Compendium to the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Part 3 (Group A)

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1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Matches:

Group A:

December 12, 1997 (Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia 0-Brazil 3)

December 12, 1997 (Riyadh,  Australia 3-Mexico 1)

December 14, 1997 (Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia 0-Mexico 5)

December 14, 1997 (Riyadh,  Brazil 0-Australia 0)

December 16, 1997 (Riyadh,  Saudi Arabia 1-Australia 0)

December 16, 1997 (Riyadh,  Brazil 3-Mexico 2)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	6	2	4	7
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	3	2	1	4
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	8	6	2	3
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	1	8	-7	3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: December 12, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Saudi Arabia 0-Brazil 3

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 45,000

Referee:Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Linesmen: Jacques Poudevigne (France), Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Kick-off time:16:15    

Goalscorers:

(Saudi Arabia): None

(Brazil): César Sampaio 64, Romario 73, 80

Summary of goals:

0:1 (64^th minute, Brazil): Leonardo’s free kick from the left side was headed in by César Sampaio.

0:2 (73^rd minute, Brazil): After a one-two from the edge of box between Denilson and Ronaldo, Ronaldo crossed from left side for Romario to tap in.

0:3 (80^th minute, Brazil): Ze Roberto released Ronaldo on the left side, he crossed for Romario to tap in.

Lineups:

Saudi Arabia:

1-Mohamed Al-Deaya (Al-Ta’ree)

2-Mohammed Al-Jahani (Al-Ahli)

3-Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (Al-Ittihad)

4-Abdullah Zubromawi (Al-Ahli)

6-Ibrahim Al-Harbi (Al-Nasr)

13-Hussein Sulaimani (Al-Ahli)

14-Khalid Al-Muwallid (Al-Ahli)

16-Khamis Al-Owairan (Al-Ittihad)

9-Sami Al-Jaber (Al-Hilal)

10-Saeed Al-Owairan (Al-Shabab)(8-Khalid Al-Temawi (Al-Hilal) 44^th)

11-Fahad Al-Mehallel (Al-Shabab)  (7-Ibrahim Al-Shahrani (Al-Ahli) 63^rd)

Coach: Otto Pfister (Germany)

Booked: Abdullah Zubromawi 28

Sent Off; Abdullah Zubromawi 64

Other Substitutes:

15-Hussain Al-Sadiq (Al-Qadisiya)

5-Ahmad Jamil Madani (Al-Ittihad)

12-Ahmed Dukhi Al-Dosari (Al-Hilal)

21-Mehaisen Al-Dosari (Al-Nasr)

17-Mohammed Al-Sahafi (Al-Ittihad)

20-Hamzah Saleh (Al-Ahli)

18-Khamis Al-Zahrani (Al-Ittihad)

19-Obeid Al-Dosari (Al-Wehda)

Team Captain: Khalid Al-Muwallid  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: White (Green Sleeves) Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Brazil:

1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)  (13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 76th)

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior‘JúniorBaiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

8- Flavioda Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan) 

11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Associazione Calcio Milan/ Italy)  (19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior‘Juninho Paulista’(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 72^nd)

18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)   (20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 75^th)

9- Luis Nazario De Lima‘Ronaldo’(Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo

Booked: Cafu 72

Other Substitutes:

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube-Belo Horizonte)   

12- Rogério Mücke Ceni(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 

14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 

17- Dorival Guidoni Júnior ‘Doriva’(Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 

21-‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain: Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 12, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 0-Brazil 3)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2697, December 16, 1997 (Brazil squad, December 12, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 0-Brazil 3)

Date: December 12, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Australia 3-Mexico 1

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 15,000

Referee:Pirom Un-Praset (Thailand)

Linesmen: Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman), Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)

Kick-off time:19:00   

Goalscorers:

(Australia): Mark Viduka 45, John Aloisi 61, Damian Mori 90+

(Mexico): Luis Hernández 80 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (45^th minute, Australia): Foster passed to Aloisi on the left sode, he sent Viduka through who slided to score.

2:0 (61^st minute, Australia): In the middle, Lazaridis passed to Aloisi who dribbled past a defender before shooting.

2:1 (80^th minute, Mexico): Ramirez was fouled by Kalac in the box. Hernandez scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:1 (90^th minute, Australia): Foster crossed from the left for Mori to head in.

Lineups:

Australia:

20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)

5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)

2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)

14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise/ France)

7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England) (19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory) 81^st)

8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia) (17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City) 73^rd)

10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United) 46^th)

18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)

Booked: Ned Zelic 64, Robbie Slater 77, Zeljko Kalac 79

Other Substitutes:

1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)

4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)

11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)

12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan)

15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  

16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)

21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Team Captain: Alexander Tobin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Mexico:

1-Oswaldo Sánchez  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

2-Claudio Suárez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

3-José Francisco Gabriel de Anda (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) -Torreón, Coahuila)   (15-Luis Hernández (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) 62^nd)

8-Braulio Luna (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

6-Raúl Rodrigo Lara  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-Jesús Ramon Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)
13- Pavel Pardo (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara)

14-Isaac Terrazas  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)(18-Salvador Carmona (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos) 66^th)

20-José Manuel Abundis (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)
9-Paulo César Chávez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) (10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 46^th)

11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Manuel Lapuente

Other Substitutes:

12-Oscar Pérez (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

4-German Villa  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

5-Duilio Davino  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

16-Markus López (Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara , Atletico Club  (Tecos)

17- Jose Francisco Palencia (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

19 - Noé Zarate (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

Team Captain:Claudio Suárez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 12, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Mexico 1-Australia 3)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (Mexico squad, December 12, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Mexico 1-Australia 3)

Date: December 14, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Saudi Arabia 0-Mexico 5

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 15,000

Referee:Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Linesmen: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu), Paul Smith (New Zealand)

Kick-off time:17:50            

Goalscorers:

(Saudi Arabia): None

(Mexico): Jose Francisco Palencia 19, 62, Cuauhtémoc Blanco 70, 78, Braulio Luna 76

Summary of goals:

1:0 (19^th minute, Mexico): Braulio Luna’s cross from the left side struck a Saudi defender and the loose ball fell in front of Palencia who scored from close range.

2:0 (62^nd minute, Mexico): German Villa took a corner from the right side. Mohamed Al-Deaya flubbed his exit, it hit a Saudi defender and the ball fell in front of Palencia who scored into an empty net.

3:0 (70^th minute, Mexico): German Villa quickly sent a free kick upfield for Cuauhtémoc Blanco who went on to score.

4:0 (76^th minute, Mexico): Hernandez sent a cross from the right for Braulio Luna to score.

5:0 (78^th minute, Mexico): A pass was lobbed into the box for the unmarked Cuauhtémoc Blanco to score.

Lineups:

Saudi Arabia:

1-Mohamed Al-Deaya (Al-Ta’ree)

2-Mohammed Al-Jahani (Al-Ahli)

3-Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (Al-Ittihad)

13-Hussein Sulaimani (Al-Ahli)

17-Mohammed Al-Sahafi (Al-Ittihad)

6-Ibrahim Al-Harbi (Al-Nasr)

14-Khalid Al-Muwallid (Al-Ahli)

16-Khamis Al-Owairan (Al-Ittihad)

9-Sami Al-Jaber (Al-Hilal)

10-Saeed Al-Owairan (Al-Shabab) (8-Khalid Al-Temawi (Al-Hilal) 65^th)

11-Fahad Al-Mehallel (Al-Shabab)

Coach: Otto Pfister (Germany)

Booked: Khamis Alowairan Al-Dosari 48, Khalid Al-Muuwallid 51

Other Substitutes:

15-Hussain Al-Sadiq (Al-Qadisiya)

4-Abdullah Zubromawi (Al-Ahli) (suspended)

5-Ahmad Jamil Madani (Al-Ittihad)

12-Ahmed Dukhi Al-Dosari (Al-Hilal)

21-Mehaisen Al-Dosari (Al-Nasr)

18-Khamis Al-Zahrani (Al-Ittihad)

19-Obeid Al-Dosari (Al-Wehda)

20-Hamzah Saleh (Al-Ahli)

7-Ibrahim Al-Shahrani (Al-Ahli)

Team Captain: Khalid Al-Muwallid  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Mexico:

1-Oswaldo Sánchez  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

2-Claudio Suárez  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

5-Duilio Davino  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

13- Pavel Pardo (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara)
18-Salvador Carmona (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)

4-German Villa  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

6-Raúl Rodrigo Lara  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (16-Markus López (Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara,Atletico Club  (Tecos) 57^th)
8-Braulio Luna (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

9-Paulo César Chávez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)(15-Luis Hernández (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) 46^th)
11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

17- Jose Francisco Palencia (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Manuel Lapuente

Booked: Germán Villa 80, Duilio Davino 90

Other Substitutes:

12-Oscar Pérez (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

3-José Francisco Gabriel de Anda (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) -Torreón, Coahuila) 

7-Jesús Ramon Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)-Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

14-Isaac Terrazas  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

19 - Noé Zarate (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

20-José Manuel Abundis (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)

Team Captain:Claudio Suárez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 27, April 1998 (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 0-Mexico 5)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 0-Mexico 5)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (Saudi Arabia squad, December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 0-Mexico 5)

Date: December 14, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Brazil 0-Australia 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria)

Linesmen: Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador), Jacques Poudevigne (France)

Kick-off time:20:00

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): None

(Australia): None

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior‘JúniorBaiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

8- Flavioda Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Yokohama Flugels / Japan)  (17- Dorival Guidoni Júnior ‘Doriva’(Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 88^th)

7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube-Belo Horizonte)   

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Associazione Calcio Milan/ Italy)

20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)  (18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 63^rd)

9- Luis Nazario De Lima‘Ronaldo’(Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo‘Zagallo’

Booked: Bebeto 26, Rivaldo 38

Other Substitutes:

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

12- Rogério Mücke Ceni(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 

14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 

15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior‘Juninho Paulista’(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 

21-‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain: Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Australia:

1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   

2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)

4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)

5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)

14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise/ France)

10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)  61^st)

8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England) (17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City) 69^th)

9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia) (12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan) 90^th)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)

Booked: Steve Horvat 45, Damien Mori 77

Other Substitutes:

20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)

7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England)

11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)  

13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)

15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  

16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)

21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Team Captain:Alexander Tobin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (Australia squad, December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2697 bis, December 19, 1997 (Roberto Carlos, December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 14, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Australia 0-Brazil 0)

Date: December 16, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Saudi Arabia 1-Australia 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee:Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Linesmen: Alberto Barrientos (Argentina), Oscar Soria (Bolivia)

Kick-off time:17:50

Goalscorers:

(Saudi Arabia): Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 40

(Australia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (40^th minute, Saudi Arabia): MohammedAl-Khilaiwi started and finished a move after being sent through and continung his run and score.

Lineups:

Saudi Arabia:

1-Mohamed Al-Deaya (Al-Ta’ree)

3-Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi (Al-Ittihad)

4-Abdullah Zubromawi (Al-Ahli)

12-Ahmed Dukhi Al-Dosari (Al-Hilal)

13-Hussein Sulaimani (Al-Ahli)

6-Ibrahim Al-Harbi (Al-Nasr)

14-Khalid Al-Muwallid (Al-Ahli)  (8-Khalid Al-Temawi (Al-Hilal) 77^th)

16-Khamis Al-Owairan (Al-Ittihad)

9-Sami Al-Jaber (Al-Hilal)

10-Saeed Al-Owairan (Al-Shabab) (18-Khamis Al-Zahrani (Al-Ittihad) 90^th)

11-Fahad Al-Mehallel (Al-Shabab) (19-Obeid Al-Dosari (Al-Wehda) 67^th)

Coach: Otto Pfister (Germany)

Booked: Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 50

Other Substitutes:

15-Hussain Al-Sadiq (Al-Qadisiya)

2-Mohammed Al-Jahani (Al-Ahli)

5-Ahmad Jamil Madani (Al-Ittihad)

21-Mehaisen Al-Dosari (Al-Nasr)

17-Mohammed Al-Sahafi (Al-Ittihad)

20-Hamzah Saleh (Al-Ahli)

7-Ibrahim Al-Shahrani (Al-Ahli)

Team Captain: Khalid Al-Muwallid

Official Kit Supplier/Designer:

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Australia:

1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   

2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)

4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)

5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)

3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise/ France)

15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)

7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England) (10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) 75^th)

8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City) (11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England) 67^th)

18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England) (9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia) 67^th)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)

Booked: Steve Hovat 44, Milan Ivanovic 86

Other Substitutes:

20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)

12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan)

13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)

14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)

19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)

21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

Team Captain:Alexander Tobin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 16, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 1-Australia 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, April  1998 (December 16, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Saudi Arabia 1-Australia 0)

Date: December 16, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group A

Result: Brazil 3-Mexico 2

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee:Ian McLeod (South Africa) (replaced by Pirom Un-Praset (Thailand) for the second half)

Linesmen: Jacques Poudevigne (France), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)

Kick-off time:20:00          

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Romario 40 pen, Denilson 58, JúniorBaiano 66

(Mexico): Cuauhtémoc Blanco 52, Jesús Ramon Ramírez 89

Summary of goals:

1:0 (40^th minute, Brazil): Salvador Carmona fouled Flavio Conceição in the box. Romario scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:1 (52^nd minute, Mexico): Pardo’s corner from the right side was headed by Gabriel, Dida parried his effort. The loose ball fell for Hernandez on the left side, he crossed for Cuauhtémoc Blanco to tap in.

2:1 (58^th minute, Brazil): In a defensive mix-up Romario got a touch the ball and it fell for Denilson who scored.

3:1 (66^th minute, Brazil): From the middle a pass was sent to Junior Baiano who evaded one defender before shooting.

3:2 (89^th minute, Mexico): Jesús Ramon Ramírez scored from a free kick.

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) (12- Rogério Mücke Ceni(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  83^rd)

13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior‘JúniorBaiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

5-

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga(Jubilo Iwata / Japan)

8- Flavioda Conceição(Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior‘Juninho Paulista’(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 

18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  

11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

9- Luis Nazario De Lima‘Ronaldo’(Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy) (7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube-Belo Horizonte)46^th)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo‘Zagallo’

Booked: Carlos Dunga 45

Other Substitutes:

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo(Associazione Calcio Milan/ Italy)

14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 

15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

17- Dorival Guidoni Júnior ‘Doriva’(Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 

20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 

21-‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain:

Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Mexico:

12-Oscar Pérez (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

2-Claudio Suárez  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

3-José Francisco Gabriel de Anda (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) -Torreón, Coahuila)   (10-Luis García (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 61^st)
5-Duilio Davino  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

13- Pavel Pardo (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara)

6-Raúl Rodrigo Lara  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Braulio Luna (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)(7-Jesús Ramon Ramírez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 46^th)

17-Jose Francisco Palencia (Club Deportivo Social y Cultural Cruz Azul, Atletico Club-(Cementeros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

18-Salvador Carmona (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)

11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)
15-Luis Hernández (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina)

Coach: Manuel Lapuente

Booked: Cuauhtémoc Blanco 40

Other Substitutes:

1-Oswaldo Sánchez  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

4-German Villa  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

9-Paulo César Chávez (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

14-Isaac Terrazas  (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

16-Markus López (Club de Fútbol Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara , Atletico Club  (Tecos)

19 - Noé Zarate (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

20-José Manuel Abundis (Deportivo Toluca Futbol Club, S.A. De C.V.-Toluca (Diablos)

Team Captain:Claudio Suárez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: ABA Sport

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 16, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 3-Mexico 2)

Photo From: L’Equipe Magazine, May 9, 1998 (December 16, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 3-Mexico 2)

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1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Matches:

Group B:

December 13, 1997 (Riyadh,  Uruguay 2–United Arab Emirates 0)

December 13, 1997 (Riyadh,  South Africa 2-Czech Republic 2)

December 15, 1997 (Riyadh,  United Arab Emiartes 1-South Africa 0)

December 15, 1997 (Riyadh,  Uruguay 2-Czech Republic 1)

December 17, 1997 (Riyadh,  Czech Republic 6-United Arab Emirates 1)

December 17, 1997 (Riyadh,  Uruguay 4-South Africa 3)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Uruguay	3	3	0	0	8	4	4	9
2	Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	9	5	4	4
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	2	8	-6	3
4	South Africa	3	0	1	2	5	7	-2	1

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: December 13, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: Uruguay 2-United Arab Emirates 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Linesmen: Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador), Paul Smith (New Zealand)  

Kick-off time:17:50

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Nicolas Olivera 45, Antonio Pacheco 90

(United Arab Emirates): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (45^th minute, Uruguay):  Alvaro Recoba passed to Zalayeta who squared to Olivera. His first shot was parried but he picked up the rebound and scored while continuing his run.

2:0 (90^th minute, Uruguay):  Dario Silva passed to Antonio Pacheco shot shoots past Faraj Muhsin Musabah.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

12- Claudio Sebastián FloresBanega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

2- Luis Diego LópezBreijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain)

4- Gustavo Emilio MéndezTechera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)

3- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias  (JuventusFootball Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Edgardo Alberto AdinolfiDuarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina) (13- Pablo Fernando HernándezRoetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo) 90^th)

5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain)

7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)

20- Alvaro Alexander RecobaRivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  (11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) 55^th)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)  (19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) 79^th)

9- MarceloDanubio Zalayeta (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua

Other Substitutes:

1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

14- ChristianFabián Callejas Rodríguez (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo)

15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

17- WalterFabián Coelho Alves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

18- MartínSebastián Rivas Fernández (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

United Arab Emirates:

17-Faraj Muhsin Musabah (Al-Sharjah)  

5-Hassan Mubarak Suhail (Al-Naser)

6-Rashid Ismail Ismail Marzooq (AL-Wasel) 

13-Aljunabi Anbar Jumaa (Al-Wahda)  (3-Munther Abdullah (Al-Wasel) 84^th)    

15-Abdulaziz Mohamed Ali (Al-Naser) (10-Adnan Al-Talyani (Al-Shaab)  73^rd)

7-Saad Bakheet Mubarak (Al-Shabab)

8-Ahmed Adel (Kalba)

11-Yaser Salem Ali (Al-Wahda) (14-Khamees Saad Mubarak (Al-Shabab) 73^rd)

16-Ahmed Hassan Saeed (Kalba)

19-Gholam Ali Hassan (Al-Wasel)

20-Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri (Al-Ain)

Coach: Milan Macala (Czech Republic)

Booked: Mohamed Ahmed Adel  28     

Other Substitutes:

1-Yousif Juma Rashed (Al-Shabab)

12-Yaqgout Mubarak (Al-Naser)

2-Abdulla Essa Al-Falasi (Al-Wasel)

4-Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (Al-Sharjah)

18-Ahmed Ibrahim Ali (Al-Sharjah)

9-Nasser Khamees (Al-Wasel)

Team Captain: Mushin Musabbeh Faraj

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kelme

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 0-Uruguay 2)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 0-Uruguay 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2697 bis, December 19, 1997 (December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 0-Uruguay 2)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (Uruguay squad, December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 0-Uruguay 2)

Date: December 13, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: South Africa 2-Czech Republic 2

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) 

Linesmen: Alberto Barrientos (Argentina), Oscar Soria (Bolivia)

Kick-off time:20:00    

Goalscorers:

(South Africa): Brendan Augustine 39, Helman Mkhaele 86

(Czech Republic): Vladimir Smicer 20, 40

Summary of goals:

0:1 (20^th minute, Czech Republic):  Nedved crossed from the left side to Smicer who scored from close range.

1:1 (39^th minute, South Africa): A cross from the  left side was headed in by Brendan Augustine.

1:2 (40^th minute, Czech Republic): A long cross from the left side, led to a melee in the box. Smicer went through to score.

2:2 (86^th minute, South Africa):  Helman Mkhaele scored from a shot from outside box of the box to the top left corner.

Lineups:

South Africa:

1-Andre Arendse (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

2-Sizwe Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs)

4-Willem Jackson (Orlando Pirates)

5-Mark Fish (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)

15-Theophilus Doctorson ‘Doctor’ Khumalo (Kaizer Chiefs) (8-Vincent Dumisa Ngobe (Orlando Pirates)37^th)           

10-John ‘Shoes’ Lesiba Moshoeu (Kocaelispor Kulübü-Izmit / Turkey)

11-Helman Mkhalele (Kayseri Spor Kulübü-Kayseri / Turkey)

12-Brendan Augustine (LASK (Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub) Linz / Austria) (14-Mark Williams (Kaizer Chiefs) 74^th)

18-John Moeti (Orlando Pirates)

6-Philomen Raul ‘Phil’ Masinga (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

9-Neil Robert Tovey (Kaizer Chiefs)  

Coach: Clive Barker

Booked: Phil Masinga 45

Other Substitutes:

16-Brian Baloyi (Kaizer Chiefs)

3-David Nyathi (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club / Switzerland) 

13-Pollen Ndlanya (Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği-Bursa / Turkey)

19-Lucas Radebe (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (unavailable)

20-Eric Tinkler (Barnsley Football Club / England) (unavailable)

7-Clinton Larsen (Manning Rangers)

17-Jabulani Mnguni (Vaal Professionals)

Team Captain: Sizwe Motaung

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Uniform Colors: Yellow/Black/White Horizontal striped Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Czech Republic:

1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

6- Zdenek Svoboda(Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball- Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany) (14- Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava) 90^th )

17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France) (8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) 85^th)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Petr Vlcek 9, Jiri Nemec 76   

Sent Off: Jiri Nemec 83

Other Substitutes:

2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)

19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, South Africa 2-Czech Republic 2)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czech Republic squad, December 13, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, South Africa 2-Czech Republic 2)

Date: December 15, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: United Arab Emirates 1-South Africa 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Linesmen: Oscar Soria (Bolivia), Alberto Barrientos (Argentina)

Kick-off time:17: 50   

Goalscorers:

(United Arab Emirates): Hassan Mubarak 1

(South Africa): None

Summary of goals:

0:1 (1^st minute, United Arab Emirates):  Abdulaziz Mohamed Alisent a long free kick into the box to the unmarked Hassan Mubarak to score from close range by stretching his leg.

Lineups:

United Arab Emirates:

1-Yousif Juma Rashed (Al-Shabab)

5-Hassan Mubarak Suhail (Al-Naser)

6-Rashid Ismail Ismail Marzooq (AL-Wasel) 

7-Saad Bakheet Mubarak (Al-Shabab)

8-Ahmed Adel (Kalba)

10-Adnan Al-Talyani (Al-Shaab) (14-Khamees Saad Mubarak (Al-Shabab) 70^th)

11-Yaser Salem Ali (Al-Wahda)

15-Abdulaziz Mohamed Ali (Al-Naser) (13-Aljunabi Anbar Jumaa (Al-Wahda)  70^th)

16-Ahmed Hassan Saeed (Kalba)

19-Gholam Ali Hassan (Al-Wasel)  (3-Munther Abdullah (Al-Wasel) 81^st)

20-Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri (Al-Ain)

Coach: Milan Macala (Czech Republic)

Booked: Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri 44, Mushin Musabbeh Faraj 81

Other Substitutes:

12-Yaqgout Mubarak (Al-Naser)

17-Faraj Muhsin Musabah (Al-Sharjah)

2-Abdulla Essa Al-Falasi (Al-Wasel)

4-Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (Al-Sharjah)

18-Ahmed Ibrahim Ali (Al-Sharjah)

9-Nasser Khamees (Al-Wasel)

Team Captain: Adnan Al-Talyani

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kelme

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

South Africa:

1-Andre Arendse (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

2-Sizwe Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs)

4-Willem Jackson (Orlando Pirates) (3-David Nyathi (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club / Switzerland)  46^th)

5-Mark Fish (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)

6-Philomen Raul ‘Phil’ Masinga (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

8-Vincent Dumisa Ngobe (Orlando Pirates)

9-Neil Robert Tovey (Kaizer Chiefs)  

10-John ‘Shoes’ Lesiba Moshoeu (Kocaelispor Kulübü-Izmit / Turkey)

11-Helman Mkhalele (Kayseri Spor Kulübü-Kayseri / Turkey)

12-Brendan Augustine (LASK (Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub) Linz / Austria) (14-Mark Williams (Kaizer Chiefs) 75^th)

18-John Moeti (Orlando Pirates) (13-Pollen Ndlanya (Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği-Bursa / Turkey) 82^nd)

Coach: Clive Barker

Other Substitutes:

16-Brian Baloyi (Kaizer Chiefs)

19-Lucas Radebe (Leeds United Association Football Club / England) (unavailable)

20-Eric Tinkler (Barnsley Football Club / England) (unavailable)

7-Clinton Larsen (Manning Rangers)

17-Jabulani Mnguni (Vaal Professionals)

15-Theophilus Doctorson ‘Doctor’ Khumalo (Kaizer Chiefs)

Team Captain: Sizwe Motaung

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Uniform Colors: Yellow/Black/White Horizontal striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 15, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 1-South Africa 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 15, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 1-South Africa 0)

Date: December 15, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: Uruguay 2-Czech Republic 1

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Saad Kamel Manei (Kuwait)

Linesmen: Komaleeswaran Sankar (India), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)

Kick-off time:20:00

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Nicolas Olivera 25, Marcelo Zalayeta 28

(Czech Republic): Horst Siegl 90

Summary of goals:

1:0 (25^th minute, Uruguay):  A cross from the left side was sent into the the box. It was headed and then eventually laid on for Olivera to volley.

