Russia v Italy, 29 October 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Peter Mikkelsen |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup 1st leg play-off |
| Venue | Dinamo, Moscow |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
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1
Russia
Manager: Boris Ignatiev
Goals:
| Fabio Cannavaro | own goal | 52 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sergei Ovchinnikov
Defender
Igor Chugainov
Defender
Yuri Kovtun
Defender
Viktor Onopko
(captain)
Midfielder
Dmitri Alenichev
Midfielder
Andrei Kanchelskis
Midfielder
Dmitri Popov
Midfielder
Vladislav Radimov
Midfielder
Igor Yanovski
Forward
Igor Kolyvanov
Forward
Sergei Yuran
Substitutions:
| Akhrik Tsveiba for Viktor Onopko | 43 |
| Dmitri Khokhlov for Andrei Kanchelskis | 46 |
| Andrei Tikhonov for Dmitri Popov | 78 |
1
Italy
Manager: Cesare Maldini
Goals:
| Christian Vieri | 49 |
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Starting lineup:
Gianluca Pagliuca
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
Alessandro Costacurta
Defender
Paolo Maldini
Defender
(captain)
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Demetrio Albertini
Midfielder
Dino Baggio
Midfielder
Roberto Di Matteo
Midfielder
Gianluca Pessotto
Midfielder
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Forward
Christian Vieri
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gianluigi Buffon for Gianluca Pagliuca | 32 |
| Antonio Benarrivo for Gianluca Pessotto | 53 |
| Alessandro Del Piero for Fabrizio Ravanelli | 60 |