East Germany v Finland, 07 October 1972
| Score | 5-0 to East Germany |
| Referee | Liouben Raduntschev |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| Venue | Dynamo Stadion, Dresden |
| Attendance | 20,915 |
View Finland v East Germany head to head
5 East Germany
Manager: Georg Buschner
Goals:
| Hans-Jürgen Kreische | 46 |
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| Jurgen Sparwasser | 68 |
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| Joachim Streich | 70 |
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| Joachim Streich | 76 |
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| Jurgen Sparwasser | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jürgen Croy
Defender
Bernd Bransch
(captain)
Defender
Klaus Sammer
Defender
Siegmar Wätzlich
Defender
Konrad Weise
Midfielder
Hans-Jürgen Kreische
Midfielder
Jurgen Pommerenke
Midfielder
Wolfgang Seguin
Forward
Peter Ducke
Forward
Jurgen Sparwasser
Forward
Joachim Streich
Substitutions:
| Frank Ganzera for Konrad Weise | 64 |
On the bench:
Defender
Frank Ganzera
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Finland
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Jarmo Flink
Defender
Henry Forssell
Defender
Pekka Kosonen
Defender
Vilho Rajantie
Defender
Esko Ranta
Defender
Raimo Saviomaa
Defender
Pekka Heikkilä
Midfielder
Heikki Suhonen
Midfielder
Miikka Toivola
Midfielder
Olavi Rissanen
Forward
Substitutions:
| Semi Nuoranen for Jarmo Flink | 53 |
| Matti Paatelainen for Heikki Suhonen | 65 |