1:0 (28^th minute, Uruguay):  A cross from the right side was trapped and volleyed by Zalayeta.

2:1 (90^th minute, Czech Republic):  Lubos Kozel took a long cross from inside his own half, to Horst Siegl who went on to score

Lineups:

Uruguay:

12- Claudio Sebastián FloresBanega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

2- Luis Diego LópezBreijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain)

4- Gustavo Emilio MéndezTechera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)

3- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias  (JuventusFootball Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Edgardo Alberto AdinolfiDuarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina) (13- Pablo Fernando HernándezRoetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo) 86^th)

5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain)

7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)  (20- Alvaro Alexander RecobaRivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 65^th)

11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) (14- Christian Fabián CallejasRodríguez (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo) 76^th)

9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta(Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua

Booked: Paolo Montero 22, Gustavo Mendez 44, Gonzalo De Los Santos 49, Edgardo Adinolfi 53, Dario Silva 70, Marcelo Zalayeta 70 

Other Substitutes:

1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

17- Walter Fabián CoelhoAlves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

18- Martín Sebastián RivasFernández (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Czech Republic:

1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha) (19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany) 46^th)

5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 68^th)

6- Zdenek Svoboda(Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio –Roma / Italy)

12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England)

9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball- Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany) (10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) 60^th)

17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Michal Hornak 16, Karel Rada 42, Zdenek Svoboda 71, Pavel Nedved 87    

 Sent Off: Karel Poborsky 40 (for kicking Olivera)

Other Substitutes:

2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

14- Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)

16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)

20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany) (suspended)

Team Captain: Pavel Kuka

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 15, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 2)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 15, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 2)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czech Republic squad, December 15, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 2)

Date: December 17, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: Czech Republic 6-United Arab Emirates 1

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Linesmen: Paul Smith (New Zealand), Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador)

Kick-off time:17:50          

Goalscorers:

(Czech Republic): Own Goal (Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri) 11, Pavel Nedved 22, 42, Vladimir Smicer 30, 68, 71

(United Arab Emirates): Adnan Al-Talyani 78

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, Czech Republic): Michal Hornak’s cross from the right side was deflected into the goal by Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri, who was attempting to clear.

2:0 (22^th minute, Czech Republic): Kuka recieved a pass in the box with his back to the goal, he laid it on for Nedved who shot from outside the box.

3:0 (30^th minute, Czech Republic): Kuka crossed from the right isde after a UAE defender had lost the ball. Vladimir Smicer one time volleyed the cross.

4:0 (42^nd minute, Czech Republic): Nedved got the ball well in the middle on the left side  and went on a solo run and got past all the defenders and scored.

5:0 (68^th minute, Czech Republic): Lasota crossed from the right side for Smicer to turn and score.

6:0 (71^st minute, Czech Republic): Lasota crossed from the right side for Smicer to score

6:1 (78^th minute, United Arab Emirates): Srnicek came out of his box for a clearance but missed. Adnan Al-Talyani took  the loose ball and scored from outside the box.

Lineups:

Czech Republic:

1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 65^th)

6- Zdenek Svoboda(Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)

9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball- Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France) (2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 74^th)

10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (16-Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) 81^st)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Jiri Nemec 22

Other Substitutes:

3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

14- Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)

18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)

19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen  e.V. / Germany)

20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) (suspended)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

United Arab Emirates:

17-Faraj Muhsin Musabah (Al-Sharjah)

5-Hassan Mubarak Suhail (Al-Naser)

6-Rashid Ismail Ismail Marzooq (AL-Wasel) 

7-Saad Bakheet Mubarak (Al-Shabab)

8-Ahmed Adel (Kalba) (3-Munther Abdullah (Al-Wasel) 58^th)

10-Adnan Al-Talyani (Al-Shaab)

11-Yaser Salem Ali (Al-Wahda) (14-Khamees Saad Mubarak (Al-Shabab) 46^th)

15-Abdulaziz Mohamed Ali (Al-Naser)

16-Ahmed Hassan Saeed (Kalba)

19-Gholam Ali Hassan (Al-Wasel)

20-Mohamed Obaid Al-Zahiri (Al-Ain) (13-Aljunabi Anbar Jumaa (Al-Wahda) 46^th)

Coach: Milan Macala (Czech Republic)

Booked: Mohamed Ahmed Addel 8, Ismail Rashid Marzooq 23, Abdulla Munther 84

Other Substitutes:

1-Yousif Juma Rashed (Al-Shabab)

12-Yaqgout Mubarak (Al-Naser)

2-Abdulla Essa Al-Falasi (Al-Wasel)

4-Abdulrahman Al-Haddad (Al-Sharjah)

18-Ahmed Ibrahim Ali (Al-Sharjah)

9-Nasser Khamees (Al-Wasel)

Team Captain: Adnan Al-Talyani

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kelme

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 1-Czech Republic 6)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (United Arab Emirates squad, December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 1-Czech Republic 6)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czech Republic squad, December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, United Arab Emirates 1-Czech Republic 6)

Date: December 17, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Group B

Result: Uruguay 4-South Africa 3

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Linesmen: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu), Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)

Kick-off time:20:00

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Dario Silva 12, 66, Alvaro Recoba 42, Christian Callejas 90

(South Africa): Lucas Radebe 11, Helman Mkhaele 70, Pollen Ndlanya 77

Summary of goals:

0:1 (11^th minute, South Africa): Helman Mkhalele’s corner from the left side was headed in by Lucas Radebe.

1:1 (12^th minute, Uruguay): Recoba crossed from the left side to Silva who controlled with one touch and scored.

2:1 (42^nd  minute, Uruguay): Recoba was sent clear on the left side, his first shot was parried by Brian Baloyi but he scored on the rebound from a narrow angle. The ball had crossed the line despite a desperate attempt by the South African defense to clear it.

3:1 (66^th minute, Uruguay): A long range shot was deflected by a South African player, The ball fell for Dario Silva in front of goal and he scored.

3:2 (70^th minute, South Africa): John Moshoeu crossed from the middle to Helman Mkhaele who one time volleyed it home.

3:3 (77^th minute, South Africa): Masinga sent a through ball for Pollen Ndlanya, who one on one went past Carlos Nicola and scored in an empty net.

4:3 (90^th minute, Uruguay): Callejas received a pass outside the box and curled a shot past Brian Baloyi.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

2- Luis Diego LópezBreijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain) (5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain) 68^th)

13- Pablo Fernando HernándezRoetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

17- Walter Fabián CoelhoAlves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo) (8- Líber Ernesto VespaLagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina) 78^th)

18- Martín Sebastián RivasFernández (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo)

14- Christian Fabián CallejasRodríguez (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo)

20- Alvaro Alexander RecobaRivero  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 

11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy)

19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) (7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club) 78^th)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua

Other Substitutes:

3- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias  (JuventusFootball Club –Torino / Italy)  

4- Gustavo Emilio MéndezTechera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)

6- Edgardo Alberto AdinolfiDuarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta(Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

12- Claudio Sebastián FloresBanega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Team Captain:Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

South Africa:

16-Brian Baloyi (Kaizer Chiefs)

2-Sizwe Motaung (Kaizer Chiefs) (4-Willem Jackson (Orlando Pirates) 46^th)

3-David Nyathi (Sankt-Gallen Fußball Club / Switzerland) 

5-Mark Fish (Bolton Wanderers Football Club / England)

6-Philomen Raul ‘Phil’ Masinga (Associazione Sportiva Bari / Italy)

10-John ‘Shoes’ Lesiba Moshoeu (Kocaelispor Kulübü-Izmit / Turkey) (17-Jabulani Mnguni (Vaal Professionals) 77^th)

11-Helman Mkhalele (Kayseri Spor Kulübü-Kayseri / Turkey)

14-Mark Williams (Kaizer Chiefs)  (13-Pollen Ndlanya (Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği-Bursa / Turkey) 70^th)

18-John Moeti (Orlando Pirates)

19-Lucas Radebe (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

20-Eric Tinkler (Barnsley Football Club / England)

Coach: Clive Barker

Booked: John Moeti 20, Eric Tinkler 54

Other Substitutes:

1-Andre Arendse (Fulham Football Club-London / England)

12-Brendan Augustine (LASK (Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub) Linz / Austria)

7-Clinton Larsen (Manning Rangers)

8-Vincent Dumisa Ngobe (Orlando Pirates)

9-Neil Robert Tovey (Kaizer Chiefs)  

15-Theophilus Doctorson ‘Doctor’ Khumalo (Kaizer Chiefs)

Team Captain: Lucas Radebe

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Kappa

Uniform Colors: Yellow/Black/White Horizontal striped Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 4-South Africa 3)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 4-South Africa 3)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (South Africa squad, December 17, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 4-South Africa 3)

Compendium to the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Part 5 (Semifinals and Finals)

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1997 FIFA Confederations Cup Matches:

Semifinals:

December 19, 1997 (Riyadh, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

December 19, 1997 (Riyadh, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Third Place:

December 21, 1997 (Riyadh, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)

Final:

December 21, 1997 (Riyadh, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Date: December 19, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Semifinals

Result: Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 28,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria)

Linesmen: Paul Smith (New Zealand), Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador)

Kick-off time:15:15  

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Romario 53, Ronaldo 82

(Czech Republic): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (53^rd minute, Brazil): From the middle, Dunga passed to Juninho who crossed for Romario to score from the edge of the box.

2:0 (82^nd minute, Brazil): From the middle, Dunga sent a long cross on left side touchline to Denilson. He sent a low cross for Ronaldo to score.

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior‘JúniorBaiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) (14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 68^th)

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

5-

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga(Jubilo Iwata / Japan)

19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior‘Juninho Paulista’(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 

11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo(Associazione Calcio Milan/ Italy)

 (18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 46^th)

8- Flavioda Conceição (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) (16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Yokohama Flugels / Japan)  88^th)

9- Luis Nazario De Lima‘Ronaldo’(Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo

Booked: Junior Baiano 21, Cafu 24, Aldair 34, Carlos Dunga 78

Other Substitutes:

7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube-Belo Horizonte)   

12- Rogério Mücke Ceni(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 

13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 

21-‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain:

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Czech Republic:

1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

6- Zdenek Svoboda(Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha) (8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) 81^st)

7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France)

9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball- Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany)

4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy) (2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 73^rd)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha) 89^th)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Pavel Nedved 7, Petr Vlcek 64, Jiri Nemec 68  

Other Substitutes:

10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

14 - Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)

16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)

19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 113, June 1998 (December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czech Republic squad, December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 2-Czech Republic 0)

Date: December 19, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Semifinals

Result: Australia 1-Uruguay 0 (after Overtime, Match ended after Golden Goal in the 92^nd minute)

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Linesmen: Jacques Poudevigne (France), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)

Kick-off time:19:00

Goalscorers:

(Australia): Harry Kewell 92

(Uruguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (92^nd minute, Australia): Harry Kewell scored from a long range shot from outside of box.

Lineups:

Australia:

1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   

4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)

5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)

21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise/ France)

10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia) 81^st)

8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)  

9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia)

         

Coach: Terry Venables (England)

Booked: Kevin Muscat 29

Other Substitutes:

20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)

2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  

7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England)  

12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan)

13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)

16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)

17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City)

18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)

Team Captain: Alexander Tobin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Uruguay:

12- Claudio Sebastián Flores Banega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

2- Luis Diego López Breijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain)

4- Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)

3- Ronald Paolo MonteroIglesias  (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Edgardo Alberto Adinolfi Duarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina)

5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain)

7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  (11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) 81^st)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua

Booked: Marcelo Zalayeta 4, Gustavo Mendez 5

Other Substitutes:

1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

13- Pablo Fernando Hernández Roetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

14- Christian Fabián Callejas Rodríguez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

17- Walter Fabián Coelho Alves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

18- Martín Sebastián Rivas Fernández (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo MonteroIglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 0-Australia 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2698, December 23, 1997 (December 19, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Uruguay 0-Australia 1)

Date: December 21, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Third Place

Result: Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria)

Linesmen: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu), Vladimir Fernandez (El Salvador)

Kick-off time:17:50      

Goalscorers:

(Czech Republic): Eduard Lasota 62

(Uruguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (62^nd minute, Czech Republic): Kuka’s shot was parried by Claudio Flores and Eduard Lasota tapped in the rebound.

Lineups:

Czech Republic:

1- Pavel Srnicek (Newcastle United Football Club / England)

13- Petr Vlcek  (Sportovni Klub Slavia Praha)

6- Zdenek Svoboda(Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

12- Karel Rada (Trabzonspor Kulübü / Turkey)

11- Radek Bejbl (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (15- Eduard Lasota (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha) 58^th)

7- Jiri Nemec  (Fußball Club Schalke von 1904- Gelsenkirchen / Germany)

4- Pavel Nedved (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)

9- Pavel Kuka (1. Fußball -Club e.V.Kaiserslautern / Germany)

18- Milan Fukal (Jablonec 97 Fotbalovy Klub)

17- Vladimir Smicer (Racing Club de Lens / France) (8- Karel Poborsky (Manchester United Football Club / England) 77^th)

16- Vratislav Lokvenc (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) (5- Michal Hornak (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha) 87^th)

Coach: Dusan Uhrin

Booked: Zdenek Svoboda 29, Jiri Nemec 35, Milan Fukal 75, Karel Poborsky 82

Other Substitutes:

2- Ivo Ulich (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

3- Lubos Kozel (Sportovni KlubSlavia Praha)

10- Horst Siegl (Atleticky Club Sparta  Praha)

14 - Radek Sloncik (Fotbal Club Baník Ostrava)

19- Martin Frydek (Turn und Sportverein Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V. / Germany)

20- Ladislav Maier (Fotbal Club Slovan Lieberec)

Team Captain: Jiri Nemec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Uruguay:

12- Claudio Sebastián Flores Banega (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

2- Luis Diego López Breijo (Real Racing Club de  Santander / Spain) (13- Pablo Fernando Hernández Roetti (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo) 66^th)

4- Gustavo Emilio Méndez Techera (Vicenza Calcio / Italy)

3- Ronald Paolo MonteroIglesias  (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)  

6- Edgardo Alberto Adinolfi Duarte (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

8- Líber Ernesto Vespa Lagarralde (Asociacion Atletica Argentinos Juniors- Buenos Aires / Argentina) (11- Debray Darío Silva Pereira (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) 78^th)

5- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Unión Deportiva Mérida / Spain) (14-Christian Fabián CallejasRodríguez (Danubio Futbol ClubMontevideo) 46^th)

7- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) 

9- Marcelo Danubio Zalayeta (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Pua

Booked: Gonzalo De Los Santos 30, Nicolas Olivera 37, Dario Silva 90

Other Substitutes:

1- Carlos Daniel Nicola Jaumandreu (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

15- Carlos Richard Díaz (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

16- César Eduardo Pellegrín García (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

17- Walter Fabián Coelho Alves (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

18- Martín Sebastián Rivas Fernández (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

19- Antonio Pacheco D'Agosti (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo MonteroIglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennere

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czech Republic squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Czech Republic 1-Uruguay 0)

Date: December 21, 1997

Competition: 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Final

Result: Brazil 6-Australia 0

Venue: Riyadh - King Fahd International Stadium, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 65,000

Referee:Pirom Un-Praset (Thailand)

Linesmen: Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman), Jacques Poudevigne (France)

Kick-off time:21:00  

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Ronaldo 15, 28, 59, Romario 38, 53, 75 pen

(Australia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, Brazil): Ronaldo passed to Denilson on the left side, he passed it back inside the box to Ronaldo to score.

2:0 (28^th minute, Brazil): Juninho lobbed a ball inside the box, the Australian defenders hesitated and Ronaldo poked it past Bosnich.

3:0 (38^th minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was volleyed in by Romario.

4:0 (53^rd minute, Brazil): Cafu’s cross from the right side was headed across by Ronaldo to Romario who trapped and scored.

5:0 (59^th minute, Brazil): Dunga sent a long cross from his own half to Ronaldo who trapped and scored.

6:0 (75^th minute, Brazil): Mark Bosnich fouled Ronaldo fouled in the box. Romario scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 

3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)           

4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior‘JúniorBaiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

5-

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga(Jubilo Iwata / Japan)

16- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Yokohama Flugels / Japan) 

19- Osvaldo Giroldo Junior‘Juninho Paulista’(Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) 

18- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  

9- Luis Nazario De Lima‘Ronaldo’(Internazionale Football Club -Milano / Italy)

11-‘Romário’de Souza Faria(Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo

Booked: Ronaldo 71

Other Substitutes:

7- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira‘Bebeto’(Cruzeiro Esporte Clube-Belo Horizonte)   

10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Associazione Calcio Milan/ Italy)

12- Rogério Mücke Ceni(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 

13- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

14- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 

15- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’(Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

17- Dorival Guidoni Júnior ‘Doriva’(Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 

20- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 

21-‘Rodrigo Fabri’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)

Team Captain:

 Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri  Dunga

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Nike

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Australia:

1-Mark Bosnich (Aston Villa Football Club-Birmingham / England)   

2-Steve Horvat (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia) (12-Matthew Bingley (Vissel Kobe / Japan) 56^th)

4-Milan Ivanovic (Adelaide City)

5-Alexander Tobin (Adelaide City)

14-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)  (21-Kevin Muscat (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England) 30^th)

3-Stan Lazaridis (West Ham United Football Club-London / England)

6-Ned Zelic (Association de La Jeunesse Auxerroise/ France)

10-Aurelio Vidmar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (18-John Aloisi (Portsmouth Football Club / England) 30^th)

8-Craig Foster (Portsmouth Football Club / England)

11-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Football Club / England)

9-Mark Viduka (Nogometni Klub Croatia Zagreb/ Croatia)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)

Sent off : Mark Viduka 24

Other Substitutes:

20-Zeljko Kalac (Sydney United)

7-Robbie Slater (Southampton Football Club / England)

13-Robert Hooker (Sydney United)

15-Josip Skoko (Hrvatski Nogometni Klub Hajduk Split / Croatia)  

16-Paolo Timboli (South Melbourne)

17-Damian Mori (Adelaide City)

19-Ernest Tapai (Perth Glory)

Team Captain: Alexander Tobin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: FIFA Report- 1997 Arábia Saudita (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 108, January 1998 (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 108, January 1998 (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2698, December 23, 1997 (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, February 1998 (December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: Libero (Australia squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Photo From: Libero (Brazil squad, December 21, 1997, FIFA Confederations Cup, Brazil 6-Australia 0)

Adidas Golden Shoe (Top Goalscorer)

1-Romario (Brazil) 7 goals

2-Vladimir Smicer (Czeh Republic) 5 goals

3-Ronaldo (Brazil) 4 goals

Adidas Golden Ball (Best Player)

1-Denilson (Brazil)

2-Romario (Brazil)

3-Vladimir Smicer (Czeh Republic)

FIFA Fair Play Award

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Copa America-Part 5 (1993)

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The 1993 edition of the Copa America took place in Ecuador in the summer of 1993. Similar to the 1989 Edition, the games preceded the World Cup qualifiers by just weeks and naturally the participating Nations had the World Cup in the back of their mind.

The relative small Nation (in footballing terms) Ecuador had spent Millions of Dollars in refurbishing six Stadiums and in infrastructure to host these games.

This would be the first Copa with seven grounds and six venues.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (Copa America logo)

Most notably the Nation’s President Sixto Duran Ballen appeared to have a vested interest in the success of these games.

The 1993 Edition of the Copa America presented a new novelty. To increase interest and (obviously revenue), two CONCACAF nations were invited to participate.

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

The USA and Mexico would be the first “guests” in the history of the Tournament.

The Mexicans had already qualified for the 1994 World Cup and came at the games without any undue stress. They were captained by the former Real Madrid great Hugo Sanchez (nearly 35 years old).

Their goalkeeper was Jorge Campos, the man with colorful jerseys, who could also play as a forward.

The United States were to host the 1994 World Cup and these games presented an excellent opportunity for their Manager, the Yugoslav Bora Milutinovic to test out players in much needed competitive Tournament environment (in a Nation with still no Professional League of its own).

He chose not to select some of his foreign-based regulars such as John Harkes, Eric Wynalda, Thomas Dooley and Roy Wegerle and starting goalkeeper Tony Meola was along with the squad but only as a substitute and would see no action.

For the host Nation Ecuador, this Copa America presented an ideal stage to display the progress made under their long serving Manager Dusan Draskovic (present in 1989 and 1991 Copas).

The hosts felt with the home crowd support, they could advance further than they ever had before.

In contrast to the hosts the other Nations did not present their full strength squads. As mentioned earlier, the World Cup qualifiers were the priority and many were open in that regard.

Brazil, under Carlos Alberto Parreira, presented an under-strength squad (essentially a B-side). C.A. Parreira even declared that he viewed the Copa America as a “secondary matter”. In his case he might had a point as the Copa was sandwiched between the US Cup (http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2017/06/tournaments-part-8-us-cup-1993.html) and the World Cup Qualifiers (http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/01/qualification-phase-part-seven-brazil.html).

The key players were saved for these two objectives and Parreira instead preferred to use the Copa America for experimental purposes to try out younger players. Goalkeeper Claudio Taffarel would be the only foreign-based player. The rest of the squad comprised of mostly Sao Paulo and Palmeiras players. These included a young up and coming left back named Roberto Carlos. Apart from Taffarel, Parreira selected few veterans. The most notable one,  1986 and 1990 World Cup veteran Luis Muller.

Aregntina, the Defending 1991 Copa America Champions, under Manager Alfio Basile appeared as strong as ever. They were still undefeated in three years and had won the ‘King Fahd Cup’ and the ‘Artemio Franchi Cup’ in the preceding months.

Up to 13 of the 1991 Copa winners were still present in the current squad. The 1991 Edition had launched Gabriel Batistuta in the International spotlight and he had confirmed his status by knocking in goals for Fiorentina and the National Team with regularity since.

They would have two key absences. AS Roma based striker Claudio Caniggia had been banned for failing a Drug Test and his suspension would end just before the 1994 World Cup in a year’s time. In addition, Argentinean super-star Diego Maradona had been re-integrated in the National Team a few months before, but he would be unavailable for this Tournament as his head was elsewhere as disciplinary issues with his club Sevilla would eventually lead to him being fired as a player.

Argentina was nevertheless a solid side captained (once again in Maradona’s absence) by Oscar Ruggeri along with 1990 penalty kick saving hero Sergio Goycoechea and Diego Simeone among others.

Colombia, with Pacho Maturana back at the helm were still loyal to their ‘toque’ playing style of attractive play. The backbone of the squad was still intact  with Carlos Valderrama skippering the side ably assisted by the likes of Leonel Alvarez and Freddy Rincon. There were some notable changes, eccentric goalkeeper Rene Higuita was out of the picture, as he was arrested after he had acted as a go between in a kidnapping incident. The new goalkeeper was Oscar Cordoba, who was not a personality like his predecessor but was considered a solid, sober type (definitely not prone to run out of his goal-line ‘a la Higuita’).

The new personality of the team was Faustino Asprilla. He had finished an excellent season in Italy with Parma and was billed as the team’s new Superstar.

Just like the 1991 Edition (that they hosted), Chile had no World Cup qualifiers to look forward to as they were barred from participating in the 1994 World Cup (following the 1989 firecracker incident at Rio involving goalkeeper and Captain Roberto Rojas).

Their Manager in 1991, Arturo Salah was still in charge of a side dependent on the goalscoring prowess of Ivan Zamorano (now at Real Madrid).

For Uruguay not much had changed since 1991. Their Manager Luis Cubilla was still embroiled in his feud with the foreign-based players (Enzo Francescolli, Carlos Aguilera, Ruben Sosa, Daniel Fonseca, etc).

Cubilla was also at odds with Paco Casal, the personal manager of most Uruguay star players.

Cubilla nevertheless selected ‘Serie A’ based Francescolli, Sosa and Luis Herrera.

As far as Sosa, his club Internazionale Milano stated that he was “unreachable”.

It was also stated that he was injured, but many believed it was a “diplomatic” injury.

In any case, the trio never showed up amidst the feud and Uruguay had to once again present a relatively under-strength squad.

Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela rounded out the participants.

The addition of the two new teams (USA and Mexico) led to a change in format of the competition. The teams were placed in three Groups of four teams (in a round-robin format).  The top two teams in each Group (along with the two best third placed teams) would then advance to the next round, which would be disputed in elimination format (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third place and Final).

It had also been decided to do away with Overtimes and head straight into penalty kick shoot-out in tied matches in the knockout rounds.

Gamavision won the Television rights over Brazilian firm Traffic.

The Tournament also had many high profile observers. Pele and Cesar Luis Menotti were as part of the Media covering the matches for Television.

As a special guest, Pele even received the keys City of Guayaquil from its Mayor.

In Group A, Ecuador were grouped with Uruguay, USA and Venezuela. The matches would take place in Quito’s Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa and Ambato’s Estadio Bellavista.

The first round of matches in this Group took place on June 15^th and 16^th.

Ecuador kicked off the Tournament by hosting Venezuela at Quito on June 15th.

This would be a mismatch and the hosts would comfortably win (6-1) in front of their fans. The display of the hosts pleased the crowd and observers alike, even though they were facing the weakest team on the continent.

Angel Fernandez scored a double and Alex Aguinaga (who would be a stand out for the hosts) scored the sixth goal.

