West Germany v USSR, 08 March 1978
| Score | 1-0 to West Germany |
| Referee | John Robertson Gordon |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Waldstadion, Frankfurt |
| Attendance | 54,000 |
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West Germany
Manager: Helmut Schon
Goals:
| Rolf Russmann |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Sepp Maier
Defender
Bernard Dietz
Defender
Manfred Kaltz
Defender
Rolf Russmann
Defender
Berti Vogts
(captain)
Midfielder
Rudiger Abramczik
Midfielder
Rainer Bonhof
Midfielder
Heinz Flohe
Midfielder/Forward
Bernd Holzenbein
Forward
Klaus Fischer
Forward
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Substitutions:
On the bench:
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USSR
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yuriy Degtyarev
Goalkeeper
Aleksandr Bubnov
Defender
Aleksandr Makhovikov
Defender
Sergey Prigoda
Defender
Vasiliy Zhupikov
Defender
Leonid Buriak
Midfielder
Viktor Kolotov
Midfielder
Anatoliy Konkov
Midfielder
Vladimir Veremeyev
Midfielder
Oleg Blokhin
Forward
Vladimir Fyodorov
Forward
Substitutions:
| Aleksandr Berezhnoy for Vladimir Veremeyev | 75 |
| Yuri Chesnokov for Vladimir Fyodorov | 75 |
| Aleksandr Minayev for Leonid Buriak | 75 |