeeper
Emil Dimitrov
Defender
Georgi Dimitrov
Defender
Petar Petrov
Defender
Radoslav Zdravkov
Defender
Jivko Gospodinov
Midfielder
Andrei Zhelyazkov
Midfielder
Rusi Gochev
Forward
Bozhidar Iskrenov
Forward
Kostadin Kostadinov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hristo Kolev for Radoslav Zdravkov | 65 |
| Plamen Getov for Bozhidar Iskrenov | 78 |