Venezuela’s lone reply was from José Dolguetta (who surprisingly would end up as the top goalscorer of the Tournament).

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 15, 1993, Copa America,  Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 15, 1993, Copa America,  Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1)

On the following day (June 16^th) at Ambato, Uruguay hosted USA for the first ever encounter vs. a North American Nation in the Copa America.

Both squads struggled, mostly due to the high altitude (which most nations would point as a cause for general poor performances).

The Americans would lose their Libero Desmond Armstrong to injury just before halftime and his tournament was over.

He would be replaced by Jeff Agoos which led to a reshuffle in tactics for the second half. Alexi Lalas would take Armstrong’s spot as Libero. Paul Caligiuri was moved from the left back to midfield and Agoos was moved to Caligiuri’s spot at the back.

Early in the second half (50th minute), Uruguay snatched the win (1-0) when Santiago Ostolaza headed in a corner.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Despite the loss, this was USA’s best performance in the Copa and USA Manager Bora Milutinovic was satisfied with the performance. He felt USA lost due to a soliatry mistake in marking.

In a humorous episode during the match, Milutinovic was angry at his players who were not following his instructions. At one point he turned around to the armed Ecuadorian Police and jokingly told them to give him their guns because he wanted to shoot his players.

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

The next round of matches in the Group was days later on June 19^th. Ecuador hosted USA at Quito, while Uruguay and Venezuela faced one another at Ambato.

Milutinovic made some changes to the American squad from the previous match. Armstrong was already out injured and Cle Kooiman would start as Libero. In addition, Caligiuri, Woodring and Harbor were dropped to be replaced by John Doyle, Chris Henderson and Bruce Murray.

Ecuador confident after the high scoring win over Venezuela took the game to the Americans.

They scored twice before halftime through Ney Raúl Avilés (11th minute) and Eduardo Hurtado (36^th minute) and held on for their second win (2-0) and qualify for the next round.

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 19, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-USA 0)

On the same day, Uruguay’s match vs. Venezuela appeared to be a formality for the Uruguayans and the only question was just how many they would score. The match became was a rude awakening to them. How much of it was due to the high altitude/absence of foreign players/etc was hard to say.

Uruguay would fall behind twice before tying the match (2-2) with little over ten minutes remaining. Venezuela’s José Dolguetta managed to score once more for Venezuela.

The final matches in this Group took place three days later (June 22^nd) at Quito. USA and Venezuela tied (3-3) one another in a very entertaining match. The Americans had taken a (3-0) lead by the 52^nd minute. Though it must be said that their second goal by Peter Vermes (39^thminute) should not have been awarded, as the ball did not seem to have crossed the line. They nevertheless appeared to be coasting for a win when they capitulated due to fatigue.

José Dolguetta would score twice (65^th minute, 78^th minute, 4^thgoal overall). Venezuela’s Stalin Rivas was sent off in the 84^thminute to further disadvantage Venezuela. Despite this, Venezuela continued attacking and were rewarded with a last minute equalizer by Miguel Echenaussi.

Milutonovic was distraught after match and accepted blame for team’s performance. Despite USA’s elimination, Milutinovic was satisfied with the experience of the Tournament. He stated that he had learned much about the players and about what he could expect from certain players.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (Tab Ramos, June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Ecuador finished off the Group with yet another win by defeating Uruguay (2-1). Alex Aguinaga scored the winner just before the end for the hosts to finish with maximum points.

Ecuador and Uruguay qualified to the Quarterfinals round from the Group A, while Venezuela were eliminated as the worst of the third place finishers.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

The only blot on Ecuador’s performances was off the field, when Draskovic was forced to discipline a number of his players.

Players had been given permission to see their families on Fathers’ Day. Holger Quinonez and Ivan Hurtado did not return until the following morning (and intoxicated). Ten other players arrived later than the specified time.

Draskovic dismissed Quinonez and Hurtado from the squad and fined $200 each of the ten players.

Quinonez demanded why he and Hurtado were punished given the fact (according to him) that other players were drunk as well.

Ivan Hurtado apologized and was re-integrated, while Quinonez was left off the squad.

The Group B contained Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru (Paraguay and Peru happened to be lodged at the same Hotel). The matches were played in Cuenca’s Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar.

The high altitude of Cuenca would also affect the team’s performances.

Normally Brazil should have won the group with much difficulty, but other teams could exploit the fact that they were represented by mainly reserve and fringe players unaccustomed to play as a unit.

Roberto Cabanas had been called up in the last minute by Paraguay and immediately appointed Captain. Paraguay’s Argentinean Manager Hector Corte had been fired just days before the Tournament (many blamed Cabanas for that) and replaced with Alicio Solalinde.

As far as Chile, they were still waiting on Ivan Zamorano (still retained by Real Madrid for League play).

The matches kicked off on June 18^th with Paraguay defeating Chile (1-0) through an early goal by Cabanas (6^th minute).

Photo From:  Don Balon, Chile Edicion, October 8-14, 1996 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Photo From:  Don Balon, Edicion Chile, April 16-22, 1996 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

On the same Brazil played Peru to a scoreless tie. Carlos Alberto Parreira was not overly dismayed by the result. He stated “not possible to have a great team when average age is 23…it’s also the first time they are playing together…therefore why should I be surprised or disappointed by our game ….in addition the problems of adapting to high altitude which made us suffer physically”.

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 0-Peru 0)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 0-Peru 0)

Three days later on June 21^st, Paraguay and Peru tied (1-1), while Chile surprisingly defeated Brazil (3-2) through a double from the second half substitute Richard Zambrano.

Taffarel was dropped for this match, as he was off-form. It must be pointed out that he had hardly played for Parma during the League season and was not match-fit.

1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cup veteran Carlos started in goal for Brazil.

Boiadeiro and Zinho also started ahead of Luisinho and Elivelton.

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 21, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Peru 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 21, 1993, Copa America, Chile 3-Brazil 2)

The final round of matches in this Group took place on June 24^th.  Peru qualified to the next round (and won the Group) by defeating Chile (1-0) through a penalty kick by Jose Del Solar (14^th minute).

Initially Venezuela’s Alvaro Arbolada was to referee this match, however, the Colombian Jose Torres replaced him, due an apparent car accident by Arbolada. Many did not believe the accident excuse and believed Peru had influenced the decision.

For Chile, This was Ivan Zamorano’s sole appearance in the Tournament.

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 24, 1993, Copa America, Peru 1-Chile 0)

Meanwhile, Brazil were starting to slowly get into rhythm and defeated Paraguay (3-0) through a double strike by Palhinha. They qualified as the second team in the Group, while Paraguay advanced as well as one of the best Third place teams.

For the third match running, Brazil started with a new goalkeeper (Zetti), while the rest of the squad remained intact.

Brazil would be without the suspended César Sampaio for their quarterfinal round as he was sent off in this match (87^thminute).

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 24, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 3-Paraguay 0)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 62, March 1994 (June 24, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 3-Paraguay 0)

The Group C contained Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico. The matches were played in Machala’s Estadio Nueve de Mayo and Guayaquil’s Estadio Capwell.

The Group kicked off on June 16^th at Machala with Colombia taking on CONCACAF’s Mexico. Colombia would be victorious (2-1) through a late goal through Víctor Hugo Aristizábal. The opening goals were scored by two of the revelations of the Copa. Adolfo Valencia (35^th minute) had given Colombia the lead, before Mexico’s Brazilian-born forward Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ had tied the match (58^th minute).

Colombia were missing Faustino Asprilla, who had been promised a vacation by Pacho Maturana.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 2-Mexico 1)

On the following day (June 17^th), Argentina faced Bolivia at Guayaquil.

Argentina’s Dario Franco (one of the heroes of the 1991 win) had his Tournament ended as early as the 32^nd minute as he suffered a double shin fracture after a foul by Marco Sandy. He was replaced with Gustavo Zapata.

Conmebol would authorize the Argentineans to replace him in the squad with José Horacio Basualdo.

Argentina did win the match (1-0) through a Batistuta goal (53^rd minute), but they hardly impressed.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3846, 1993 (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Argentina squad, June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Argentina Manager Alfio Basile was surprised by Bolivia, he felt they would have been defensive and disorganized but took instead they took the game to them and played in a collective manner (the credit would go to their new Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta).

Argentina were also missing key midfielder Diego Simeone (retained by Sevilla in Spain) while Leonardo Rodríguez struggled.

Basile insisted that the upcoming World Cup qualifiers were more important and as a result he had to “economize” his players.

Three days later on June 20^th at Bolivia and Colombia met at Machala, while Argentina took on Mexico at Guayaquil.

The Bolivia-Colombia match ended in a tie (1-1).

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993  (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell) (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

After their first match vs. Colombia, Mexico’s Luis Garcia was ordered back to Spain to play for Atletico Madrid in the League by their controversial Club President Jesus Gil. In contrast, Argentina had secured the release and presence of Diego Simeone by threatening Sevilla with Legal Action.

Basile made other modifications as well, with Franco out, Zapata started. Fabian Basualdo started in defense in place of Altamirano, while Acosta made way for Simeone.

Mexico would score early by David Patiño (14^th minute) before Argentina Captain Oscar Ruggeri (28^thminute) tied the match.

Argentina would once again play an indifferent match. Basile would blame the heat. He stated “I asked my players to play for a tie, once I saw they were physically exhausted and did not have the strength to launch attacks”.

He would regard Argentina’s performance as “worst match since I am in charge”.

It was reported that after the match, the Argentina players had gotten together to air out their differences.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3846, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  World Soccer, August 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

The final round of matches took place on June 23^rd with Argentina vs. Colombia and Mexico taking on Bolivia.

Mexico’s matchup with Bolivia ended scoreless which enabled Mexico to advance to the next round as the second best third placed team.

Mexico’s Claudio Suarez would have to be replaced in the 65^th minute after another injury suffered at the hands of Marco Sandy, who had injured Argentina’s Dario Franco just days before.

Basile would make some changes for their match vs. Colombia. Jorge Borelli and Altamirano were called up to replace Sergio Vazquez and Néstor Craviotto in defense. Upfront Claudio Garcia made way for Ramon Medina Bello.

Both teams had already qualified for the next round by the time they encountered.

The match ended in a (1-1) tie with both goals coming in the first five minutes. Diego Simeone gave Argentina the lead, while Rincon tied the match just minutes later.

Freddy Rincon would be sent off along with Argentina’s Redondo in the 49^thminute.

Argentina once again struggled and Colombia were more dominant and perhaps deserved more from the match. Argentina’s one bright spot had been Simeone that the observing Italy Manager Arrigo Sacchi praised.

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 23, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Colombia 1)

The quarterfinals took place on June 26^th and 27^th. On June 26^th at Quito, the hosts Ecuador took on Paraguay.

The hosts followed up their fine form from the first round to once again defeat an opponent (3-0) in convincing fashion.

Ecuador were already leading by two goals when Paraguay’s Estanislao Struway was sent off for elbowing Alex Aguinaga, early in the second half. However, he refused to leave the field for full five minutes, before being persuaded by Alfredo Asfura of Paraguayan Federation.

To make matters worse for Paraguay, their goalkeeper Chilavert flipped off the crowd. In addition, the Paraguay Manager and players refused to attend the mandatory post-match press conference (they were fined $5,000 as a result).

On the same day at Guayaquil, Colombia faced Uruguay. Colombia were missing the suspended Rincon but had Faustino Asprilla back in the squad and he would appear in the second half of the match. He had arrived by a private jet (paid from team’s sponsors) from his vacation spot (much to the dismay of Adolfo Valencia, who had threatened to leave the squad).

Colombia dominated the match but could not break through the Uruguay defense. Marcelo Saralegui gave Uruguay the lead (68^th minute) against the run of play. Colombia managed to tie the match through Luis Perea just before the end. For the first time a Copa America match was to be decided on a penalty kick shoot-out. Colombia would win (5-3) in the shoot-out to move to the semifinals.

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 59, December 1993 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Uruguay players, June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1994 (Colombia squad, June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

On the following day (June 27^th), Brazil and Argentina were paired at Guayaquil.

For the first time in the Tournament, Brazil played with the same goalkeeper, Zetti. Luisinho started in midfield in place of the suspended Cesar Sampaio.

Basile started José Basualdo in place of the suspended Redondo, while Nestor Gorosito started ahead of the disappointing Leonardo Rodriguez.

Brazil dominated as Argentina continued to struggle as they had before. Brazil took the lead in the first half through Muller (37^th minute). Leonardo Rodríguez tied the match (69^th minute) heading in a corner after coming on as a substitute.

This match also went to penalty kicks with Argentina eventually edging Brazil (6-5). Despite advancing Argentina were far from convincing against an under-strength Brazilian side.

For Pele, Palhinha’s substitution was the reason for the loss. He said,  “When Palhinha came out, Brazil had no creators. Parreira made a mistake”.

Photo From:   Don Balon, Edicion Chile, April 30-May 6, 1996 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 61, February 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 63, April 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (Argentina squad, June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

The last quarterfinal was on the same day (June 27^th) at Quito with Mexico taking on Peru.

After 10 minutes into the match, the Ecuador squad arrived at the stadium to sit in the stands; the local crowd got up to salute their heroes.

As far as the match, Mexico completely dominated Peru and were up (4-0) early in the second half. Peru pulled a goal back through a Del Solar penalty kick (65^thminute). It was at this point that they exerted pressure and were rewarded with a second goal near the end.

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Mexico 4-Peru 2)

The semifinals took place on June 30^th and July 1^st. On June 30^th, Ecuador hosted Mexico at Quito under the rain.

Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen had delayed his trip to the United States to watch this match.

By now, the home crowd expected their team to win with ease as confidence and expectations had grown with each win.

Instead the hosts perhaps cracked under the pressure and came down to earth. The unfancied Mexicans dominated the first half and defeated the hosts (2-0). Hugo Sanchez (24^th minute) with a header and Ramon Ramirez (55th minute) scored the goals to eliminate the hosts. In doing so, against all odds Mexico became the first CONCACAF nation to reach the Final of the Copa America.

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Hugo Sanchez, June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Mexico squad, June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

On July 1st, Argentina faced Colombia at Guayaquil in the other Semifinal, just days after their first round encounter.

For Argentina José Basualdomade way for Fernando Redondo back from suspension. Alberto Acosta started upfront in place of Ramon Medina Bello.

Similarly, Colombia had Freddy Rincon back in the squad. Pacho Maturana started with Asprilla upfront instead of Adolfo Valencia.

Just like in their previous encounter, Colombia were dominant as Argentina barely had a shot on target and instead tried to contain the Colombians.

Argentina could not take advantage even after Colombia’s Luis Perea was sent off (65^thminute) after a foul on Batistuta.

The match ended scoreless and had to go to a penalty kick shoot-out. Sergio Goycoechea once again displayed his customary penalty kick heroics as Argentina advanced to the Final after winning (6-5) in the shoot-out.

Afterwards, Argentina’s Diego Simeone was less than complimentary about the Colombians. He said, “Colombians were arrogant and just gave knocks. Only Valderrama played well, they should follow his example”.

Photo From:  Calcio 2000, Issue 21, July 1999 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Argentina were now to meet another one of their First Round Group opponents (Mexico) in the Final.

On July 3^rd, the third place match took place at Portoviejo and the more experienced Colombians defeated the hosts (1-0) through an Adolfo Valencia strike (84th minute).

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (July 3, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Colombia 1)

On July 4th, Argentina and Mexico faced one another for the Final at Guayaquil.

For the first time in the Tournament Argentina presented an unchanged side.

As far as the match, Argentina without impressing came away victorious (2-1) to repeat as Copa America Champions (their 14^th overall).

Gabriel Batistuta scored twice, taking advantage of the few openings he had to lead his side to victory. In the 63^rd minute, he took advantage of a clearance to beat Campos one on one.

Mexico tied the match just minutes later (67^th minute) through a spot kick by Benjamin Galindo (awarded after Goycoechea had fouled Zague in the box).

Batituta scored the winner in the 74^th minute, after receiving a long throw-in and going around a defender to score.

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (Team captains, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (both squads, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 59, December 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Argentina’s experience had won out but their victory was not memorable. In 1991, they had gained admirers for their style and grace. In this edition, they were virtually outplayed in every match. They had been fortunate to win matches through Goycoechea’s penalty kick stopping talent, as well Batistuta’s opportunism in front of the goal.

Basile stated “in Chile (1991), we were much more better prepared than here”.

Some felt Argentina were looking ahead to the World Cup qualifiers and this may have affected their play, Basile himself had made that point.

In 1991, Leonardo Rodriguez had been one of Argentina’s breakout stars, but he was anonymous in this edition and was constantly substituted during matches before losing his starting spot in the knockout stages.

Before the Final, Argentina’s former Manager Cesar Luis Menotti had stated “Argentina is like Germany, always present when it matters and capable of winning by even playing badly” (his prediction bore out).

Incidentally, this remains Argentina’s last title of any kind to date.

The finalists Mexico were the surprise of the Tournament and were praised for their tactics and collective play.

Colombia, likewise, were perhaps the most technical team in the competition and with a little luck would have been triumphant. They had outplayed Argentina in both their matches and would soon oversee Argentina’s implosion in the World Cup qualifiers (…but that is another story).

Adolfo Valencia’s displays earned him a transfer to Bayern Munich.

Cesar Luis Menotti singled out Rincon as the best player of the Tournament.

As hosts, Ecuador gave a good account of themselves on the field, with the likes of Capurro and Aguianga standing out (both mentioned by Menotti among others). The work of Dusan Draskovic was praised as well and the success on the field was regarded as a stepping-stone to qualify for the World Cup in the near future. Though, many critics believed that Ecuador benefited from playing matches at high altitude.

Not much could have been expected from Brazil’s supporting cast, though Zetti in the net stood out. On the trip home, Zetti contracted Cholera by eating shrimp on the plane.

Cafu in defense earned praise as well, but Palhinha was considered the pick of the Brazilians.

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (Argentina squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (Oscar Ruggeri with the trophy, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Oscar Ruggeri with the trophy, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1994 (Mexico squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Argentina squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 21, July 1999 (Argentina squad and Oscar Ruggeri, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Pele and Tele Santana, among others, criticized Carlos Alberto Parreira’s decision to field a weakened team. Santana believed Parreira’s strategy of using three different squads foe three different competitions (US Cup, Copa America, World Cup qualifiers) “could only un-motivate players”.

For Pele, the Copa America would have been the “ideal preparation for the World Cup qualifiers”.

The integration of USA and Mexico had worked well and this tradition has continued to this day.

Needless to say, there were some criticisms concerning the Tournament.

The heat of 11:00 AM kickoff time to accommodate Television did not improve performances, coupled with playing matches at high altitude that virtually all teams complained about.

Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Goycoechea stated  “In this affair we are marionettes for Television”.

Most Nations did not send their strongest squads (save the Ecuadorian hosts) as they had their minds on the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Argentina presented a strong squad but clearly were saving themselves for the World Cup qualifiers.

Stars such as Francescolli, Sosa, Zamorano, Asprilla, either did not show up or came while the Tournament was well underway. Ivan Zamorano arrived on a Monday and left on that Friday following Chile’s elimination.

Conmebol and the Federations could have demanded foreign clubs to release players per FIFA regulations, but in most cases chose not to. They either did not want to jeopardize the individual players chances with their employers, as well as not wanting to damage chances for future transfers to Europe (and much needed cash).

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen was criticized for showing lukewarm interest to the sport but “converting” and exploiting the Tournament for political expediency.

Ticket prices in general were considered too high for the average Ecuadorian.

This may have been the reason why the stadium was only half full for the Final (though many also believed it was also because the hosts did not qualify for the Final).

The Brazilian Federation demanded the Copa America to be played every four years to avoid fixture congestion like this particular year, but Conmebol refused and confirmed that at least until the year 2000, the two year intervals would be the rule.

The next Copa America was set to take place in Uruguay in 1995.

Note:

1-All star team Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) source

Goalkeeper: Sergio Goycochea (Argentina)

Defenders: Cafu (Brazil), Luis Capurro (Ecuador), Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina),  Ramon Ramirez (Mexico)

Midfielders: Palhinha (Brazil), Alberto Gracia Aspe (Mexico), Carlos Valderrama (Colombia), Alex Aguinaga (Ecuador)

Strikers: Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina), Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Mexico)

Reserve:

Jorge Campos (Mexico), Luis Herrera (Colombia), Claudio Suarez (Mexico), Fernando Redondo (Argentina), Jose Del Solar (Peru), Diego Simeone (Argentina), Freddy Rincon (Colombia), Luis Muller (Brazil)

2-Team of the Tournament as chosen by Journalists:

Goalkeeper: Sergio Goycochea (Argentina)

Defenders: Cafu (Brazil), Luis Capurro (Ecuador), Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina),  Percy Olivares (Peru)

Midfielders: Nixon Carcelen (Ecuador), Jose Del Solar (Peru), Freddy Rincon (Colombia), Alex Aguinaga (Ecuador)

Strikers: Adolfo Valencia (Colombia), Luis Muller (Brazil)

3-Players of the Tournament as chosen by ‘France Football’ Magazine:

Goalkeepers: Jorge Campos (Mexico), Sergio Goycochea (Argentina), Jacinto Espinoza (Ecuador), Miguel Miranda (Peru)

Defenders: Cafu, Valber (Brazil), Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina), Carlos Muñoz, Luis Capurro (Ecuador), Gabriel Mendoza (chile), Luis Perea (Colombia), Ramon Ramirez (Mexico)

Midfielders: Palhinha (Brazil), Jose Del Solar (Peru), Alex Aguinaga, Nixon Carcelen (Ecuador), Tab Ramos (USA), Luis Garcia Aspe (Mexico), Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincon (Colombia), Marco Antonio Etcheverry (Bolivia)

Strikers: Jose Dolguetta (Venezuela), Adolfo Valencia (Colombia), Luis Muller (Brazil), Eduardo Hurtado,  Ney Raúl Avilés (Ecuador), Roberto Cabanas (Paraguay), Richard Zambrano, Jose Luis Sierra (Chile) Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague,Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)

4-The ‘Fair Play’ winners were Ecuador followed by Mexico.

5-A profit of £550,000 was reported.

This sum was to be divided:

30% hosts Ecuador

10% Conmebol

70% rest of the Nations

The winners were to receive a prize of £300,000, while the runner-ups were to receive £220,000. The losing semifinalists were to receive £69,000 each.

The rest of the Nations were to receive £28,000 each.

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Political cartoon featuring Ecuador President Sixto Duran Ballen)

References:

El Grafico Number 3846, 1993

El Grafico Number 3847, 1993

El Grafico Number 3848, 1993

Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 9, September 1993

El Grafico, Historia de la seleccion Argentina, 1992-1997

France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993

France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993

France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993

Historia de la Copa America

Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS)

Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994

Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993

Seleccao Brasileira -90 Anos 1914-2004, Authors Antonio Carlos Napoleao, Roberto Assaf

World Soccer, August 1993

World Soccer, September 1993

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Copa America 1993 Squads: (Group A)

Ecuador:

Goalkeeper:

1-Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club –Manta) (November 24, 1969, Bahía de Caráquez)

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

Defenders:

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (August 24, 1960, Guayaquil)

3-Hólger Abraham Quiñónez Caicedo (Corporacion Social Deportiva Y Cultural De Pereira / Colombia) (September 18, 1962, Quevedo Canton, Los Ríos Province)

4-Byron Zózimo Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (June 14, 1966, Esmeraldas)

6-Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay) (May 1, 1961, Esmeraldas)

13-Máximo Wilson Tenorio Quiñónez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (September 30, 1969, Esmeraldas)

18-Dannes Arcenio Coronel Campoverde (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)  (May 24, 1973, Naranjal)

20-Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (August 16, 1974, Esmeraldas)

22-Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (January 4, 1970, Guayaquil)

Midfielders:

5-Héctor Jhonny Carabalí Cevallos (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (February 15, 1972, Guayaquil)

8-Nixon Aníbal Carcelén Chalá (Sociedad Deportivo Quito) (September 27, 1969, Ibarra)

10-Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) (July 9, 1968, Ibarra)

15-José Eduardo Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (January 8, 1969, Guayaquil)

16-Cléber Manuel Chalá Herrón (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito) (June 29, 1971, Imbabura)

17-Eduardo Zambrano (LDU (Liga Deportiva Universitaria) de Quito) (January 21, 1970, Esmeraldas)

21-José Fernando Guerrero (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito) (September 17, 1967, Quito)

Strikers:

7-Carlos Antonio Muñoz Martínez (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (November 13, 1964, Machala-December 26, 1993, Playas)

9-Eduardo Estíguar Hurtado Roa (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile) (December 2, 1969, Esmeraldas)

11-Ángel Oswaldo Fernández Vernaza (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (August 2, 1971, Machala)

14-Ney Raúl Avilés (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (February 17, 1964, Guayaquil)

19-Luis Chérrez (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito) (January 19,1968, Ambato)

Note: Carlos Muñoz was killed in a car accident on December 26^th, 1993.

