USA v USSR, 24 February 1990
| Score | 3-1 to USSR |
| Referee | Vincent Mauro |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Palo Alto, California |
| Attendance | 61,000 |
1
USA
Goals:
| John Harkes | penalty | 42 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Tony Meola
Defender
Desmond Armstrong
Defender
Jimmy Banks
Defender
John Doyle
Defender
Mike Windischmann
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
John Harkes
Midfielder
Tab Ramos
Midfielder
John Stollmeyer
Forward
Bruce Murray
Forward
Peter Vermes
Forward
Eric Wynalda
Substitutions:
| Steve Trittschuh for Desmond Armstrong | 52 |
| Paul Caligiuri for Jimmy Banks | 55 |
| Eric Eichmann for Eric Wynalda | 74 |
| Paul Krumpe for Bruce Murray | 77 |
3
USSR
Manager: Anatoli Bychovets
Goals:
| Vladimir Bezsonov | 29 |
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| Fedor Cherenkov | 45 |
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| Oleg Protasov | 68 |
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Starting lineup:
Viktor Chanov
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Bezsonov
Defender
Oleg Kuznetzov
Defender
Oleg Luzhny
Defender
Akhrik Tsveiba
Defender
Andrei Zygmantovich
Defender
Fedor Cherenkov
Midfielder
Vasili Rats
Midfielder
Ivan Yaremchuk
Midfielder
Sergei Rodionov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Oleg Protasov for I Kovilanov | 46 |
| Vadym Tyshchenko for Andrei Zygmantovich | 74 |
| Vladimir Tatarchuk for Sergei Rodionov | 77 |