East Germany v Poland, 10 October 1981
| Score | 3-2 to Poland |
| Referee | Augusto Lama Castillo |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 7 |
| Venue | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
| Attendance | 85,000 |
View Poland v East Germany head to head
2 East Germany
Manager: Georg Buschner
Goals:
| Rüdiger Schnuphase | penalty | 53 |
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| Joachim Streich | 66 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
Defender
Frank Baum
Defender
Hans-Jürgen Dörner
(captain)
Defender
Lothar Kurbjuweit
Defender
Konrad Weise
Midfielder
Matthias Liebers
Midfielder
Jurgen Pommerenke
Midfielder
Rüdiger Schnuphase
Forward
Hans-Jurgen Riediger
Forward
Joachim Streich
Substitutions:
| Wolfgang Steinbach for Jurgen Pommerenke | 46 |
Cards:
| Frank Baum | Y | |
| Wolfgang Steinbach | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Wolfgang Steinbach
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Poland
Manager: Antoni Piechniczek
Goals:
| Andrzej Szarmach | 2 |
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| Włodzimierz Smolarek | 5 |
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| Włodzimierz Smolarek | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Jozef Mlynarczyk
Goalkeeper
Marek Dziuba
Defender
(captain)
Jan Jalocha
Defender
Pawel Janas
Defender
Stefan Majewski
Defender
Wladyslaw Zmuda
Defender
Zbigniew Boniek
Midfielder
Waldemar Matysik
Midfielder
Grzegorz Lato
Forward
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Forward
Andrzej Szarmach
Forward
Substitutions:
| Andrzej Iwan for Andrzej Szarmach | 9 |
| Roman Wójcicki for Marek Dziuba | 65 |
Cards:
| Marek Dziuba | Y | |
| Jan Jalocha | Y |