Coach: Dusan Drakovic (Yugoslavia) (June 20, 1939, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Team Captain:Luis Enrique Capurro Bautista

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Photo Credits: Holger Quinonez, Byron Tenorio, Carlos Munoz, Eduardo Hurtado, José Gavica, Ney Raúl Aviles, Alex Aguinaga (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Angel Fernandez (Copa America 97 – Navarrete) Luis Capurro, Jimmy Montanero (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America) Nixon Carcelen (Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS)) Víctor Mendoza (https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2017/08/20/nota/6337411/barcelona-se-ha-olvidado-formar-goleros) Jacinto Espinoza, Héctor Carabali, Dannes Coronel, Raúl Noriega, José Guerrero, Máximo Tenorio, Cléber Chala (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) Ivan Hurtado (Panini World Cup 2002) Note: No photos for Zambrano, Luis Cherrez, José Fernando Guerrero

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (Ecuador squad)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (Ecuador Manager Dusan Draskovic)

Uruguay:

Goalkeeper:

1- Robert Dante SiboldiBadiola (Club de Fútbol Atlas, Atletico Club - Guadalajara / Mexico) (September 24, 1965, Montevideo)

12-Óscar Julio FerroGándara (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo) (March 2, 1967, Montevideo)

Defenders:

2- DanielFlorencioSánchezNúñez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo) (May 3, 1961, Montevideo)

3- Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina) (June 6, 1966, Montevideo)

4- Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano(Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina) (April 2, 1966, Montevideo)

6-Cesilio De los Santos  Dos Santos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) -Mexico City / Mexico) (June 22, 1962, Rivera)

13- Héctor Ignacio Rodríguez Peña (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo) (October 22, 1968, Montevideo)

14- Eber Alejandro Moas Silveira (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina) (March 21, 1969, Montevideo)

15- Nelson Alcídes CabreraCaraballo(Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo) (July 18, 1967, Canelones)

20- José Oscar Herrera Corominas (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) (June 17, 1965, Tala)

Midfielders:

5- Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa (Querétaro Fútbol Club / Mexico) (July 10, 1962, Dolores)

8-Hector Eduardo Morán Correa (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina) (February 13, 1962, Durazno)

10- Marcelo Saralegui Arregin (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (May 18, 1971, Montevideo)

16- Alvaro Gutiérrez Pelscher (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo) (July 21, 1968, Montevideo)

17- Jorge Walter Barrios(Montevideo Wanderers Football Club) (January 24, 1961, Las Piedras)

19- Fabián Alberto O'Neil Domínguez (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo) (October 14, 1973, Paso de los Toros)

21- Enzo Françescoli Uriarte (Cagliari Calcio / Italy) (November 12, 1961, Montevideo)

Strikers:

7-Walter Luis Peletti (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires/ Argentina) (May 31, 1966, Fray Bentos)

9- HugoRomeo Guerra (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina) (March 18, 1966, Canelones)

11- Adrián Gustavo Paz Charquero (Club Estudiantes de la Plata-La Plata / Argentina) (September 9, 1968, Montevideo)

18- Jorge Orosmán Da Silva Echeverrito (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia) (December 11, 1961, Montevideo)

22- Ruben SosaArdaiz(Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) (April 25, 1966 , Montevideo)

Coach: Luis Alberto Cubilla Almeida (March 28, 1940, Paysandú-March 3, 2013, Asunción, Paraguay)

Team Captain:Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Photo Credits: Nelson Cabrera (Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993) Héctor Ignacio Rodriguez Pena (http://www.thefinalball.com/player.php?id=170046&epoca_id=121) Cecilio De Los Santos (Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) http://www.realidadamericanista.com/salon-de-la-fama/el-top-100/480-cecilio-de-los-santos.html Marcelo Saralegui (1996 - ARGENTINA FÚTBOL – CROMY) Fernando Kanapkis (Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS)) Daniel Sanchez  (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog Fabian Alberto O'Neill (1996-97 Calciatori Panini) Jorge Barrios, Jorge Da Silva (Panini World Cup 1986) Robert Siboldi (1997 - México Superfutbol – Panini) Eber Moas, Enzo Francescolli, Ruben Sosa (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Guillermo Sanguinetti (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)) Peletti, Hector Moran, Hugi Guerra (1992 - Ultras Figus) Santiago Ostolaza (Panini World Cup 1990) Oscar Ferro, Alvaro Gutierrez (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE Jose Herrera (1992-93 Calciatori Panini) Adrián Paz (1993 Ultra Figus – Clausura

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 2, Issue 2, February 1991 (Luis Alberto Cubilla)

USA:

Goalkeeper:

1- Antonio Michael ‘Tony’ Meola (US Soccer Federation) (February 21,1969, Belleville, New Jersey)

18- Bradley Howard Friedel (US Soccer Federation) (May 18, 1971, Lakewood, Ohio)

Defenders:

2-Michael ‘Mike’ Steven Lapper (US Soccer Federation) (August 28, 1970, Redondo Beach, California)

3-John Joseph Doyle (US Soccer Federation) (March 16, 1966, San Jose, Calofornia)

5-Christopher Clemence ‘Cle’ (US Soccer Federation) (July 3, 1963, Ontario, California)

8- Dominic Kinnear (US Soccer Federation) (July 26, 1967, Glasgow, United Kingdom)

12-Jeffrey Alan ‘Jeff’ Agoos (US Soccer Federation) (May 2, 1968, Geneva, Switzerland)

15-Desmond Kevin Armstrong (US Soccer Federation) (November 2, 1964, Washington, D.C.)

21- Fernando Caetano Clavijo Cedrés (US Soccer Federation) (January 23, 1956, Maldonado, Uruguay)

22-Panayotis Alexander ‘Alexi’ Lalas (US Soccer Federation) (June 1, 1970, Birmingham, Michigan)

Midfielders:

7-Peter Woodring (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany) ( February 5, 1968, Kentfield, North Coast, California)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos Ricciardi (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain) (September 21, 1966, Montevideo, Uruguay)

13- Cobi N'Gai Jones (US Soccer Federation) (June 16, 1970, Detroit, Michigan)

16-Michael ‘Mike’ Steven Sorber (US Soccer Federation) (May 14, 1971, Florissant, Montana)

17-Mark Chung (US Soccer Federation) (June 18, 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

19-Christopher ‘Chris’ Henderson (US Soccer Federation) (December 11, 1970,  Edmonds, Washington)

20-Paul David Caligiuri (US Soccer Federation) (March 9, 1964, Westminster, California)

Strikers:

4-Bruce Edward Murray (US Soccer Federation) (January 25, 1966, Germantown, Maryland)

10- Peter Joseph Vermes  (Unió Esportiva Figueras  / Spain) (November 21, 1966, Willingboro, New Jersey)

11- Jean Harbor (Tampa Bay Rowdies) (September 19, 1965, Lagos, Nigeria)

14- Joe-Max Moore (US Soccer Federation) (February 23, 1971, Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Note: Number 6, not assigned

In some sources, goalkeeper at number 17, Scoop Stanisic (Kansas City Attack) (March 6, 1963, Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is mentioned.

Coach: Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia) (September 7, 1944, Bajina Bašta, Serbia)

Team Captain:  Tab Ramos

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Photo Credits: Peter Woodring (http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j80158.html) Jean Harbor (http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/H/Harbor.Jean.htm) Mark Chung (https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/players/mark-chung) Tony Meola, Paul Caligiuri, John Doyle, Tab Ramos (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Bruce Murray, Peter Vermes (Panini World Cup 1990) Mike Lapper, Desmond Armstrong, Alexi Lalas, Chris Henderson, Dominic Kinnear, Cobi Jones, Joe-Max Moore, Brad Friedel (Panini World Cup 1994) Cle Kooimna, Jeff Agoos, Fernando Clavijo, Mike Sorber (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 29, June 1991 (Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic)

Venezuela:

Goalkeeper:

1- José Gomez (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)

12- Félix Armando Golindano Pereira (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera) (November 16, 1969, Caracas)

22-Rafael Edgar Dudamel Ochoa (ULA Merida-Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club- Mérida) (January 7, 1973, San Felipe)

Defenders:

2-Carlos José García Mijares (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (November 12, 1971, Maracay)

3- Miguel Ángel Echenausi  (Caracas Fútbol Club) (February 21, 1968, Táchira)

4- Marcos Mathías (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera) (May 12, 1970, Maracay)

5- Sergio Alejandro Hernández(Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (January 30, 1971)

6-Leonardo Lupi (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera) (October 2, 1972, Valera)

7- Leonardo Alberto González Antequera (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera) (July 14, 1972, Valera)

13-Luis Manuel Filosa Astudillo (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz) (February 15, 1973, San Félix)

16- Alexander Echenique (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (November 11, 1971, Táchira)

17-Edson José Rodríguez Quilarque(Sport Marítimo -Caracas) (July 24, 1970, Caracas)

Midfielders:

10- Wilson Arcangel Chacón  (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (May 11, 1971)

11- Carlos Contreras (Unión Atlético Táchira –San Cristóbal)

14- Miguel Cordero (Portuguesa Fútbol Club -Acarigua)

15- Ricardo Milillo (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club) (September 19, 1969)

19- Stalin José Rivas(Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium) (August 5, 1971, Puerto Ordaz and San Felix)

20- Juan Castellano (Club Sport Marítimo-Caracas)

Strikers:

8- Oswaldo Palencia (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club) (February 1, 1970)

9- José Luis Dolgetta (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (August 1, 1970, Valencia, Estado Carabobo)

18-Juan Enrique García Rivas (Minerven Sport Club-El Callao)  (April 16, 1970, Bolívar)

Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic (Yugoslavia) (February 24, 1946, Borovo, Croatia)

Team Captain:José Gomez, Miguel Ángel Echenausi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Forte

Note: Number 21, not assigned.

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Venezuela’s Jose Dolguetta)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (Venezuela’s Rivas and Jose Dolguetta)

Photo Credits: Oswaldo Palencia (https://www.laststicker.com/cards/navarrete_copa_america_1997/203/) Félix Golindano, Carlos José Garcia, Sergio Hernandez, Miguel Echenausi, José Dolgetta ( La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Stalin Rivas, Juan Enrique Garcia, Marcos Mathias, Leonardo Gonzalez, Luis Manuel Filosa, Rafael Dudamel (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) Note: No photos for José Gomez,  Leonardo Lupi, Wilson Chacon, Carlos Contreras, Miguel Cordero, Ricardo Milillo, Alexander Echenique, Edson Rodriguez, Juan Castellano

Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 2 (squads Group B)

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Copa America 1993 Squads: (Group B)

Brazil:

Goalkeeper:

1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (May 8, 1966, Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul)

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo) (March 4, 1956, Vinhedo, São Paulo)

22- Armelino Donizetti Quagliato‘Zetti’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (January 10, 1965, Porto Feliz, São Paulo)

Defenders:

2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’(São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo) (June 7, 1970, Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo)

3- Antônio Carlos Zago(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)(May 18, 1969, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo)

4- ValberRoel de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (May 31, 1967, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)

6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) (April 10, 1973, Garça, São Paulo)

13-José Gildásio Pereira de Matos,  Gil Baiano(Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo) (November 3, 1966, Tucano, Bahia)

14- Henrique Arlindo Etges (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) (March 15, 1966, Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul)

15- Paulo César Batista dos Santos, Paulão, (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) (March 24, 1968, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais)

Midfielders:

5- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) (March 31, 1968, São Paulo, São Paulo)

8- Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro  (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) (June 13, 1965, Américo de Campos, São Paulo)

10- Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (December 14, 1967, Carangola, Minas Gerais)

11- Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) (June 17, 1967, Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro)

17- Luis Carlos Quintanilla‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) (March 17, 1965, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)

18-Marcos corrêa dos Santos‘Marquinhos’(Clube de Regatas Flamengo-Rio de Janeiro) (October 2, 1971, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)

16- Elivelton Alves Rufino(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (July 31, 1971, Serrania, Minas Gerais)

Strikers:

7- EdmundoAlves de Souza Neto (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) (April 2, 1971, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro)

9-

 Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (January 31, 1966, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul)

19-Edilson da Silva Ferreira (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)(September 17, 1971, Salvador, Bahia)

20-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo) (March 26, 1969, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul)

21-Paulo Sérgio Rosa  ‘Viola’ (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) (January 1, 1969, São Paulo, São Paulo)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (February 27, 1943, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro)

Team Captain:Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Note: José Gildásio Pereira de Matos,  Gil Baiano(Clube Atletico Bragantino- São Paulo) replaced the injured Luiz Carlos Coelho Winck (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) (January 5, 1963, Portão, Rio Grande do Sul)

Photo Credits: All 93 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini, except: Cláudio Taffarel (1992-93 Calciatori Panini) Luisinho (92 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini)

Photo From: World Soccer, September 1993 (Carlos Alberto Parreira)

Chile:

Goalkeeper:

1- Patricio Toledo (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (July 14, 1962, Santiago)

12- Marcelo Antonio Ramírez Gormaz (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (May 29, 1965, Santiago)

Defenders:

2- Gabriel Rafael Mendoza Ibarra (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (May 22, 1968, Sewell)

3-Eduardo Enrique Vilches Arriagada (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (April 21, 1963, Colina)

4- Javier Luciano Margas Loyola (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (May 10, 1969, Santiago)

5-Miguel Ramírez Pérez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (June 11, 1970, Santiago)

14- Daniel Fernando López Rojas (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (March 6, 1969)

18- Ricardo Nicolás Gónzalez Reinoso (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) (August 31, 1965, San Felipe)

Midfielders:

6- Jaime Augusto Pizarro Herrera (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago) (March 2, 1964, Santiago)

8-Mario Enrique Lepe González (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (March 25, 1965, Santiago)

10- Fabián Raphael Estay Silva (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago) (October 5, 1968, Santiago)

11- Francisco Marcelo Vega Cepeda (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) (August 12, 1971, Copiapó)

13- Fernando Andrés Cornejo Jiménez (Club de Deportes Cobreloa–Calama) (January 28, 1969, Rengo-January 24, 2009, Santiago)

15- Luis Eduardo Musrri Saravia (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago) (December 24, 1969,  Mallarauco)

16- Nelson Rodrigo Parraguez Riveros (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (April 5, 1971, Santiago)

17- Fabián Rodrigo Guevara Arredondo (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago) (June 22, 1968, Santiago)

20- José Luis Sierra Pando (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) (December 5, 1968, Santiago)

Strikers:

7- Luis Richard Zambrano Chávez (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago) (May 20, 1967, Laja)

9- Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (January 18, 1967, Santiago)

19- Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero (Club de Deportes Cobreloa–Calama) (February 21, 1962, San Felipe)

21- Juan Castillo Balcázar (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) (October 29, 1970, La Serena)

22- Rodrigo Hernán Barrera Funes (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (March 30, 1970, Santiago)

Coach: Arturo Salah Cassani (December 4, 1949, Santiago)

Team Captain:Jaime Augusto Pizarro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Photo Credits: All (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores), except: Marco Figueroa (https://karmafutbolero.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/marco-antonio-figueroa.jpg) Daniel Lopez (http://pelotudos.cl/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/daniel-lopez-vs-hugo-rubio.jpg) Fabián Guevarra (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) Fabian Estay, Mario Lepe, Marcelo Vega, Ricardo Gonzalez (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)_ Nelson Parraguez, Fernando Cornejo (95 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno

Photo From: Deporte Total, July 24, 1991 (Arturo Salah)

Paraguay:

Goalkeeper:

1- José Luis Félix Chilavert González (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires / Argentina) (July 27, 1965, Luque)

12- Derlis Venancio Gómez López (Club Sol de América-Barrio Obrero) (November 2, 1972, Ypacaraí)

22-  Celso Gerardo Guerrero Pereira (Club Libertad- Asunción) (April 17, 1972, Asunción)

Defenders:

2- Teofilo Barrios (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba / Argentina) (July 23, 1964)

3- Mario César Ramírez Estigarribia (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (May 25, 1965, Limpio)

4- Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (August 20, 1970, Asunción)

5- Silvio Suárez (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (January 5, 1969, Itacurubí del Rosario)

6- Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón  (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción) (February 17, 1971, Ypacaraí)

13- Andrés Duarte Villamayor (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción) (February 4, 1972, Asunción)

14- Juan Ramón Jara Martínez (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (August 6, 1970, Asunción)

15- Juan Carlos Villamayor (Club Guaraní- Asunción)  (March 5, 1969, Caaguazú)

Midfielders:

7- Estanislao Struway Samaniego (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción) (June 25, 1968, Itá)

8-Gustavo Angel Sotelo (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción) (March 16, 1968, Asunción)

9- Luis Alberto Monzón León (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (May 26, 1970, Asunción)

16- Carlos Vidal Sanabria Acuña (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (April 11, 1966, San Lorenzo)

17- Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (Club Nacional- Asunción) (March 25, 1972, Avellaneda, Argentina)

18- Jorge Amado Nunes Infrán (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima / Peru) (October 18, 1961, Berazategui, Argentina)

19- Gabriel González Chaves (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (March 18, 1961, Itapé)

Strikers:

10- Roberto Cabañas González (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina) (April 11, 1961, Pilar-January 9, 2017, Asunción)

11- Carlos Luis Torres Martínez  (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires / Argentina) (March 20, 1968, Asunción)

20- Virgilio Ferreira Romero (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción) (January 28, 1973, Atyrá)

21- Marcial Garay (Club Olimpia- Asunción) (April 29, 1968)

Coach: Alicio Ignacio Solalinde Miers (February 1, 1952 , Villeta)

Team Captain:Roberto Cabañas González

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Photo Credits:

Celso Guerreron (http://historiadeuniversitariodedeportes.blogspot.com/2011/11/26-celso-guerrero-pereyra.html) Marcial Garay (http://www.tocandoelbalon.com/2015/06/el-primer-delantero-guarani-en-el.html) Vidal Sanabria (http://www.livefutbol.com/ficha_jugador/vidal-sanabria/) Gabriel Gonzalez (Magzine Source unknown) Derlis Gomez (http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/derlis-gomez-se-integra-al-12-de-octubre-677211.html) Andres Duarte (http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/deportes/la-vuelta-de-pulpito-1594372.html) Mario Ramirez (http://www.ultimahora.com/robocop-ramirez-recuerda-que-los-clasicos-eran-fiestas-n715653.html) José Chilavert (1994 -ARGENTINA FÚTBOL –CROMY) Jorge Nunes (93 - Fútbol Descentralizado - Ed. Onda) Juan Ramón Jara (1996 - ARGENTINA FÚTBOL – CROMY) Carlos Torres (1992 - Ultras Figus) Roberto Cabanas (Panini World Cup 1986) Gustavo Sotelo (95 - Campeonato Brasileiro, Abril-Panini) Silvio Suarez, Carlos Gamarra (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Teófilo Barrios, Luis Monzon, Estanislao Struway (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America) Juan Villamayor, Virgilio Ferreira (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) Celso Ayala, Roberto Acuna (Panini World Cup 1998)

Photo From: http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/alicio-solalinde-se-aleja-de-trinidense-245071.html

(Alicio Solalinde)

Peru:

Goalkeeper:

1- Miguel Eduardo Miranda Campos (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (August 13, 1966, Lima)

12- Juan Carlos Zubczuk Miszuk (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (March 31, 1965, Oberá, Argentina)

21- Agapito Rodríguez (Club Alianza Lima) (March 16, 1965)

Defenders:

16- César Augusto Charún Pastor (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (October 25, 1970, Lima)

3-Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (December 28, 1969, Lima)

5-José Alberto Soto Gómez (Club Alianza Lima) (January 11, 1970, Lima)

4-Percy Celso Olivares Polanco (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (June 5, 1968, Lima)

18-José Álvaro Barco Andrade (Club de Deportes Cobreloa-Calama / Chile)   (June 27, 1967, Lima)

Midfielders:

2-Jorge Antonio Soto Gómez (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (October 27, 1971, Lima)

6-José Luis Carranza Vivanco (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (January 8, 1964, Lima)

13-Mario Antonio Rodríguez Cortez (Club Alianza Lima) (March 18, 1972, Lima)

10-Pablo César Zegarra Zamora (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (April 1, 1973,  Lima)

14-Roberto Joaquín Martínez Vera-Tudela (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (December 3, 1967, Lima)

15-Roberto Carlos Palacios Mestas (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (December 28, 1972, Lima)

8-José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (November 28, 1967, Lima)

19-Luis Germán del Carmen Carty Monserrate (Sport Boys-Callao) (July 16, 1968, San Vicente de Cañete)

Strikers:

11-Julio César Rivera González (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (April 12, 1967, Lima)

17-Darío Teodoro Muchotrigo Carrillo (Club Alianza Lima) (December 17, 1970, Lima)

7-Flavio Francisco Maestri Andrade (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (January 21, 1973, Lima)

20-Waldir Alejandro Sáenz Pérez (Club Alianza Lima) (May 15, 1973, Lima)

9-Andrés Aurelio González (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (April 8, 1968, Callao)

Coach: Vladimir Popovic (Yugoslavia) (March 17, 1935, Zemun, Serbia)

Team Captain: Juan Reynoso

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Polmer

Note : Number 22, not assigned

Photo Credits: All 93 - Fútbol Descentralizado - Ed. Onda, except: Alvaro Barco (https://peru.com/futbol/otros/proposito-haya-peruanos-que-jugaron-chile-y-chilenos-que-jugaron-peru-noticia-224554-721108) Percy Olivares, Juan Reynoso, Jose Del Solar, Roberto Martinez, Jose Carranza, Flavio Maestri (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores)

The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part Two

February 19, 2018, 10:29 pm

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For this Interview, I have the pleasure to ask questions from the duo that make up the fantastic website http://italia1990.com.

For anyone unaware of this website, @1990worldcup and @1990qual  have created a site that deals exclusively with the 1990 World Cup in Italy. This includes all the World Cup qualifiers. Each qualifying match is analyzed with meticulous precision down to the last detail with photographs and video shots of the matches.

There are still many matches to be analyzed still, but those available are precious archive material for anyone with interest to the fine details of each match.

Cover page of Italia90.com

Question 1:

Soccernostalgia: Before we discuss the website, I am curious about each of your backgrounds in the game. By that I mean what are your earliest memories of Football, what made you a fan, etc.?

@1990qual  Response:Our website is dedicated to Italia '90, and although we both do have our preferences at club team level, I think we will stick to international football and use this as a common thread throughout our answers. I hope and believe this will be fine with you. 

As for me, I only started out as a football fan, at any level, during the summer of '82, pretty much like the author of the SoccerNostalgia blog. The summer of the España World Cup. My age had yet to reach double figures, and I did not have a great concept of the rules of the game in these early stages, but I vividly recall how I was taken by the Brazilian team, as so many would be precisely this summer. As we all know, they would fail in their attempt to bring glory back to Brazil, but I am firmly of the opinion that this Brazil side is more legendary for the way their World Cup turned out than they would have been had they gone on and won. Forever shall remain "if only...". And yes, if only Careca had not been injured prior to the tournament and could have taken the number 9 shirt from the "useless" (as he was commonly referred to as) Serginho. Careca might have been young, but he'd already proven his credentials. 

However, even if '82 was my introduction to the beautiful game, it would still take me a few years to hone this newfound love. I did obviously follow the World Cup and the European Cups of Nations in between, but only by '90 was my enthusiasm for the international level at full scale. 

@1990worldcupResponse:My first memories of the sport are quite unremarkable. It took some time before I developed an interest, but I remember arguing with the other kids in the schoolyard about who of us would be Olaf Thon when kicking the ball between us. That must have been in 1988. The 1988 European Championships made an impression, as did domestic football, but the 1990 World Cup was an eye-opener to the beauty of the sport. It was probably the defining moment for my interest. Anyway, I'm not particularly nostalgic about my football memories from childhood.

Question 2:

Soccernostalgia: The most obvious question is why the 1990 World Cup and qualifiers. What made you two to concentrate on this particular Tournament?

I have a guess, for me personally, the 1982 World Cup was what made a Football fan, and therefore it always has a special place in my heart, was it something similar with you two and the 1990 World Cup or was there some other reason.

@1990qual Response: I had been anticipating the 1990 World Cup with an almost unearthly amount of expectation. This would be the first tournament where I would record as many matches as possible on VHS, which was the only way we knew back then to secure matches for posterity. Tapes were not cheap for someone feeding off his parents, but I believe I had made ready more than 15 195 minute cassettes. Naturally, I had had to make a pre-tournament list of which matches I would record, as there was not enough space to record each and every game, and there were certain favourites whom would gain playing time no matter of the outcome, predominantly teams which were exotic to us Europeans. Though not just that. The continent's greats would also be taped, and though I said before that I would not draw on any personal favourites from club football, I cannot escape the fact that I had developed a love affair with the mighty Dinamo Kiev team which won the Cup Winners' Cup back in '86. To me, football played the Lobanovsky way was proper football. I am not sure that even until today I have ever been more mesmerised by the product of any one specific football manager. 

Italia '90 might have a somewhat tarnished reputation in the eye of many a football fan, and it has been said that only football hipsters (I guess this term's meant to be condescending) can embrace this tournament. Well, in that case I am proud to say I am a football hipster, though I am far from into labels. I am into Italia '90. Perhaps, in something of an odd paralell with the failed Brazil '82 mission, would Italia '90 have stood out in the same way in my opinion had the tournament been generally acknowledged as being the best World Cup tournament in the history of the game?. Difficult to say. Italia '90 came at a perfect time. The size of the tournament was just about right. The lack of goals, which seems to have been a bit of a nuisance to some, only added to the mythicism. Italy, always renowned for their cynical football and 1-0 wins, would host a global tournament where a lack of goals was a highlighted feature. 

So even if I was introduced to football in '82, it was '90 which saw me become a fully fledged World Cup fan. No WC can ever come close to replicating the events of those magic nights. 

