Germany v Russia, 11 October 2008
| Score | 2-1 to Germany |
| Referee | Peter Frojdfeldt |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group 4 |
| Venue | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
| Attendance | 65,607 |
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2
Germany
Manager: Joachim Low
Goals:
| Łukasz Podolski | 9 |
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| Michael Ballack | 28 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rene Adler
Defender
Arne Friedrich
Defender
Philipp Lahm
Defender
Per Mertesacker
Defender
Heiko Westermann
Midfielder
Michael Ballack
Midfielder
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Midfielder
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Midfielder
Piotr Trochowski
Forward
Miroslav Klose
Forward
Łukasz Podolski
Substitutions:
| Mario Gómez for Miroslav Klose | 71 |
| Torsten Frings for Piotr Trochowski | 83 |
| Simon Rolfes for Thomas Hitzlsperger | 93 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tim Wiese
Defender
Serdar Taşçı
Midfielder
Torsten Frings
Midfielder
Clemens Fritz
Midfielder
Simon Rolfes
Forward
Mario Gómez
Forward
Patrick Helmes
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Russia
Manager: Guus Hiddink
Goals:
| Andrei Arshavin | 51 |
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Starting lineup:
Igor Akinfeev
Goalkeeper
Alexander Anyukov
Defender
Vassili Berezutskiy
Defender
Sergei Ignashevich
Defender
Renat Yanbaev
Defender
Yuri Zhirkov
Defender
Igor Denisov
Midfielder
Sergei Semak
Midfielder
(captain)
Konstantin Zyryonov
Midfielder
Andrei Arshavin
Forward
Pavel Pogrebnyak
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alan Dzagoev for Renat Yanbaev | 46 |
| Dmitry Sychev for Sergei Semak | 84 |
Cards:
| Konstantin Zyryonov | 15 | Y |
| Vassili Berezutskiy | 69 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Viacheslav Malafeev
Defender
Alexei Berezutskiy
Midfielder
Vladimir Bystrov
Midfielder
Alan Dzagoev
Midfielder
Igor Semshov
Forward
Ivan Saenko
Forward
Dmitry Sychev