Latvia v Austria, 08 June 1997
| Score | 3-1 to Austria |
| Referee | Dick Jol |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 4 |
| Venue | Daugava National Stadium, Riga |
| Attendance | 9,200 |
View Latvia v Austria head to head
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Latvia
Manager: Janis Gilis
Goals:
| Vitālijs Astafjevs | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Oļegs Karavajevs
Defender
Valērijs Ivanovs
Defender
Jurijs Sevļakovs
Defender
Igors Stepanovs
Defender
Igors Troickis
Defender
Mihails Zemļinskis
Midfielder
Vitālijs Astafjevs
Midfielder
Vladimirs Babičevs
Midfielder
Imants Bleidelis
Forward
Marian Pahars
Forward
Vits Rimkus
Substitutions:
| Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs for Vits Rimkus | 59 |
| Andrejs Stolcers for Imants Bleidelis | 64 |
| Artūrs Zakreševskis for Vladimirs Babičevs | 68 |
Cards:
| Marian Pahars | 39 | R |
3
Austria
Manager: Herbert Prohaska
Goals:
| Andreas Heraf | 55 |
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| Toni Polster | 81 |
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| Peter Stöger | 85 |
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Starting lineup:
Michael Konsel
Goalkeeper
Wolfgang Feiersinger
Defender
Anton Pfeffer
Defender
Peter Schöttel
Defender
Harald Cerny
Midfielder
Andreas Heraf
Midfielder
Andreas Herzog
Midfielder
Dietmar Kühbauer
Midfielder
Arnold Wetl
Midfielder
Toni Polster
Forward
Ivica Vastić
Forward
Substitutions:
| Heimo Pfeifenberger for Arnold Wetl | 46 |
| Peter Stöger for Andreas Herzog | 78 |
| Dieter Ramusch for Harald Cerny | 85 |