Question 3:

Soccernostalgia: What prompted you to start this website? Was it a hobby at first that developed into a passion? 

Was the website as is, always your wish, or did it grow out of other ideas?

@1990worldcupResponse:  The main idea was always to examine all aspects of Italia'90. I was at an early stage attracted to the idea that you would have a website which not only collected all the basic information about the subject (such as line-ups, goalscorers and so on), but also presented analyses of the matches and the main stories, and also that all this would be open for future changes by the users (or editors, as it turned out) as new information became available or as a match was re-analysed. So it would be a website that constantly was in progress, aiming for the complete picture of how Italia'90 unfolded. The original vision was perhaps slightly more collaborative in its nature, with more contributions from the audiences. As it has turned out to be, it's a more authoritative model we're following, although always open to input, which we perhaps could stress more.

Question 4:

Soccernostalgia: What is the general process that you follow to prepare your match reports? I assume you both view the particular match DVD (if available), in addition to reading any available written reports.

(By the way someone like me greatly appreciates how you include all the non-playing substitutes, shirt numbers, etc, not many outlets do that)

@1990qual Response: I guess we have each our individual approach, so I will talk for myself. 

Yes, we have available to us the very matches which we are reporting from, either purchased as DVDs or we find them in full online. Some Youtube posters have a rich menu with old matches, even in their completion, something which we are very thankful for. However, it has been necessary to purchase a solid number of full matches via collectors that we've been able to locate online. Fortunately, this has provided us with a lot of material, and from this material we extract the information we need in order to provide the match reports. 

At this time of writing, I think I am approaching a total of 70 reports myself. It is time consuming work, and can only be done when there is peace and quiet around, i.e. when the family is not present. Stepwise, I progress like this: 

1) I view the game in its entireity, having pre-match made myself familiar with the line-ups. I just view it as a regular spectator, getting acquainted with the players and roughly their positions (even if they're already familiar to me. I do not allow myself to let preconceptions about a player's position win through)

2) I go more methodically about the game, taking notes electronically and using a watch to record the time for various incidents (goals, bookings, substitutions)

3) Having already from the first two or three viewings got a grasp of the formations used and the individual players' positions, I proceed to implement players' positions in the sharemytactics board. This can be altered slightly along the way if I discover I've not already got it spot on, but it gives me a fine base to continue my work from

4) I view the game in its entireity again, to get another overview, before I proceed to writing the match-report. This I do stepwise, perhaps watching 10-15 minutes and then writing in order of events, before I progress to the next 10-15 minutes until the match is through. This is the time consuming but at the same time highly interesting part

5) When the match report's been concluded, I again watch the full 90 minutes before making individual player notes and marks

So I think it is fair to say that little is left to chance. It is very time consuming, but so rewarding. To double-check or triple check facts is also a necessity. We have found errors in FIFA's official reports as well as local reports (newspapers, magazines), such as player names and shirt numbers being incorrect, and indeed also the times for when goals or substitutions or bookings/sendings off occurred. And whereas the amount of times we watch a particular game is unimportant, I genuinely believe you can not make a decent evaluation of any football game without at least 5-6, preferably more, viewings. 

@1990worldcupResponse:  I usually go straight to the dvd, play the first half with focus on one team, then repeat with the other team in focus, and put down four-five talking points from that half which I will write about. Then I proceed to the second half, same procedure, and then re-watch the game as many times as is needed before I think I have a good idea of how the game unfolded. Inbetween, I search for relevant information about the match in newspaper archives, where possible, or use various methods to find how why a certain player was omitted etc.

Question 5:

Soccernostalgia: Your match reports are very in depth. How many matches would you watch per week? How long does each match report take to prepare before uploading?

@1990qual Response: With each match report being painstakingly time consuming, there is rarely room for watching more than one match per week. In fact, I would think that a full report will take about two weeks (give or take a few days) on average, as we are full time workers and also must take consideration for our families. I would in fact say that progress, even if the family situation had been different, would not be any quicker in any circumstance, because the impressions need to be digested. We strive our hardest to make them as precise as humanly possible 28-29 years after. 

Question 6:

Soccernostalgia: Your area of research thus far appears to be the European Zone. Are you planning on researching Conmebol and other regions for the future?

@1990worldcupResponse:  Absolutely. We have no intention to restrict ourselves to the UEFA zone, and will report from the other zones as well. Ideally, we would like to examine every Italia'90 qualifier from every corner of the world. However, it's no secret that material from the other qualification zones are harder to find. One reason for starting with Europe was our hope that more video material would become available in the future. Looking back after the two years that soon have passed, I'm unsure whether that's the case, though. Still, we've already made some pleasant discoveries of matches from other continents, and we'll probably be able to get a good idea about the qualifiers around the world.

Question 7:

Soccernostalgia: Another aspect of your work that I appreciate is the analysis for the friendly matches of this period, which is a rarity in such analyses. Do you feel that some of the friendlies gave an insight to the upcoming qualifiers of the involved nations?

@1990qual Response: The answer is certainly yes! Personally, I've had the pleasure of watching a fairly high number of friendlies, and most of them have been able to provide information which has been useful for qualification reports. This has been particularly useful for teams which we've had little background reports on from before, so getting to know them through friendlies has been a fine introduction. Very worthwhile. 

I must admit that I am not quite as methodical about some of the friendlies reports as I have been for the qualification reports, something which, for example, shows in the lack of notes about how players fared individually. 

Question 8:

Soccernostalgia: I would like to discuss each European Group, one by one, to have your historical insight.

Group 1, involved Denmark, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.

Denmark had just come off the disappointing 1988 Euros and Sepp Piontek’s ‘Danish Dynamite’ era appeared to have ended. The likes of Preben Elkjaer, Morten Olsen, etc were gone. The younger Laudrup, Brian, was now fully part of the National Team set up.

Romania were a growing nation built around Gheorge Hagi and the backbone of the great Steaua Bucharest squad.

Many forget that Bulgaria had qualified for the 1986 WC and almost qualified for the 1988 Euros. Their elimination in their last match for the Euros somewhat knocked the wind out of their sails and for these qualifiers they were never in the running, much like Greece.

In the end it was between Romania and Denmark. Denmark went through a good phase in early 1989, when they scored 7 past Greece, as well as 6 past Sweden and 4 past Brazil and many erroneously believed the ‘Danish Dynamite’ was back. However, in the last qualifier, Romania defeated the Danes (3-1) to qualify.

What are your respective perspectives on this Group? Was Denmark truly past its peak?

@1990worldcupResponse:  I want to start with Denmark. The Danish destiny in the 1990 qualifiers made a big impact on us when going through the material in group 1. While they did start in an unimaginative fashion against Greece and Bulgaria, they ended the qualifiers on a high note with some of the best football seen in the UEFA zone. There's a story here, I think, about how Denmark found their shape during the qualifiers. One question is how much the return of Morten Olsen had to say for the change of Denmark's fortunes. John Helt didn't quite convince, and it seems fair to assume that the 39-year old Morten Olsen did improve the team from his DM role. But even more important was the introduction of Brian Laudrup, who easily was one of the best performers in these qualifiers. It has to be said that Michael Laudrup was disappointingly average throughout these matches, but his brother added the flair and pace that transformed the team. Suddenly Denmark were exciting to watch again! We need to remember that the main bulk of the team that were defeated in these qualifers would go on to win the 1992 European Championships. Yes, Denmark looked quite mediocre in autumn 1988, but based on their 1989 form, Denmark were the best side from Europe not to qualify for Italia'90. That's the story, I think, and I know many will disagree with me here. But let me make this clear, it was great to see Romania finally qualify for the World Cup, and they produced some great free-flowing football, especially at the start of the qualifiers. We need to get rid of the idea that Romania only was Hagi. Players like Sabău and Popescu took huge responsibilites in the team. Romania were better when going forward than when sitting back, however, and I have made some question marks about their defensive structure against good opponents. And who is going to be Belodedici's replacement as libero? The shift of fortunes in this group happened when Romania lost Belodedici and Denmark introduced Morten Olsen and Brian Laudrup, but the Romanians still hanged on to defend their early lead. One of the things people tend to forget with group 1, is how well all these teams had performed in the qualifiers for the 1988 championships. Bulgaria, as you said, were a whisker away from qualifying, and even Greece did a good figure finishing 2nd, although always inferior to the Netherlands. I was especially intrigued by Bulgaria, who delivered by far their worst qualification campaign in this period. They had two spirited performances to start with, but only got one point, and after a lethargic match against Denmark they were out of contention as early as April 1989. They saw some positives, however, with a lot of good young players coming through. There was Stoichkov of course, and Trifon Ivanov, Balakov, Kiryakov (big favorite of mine), also Lechkov for a few minutes. Dimitar Penev was even caretaker manager for one match, against Romania away, and set the team up in the 4-3-3 formation that we would see again in 1994, so in some respects this was an anticipation of the events five years later. Greece finished above Bulgaria, but left a very confused impression after constantly changing their team and an improbable number of friendlies.

Question 9:

Soccernostalgia: Group 2, involved England, Sweden, Poland and Albania.

Despite their poor 1988 Euros, England were favorites along with the improving Swedes in this Group. Poland had been fading since qualifying for the 1986 World Cup and not many expected Albania to cause problems to any of the teams.

England Manager Bobby Robson had surprisingly avoided the sack. The backbone of the team was intact, save the addition of Des Walker in defense.

It was a tight affair between England and Sweden and they both qualified undefeated (many scoreless draws in this Group). For England, besides Walker, Paul Gascoigne emerged as an option along with the late David Rocastle (before the latter drifted out of the squad).

What are your respective perspectives on this Group?

@1990qual Response: As you say, England will have been Group 2 favourites prior to the start of the qualification, with Sweden ranked not far behind. The latter had done well in the qualification for the '88 Euros, and did perhaps look particularly strong defensively, where centre-backs Hysén/Larsson had been a big feature for the IFK Gothenburg side which had reached the semi-final of the 1986 European Cup. They were now split, and were plying their trade in some fine clubs on the continent, something which was also the case for a lot of other Swedish players. For the relatively modest Nordic countries, seeing their most talented assets leave for bigger clubs in Western Europe had always been a benefit to the national team, as the domestic scene was still predominantly part-time. 

You could also not count the Polish out of the reckoning. Perhaps had their most previous World Cup experience not brought a lot of good memories, but they had a fine modern day pedigree nevertheless, and there was still some talent available to manager Łazarek. There was perhaps no Boniek or Lato, and the once great Smolarek was by now coming of age, so they would have to look to the younger players such as Rudy, Urban and West Germany based striker Furtok. This did not look quite enough to be a threat over a full campaign, but they certainly had it in them to be a troublesome opponent for anyone on their day, and especially at home. Neither England nor Sweden would relish the journey in behind the Iron Curtain. 

Albania? Surely also-rans. I would like to stress that Italia1990.com takes pride in giving the same kind of attention to any country, whether small or big in footballing terms, and Albania was no exception. Admittedly, an unknown quantity prior to the qualification to us both, and I had the pleasure of making myself acquainted with them. There were a few players of decent calibre, I'd like to mention libero Hodja and midfielder Demollari, two of their three ever-presents, but as a unit they were too uneven to be able to have a big impact. They fought gallantly in their home matches, where they were a big test to all the other group opponents, even if they lost all three matches. 

Clearly, England had looked solid throughout, not conceding even once during the six qualification matches. It would've been nice to say that the emerging Gascoigne played a big part, but he only made two substitute appearances, though he showed glimpses of his vast talent when brought on during the 5-0 demolition of Albania at Wembley. They were looking impressive all across the pitch as far as talent was concerned, and particularly going forward they had been expected to be a big threat with a unique quartet of players such as Waddle, Barnes, Beardsley and Lineker. However, only really Waddle was on song for most of the qualification, with particularly the normally agile Beardsley a disappointment. Robson and Webb ran the show in midfield, and the Manchester United captain, also the skipper of the national team, showed his worth with a very sound campaign. The same could be said for Walker, who, as you mentioned, came to the international spotlight with aplomb. His pace alongside the experienced Butcher was hugely important. 

Sweden did well to win all four of their matches apart from twice sharing the spoils with the English, and thus deservedly won the group, but England had probably looked the stronger in both the two 0-0 draws. However, Sweden won 2-0 in Poland shortly after England had only managed a(nother) scoreless draw in the same stadium, so eventually the Scandinavians boasted the best record. Despite the two other groups consisting four teams not having completed their fixtures, both Sweden and England knew they were going through before the last round of fixtures on November 15, due to the possibility of the second placed team in Group 1 only being able to obtain a maximum of eight points. 

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Question 10:

Soccernostalgia: Group 3, involved the Soviet Union, Austria, East Germany, Turkey and Iceland.

Valery Lobanovsky’s USSR squad, the recent 1988 Euro Finalists, were clear favorites in this Group. The team was built around its Dinamo Kiev backbone.

The stars of the team were now Alexei Mikhalichenko and his 1988 Olympics partner Igor Dobrovolsky, as Igor Belanov appeared not to be as sharp.

It was also the age of Perestroika and Glasnost and many Soviet players had transferred abroad for the first time, such as Zavarov (Juventus) and Khidiatullin (Toulouse).

Perhaps, the surprise was in the Group’s runner-up. Before the qualifiers, East Germany appeared to be the strongest of the rest. However, they would have disastrous qualifiers and would go through multiple managers. Austria edged ahead through the goalscoring exploits of Sevilla based Toni Polster.

I know you still have not reviewed any matches from this Group, but what are your respective perspectives on this Group? The Soviets, though not impressive, did just enough to qualify, why do you think East Germany collapsed?

@1990worldcupResponse:  I have already secretly watched all of the Soviets' matchs in this group, as well as a selection of other matches, and feel I should be able to give an answer to this. I was left with a quite solid impression from the Soviets, to be honest. @1990qual has previously masterfully analysed the dull performance they delivered in Finland prior to the qualifiers, with a shockingly bad Mikhailichenko in the centre of the field. But the same team showed their class as soon as there was something at stake, and the same Mikhailichenko was brilliant from his advanced midfield position. No nation could match the Soviets when it comes to breaking forward with pace, an aspect of their play I found to be excellent. They only had minor troubles, which never was crucial for their participation at Italia'90. I missed a figure like Yaremchuk with his speed to break up some of the inertia that at times slowed the team down, and Dobrovolsky didn't particularly impress me as a left sided midfielder here. I'm convinced Lobanovsky did a mistake in using Dobrovolsky instead of Yaremchuk. So how about rest of the group, apart from USSR? As you rightly point out, this should have been the time DDR finally made it to the finals again. Austria, to be honest, were only half-decent, and Turkey and Iceland were tough opponents, but possible to overcome over 8 matches. Compare that to the good performances by DDR in the previous qualifiers, and you would expect DDR to go through. They had a strong unit, and a brilliant goal scorer in Andreas Thom (must not be underrated). Well, it remains for us to examine where it went wrong, but it seems already clear that the sudden decision to appoint the totally unproven Manfred Zapf as national coach ruined much of their chances. Not sure where that decision came from. Later, Eduard Geyer came in just in time to restore their hopes in Italia'90, before the famous events of November 1989 took away much of the focus in the decider in Vienna. I think we all missed out on a great story here. No offence to Austria, but it should have been Eduard Geyer leading that DDR team out in Rome. But let me make it clear that I've always been in love with this Austrian team! Kurt Russ, Andreas Ogris, Manfred Zsak... these are names that smack of Italia'90 to me. But they delivered very few convincing performances and can count themselves lucky to have qualified. To me, it seems like Hickersberger had trouble in figuring out how he should dispose of Herzog tactically, and the match in Turkey will later reveal how bad things could get, with Hickersberger making a total mess of it. Remember, Hickersberger had little experience as a coach at all before taking on the national team. There's also a somewhat unknown story here about the frustrations of Tony Polster, as he evidently found it difficult to reproduce his Sevilla form for the national team, before it all changed with that decider in Vienna. Yes, there were even speculations about his international retirement. So DDR struggled, Iceland and Turkey took points from each other, and Austria somehow qualified.

Question 11:

Soccernostalgia: Group 4, involved Holland, West Germany, Wales and Finland.

This Group was perhaps the toughest as it contained the recent Euro winners Holland, as well as perennial favorites West Germany.

This was the age of Gullit and van Basten and Holland were the rage across the continent. The Dutch would have difficulty following their Euros win, not to mention the continuous injury forced absences of Gullit.

For the Germans, Beckenbauer appeared to have abandoned the experiment to hand over the playmaking role to Olaf Thon. Thomas Haessler was a new addition in midfield, while Illgner was firmly established as the starting goalkeeper.

Most of the matches were tight and in the end, the Dutch and the Germans qualified undefeated, but especially the Dutch struggled and had to score many late goals.

What are your respective perspectives on this Group? The Dutch perhaps take the Group lightly assuming as Euro Champions it would be easier? What do you think of West Germany’s performances?

@1990qual Response: Group 4 would eventually turn out much like Group 2, where both favourites were calculated enough to go through, both probably being fairly pleased to have drawn against each other twice in the process. However, the West Germans were probably unfortunate not to have won the group, as they after all had looked more solid than the Dutch. Perhaps with the exception of their trip to Wales, when they had faced a very industrious opponent who really put the West Germans to the test. The British had been seen as something of a threat to them both pre-qualification, although, again a bit like what was the case in Group 2, where Poland were in a similar kind of role, perhaps not over the course of the campaign. Finland were not expected to be a threat to either, also not to the Welsh, who had hammered them 4-0 in the home tie in the previous qualification. 

West Germany were still relying on their star performers from the failed 1988 Euros campaign on home soil, though they were looking to replace Herget as the libero. Who would take the job? Surprisingly, it went to Bayer Uerdingen midfielder Fach initially, though teamchef Beckenbauer did not seem entirely pleased with what he had seen during the opening two fixtures: 4-0 in Helsinki and then 0-0 in Munich against the big rivals from the Netherlands. Fach had looked sound, but he would be replaced by Berthold for the next two matches, the 1-1 return fixture with the Dutch in Rotterdam and the scoreless draw in Cardiff. For their final two matches, Beckenbauer had looked to the returning Augenthaler. Having used the 32 year old Herget during the '88 championships, he now again seemed to opt for experience in this pivotal position. Matthäus had a fine, though perhaps not brilliant, qualification. Their strikers failed to properly get going, although ten goals over two matches against the Finns saw West Germany easily outscore their chief rivals. 

The West Germans had an arsenal of midfield talent available to them, and the qualification for Italia '90 would see the emergence of Möller and, as you mentioned, Häßler. Thon disappeared, but had also been unfortunate with injuries, something which had also denied solid defender Kohler the opportunity to feature more frequently. Beckenbauer, capably assisted by Osieck, also saw veteran midfielder Littbarski put in some fine performances, and he unearthed 29 year old attacking midfield man Bein for his final two matches. He proved to be yet another gem as he fitted in from the start. They could do without a spectacular qualification from striker Klinsmann, who was second best to Völler for most of the tournament. Illgner established himself as the new first choice in goal. 

The Dutch had to make do with super star Gullit for practically the whole qualification. He did show his importance for the two matches where he appeared, as he got the late winner against the Welsh in their opening fixture, and then he set up Kieft for another late winner from his substitute appearance in Helsinki. New manager Libregts had seemingly been something of a controversial appointment, as he had previously had a row with Gullit during his stint as Feyenoord manager. There were rumours of weakened morale in the Dutch camp, though whenever they scored, and initially in the qualification they would be masters of late goals, their players were celebrating as if there were no internal problems whatsoever. Rijkaard and libero R Koeman had solid campaigns, and were possibly the two stand-out players. The right-sided van Aerle likewise did well, and E Koeman again proved a fine outlet along the left. Libregts had often sought attacking formations (his 3-4-3 at times looked like 3-3-4), but with van Basten often out of sorts, they failed to ignite properly. There also seemed to be problems along the flanks, and no less than four players would appear in the left-sided forward position; none of them truly successful. 

Thanks to a solid defence, the Netherlands did not ship a lot of goals, and they broke ten years of Welsh home resistance by being the first team in 15 qualifiers to win in Wales, a win which ultimately won them the group ahead of the West Germans. No young, exciting talent had truly emerged, but both Bosman, Huistra and Winter had put in one or two decent shifts when given the opportunity. There was also Belgium based defender Rutjes, who proved well capable of stepping into the heart of the defence, though at 29 he could hardly be dubbed 'promising' any longer. Would Gullit be fit and in form in time for the World Cup? Going forward, the Netherlands certainly seemed to need him. 

Wales were a major disappointment. Their alledged fearsome front duo of Hughes and Rush only scored once between them, and despite the emergence of livewire striker Saunders as a third forward of fine international standing, manager Yorath would only see his side score four goals in six matches. Experienced 'keeper Southall had a fine campaign, whereas they were missing his Everton team mate Ratcliffe whenever he was not in action. Portsmouth and later Southampton midfield man Horne was probably their best player throughout, and the way he bossed midfield in the home draw with West Germany was particularly impressive. Towards the end of the qualification Yorath would field a few players who had yet not appeared a whole lot. Finishing behind Finland would have been a massive blow. 

As for the Finns? Plucky and brave, yes, but not enough quality spread throughout the team to pose much of a threat against the two big boys. They did exceptionally well to take three out of four points from the two matches against the Welsh, but had been fortunate to see a second half Saunders penalty saved by stand-in 'keeper Huttunen in Swansea as they held on to a 2-2 draw. Twice lost heavily to West Germany, competed better with the Dutch, but would ultimately fail to score or collect points from either match. Some individual performances gave hope for the future, and perhaps few more so than midfielder cum full-back Holmgren, a strong player with fine combative skills who seemed to do well until the final couple of qualifiers. They would often expose their central midfield, would the Finns, and it seemed possible to question some of manager Vakkila's tactical decisions. The 1-0 home win against the Welsh was their undoubted highlight, and it had been a win they deserved as they never let Wales settle into any kind of rhythm. 

Finland did have a few players spread throughout clubs on the continent, but few were major resources with bigger clubs. Playmaker Ukkonen was at Anderlecht, but seemed to struggle for game time there. He was a starter in each of Finland's six qualifiers. Initially, he seemed to struggle for fitness, though as the qualification progressed he did seem perhaps their internationally best equipped player, as he was capable to hold on to the ball in tight situations, one of few Finns who had this ability. In their first couple of matches, young Scotland based striker Paatelainen had seemed the part, but his form would go over board during 1989. Lightweight forward Lipponen would finish their top goal scorer with two. 

Question 12:

Soccernostalgia: Group 5, involved France, Yugoslavia, Scotland, Norway and Cyprus.

France had been in decline since the 1986 World Cup. After a tie at Cyprus, Henri Michel was removed as Manager to be replaced with former star Michel Platini. He was unable to limit the damage in time and was essentially left with preparing a team for the future. Ivica Osim’s Yugoslavia were impressive and in the end qualified with relative ease, while Scotland followed them in the end.

I know you still have not reviewed any matches from this Group as well, but what are your respective outlooks for this Group.

@1990worldcupResponse:  Our expectations are sky high, to be honest. In fact, we decided to save it until the end, as a climax to our analysis of the UEFA zone. No secret that it's Yugoslavia that causes all this wild excitement, and perhaps no need here to explain why. That team was universally beloved, and there's much nostalgia due to the later dissolvement of the country. Early evidence suggests that we have much to look forward to here, and I'm especially excited about watching some of the players that I wasn't very familiar with back then. Watch especially out for Mehmed Baždarević, who was the team's regular DM, until he was banned from participating at the World Cup. I wish to find out how much of an impact his omission had to say for the Yugoslavian team we saw in 1990. I don't think the matches not involving Yugoslavia will be boring, however. It probably won't, with big World Cup nations such as France and Scotland in the mix. Personally, I have a thing for this French side in these years. It was the era of Franck Sauzée, Stéphane Paille, Marcel Dib ... I think there might be some pleasant surprises to be unearthed here, perhaps even a small rehabilitation, as in Denmark's case? Let's see. We all know that France would turn out a much improved team in the 1992 qualifiers (8-0-0!) and I wonder whether we actually can see some contures of that side. Also, were Scotland their superiors in terms of performances? I look forward to see behind the results and assess their strengths. Then there's Norway, pre Egil Olsen, who surely is worth a new viewing, with exciting players such as Gøran Sørloth involved. Not sure what my expectations for Cyprus are, or were, but @1990qual has previously done a good job at bringing out the interesting knowledge about minor nations such as Malta and Luxembourg, and I'm sure he'll take that job seriously once again.

Question 13:

Soccernostalgia: Group 6, involved Spain, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary and Malta.

Both Hungary and Northern Ireland had declined since the 1986 World Cup and did not pose a threat.

Spain under new Manager Luis Suarez ran away with this Group, while the progressing Republic of Ireland qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

What stood out for you in this Group? Was it a foregone conclusion from the start?

@1990qual Response: Spain had failed dramatically during the '88 European Championships, and would need new manager Suárez to bring something new with him. And so he proved to do, as a few of his former players at U21 level rose to the occasion and eventually saw them through with some margin. However, they found it difficult when up against an opponent of physical nature, such as during their 1-0 loss in Dublin. And by the time they dropped a point in Budapest they were already through and most likely as group winners on the back of their superior goal difference to the Irish. 

Veteran goalkeeper Zubizarreta was in fine form throughout. Young libero Andrinúa seemed an excellent prospect, and did well when partnered with Sanchís in central defence. Jiménez came in as the new left-back and did well. The midfield trio of Míchel, Martín Vázquez and Roberto worked tirelessly and combined effort with quality, something which provided assistance for strikers Butragueño and the emerging Manolo. Perhaps their wide play was a bit of a disappointment, with neither Begiristain nor Villarroya being great threats along the left? Nevertheless, they would be something of an outsider in the upcoming World Cup. Suárez was also able to utilize different formations, as they were seen with both four and five men across the back during the qualification. 

Northern Ireland, as you said, were in decline, and they were unlikely to reach a third successive World Cup. Manager Bingham saw exciting attacking midfielder O'Neill emerge and do well, but around him there was not enough quality, and especially up front they seemed to lack players of international stature. Clarke and Quinn did ok, little more. K Wilson was used more in midfield than up front, and along the flanks they had Dennison, Penney and Black, where neither managed to create enough trouble for the better teams in the group. Experienced campaigner Donaghy had a decent qualification, and was seen both as right-sided full-back, central defender and defensive midfielder. The once promising Whiteside struggled for fitness, and only featured twice late on. McClelland and McDonald were uncompromising defenders, but exposed at international level. A trio of goalkeepers got their chance, and neither of McKnight, Wright nor Dunlop impressed a great deal. They were only able to defeat Malta (twice), and deservedly finished second bottom. 

Hungary had been seen as something of an uncertain quantity, though they had left a decent enough impression from their previous qualification campaign, and did possess players of talent, first and foremost in midfield ace Détári. They did well through their opening win at home to Northern Ireland courtesy of a late winner from substitute Vincze, an Italy based player of some promise, but things would soon turn sour as a domestic bribery scandal would deprive manager Mezey of several players for the trip to lowly Malta. Shockingly, they could only get a 2-2 draw against an opponent thought to be the pool's whipping boys, and the Hungarians had wasted a golden opportunity to start the campaign with two wins out of two. When they could only draw twice in successive home matches with rivals Republic of Ireland and, again, with Malta, their chances of qualification were hanging by the thread. With away fixtures in Ireland and in Spain yet to come, it appeared clear that they would have to battle it out with the Northern Irish over finishing third. They beat the Ulstermen twice, something which was just about the only positives for the Hungarians to take away from this qualification. 

Hungary had used no less than 35 players over the eight qualifiers, and only experienced 'keeper Disztl would be an ever-present. Veterans such as Nagy and Garaba were only bit-part players, and they would have to rely on performers such as E Kovács and Z Bognar, players who were probably not good enough to be leading a team at international level. Détári had a relatively low key six matches (no goals), and their possibly best player was 'second playmaker' G Bognár. A campaign to forget nevertheless, even if they only lost twice: away to the Republic and to Spain.

The Republic of Ireland had left a solid impression in their debut in an international tournament, when only that late Kieft goal against the Netherlands in their final group stage game in the '88 European Championships made sure of their exit. They were a very experienced side which relied heavily on a direct approach, and big target man Cascarino was easily their main figure up front, as Liverpool striker Aldridge never managed to replicate his goal rush from domestic football at international level. They were very solid at the back, where four quality defenders were all possible picks for the central defensive berths: Moran, McCarthy, McGrath and O'Leary, the latter who was back in the national team again after an absence of more than two years due to a spat with manager Charlton. As it were, both Moran and McGrath would be used in a holding midfield role, though McGrath more frequently than his former Manchester United colleague. They had in Liverpool midfield duo Whelan (centre) and Houghton (right) two players of high quality, and Sheedy was so often an excellent outlet along the left hand side. They would initially struggle for goals, but had played all of their opening three qualifiers away from home. Once back in Dublin, they would win four on the bounce, including an impressive scalp against run away group leaders Spain, to set themselves up nicely for a finish in Malta. They were all but through by that point, and rare international goals from Aldridge (a brace!) made sure the 5000 strong contingent of travelling support could unleash their joy: The Republic would represent the nation in a World Cup for the first time ever.

Malta? Another nation I knew little about prior to the work on Group 6. I had the pleasure of seeing all of their eight matches, and although they finished rock bottom like had been expected of them, their select was far from free of characters. Manager was West German Heese, and he drew on some fine performers in goalkeeper Cluett, libero Buttigieg, young central defender Galea, midfielders Gregory and the talismanic (captain) R Vella, as well as forwards Carabott and the nimble Busuttil. It was an easy task to be charmed by these. They left a lasting impression, even if they were not good enough to worry the big boys too much. However, twice drawing with a once mighty footballing nation such as the Hungarians was a wonderful achievement. 

Question 14:

Soccernostalgia: Group 7, involved Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Portugal, Switzerland and Luxemourg.

This seemed like a balanced Group with no clear favorites.

In the end Portugal were a few years away from being a good side and Belgium qualified along with Czechoslovakia.

What are your memories from this Group?

@1990worldcupResponse:  Somewhat surprisingly, I developed a lot of sympathy for this Portuguese side. Remember, they had been in shambles since the Saltillo affair in 1988, and had a bizarre preparation for the 1990 qualifiers with only one friendly before their opener against Luxembourg, despite the fact that nobody probably had an idea about what the squad selection of the Portuguese NT looked like at the time. The beginning of the qualifiers also clearly showed that Juca still needed to experiment, and this partly ruined their chances. Remember, they would have needed to beat Czechoslovakia 4-0 in the final qualifier, and 1-0 against Luxembourg in 1988 was just not good enough. But as soon as the team settled, I think this was a pretty good team. Juca always seemed to have some fun tactical tweaks, and had some really exciting players in Futre, Rui Barros and Vítor Paneira. It was a fun team to watch, balanced with some great characters such as André and our perennial favorite Adelino Nunes. It would be madness to claim that Portugal were better than Czechoslovakia or Belgium, though, so there was nothing to regret there for the neutral observer. Czechoslovakia were in many ways the opposites of Portugal. A team with a rock solid defence, particularly impressive when using their long-ball tactics. They were seriously lacking as a counter-attacking side, however, and could be a frustrating team to watch when they were sitting back, as they had absolutely nothing at all to give when trying to break forward. I also grew somewhat uncertain about the work rate of Chovanec. Belgium was probably the more balanced of the three top sides, and to me they looked a more complete side than the two others. But they were lucky to get a point in both Lisbon and Bratislava, and that was a big part in making their campaign successful. Good to see characters like Ceulemans, Gerets and Preud'homme qualify for the finals, some excellent talents coming through in Degryse and Emmers, and an unlikely goal scoring hero in Marc Van Der Linden (the Schillaci of the qualifiers!). Plenty of memories about Switzerland as well, but I've probably ranted enough about my disillusionment with the Swiss world star Heinz Hermann other places. The Swiss didn't quite deliver, and I think this qualification was a small step back for them, although there were improvements under Stielike, some impressive talent coming through, and the ever reliable libero performances of Alain Geiger. I didn't have the chance to see Luxembourg, but I know @1990qual wants to say a few words on them later in the interview.

Question 15:

Soccernostalgia: Now let’s shift the focus back to your website.What has been the feedback from Football fans about your work? What type of fans do contact you? General football fans or the most serious historian types?

@1990worldcupResponse:  The website itself has received very little feedback so far, and we know very little about what the audiences think about our contents. Yet, everything on the website is still pretty much a work in progress, and we'll perhaps do more in the future to get feedback from our readers (we do have readers, as the visitor count reveals). We enjoy the dialogue we have on Twitter with various fans, some of which have been very helpful in sharing their knowledge and expertise. Most of our pages do now have the possibility for leaving comments, and we'd love to see more of them coming in. As I mentioned previously in this interview, we ideally would like to draw upon the expertise of other people, in order to fill in the knowledge that we lack, so that might be an aspect that we'll be looking to improve.

Question 16:

Soccernostalgia: Your website, is a work in progress and you have scheduled many matches to still be reviewed. What do you anticipate to accomplish in 2018?

@1990qual Response: For 2018, it will just be more work along the lines that we've already set about. Work will hopefully progress to the final two qualification groups in the European zone, so after a while we will be able to also shift focus towards other continents. However, we will surely not do anything with exaggerated tempo, so we will not advice our 'fans' to hold their breath as we proceed. 

Also, there could be more work with friendlies, and especially the host nation must again come under scrutiny. I've had the pleasure of analyzing six straight matches from their 1989 campaign, and Italy is a footballing nation you can not possibly remain unbiased by. What characters there were in that pool of players from which manager Vicini could call upon!

Question 17:

Soccernostalgia: You have noted on your site that the Finals matches will not be reviewed until the qualifiers are completed. Is this a long-term project, perhaps 2019?

@1990worldcupResponse:  Yes, this was our conviction when beginning the project. First qualifiers, and as many friendlies as we can, before we feel able to say anything on the finals themselves. When revisiting past World Cups, one often tends to focus on the finals, to the neglect of the preceding qualifiers with all the stories that exist there. Which is totally understandable of course. Who ever has the time to go through hundreds of hours with qualification matches? Well, in our case, it would appear that we do have that time, and so we decided to give the qualification its due attention in order to bring out the stories that preceded the finals. With our current speed, I'm unsure if we'll reach the finals in 2019, and giving a forecast also seems difficult. I would say 2020, at earliest, so yes, I think it's fair to describe this as a long-term project, as you say. Perhaps even an endless project: After reviewing the finals, we have to return to the qualifiers again, etc.

Question 18:

Soccernostalgia: Last question, what has been the most rewarding part of doing this project.I can imagine that this type of research is very time consuming.

@1990qual Response: The most rewarding part...I guess it has been to get acquainted by the so-called lesser nations. I personally have had the chance to get to know Malta, Luxembourg and Albania thus far, and I had little or no knowledge on either of these countries' players or tactical preferences prior to embarking on this wonderful journey. I am not saying I have not enjoyed the work on the 'big boys', but unravelling the mechanisms behind these smaller ones has certainly been a great joy. Cyprus are yet to appear, and they are for sure another one I shall be looking forward to making myself acquainted with. 

@1990worldcupResponse:  To uncover the patterns and stories of the nations' campaigns is certainly the most important thing to me. It's always rewarding to search in Dutch newspapers and find out why Jan Wouters didn't play a particular qualifier, but it's even more valuable to discover and articulate the big narratives, such as a national coach's tactical preferences or philosophies.

Question 19:

Soccernostalgia: Were there players and/or teams that grew on you during your work on this qualification? 

@1990qual Response: Yes, most certainly. As for teams, I have already mentioned some of the lesser nations, and if I were forced to pick one, I would perhaps go for Luxembourg. Not because I did not enjoy getting to know Albania or Malta, but because there were some proper characters in that team. They were perhaps the lowliest ranked of all the European nations, but in some matches they truly belied their status, such as towards the end, when they managed a sensational draw in Belgium (one of World football's single most upsetting outcomes throughout the 80s in my humble opinion), and a draw that they even meritted on background of their performance, and then lost marginally away to the Swiss. 

Should I have to mention one player from that Luxembourg side who got under my skin more than anyone else, it was probably Marcel Bossi, a really rugged defender, a no-nonsense performer who never shirked a challenge and did not care whether his opponent was a world class player or someone of amateur status like himself. 

If forced to chose a personal favourite from each of Albania and Malta, I would opt for midfielders Mirel Josa and Charles Scerri respectively. The former was a somewhat cautious player in the Albanian select, though not without qualities when in possession, whereas Scerri, who was also operating as a right-sided player, was the more combative type. Both were excellent representatives for their country. 

Among the bigger nations, I have liked Spain's Roberto, Italy's Baggio, Belgium's Degryse, West Germany's Häßler, the Netherlands' R Koeman, England's Robson and Romania's Popescu. I can not wait to dig into the Soviet Union, France, Scotland, Yugoslavia, Austria, East Germany...I am truly thrilled there's still a lot of work left to cover. 

Once again I cannot stress what an impressive website http://italia1990.com is.

On Twitter:

https://twitter.com/1990worldcup

@1990worldcup 

https://twitter.com/1990qual

@1990qual 

I am thankful for the time taken to respond to these questions and reliving these wonderful Football memories. Your passion in doing your work is evident.

Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 3 (squads Group C)

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Copa America 1993 Squads: (Group C)

Argentina:

Goalkeeper:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (October 17, 1963, Zárate)

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda) (December 22, 1965, Buenos Aires)

21- Norberto Hugo Scoponi (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)  (January 13, 1961, Rosario)

Defenders:

2- Sergio Fabian Vázquez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica -Santiago / Chile) (November 23, 1965 , Buenos Aires)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (December 12, 1965, Laguna Paiva, Santa Fe)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (February 26, 1964, Rosario)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)(January 26, 1962, Córdoba Province)

13- Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (February 7, 1969, San Isidro)

14- Néstor Oscar Craviotto (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda) (October 3, 1963, La Plata)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires) (November 2, 1964, Buenos Aires)

Midfielders:

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (June 6, 1969, Adrogué)

8- Dario Javier Franco (Real Zaragoza / Spain)  (January 17, 1969, Cruz Alta, Córdoba) 

8- José Horacio Basualdo(Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires) (June 20, 1963, Campana)

10- Diego Pablo Simeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) (April 28, 1970, Buenos Aires)

11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires) (May 14, 1964, San Fernando de la Buena Vista)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (October 15, 1967, Saladillo Partido)

20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) (August 27, 1966, Lanús)

22- Alejandro Victor Mancuso (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) (September 4, 1968, Ciudadela, Buenos Aires)

Strikers:

7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (April 29, 1966, Gualeguay)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy) (February 1, 1969, Santa Fe Province)

16- Claudio Omar Garcia (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires) (August 24, 1963, Buenos Aires)

18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)  (July 21, 1948, Arocena)

19-Julio Alberto Zamora (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario) (March 11, 1966, Rosario)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile (November 1, 1943, Bahía Blanca)

Team Captain:Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Note: Original squad included Dario Franco, but after his injury vs. Bolivia, they were authorized to replace him with Jose Horacio Basualdo.

Photo Credits: All from 1992 - Ultras Figus, except: Fernando Redondo, Leonardo Rodriguez (Panini World Cup 1994) Dario Franco (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America) Sergio Goycoechea, Oscar Ruggeri, Sergio Vazquez, Diego Simeone, Gabriel Batistuta (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1991 (Argentina Manager Alfio Basile)

Bolivia:

Goalkeeper:

1-Rubén Darío Sebastián Rojas Dielma (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (January 20, 1960, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

12-Marcelo Ernesto Torrico Terán (Club The Strongest- La Paz) (January 11, 1972, Cochabamba)

Defenders:

2-Juan Manuel Peña Montaño (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (January 17, 1973, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

3-Marco Antonio Sandy Sansusty (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (August 29, 1971, Cochabamba)

4-Miguel Ángel Rimba Alvis (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (November 1, 1967, Riberalta)

5-Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (Club Deportivo San José- Oruro) (February 15, 1965, Santa Fe, Argentina)

13- Modesto Sorucco (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (February 12, 1966, San Ignacio de Velasco)

15-Roberto Pérez Méndez (Club Deportivo San José- Oruro) (Apriol 17, 1960, San Ignacio de Velasco)

16-Luis Héctor Cristaldo Ruiz Díaz (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (August 31, 1969, Formosa, Argentina)

18-Miguel Ángel Noro Suárez(Club Destroyers- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (August 22, 1961, Riberalta)

19-Iván Sabino Castillo Salinas (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (July 11, 1970, Nor Yungas Province)

Midfielders:

6-Carlos Fernando Borja Bolívar (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (December 25, 1960, Cochabamba)

7-Johnny Robert Villarroel Fernández (Club The Strongest- La Paz) (October 11, 1968, Cochabamba)

8-José Milton Melgar Soruco (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (September 20, 1959, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

10-Marco Antonio Etcheverry Vargas (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (September 26, 1970, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

11-Jaime Moreno Morales (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (January 19, 1974, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

14-Juan Carlos Javier Ríos Moreno (Club Ciclón-Tarija)  (May 11, 1972, Tarija)

20-Ramiro Castillo Salinas (Club The Strongest- La Paz) (March 27, 1966, Nor Yungas Province-October 18, 1997, La Paz)

21-Erwin Sanchez Freking (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto / Portugal) (October 19, 1969, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

22-Julio César Baldivieso Rico (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (December 2, 1971, Cochabamba)

Strikers:

9-Álvaro Guillermo Peña (Club de Deportes Temuco / Chile) (February 11, 1965, Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

17-Wílliam Luis Ramallo Fernández  (Club Destroyers- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (July 4, 1963, Cochabamba)

Coach: Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (Spain) (September 26, 1953, Azpeitia, Spain)

Team Captain:Milton Melgar

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Bolivia’s Carlos Borja and Alvaro Pena)

Photo Credits: Marco Sandy, Juan Manuel Pena, Julio Cesar Baldiviesco, Johnny Villaroel, William Ramallo, Luis Cristaldo, Dario Rojas (Panini World Cup 1994) Ivan Sabino Castillo (Copa America 1999 – NAVARRETE) Marcelo Torrico (https://www.zerozero.pt/foto.php?fk_galeria=0&nchapter=1&tpe=1&ide=58047) Miguel Noro (http://www.sportbuddha.com.ve/player.php?id=6784) Miguel Rimba, Gustavo Quinteros, Milton Melgar, Ramiro Castillo, Marco Antonio Etcheverry, Erwin Sanchez (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Alvaro Pena, Carlos Borja (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)) Juan C. Rios, Modesto Sorucco, Jaime Moreno (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) No photo for Roberto Perez

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (Xavier Askargorta)

Colombia:

Goalkeeper:

1-Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales) (February 3, 1970, Cali)

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali) (June 21, 1971, Cali)

22-José María Pazo Torres (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (April 4, 1964, Valledupar)

Defenders:

2-Óscar Fernando Cortés Corredor (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) (October 19, 1968, Bogotá)

3-Alexis Antonio Mendoza Barrina (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (November 8, 1961, Barranquilla)

4-Luis Fernando Herrera Arango (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (June 12, 1962, Medellín)

15-Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín) (December 29, 1963, Turbo)

18-Diego Osorio (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (July 21, 1970, Medellín, Antioquia) 

20-Wilson Enrique Pérez Pérez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (August 9, 1967, Barranquilla)

Midfielders:

5-Hermán Gaviria Carvajal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (November 27, 1969, Carepa-October 24, 2002, Cali)

6-Gabriel Jaime Barrabas Gómez Jaramillo (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (December 8, 1959, Medellín)

8-Alexis Enrique García Vega (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (July 21, 1960, Quibdó)

10-Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio(Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (September 2, 1961, Santa Marta)

13-Víctor Danilo Pacheco Bustamente (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (September 24, 1974, Suán, Atlántico)

14-Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (July 30, 1965, Remedios)

16-John Harold Lozano Prado (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (March 30, 1972, Cali)

19-Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (August 14, 1966, Buenaventura)

Strikers:

7-Orlando Maturana Vargas (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (October 11, 1965, Barranquilla)

9-Víctor Hugo Aristizábal Posada (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (December 9, 1971, Medellín)

11-Adolfo José Valencia Mosquera (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá) (February 6, 1968, Buenaventura)

17-Faustino Hernán Asprilla Hinestroza (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) (November 10, 1969, Tuluá)

21-Ricardo Pérez Tamayo (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) (July 21, 1973, Bogotá)

Coach: Francisco Antonio Maturana García (February 15, 1949, Quibdó)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Photo Credits: All Panini World Cup 1994, except: José María Pazo (https://enunabaldosa.com/2014/05/19/pazo-jose/) Orlando Maturana (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27131/Orlando_Maturana.html) Diego León Osorio (https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbolcolombiano/asi-jugaba-diego-leon-osorio-el-exfutbolista-capturado-articulo-660368) Leonel Alvarez, Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincon (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Herman Gaviria, Victor Pacheco, Oscar Cortes (2000 - Pacific Sports) Farid Mondragon (1996 - ARGENTINA FÚTBOL – CROMY) Ricardo Perez, Luis Perea (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)) Faustino Asprilla (1992-93 Calciatori Panini)

Photo From: Official Match Programme,  England v Colombia, 1988 (Francisco Maturana)

Mexico:

Goalkeeper:

1-Jorge Campos Navarrete (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (October 15, 1966, Acapulco)

12-Luis Alejandro García Barrera (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)  (February 26, 1961, Monterrey)

22-Nicolás Navarro Castro (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (September 17, 1963, Mexico City)

Defenders:

2-Claudio Suárez Sánchez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (December 17, 1968, Texcoco)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (March 8, 1969, Mexico City)

4-Marcos Ignacio Ambríz Espinoza (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (February 7, 1965, Mexico City)

6-Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (March 18, 1968, Hidalgo)

14-Carlos Turrubiates Pérez (Club Deportiva Esmeralda León- León, Guanajuato) (January 24, 1968, Reynosa)

16-Juan Hernández Ramírez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (March 8, 1965 , Mexico City)

18-Guillermo Muñoz Ramírez (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club (Rayados) (October 20, 1961, Monterrey)

20-Abraham Nava Valay (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (January 23, 1964, Mexico City)

21-Raúl Erasto Gutiérrez Jacobo (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (October 16, 1966, Mexico City)

Midfielders:

5-Jesús Ramón Ramírez Ceceña (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila) (December 5, 1969, Tepic)

8-Alberto García Aspe Mena (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (May 11, 1967, Mexico City)

13-Miguel España Garcés (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (January 31, 1964, Mexico City)

17-Benjamín Galindo Marentes (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)  (December 11, 1960, Tierra Blanca, Zacatecas)

Strikers:

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (September 6, 1967, Mexico City)

9-Hugo Sánchez Márquez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (July 11, 1958, Mexico City)

10-Luis García Postigo (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain) (June 1, 1969, Mexico City)

11-Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (May 23, 1967 , Mexico City)

15-Luis Enrique Flores Ocaranza (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) (July 18, 1961, Mexico City)

19-Daniel Guzmán Castañeda (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (December 31, 1965, Guadalajara)

Coach: Miguel Mejía Barón (April 17, 1944, Mexico City)

Team Captain:Hugo Sánchez Márquez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (Mexico’s Hugo Sanchez)

Photo Credits: All from Panini World Cup 1994, except: Daniel Guzman (http://efemeridesundiacomohoy.blogspot.com/search/label/1965%3A%20NACI%C3%93%20Daniel%20Guzm%C3%A1n%20Casta%C3%B1eda) Abraham Nava (http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14377/Abraham_Nava.html) Guillermo Munoz (http://mty360.net/deportes/la-cantera-de-los-rayados-de-monterrey/) Jorge Campos, Juan Ramirez, Miguel Espana, Luis Flores (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores) Nicolás Navarro, Juan Hernandez (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE) Carlos Turrubiates (1997 - México Superfutbol – Panini)

Photo From:Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE (Miguel Mejía Baron)

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Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 4 (Group A)

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Copa America 1993 Matches:

Group A:

June 15, 1993 (Quito, Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1)

June 16, 1993 (Ambato, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

June 19, 1993 (Quito, Ecuador 2-USA 0)

June 19, 1993 (Ambato, Uruguay 2-Venezuela 2)

June 22, 1993 (Quito, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

June 22, 1993 (Quito, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ecuador	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	6
2	Uruguay	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
3	Venezuela	3	0	2	1	6	11	-5	2
4	USA	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

Group A:

Date: June 15, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador      

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)

Linesmen: Osvaldo Carlomagno (Argentina), Edgar Lugones (Bolivia)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): Carlos Muñoz 20, Raul Noriega 32, Angel Fernandez 57, 81, Eduardo Hurtado 66, Alex Aguinaga 85

(Venezuela): José Dolguetta 78

Summary of goals:

1:0 (20^th minute, Ecuador): Carlos Muñoz scored from a free kick.

2:0 (32^nd minute, Ecuador): Aguinaga’s corner from the right side was flicked across and headed to goal, Rafael Dudamel parried but Noriega picked up the rebound.

3:0 (57^th minute, Ecuador): Munoz ent Fernandez through who slid the ball past Dudamel.

4:0 (66^th minute, Ecuador): Angel Fernandez’s long cross into the far left post was headed over Dudamel by Eduardo Hurtado.

4:1 (78^th minute, Venezuela): Palencia picked up his own rebound to score.

5:1 (81^st minute, Ecuador): Aguianga sent Fernandez through to score.

6:1 (85^th minute, Ecuador): Raul Noriega crossed from the right for Aguinaga to score.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

1- Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club –Manta)

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (20- Ivan Hurtado (Club Sport Emelec-Guayaquil) 74^th)

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) 

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile)         

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)(15- Jose Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 69^th)

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Ney Aviles 24, Nixon Carcelen 43

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

3-Hólger Quiñónez (Corporacion Social Deportiva Y Cultural De Pereira / Colombia)

16-Cléber Chalá (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Venezuela:

22- Rafael Dudamel (ULA Merida-Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club- Mérida)

2- Carlos García (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

3- Miguel Echenaussi (Caracas Fútbol Club)

7- Leonardo González (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

4- Marcos Mathías (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

17- Edson Rodríguez (Sport Marítimo -Caracas)(11- Carlos Contreras (Unión Atlético Táchira –San Cristóbal) 63rd )

15- Ricardo Milillo (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club)

5- Sergio Hernández (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

18-Juan Garcia (Minerven Sport Club-El Callao)  (8- Oswaldo Palencia (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club) 63rd)

19- Stalin Rivas (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

9- José Dolguetta (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Ricardo Milillo 6, Leonardo González 24, Carlos Garcia 38, Miguel Echenausi

Sent Off : Carlos Garcia 60

Other Substitutes:

12- Félix Golindano (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

13-Luis Filosa  (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)

16- Alexander Echenique (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

Team Captain: Miguel Echenaussi

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Forte

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts (with blue and yellow vertical stripe on the left side), Red Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 15, 1993, Copa America,  Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 15, 1993, Copa America,  Ecuador 6-Venezuela 1)

Date: June 16, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Uruguay 1-USA 0

Venue: Ambato-Estadio Bellavista, Ecuador      

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Linesmen: Carlos Manuel Custodio (Peru), Francisco E. Heller (Chile)

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa 50

(USA): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (50^th minute, Uruguay): Hector Moran’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Santiago Ostolaza.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

1- Robert Dante SiboldiBadiola (Club de Fútbol Atlas, Atletico Club - Guadalajara / Mexico)

2- DanielFlorencioSánchezNúñez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

3- Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

4- Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano(Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

5- Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa (Querétaro Fútbol Club / Mexico)

6-Cesilio De los Santos  Dos Santos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) -Mexico City / Mexico)

7-Walter Luis Peletti (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires/ Argentina)

8-Hector Eduardo Morán Correa (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina) (14- Eber Alejandro MoasSilveira (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina) 72nd)

18- Jorge Orosmán Da Silva Echeverrito (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia)

10- Marcelo Saralegui Arregin (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)  

11- Adrián Gustavo Paz Charquero (Club Estudiantes de la Plata-La Plata / Argentina) (19- Fabián Alberto O'NeilDomínguez (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo) 81st)

Coach: Luis Alberto CubillaAlmeida

Booked: Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García 39, Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano90

Other Substitutes:

12-Óscar Julio FerroGándara (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

15- Nelson Alcídes CabreraCaraballo(Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

9- HugoRomeo Guerra (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

Team Captain: Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Sky Blue Shorts, Sky Blue Socks

USA:

18- Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation)

15- Desmond Armstrong (US Soccer Federation)(12- Jeff Agoos  (US Soccer Federation) 43^rd)

2- Michael Lapper (US Soccer Federation)

21- Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation)

5- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

20-Paul  Caliguri (US Soccer Federation)

22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation)

13- Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation)

7-Peter Woodring (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. / Germany) (4- Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation) 61^st)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

11-Jean Harbor (Tampa Bay Rowdies)

Coach:  Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Cle Kooiman 30

Other Substitutes:

1- Antonio Michael ‘Tony’ Meola (US Soccer Federation)

14- Joe-Max Moore (US Soccer Federation)  

8- Dominic Kinnear (US Soccer Federation)

Team Captain: Tab Ramos

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, WhiteShorts, White Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2463, June 22, 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Uruguay squad, June 16, 1993, Copa America, Uruguay 1-USA 0)

Date: June 19, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Ecuador 2-USA 0

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador      

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Ivan Guerrero Levancini (Chile)

Linesmen: Francisco E. Heller (Chile), Osvaldo Ruben Carlomagno (Argentina)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): Ney Raúl Avilés 11, Eduardo Hurtado 36

(USA): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, Ecuador): Angel Fernandez’s cross from the right side was taken by Aviles.

2:0 (36^th minute, Ecuador): Eduardo Hurtado was sent through at the edge of the box from a pass from Angel Fernandez and he shot past Friedel.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

1- Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club -Manta)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (4- Byron Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 39^th)

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) 

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile)         

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)(15- Jose Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 63rd)

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Carlos Muñoz 65 or 90

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

13-Máximo Tenorio (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

20-Iván Hurtado (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

USA:

18- Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation)

5- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

2- Michael Lapper (US Soccer Federation)

3- John Doyle (US Soccer Federation)

21-Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation) 

12- Jeff Agoos  (US Soccer Federation)

22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation)

13- Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

19- Chris Henderson (US Soccer Federation)(8- Dominic Kinenar (US Soccer Federation) 68^th)

4- Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation) (11- Jean Harbor (Tampa Bay Rowdies) 59^th)

Coach:  Velibor "Bora" Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: John Doyle 9, Jeff Agoos 11, Tab Ramos 83

Other Substitutes:

1- Antonio Michael ‘Tony’ Meola (US Soccer Federation)

14- Joe-Max Moore (US Soccer Federation)  

20-Paul Caligiuri (US Soccer Federation)

Team Captain: Tab Ramos

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, WhiteShorts, White Socks

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (USA squad, June 19, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-USA 0)

Date: June 19, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Uruguay 2-Venezuela 2

Venue: Ambato-Estadio Bellavista, Ecuador      

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Pablo Peña Duran (Bolivia)

Linesmen: Edgar Lugones (Bolivia), Carlos Manuel Custodio (Peru)

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Marcelo Saralegui Arregin 24, Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García 80

(Venezuela): José Dolguetta 9, Stalin Rivas 73

Summary of goals:

0:1 (9^th minute, Venezuela): José Dolguetta was sent clear on the right side and from a narrow angle he slid the ball past Siboldi.

1:1 (24^th minute, Uruguay): A ground level cross from the right aide was picked up by the onrushing Saralegui.

1:2 (73^rd minute, Venezuela): José Dolguetta’s long distance shot was parried by Siboldi and Rivas picked up the rebound.

2:2 (80^th minute, Uruguay): Sanguinetti’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Kanapkis.

Lineups:

Uruguay:

1- Robert Dante SiboldiBadiola (Club de Fútbol Atlas, Atletico Club - Guadalajara / Mexico)

4- Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano(Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

2- DanielFlorencioSánchezNúñez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

3- Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

6-Cesilio De los Santos  Dos Santos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) -Mexico City / Mexico)

5- Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa (Querétaro Fútbol Club / Mexico)

8-Hector Eduardo Morán Correa (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina) (9- HugoRomeo Guerra (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina) 76th)

10- Marcelo Saralegui Arregin (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 

7-Walter Luis Peletti (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires/ Argentina) (14- Eber Alejandro Moas Silveira (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina) 62nd)

18- Jorge Orosmán Da Silva Echeverrito (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia)

11- Adrián Gustavo Paz Charquero (Club Estudiantes de la Plata-La Plata / Argentina)         

Coach: Luis Alberto CubillaAlmeida

Booked: Walter Luis Peletti 57, AdriánGustavo Paz 84, Hugo Romeo Guerra 87

Other Substitutes:

12-Óscar Julio FerroGándara (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

15- Nelson Alcídes CabreraCaraballo(Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

19- Fabián Alberto O'Neil Domínguez (Club Nacional de Football Montevideo)

Team Captain: Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Sky Blue Shorts, Sky Blue Socks

Venezuela:

1- José Gomez (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)

13-Luis Filosa  (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)

5- Sergio Hernández (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

3- Miguel Echenaussi (Caracas Fútbol Club)

16- Alexander Echenique (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

4- Marcos Mathías (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

8- Oswaldo Palencia (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club) (11- Carlos Contreras (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) 85th)

7- Leonardo González (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

19- Stalin Rivas (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

15- Ricardo Milillo (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club)

9- José Dolguetta (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) (17- Edson Rodríguez (Sport Marítimo –Caracas) 75^th)

Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Marcos Mathías 57, Sergio Hernández 75, Stalin Rivas 90

Other Substitutes:

22-Rafael Dudamel (ULA Merida-Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club- Mérida)

14- Miguel Cordero (Portuguesa Fútbol Club -Acarigua)

10- Wilson Chacón  (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal) 

Team Captain: José Gomez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Forte

Uniform Colors: White Shirts (Yellow/Blue/Red Vertical stripe on the left side), White Shorts, White Socks

Date: June 22, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Venezuela 3-USA 3

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador      

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Linesmen: Carlos Manuel Custodio (Peru), Edgar Lugones (Bolivia)

Goalscorers:

(Venezuela): José Dolguetta 65, 78, Miguel Echenaussi 90

(USA): Chris Henderson 20, Peter Vermes 39, Dominic Kinnear 52

Summary of goals:

0:1 (20^th minute, USA): A long throw-in from the left side by Alexi Lalas was struck home by Chris Henderson.

0:2 (39^th minute, USA): Tab Ramos’ free kick from the right side was headed by Peter Vermes. The goalkeeper appeared to aprry it, but the Referee declared that the ball had crossed the line.

0:3 (52^nd minute, USA): Tab Ramos’ cross in the box was touched back by Vermes for Kinnear to score.

1:3 (65^th minute, Venezuela): Echenausi’s cross from the left side was chested down and then shot home by  José Dolguetta.

2:3 (78^th minute, Venezuela): Rivas sent Dolguetta through on the right side and he struck a hard shot past Friedel.

3:3 (90^th minute, Venezuela): Miguel Echenaussi got the ball in the middle and after a exchanging passes with a teammate scored the equalizer with a low shot.

Lineups:

Venezuela:

1- José Gomez (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)

7- Leonardo González (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

16- Alexander Echenique (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

2- Carlos García (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

13-Luis Filosa  (Club Deportivo Mineros de Guayana-Puerto Ordaz)  (17- Edson Rodríguez (Sport Marítimo -Caracas)’46)

4- Marcos Mathías (Trujillanos Fútbol Club- Valera)

5- Sergio Hernández (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

3- Miguel Echenaussi (Caracas Fútbol Club) (15- Ricardo Milillo (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club) 84th)

19- Stalin Rivas (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

8- Oswaldo Palencia (Estudiantes de Mérida Fútbol Club)

9- José Dolguetta (Unión Atlético Táchira -San Cristóbal)

Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: José Dolguetta 37, Stalin Rivas 38, Sergio Hernández 43

Sent Off: Stalin Rivas 84

Other Substitutes:

22-Rafael Dudamel (ULA Merida-Universidad de Los Andes Fútbol Club- Mérida)

11-Carlos Contreras (Unión Atlético Táchira –San Cristóbal)

18-Juan García  (Minerven Sport Club-El Callao) 

Team Captain: José Gomez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Forte

Uniform Colors: White Shirts (Yellow/Blue/Red Vertical stripe on the left side), White Shorts, White Socks

USA:

18- Brad Friedel (US Soccer Federation)

21-Fernando Clavijo (US Soccer Federation) 

5- Cle Kooiman (US Soccer Federation)

3- John Doyle (US Soccer Federation)

20-Paul Caliguri (US Soccer Federation)

9- Tabaré ‘Tab’ Ramos (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

13- Cobi Jones (US Soccer Federation)   (4- Bruce Murray (US Soccer Federation) 64^th)

8- Dominic Kinenar (US Soccer Federation)(11- Jean Harbor (Tampa Bay Rowdies) 70^th)

22- Alexi Lalas (US Soccer Federation)

19- Chris Henderson (US Soccer Federation)

10-Peter Vermes (Unió Esportiva Figueras  / Spain)

Coach:  Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Tab Ramos 10 or 55, Paul Caligiuri 84

Other Substitutes:

1- Antonio Michael ‘Tony’ Meola (US Soccer Federation)

2- Mike Lapper (US Soccer Federation)  

12- Jeff Agoos (US Soccer Federation)

Team Captain: Tab Ramos

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 62, March 1994 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 62, March 1994 (USA squad, June 22, 1993, Copa America, Venezuela 3-USA 3)

Date: June 22, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group A

Result: Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador      

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Francisco Lamolina (Argentina)

Linesmen: Osvaldo Ruben Carlomagno (Argentina), Francisco Heller (Chile)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): Ney Raúl Avilés 27, Alex Aguinaga 89

(Uruguay): Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García 65

Summary of goals:

1:0 (27^th minute, Ecuador): Eduardo Hurtado’s cross was headed in by Ney Raúl Avilés.

1:1 (65^th minute, Uruguay): Sanguinetti’s cross from the center was headed in by Kanapkis.

2:1 (87^th minute, Ecuador): Tenorio’s cross from the right side was struck in by Aguianga.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

1- Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club -Manta)

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) 

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) (4- Byron Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 60^th)

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)  (13- Maximo Tenorio (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) 80^th)

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile)         

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

20-Iván Hurtado (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

15-José Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Uruguay:

1- Robert Dante SiboldiBadiola (Club de Fútbol Atlas, Atletico Club - Guadalajara / Mexico)

2- DanielFlorencioSánchezNúñez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

3- Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

4- Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano(Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

6-Cesilio De los Santos  Dos Santos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) -Mexico City / Mexico)

5- Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa (Querétaro Fútbol Club / Mexico)

8- Hector Eduardo Morán Correa (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

9- HugoRomeo Guerra (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

10- Marcelo Saralegui Arregin (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 

14- Eber Alejandro Moas Silveira (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina)

11- Adrián Gustavo Paz Charquero (Club Estudiantes de la Plata-La Plata / Argentina)         

Coach: Luis Alberto CubillaAlmeida

Booked: Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano 27, SantiagoJavier Ostolaza Sosa 31, Marcelo Saralegui Arregin 45, Hector Eduardo MoránCorrea 89

Other Substitutes:

12-Óscar Julio FerroGándara (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

15- Nelson Alcídes CabreraCaraballo(Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

17- Jorge Walter Barrios(Montevideo Wanderers Football Club)  

7- WalterLuis Peletti (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires/ Argentina)

18- Jorge Orosmán Da Silva Echeverrito (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia)

Team Captain: Santiago Javier OstolazaSosa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Sky Blue Shorts, Sky Blue Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Uruguay squad, June 22, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 2-Uruguay 1)

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Copa America 1993 Matches:

Group B:

June 18, 1993 (Cuenca, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

June 18, 1993 (Cuenca, Brazil 0-Peru 0)

June 21, 1993 (Cuenca, Paraguay 1-Peru 1)

June 21, 1993 (Cuenca, Chile 3-Brazil 2)

June 24, 1993 (Cuenca, Peru 1-Chile 0)

June 24, 1993 (Cuenca, Brazil 3-Paraguay 0)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Peru	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
2	Brazil	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	3
3	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	3
4	Chile	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	2

Group B:

Date: June 18, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Paraguay 1-Chile 0

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Juan José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Linesmen: Jorge E. Cevallos (Ecuador), Luis Gonzalo Naranjo (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Paraguay): Roberto Cabañas 6

(Chile): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (6^th minute, Paraguay): Gabriel González sent Cabanas through on the right side and he scored with a low diagonal shot

Lineups:

Paraguay:

1- Jose Luis Chilavert (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires / Argentina) 

2-Teofilo Barrios (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba / Argentina)   

4- Celso Ayala (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

3- Mario Ramirez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

5- Silvio Suarez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

7- Estanislao Struway (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

6- Carlos Gamarra (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

9- Luis Monzon (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

8- Gustavo Sotelo (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)          (16- Vidal Sanabria (Club Olimpia- Asunción) 79^th)

19- Gabriel González (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  (11-Carlos Torres (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires / Argentina) 62^nd)

10-Roberto Cabanas (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina)   

Coach: Alicio Solalinde

Booked: Mario Ramirez 28, Carlos Gamarra 40, Roberto Cabanas 42, Jose Luis Chilavert 55, Vidal Sanabria 87, Estanislao Struway 88

Sent Off: Vidal Sanabria 90

Other Substitutes:

22- Celso Guerrero (Club Libertad- Asunción)

15- Juan Carlos Villamayor (Club Guaraní- Asunción)   

18- Jorge Nunes (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima / Peru)

Team Captain: Roberto Cabañas

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Chile:

1- Patricio Toledo (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

2- Gabriel Mendoza (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

3- Eduardo Vilches(Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

5- Miguel Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

4- Javier Margas (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

8- Mario Lepe (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (11- Marcelo Vega (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) 80^th)

10- Fabián Estay (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)

20- José Luis Sierra (Club Deportivo Unión Española -Santiago)

6- Jaime Augusto Pizarro (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

19- Marco Antonio Figueroa (Club de Deportes Cobreloa–Calama)

21- Juan Castillo (Club Deportivo Unión Española -Santiago) (22- Rodrigo Barrera (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) 46^th)

Coach:  Arturo Salah

Booked: Marco Figueroa 90

Sent Off: Javier Margas 82

Other Substitutes:

12- Marcelo Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

14- Daniel López (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

16- Nelson Parraguez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

Team Captain: Jaime Augusto Pizarro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, BlueShorts, White Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Paraguay squad, June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Chile squad, June 18, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Chile 0)

Date: June 18, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Brazil 0-Peru 0

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Linesmen: Edoardo Manuel Madrid (Ecuador), Adrian Jose Gomez (Venezuela)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): None

(Peru): None

Lineups:

Brazil:

1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’(São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo) 
3- Antônio Carlos Zago(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  
4- ValberRoel de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
5- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)
17- Luis Carlos Quintanilla‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  (8- Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro  (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) 65^th)
10- Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
16- Elivelton Alves Rufino(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
7- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  (11- Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  65^th)
9-

 Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)         

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Booked: Cesar Sampaio 76

Other Substitutes:

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)15- Paulo César Batista dos Santos, Paulão, (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

17- Luis Carlos Quintanilla‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)

Team Captain: Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’ 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Peru:

1- Miguel Miranda (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

16- César Charún (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

3- Juan Reynoso (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2- Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

4- Percy Olivares (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

6- José Carranza (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

18- Álvaro Barco (Club de Deportes Cobreloa-Calama / Chile) 

8- José Del Solar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

10- Pablo Zegarra (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)(15- Roberto Palacios (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 46^th)

11- Julio Rivera (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

7-Flavio Maestri (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (9- Andrés González (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) 79^th)

Coach: Vladimir Popovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Alvaro Barco 35, Miguel Miranda

Other Substitutes:

12- Juan Zubczuk (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2-Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 

21- Agapito Rodríguez (Club Alianza Lima)

Team Captain: Juan Reynoso

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Polmer

Uniform Colors: White (Red stripe across) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 18, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 0-Peru 0)

Photo From:  World Soccer, July 1994 (Brazil squad, June 18, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 0-Peru 0)

Date: June 21, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Paraguay 1-Peru 1

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Angel Marcelo Guevara Andrade (Ecuador)

Linesmen: Pipo Ignacio Henk (Ecuador), Angel Gomez (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Paraguay): Luis Monzon 38

(Peru): José Del Solar 77

Summary of goals:

1:0 (38^th minute, Paraguay): Luis Monzon was sent clear and he slid the ball past Miguel Miranda.

1:1 (77^th minute, Peru): A corner from the right side was headed in by José Del Solar.

Lineups:

Paraguay:

1- Jose Luis Chilavert (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires / Argentina) 

2- Teofilo Barrios (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba / Argentina)

4- Celso Ayala (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

3- Mario Ramirez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

5- Silvio Suarez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

7- Estanislao Struway (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

6- Carlos Gamarra (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

8- Gustavo Sotelo (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

9- Luis Monzon (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  (18- Jorge Nunes  (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima / Peru) 80^th)

19- Gabriel González (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  (11- Carlos Torres (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires / Argentina) 85^th)

10- Roberto Cabanas (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina)

Coach: Alicio Solalinde

Other Substitutes:

22- Celso Guerrero (Club Libertad- Asunción)

15- Juan Carlos Villamayor (Club Guaraní- Asunción)   

20- Virgilio Ferreira (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)

Team Captain: Roberto Cabanas

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Red/White Vertical striped Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks

Peru:

1- Miguel Miranda (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

16- César Charún (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)  (9- Andrés González (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) 57^th )

3- Juan Reynoso (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2- Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

4- Percy Olivares (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

6- José Carranza (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

18- Álvaro Barco (Club de Deportes Cobreloa-Calama / Chile) 

10- Pablo Zegarra (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (14- Roberto Martínez (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) 57^th)

8- José Del Solar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

11- Julio Rivera (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

7- Flavio Maestri (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

Coach: Vladimir Popovic (Yugoslavia)

Other Substitutes:

12- Juan Zubczuk (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2-Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 

15-Roberto Palacios (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

Team Captain: Juan Reynoso

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Polmer

Uniform Colors: White (Red stripe across) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 21, 1993, Copa America, Paraguay 1-Peru 1)

Date: June 21, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Chile 3-Brazil 2

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:23,000

Referee: Alfredo Rodas Iniguez (Ecuador)

Linesmen: Jorge E. Cevallos (Ecuador), Luis Gonzalo Naranjo (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): José Luis Sierra 13, Richard Zambrano 52, 58

(Chile): Luis Muller 38, Palhinha 54 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (13^th minute, Chile): José Luis Sierra scored after a pass from Figueroa.

1:1 (38^th minute, Brazil): Luis Muller scored after lobbing the ball over Toledo.

2:1 (52^nd minute, Chile): Zambrano scored after a pass from Lepe.

2:2 (54^th minute, Brazil): Ramirez fouled Luis Muller in the box. Palhinha scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

3:2 (58^th minute, Chile): Fabian Estay’s corner from the left was headed in by Zambrano.

Lineups:

Chile:

1- Patricio Toledo (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

2- Gabriel Mendoza (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

3- Eduardo Vilches(Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

5- Miguel Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

17- Fabián Guevara (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)

6- Jaime Augusto Pizarro (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

10- Fabián Estay (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago) (16- Nelson Parraguez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) 67^th)

8- Mario Lepe (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

20- José Luis Sierra (Club Deportivo Unión Española -Santiago)

19- Marco Antonio Figueroa (Club de Deportes Cobreloa–Calama) (7- Richard Zambrano (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)  46^th)

22- Rodrigo Barrera (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

Coach: Arturo Salah

Booked: Miguel Ramirez 30, Eduardo Vilches 83

Other Substitutes:

12- Marcelo Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

18- Ricardo Gónzalez (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago)

11- Marcelo Vega (Club Deportivo Unión Española -Santiago)

Team Captain: Jaime Augusto Pizarro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Brazil:

12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)
2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’(São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo) 
3- Antônio Carlos Zago(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  
4- ValberRoel de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
5- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)
8- Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro  (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)

10- Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (16- Elivelton Alves Rufino(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 71^st)
11- Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
7- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  (21-Paulo Sérgio Rosa  ‘Viola’ (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) 46^th)
9-

 Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Other Substitutes:

22- Armelino Donizetti Quagliato‘Zetti’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

15- Paulo César Batista dos Santos, Paulão, (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

14- Henrique Arlindo Etges (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

Team Captain: Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’ 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 3138, May 30, 2006 (June 21, 1993, Copa America, Chile 3-Brazil 2)

Date: June 24, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Peru 1-Chile 0

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Juan José Torres Cadena (Colombia)

Linesmen: Adrian Gomez (Venezuela), Pipo Ignacio Henk (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Peru): José Del Solar 14 pen

(Chile): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (14^th minute, Peru): Eduardo Vilches fouled Maestri in the box. José Del Solar scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Peru:

1- Miguel Miranda (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

16- César Charún (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2- Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

3- Juan Reynoso (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

18- Álvaro Barco (Club de Deportes Cobreloa-Calama / Chile) 

4- Percy Olivares (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

8- José Del Solar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

14- Roberto Martínez (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

10- Pablo Zegarra (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)  (15- Roberto Palacios (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 76^th)

7- Flavio Maestri (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)  (9- Andrés González (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) 66^th)

11- Julio Rivera (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

Coach: Vladimir Popovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Flavio Maestri 29, Julio Rivera 31, Roberto Martinez 39, Pablo Zagarra 39, Cesar Charun 86, Roberto Palacios 88

Other Substitutes:

12- Juan Zubczuk (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2-Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 

21- Agapito Rodríguez (Club Alianza Lima)

Team Captain: Juan Reynoso

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Polmer

Uniform Colors: White (Red stripe across) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Chile:

1- Patricio Toledo (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

2- Gabriel Mendoza (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

5- Miguel Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

3- Eduardo Vilches(Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

4- Javier Margas (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

6- Jaime Augusto Pizarro (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

20- José Luis Sierra (Club Deportivo Unión Española -Santiago) (22- Rodrigo Barrera (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) 58^th)

10- Fabián Estay (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)

8- Mario Lepe (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago) (11- Marcelo Vega (Club Deportivo Unión Española-Santiago) 69^th)

9-Ivan Zamorano (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)

7- Richard Zambrano (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)

Coach: Arturo Salah

Other Substitutes:

12- Marcelo Ramírez (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago)

16- Nelson Parraguez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica-Santiago)

17- Fabián Guevara (Corporación de Fútbol Profesional Universidad de Chile-Santiago)

Team Captain: Jaime Augusto Pizarro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note: Miguel Miranda saved a penalty kick from Sierra in the 69^th minute.

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 62, March 1994 (June 24, 1993, Copa America, Peru 1-Chile 0)

Date: June 24, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group B

Result: Brazil 3-Paraguay 0

Venue: Cuenca, Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar, Ecuador      

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Linesmen: Eduardo Manuel Madrid (Ecuador), Jorge E. Cevallos (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Palhinha 15, 71, Edmundo 61

(Paraguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, Brazil): Luis Muller passed to palhinha who lobbed  Jose Luis Chilavert.

2:0 (61^st minute, Brazil): Palhinha crossed from right, Paraguay defense pushed it back in path of Edmundo and deflected the ball into goal.

3:0 (71^st minute, Brazil): Zinho set up the onrushing Palhinha to volley home.

Lineups:

Brazil:

22- Armelino Donizetti Quagliato‘Zetti’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’(São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo) 
3- Antônio Carlos Zago(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  
4- ValberRoel de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
5- Carlos César Sampaio Campos(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)
8- Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro  (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) (17- Luis Carlos Quintanilla‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) 70^th)
10- Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (19-Edilson da Silva Ferreira (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)75^th)
11- Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
7- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
9-

 Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)         

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Booked: Edmundo 3, Cafu 25, Antonio Carlos 35, Boiadeiro 39, , Cesar Sampaio

Sent Off:César Sampaio 87

Other Substitutes:

1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

15- Paulo César Batista dos Santos, Paulão, (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

20-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)

Team Captain: Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’ 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Paraguay:

1- Jose Luis Chilavert (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires / Argentina) 

13- Andres Duarte (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

4- Celso Ayala (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

3- Mario Ramirez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

5- Silvio Suarez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

6- Carlos Gamarra (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

7- Estanislao Struway (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

18- Jorge Nunes  (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima / Peru)

8- Gustavo Sotelo (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)          (14- Juan Ramon Jara (Club Olimpia- Asunción) 75^th)

10- Roberto Cabanas (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina)

9- Luis Monzon (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  (19-Gabriel González (Club Olimpia- Asunción) 68^th)

Coach: Alicio Solalinde

Booked: Silvio Suarez, Estanislao Struway, Carlos Gamarra 20

Other Substitutes:

12- Derlis Gómez (Club Sol de América-Barrio Obrero)

16- Carlos Vidal Sanabria Acuña (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  

2- Teofilo Barrios (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba / Argentina)

Team Captain: Roberto Cabanas

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 59, December 1993 (Brazil squad, June 24, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 3-Paraguay 0)

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Paraguay squad, June 24, 1993, Copa America, Brazil 3-Paraguay 0)

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Copa America 1993 Matches:

Group C:

June 16, 1993 (Machala, Colombia 2-Mexico 1)

June 17, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

June 20, 1993 (Machala, Bolivia 1-Colombia 1)

June 20, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

June 23, 1993 (Portoviejo, Bolivia 0-Mexico 0)

June 23, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 1-Colombia 1)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Colombia	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	4
2	Argentina	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Mexico	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
4	Bolivia	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2

Table of the best third place teams:

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	3
2	Mexico	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
3	Venezuela	3	0	2	1	6	11	-5	2

Copa America 1993 Matches:

Group C:

Date: June 16, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Colombia 2-Mexico 1

Venue: Machala, Estadio Nueve de Mayo, Ecuador

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Jorge Nieves Parra (Uruguay)

Linesmen: Carlos Adon Velazquez (Uruguay), Mario Eduardo Vera (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Colombia): Adolfo Valencia 35, Víctor Hugo Aristizábal 89

(Mexico): Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ 58

Summary of goals:

1:0 (35^th minute, Colombia): Víctor Hugo Aristizábal crosses from the right side for Valencia to volley home.

1:1 (58^th minute, Mexico): Galindo’s free kick from the left side was parried by Cordoba, Alves picked up the rebound.

2:1 (89^th minute, Colombia): Diego Leon Osorio’s shot was parried by Jorge Campos, Víctor Hugo Aristizábal picked up the rebound.

Lineups:

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

15- Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

18- Diego Leon Osorio (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (16- John Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) 80^th)

19- Freddy Rincón (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

10- Carlos Valderrama  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

11- Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá)

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Luis Perea 32, Oscar Cordoba 45, Leonel Alvarez 60, Diego Osorio 63

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

8-Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

5-Hermán Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

7-Orlando Maturana Vargas (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

21- Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

6-Miguel Herrera (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

15-Luis Flores (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) (17-Benjamin Galindo (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) 52^nd)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   (11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 46^th)

10-Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Juan Ramirez 13, Hugo Sanchez 45, Luis Garcia 54

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

20-Abraham Nava (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

Team Captain: Hugo Sanchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, WhiteShorts, White Socks

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 16, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Colombia squad, June 16, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 2-Mexico 1)

Date: June 17, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Argentina 1-Bolivia 0

Venue: Guayaquil -Estadio Capwell (Emelec), Ecuador

Attendance:16,000

Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA)

Linesmen: Bommer Blafredy Fierro (Ecuador), Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Gabriel Omar Batistuta 53 

(Bolivia): None

Summary of goals:

(53^rdminute, Argentina): Bolivian goalkeeper Ruben Dario Rojas kicked the ball upfield, Ruggeri headed it back and it fell in front of Batistuta who all alone beat Rojas.

Lineups:

Argentina:

1-

 Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

14- Néstor Oscar Craviotto (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri  (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)

2- Sergio Fabian Vázquez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica -Santiago / Chile)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

8- Dario Javier Franco (Real Zaragoza / Spain) (17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) 32^nd)

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) (11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires) 63^rd)

16- Claudio Omar Garcia (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy)

18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)          

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Nestor Craviotto, Claudio Garcia

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Note: Dario Franco injured 32^nd.

Bolivia:

1- Rubén Darío Rojas (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

4- Miguel Ángel Rimba (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

5- Gustavo Quinteros (Club Deportivo San José- Oruro)

3- Marco Sandy (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

2- Juan Manuel Peña (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

19- Ivan Castillo (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)        

22- Julio César Baldivieso (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

6- Carlos Borja (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

8- Milton Melgar (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

10- Marco Antonio Etcheverry (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)        

11- Jaime Moreno (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (9- Álvaro Peña (Club de Deportes Temuco / Chile) 64^th)

Coach: Xabier Azkargorta (Spain)

Booked: Marco Sandy

Other Substitutes:

12-Marcelo Torrico (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

13- Modesto Sorucco (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

7-Johnny Villarroel (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

16-Luis Cristaldo (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

Team Captain: Milton Melgar

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3846, 1993 (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Argentina squad, June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Argentina squad, June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Bolivia squad, June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell) (Bolivia squad, June 17, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Bolivia 0)

Date: June 20, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Bolivia 1-Colombia 1

Venue: Machala, Estadio Nueve de Mayo, Ecuador

Attendance:11,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Linesmen: Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil), Eduardo Humberto Reyes (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Bolivia): Marco Antonio Etcheverry 15

(Colombia): Orlando Maturana 18 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (15^th minute, Bolivia): Jaime Moreno crossed from the left side for Etcheverry to go on and score.

1:1 (18^th minute, Colombia): Marco Sandy fouled Víctor Hugo Aristizábal in the box. Orlando Maturana scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Bolivia:

1- Rubén Darío Rojas (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

4- Miguel Ángel Rimba (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (13- Modesto Sorucco (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) 55^th)

5- Gustavo Quinteros (Club Deportivo San José- Oruro)

3- Marco Sandy (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

2- Juan Manuel Peña (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

6- Carlos Borja (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

19- Ivan Castillo (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)        

8- Milton Melgar (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

22- Julio César Baldivieso (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (16- Luis Cristaldo (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) 46^th)

10- Marco Antonio Etcheverry (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)        

11- Jaime Moreno (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

Coach: Xabier Azkargorta (Spain)

Booked: Ivan Castillo 60

Other Substitutes:

12-Marcelo Torrico (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

7-Johnny Villarroel (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

9- Álvaro Peña (Club de Deportes Temuco / Chile)

Team Captain: Milton Melgar

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

15- Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

20-Wilson Perez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (16- John Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) 68^th)

19- Freddy Rincón (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

10- Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

7-Orlando Maturana (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (11- Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá) 46^th)

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Gabriel Jaime Gómez 88

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

8-Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

5-Hermán Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, BlueShorts, Red Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2464, June 29, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993  (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (special thanks to Jose Luis Carbonell) (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993  (Colombia squad, June 20, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Bolivia 1)

Date: June 20, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Argentina 1-Mexico 1

Venue: Guayaquil -Estadio Capwell (Emelec), Ecuador

Attendance:16,000

Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Linesmen: Venancio Zarate (Paraguay), Mario Eduardo Vera (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Oscar Ruggeri 28

(Mexico): David Patiño 14

Summary of goals:

0:1 (14^th minute, Mexico): In a quickly taken free kick, Hugo Sanchez passed to Patino, before the wall had a chance to set up (and also Argentina players were protesting). Patino went through to score.

1:1 (28^th minute, Argentina): Claudio Garcia crossed from the right side into the box. Batistuta laid it for Leonel Rodriguez who crossed across for Ruggeri to score.

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)

2- Sergio Fabian Vázquez (Club Deportivo Universidad Católica -Santiago / Chile)

14- Néstor Oscar Craviotto (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

10-

 Diego Pablo Simeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)  81^st)

20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) (22- Alejandro Victor Mancuso (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 56^th)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy)

16- Claudio Omar Garcia (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Fabian Basualdo 9, Claudio Garcia 58, Gustavo Zapata 68

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

6-Miguel Herrera (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)(16-Juan Hernández (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)72^nd)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

17-Benjamin Galindo  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

20-Abraham Nava (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

18-Guillermo Muñoz (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club (Rayados)

19-Daniel Guzmán (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Team Captain: Hugo Sanchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3846, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3846, 1993 (June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Argentina squad, June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993  (Mexico squad, June 20, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Mexico 1)

Date: June 23, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Bolivia 0-Mexico 0

Venue: Portoviejo, Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Ecuador

Attendance:20,000

Referee: Jorge Nieves Parra (Uruguay)

Linesmen: Carlos Adon Velazquez (Uruguay), Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)

Goalscorers:

(Bolivia): None

(Mexico): None

Lineups:

Bolivia:

1- Rubén Darío Rojas (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

2- Juan Manuel Peña (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

4- Miguel Ángel Rimba (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

3- Marco Sandy (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

16- Luis Cristaldo (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

9- Álvaro Peña (Club de Deportes Temuco / Chile) (11- Jaime Moreno (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) 71^st)

8- Milton Melgar (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

6- Carlos Borja (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

10- Marco Antonio Etcheverry (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)        

19- Ivan Castillo (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)  (21-Erwin Sanchez (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto / Portugal) 56^th)

22- Julio César Baldivieso (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz)

Coach: Xabier Azkargorta (Spain)

Booked: Marco Sandy 43, Juan Manuel Peña 82

Other Substitutes:

12-Marcelo Torrico (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

13- Modesto Sorucco (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra)

7-Johnny Villarroel (Club The Strongest- La Paz)

Team Captain: Milton Melgar

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (21- Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)65^th)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

6-Miguel Herrera (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

15-Luis Flores (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) (17-Benjamin Galindo  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)  67^th)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   

10-Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Raul Guttierez 67

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

18-Guillermo Muñoz (Club de Fútbol Monterrey, Atletico Club (Rayados)

16-Juan Hernández (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Team Captain: Hugo Sanchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, WhiteShorts, Red Socks

Date: June 23, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Group C

Result: Argentina 1-Colombia 1

Venue: Guayaquil - Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo ‘Monumental’, Ecuador

Attendance:45,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Linesmen: Venancio Zarate (Paraguay), Bommer Balfredy Fierro (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Diego Simeone 2

(Colombia): Freddy Rincon 5

Summary of goals:

1:0 (2^nd minute, Argentina): Batistuta released Simeone on the left side, he got past Cordoba and appeared to be fouled. He immediately got up and from a narrow angle scored into an empty net.

1:1 (5^th minute, Colombia): Adolfo Valencia passed the ball to Rincon just inside the box. He curled a long shot past Goycoechea.

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

10-

 Diego Pablo Simeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) (11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)  67^th)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy) (18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 77^th)

7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Gustavo Zapata 23, Oscar Ruggeri 70, Diego Simeone 88

Sent off: Fernando Redondo 49

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

8- José Horacio Basualdo(Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)  

13- Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

15- Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

20- Wilson Perez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

19- Freddy Rincón (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

10- Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (16- John Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) 60^th)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (8- Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) 60^th)

11- Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá)

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Luis Herrera 7, Gabriel Gomez 28

Sent Off: Freddy Rincon 49

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

5-Hermán Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

7-Orlando Maturana Vargas (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 23, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Colombia 1)

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Copa America 1993 Matches:

Quarterfinals:

June 26, 1993 (Quito, Ecuador 3-Paraguay 0)

June 26, 1993 (Guayaquil, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1) (5-3 penalty kick shoot-out)

June 27, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 1-Brazil 1) (6-5 penalty kick shoot-out)

June 27, 1993 (Quito, Mexico 4-Peru 2)

Date: June 26, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Quarterfinals

Result: Ecuador 3-Paraguay 0

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador

Attendance:45,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Linesmen: Carlos Adon Velazquez (Uruguay), Carlos Manuel Custodio (Peru)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): Eduardo Hurtado 34, Own Goal (Mario Ramírez) 42, Ney Raúl Avilés 82

(Paraguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (34^th minute, Ecuador): From the middle, Carcelen sent Huratdo through who scored from edge of box.

2:0 (42^nd minute, Ecuador): Munoz tried to cross from the right side but Ramirez deflected it into his own net.

3:0 (82^nd minute, Ecuador): A Paraguay clearance is headed back, but is knocked back over the defense and Aviles got it went around Chilavert and scored from a narrow angle.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

12-Victor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)  

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (20- Ivan Hurtado (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) 77^th)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico)  (15- Jose Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 75^th)

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile)         

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Nixon Carcelen 15, Raul Noriega 80

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

4-Byron Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

13-Máximo Tenorio (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Paraguay:

1- Jose Luis Chilavert (Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Buenos Aires / Argentina) 

2- Teofilo Barrios (Club Atletico Talleres de Cordoba-Córdoba / Argentina)

3- Mario Ramirez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

4- Celso Ayala (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

5- Silvio Suarez (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

16- Vidal Sanabria (Club Olimpia- Asunción)

8- Gustavo Sotelo (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)     (17- Roberto Acuna (Club Nacional- Asunción) 75^th)

18- Jorge Nunes (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima / Peru)

7- Estanislao Struway (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)    

9- Luis Monzon (Club Olimpia- Asunción)  (19- Gabriel González (Club Olimpia- Asunción) 55^th)

10- Roberto Cabanas (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires / Argentina)

Coach: Alicio Solalinde

Booked: Gustavo Sotelo 8, Jose Luis Chilavert 18, Mario Ramirez 85, Gabriel González 89

Sent Off: Estanislao Struway 57 (elbowing Aguinaga)

Note: Chilavert saved as penalty kick by Carlos Muñoz in the 73^rd minute.

Other Substitutes:

22- Celso Guerrero (Club Libertad- Asunción)

13- Andrés Duarte (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción)  

11- Carlos Torres (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires / Argentina)

Team Captain: Roberto Cabanas

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Red/White Vertical striped Shirts, BlueShorts, Blue Socks

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Ecuador squad, June 26, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 3-Paraguay 0)

Date: June 26, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Quarterfinals

Result: Colombia 1-Uruguay 1  (5-3 on a penalty kick shoot-out)

Venue: Guayaquil- Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo ‘Monumental’, Ecuador

Attendance:10,000

Referee: Juan Francisco Escobar (Paraguay)

Linesmen: Venancio Zarate (Paraguay), Ruben Osvaldo Carlomagno (Argentina)

Goalscorers:

(Colombia): Luis Carlos Perea 88

(Uruguay): Marcelo Saralegui Arregin 68

Summary of goals:

0:1 (68^th minute, Uruguay): Da Silva sent Saralegui through with a free kicik who scored.

1:1 (88^th minute, Colombia): Valderrama took a quick free kick to Alvarez who passed it across to Perea who scored from outside box.

Sequence of penalty kicks:

Colombia: Asprilla (1-0), Mendoza (2-1), Valderrama (3-2), Perez (4-2), Valencia (5-3)

Uruguay: Peletti (1-1), Saralegui (2-2), Moas (out) (2-3), Siboldi (3-4)

Lineups:

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

15- Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

20- Wilson Perez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)  (16- John Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) 46^th)

8- Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

10- Carlos Valderrama  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (17- Faustino Asprilla (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 55^th)

11- Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá)

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Leonel Alvarez, Faustino Asprilla

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

7-Orlando Maturana Vargas (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

2-Óscar Cortés (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Uruguay:

1- Robert Dante SiboldiBadiola (Club de Fútbol Atlas, Atletico Club - Guadalajara / Mexico)

2- DanielFlorencioSánchezNúñez (Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

3- Fernando Alfredo Kanapkis García (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

15- Nelson Alcídes Cabrera Caraballo(Danubio Futbol Club Montevideo)

5- Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa (Querétaro Fútbol Club / Mexico)

6-Cesilio De los Santos  Dos Santos (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) -Mexico City / Mexico)

7- Walter Luis Peletti (Club Atletico Huracan- Buenos Aires/ Argentina)

8- Hector Eduardo Morán (Club Deportivo Mandiyu de Corrientes / Argentina)

14- Eber Alejandro Moas Silveira (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda / Argentina)

10- Marcelo Saralegui Arregin (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) 

9- HugoRomeo Guerra (Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina) (18- Jorge Orosmán Da Silva Echeverrito (Corporación Deportiva América de Cali / Colombia)57th)

Coach: Luis Alberto Cubilla

Booked: Hector Moran, Jorge Da Silva, Fernando Kanapkis, Eber Moas

Other Substitutes:

12-Óscar Julio FerroGándara (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

4- Oscar Guillermo Sanguinetti Giordano(Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata -La Plata / Argentina)

13- Héctor Ignacio Rodríguez Peña (Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo)

11- Adrián Gustavo Paz Charquero (Club Estudiantes de la Plata-La Plata / Argentina)

Team Captain: Santiago Javier Ostolaza Sosa

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Ennerre

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Sky Blue Shorts, Sky Blue Socks

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 57, October 1993 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 60, January 1994 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Colombia squad, June 26, 1993, Copa America, Colombia 1-Uruguay 1)

Date: June 27, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Quarterfinals

Result: Argentina 1-Brazil 1  (6-5 on a penalty kick shoot-out)

Venue: Guayaquil- Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo ‘Monumental’, Ecuador

Attendance:25,000

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Linesmen: Luis Naranjo (Ecuador), Francisco Heller (Chile)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Leonel Rodriguez 69         

(Brazil): Luis Müller 37

Summary of goals:

0:1 (37^th minute, Brazil): Luis Muller received the ball on the left side from Antonio Carlos and with a low shot beat Goycoechea.

1:1 (69^th minute, Argetina): A corner from the right side was headed in by Rodriguez.

Sequence of penalty kicks:

Brazil: Zinho (1-0), Cafu (2-1), Muller (3-2), Roberto Carlos (4-3), Luisinho (5-4), Boiadeiro (missed) (5-5)

Argentina: Gorosito (1-1), Simeone (2-2), Rodriguez (3-3), Acosta (4-4), Medina Bello (5-5), Borelli (5-6)

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

8- José Horacio Basualdo(Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)  (20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) 54^th)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

10-

 Diego Pablo Simeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)

7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy) (18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 62^nd)

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Ricardo Altamirano

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

22- Alejandro Victor Mancuso (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

13- Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Brazil:

22- Armelino Donizetti Quagliato‘Zetti’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
2- Evangelista Moraes‘Cafu’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 
3- Antônio Carlos Zago(Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  
4- ValberRoel de Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
17- Luis Carlos Quintanilla‘Luisinho’ (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  
8- Marcos Antônio Boiadeiro (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
10- Jorge Ferreira da Silva ‘Palhinha’(São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (18-Marcos corrêa dos Santos‘Marquinhos’(Clube de Regatas Flamengo-Rio de Janeiro) 71st)
11- Crizam César de Oliveira Júnior‘Zinho’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
7-Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)  (20-Almir de Souza Fraga (Santos Futebol Clube-Santos - São Paulo) 71st)
9-

 Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)         

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Booked: Cafu, Antonio Carlos, Boiadeiro, Zinho

Other Substitutes:

1- Cláudio André Mergen ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

14- Henrique Arlindo Etges (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

21-Paulo Sérgio Rosa  ‘Viola’ (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

Team Captain: Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa‘Müller’ 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3847, 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 61, February 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (Brazil squad, June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From:  kicker_WM-Sonderheft_1994 (Argentina squad, June 27, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 1-Brazil 1)

Date: June 27, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Quarterfinals

Result: Mexico 4-Peru 2

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador

Attendance:35,000

Referee: Iván Guerrero Levancini (Chile)

Linesmen: Adrian Gomez (Ecuador), Eduardo Manuel Madrid (Ecuador)

Goalscorers:

(Mexico): Alberto García Aspe 19 pen, 44, Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ 40, David Patiño 50

(Peru): José Del Solar 65 pen, Álvaro Barco 82

Summary of goals:

1:0 (19^th minute, Mexico): Juan Ramirez was fouled by Miguel Miranda in the box.  Alberto García Aspe scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (40^th minute, Mexico): Galindo sent a long cross that Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ trapped and then volleyed home.

3:0 (44^th minute, Mexico): Hugo Sanchez passed across the box to an onrushing Alberto García Aspe, whose shot from outside the box struck the post before going in.

4:0 (50^th minute, Mexico): Hugo Sanchez got hold of a poor defensive clearance and sent Alves through who backheeled for David Patiño to score.

4:1 (65^th minute, Peru): Flavio Maestri was fouled by Miguel Miranda in the box.  José Del Solar scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

4:2 (82^nd minute, Peru): Pablo Zegarra’s corner from the left was struck in by Alvaro Barco.

Lineups:

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

21- Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)(15-Luis Flores (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) 69^th)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

17-Benjamin Galindo  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)  (10-Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain) 68^th)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Ramon Ramirez 88

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

20-Abraham Nava (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

16-Juan Hernández (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Team Captain: Hugo Sánchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Peru:

1- Miguel Miranda (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

16- César Charún (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

3- Juan Reynoso (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

2- Jorge Soto (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

18- Álvaro Barco (Club de Deportes Cobreloa-Calama / Chile) 

4- Percy Olivares (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

14- Roberto Martínez (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima) (15- Roberto Palacios (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) 46^th)

8- José Del Solar (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

10- Pablo Zegarra (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

11- Julio Rivera (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima)

7- Flavio Maestri (Club Sporting Cristal-Lima) (19-German Carty (Club Sport Boys Association-Callao) 53^rd)

Coach: Vladimir Popovic (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Jose Del Solar 4, Juan Reynoso 43, German Carty 70

Other Substitutes:

12- Juan Zubczuk (Club Universitario de Deportes-Lima)

20-Waldir Sáenz (Club Alianza Lima)

13-Mario Rodríguez  (Club Alianza Lima)

Team Captain: Juan Reynoso

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Polmer

Uniform Colors: White (Red stripe across) Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From:  94 Upper Deck World Cup (June 27, 1993, Copa America, Mexico 4-Peru 2)

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Copa America 1993 Matches:

Semifinals:

June 30, 1993 (Quito, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

July 1, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 0-Colombia 0) (6-5 penalty kick shoot-out)

Third Place:

July 3, 1993 (Portoviejo, Ecuador 0-Colombia 1)

Final:

July 4, 1993 (Guayaquil, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Date: June 30, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Semifinals

Result: Ecuador 0-Mexico 2

Venue: Quito -Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Ecuador

Attendance:45,000

Referee: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

Linesmen: Francisco E. Heller (Chile), Alvaro de Jesus Arboleda (Venezuela)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): None

(Mexico): Hugo Sanchez 24, Ramon Ramirez 55

Summary of goals:

0:1 (24^th minute, Mexico): Alberto Garcia Aspe’s corner from the right side, eventually reached Hugo Sanchez who headed in.

0:2 (55^th minute, Mexico): Ramon Ramirez on the left side chipped over Jacinto Espinoza.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

1- Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club -Manta)

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

20- Ivan Hurtado (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (15- Jose Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 65^th)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) 

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)(16- Kléber Chalá (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito) 55th)

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile)         

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Carlos Munoz 43, Ivan Hurtado 67

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

4-Byron Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

13-Máximo Tenorio (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

21- Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (15-Luis Flores (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) 65^th)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

17-Benjamin Galindo  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas) (6-Miguel Herrera (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)57^th)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Benjamin Galindo 4, Raul Guttierez 18, Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ 45, Hugo Sanchez 48, Juan Ramirez 58

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

20-Abraham Nava (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

10-Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain)

Team Captain: Hugo Sanchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, WhiteShorts, White Socks

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Mexico squad, June 30, 1993, Copa America, Ecuador 0-Mexico 2)

Date: July 1, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Semifinals

Result: Argentina 0-Colombia 0  (6-5 on a penalty kick shoot-out)

Venue: Guayaquil - Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo ‘Monumental’, Ecuador

Attendance:15,000

Referee: Jorge Nieves Parra (Uruguay)

Linesmen: Carlos Adon Velazquez (Uruguay), Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): None

(Colombia): None

Sequence of penalty kicks:

Colombia: Rincon (1-0), Asprilla (2-1), Mendoza (3-2), Wilson Perez (4-3), Valderrama (5-4), Aristizabal (missed) (5-5)

Argentina: Gorosito (1-1), Batistuta (2-2), Simeone (3-3), Rodríguez (4-4), Acosta (5-5), Borelli (5-6)

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)(13- Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) 46^th)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) 69^th)

10-Diego PabloSimeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy)

18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Gabriel Batistuta 21

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

22- Alejandro Victor Mancuso (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires)

7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Note: Sergio Javier Goycochea captain in the second half.

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

15- Luis Carlos Perea (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín)

20- Wilson Perez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

19- Freddy Rincón (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

10- Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

17- Faustino Asprilla (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Wilson Perez 17, Gabriel Gomez 38, Victor Aristizabal 40, Faustino Asprilla 50

Sent off: Luis Perea 65 (foul on Batistuta)

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

8-Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

5-Hermán Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

16-Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (March

11-Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá)

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, BlueShorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 60, January 1994 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (Argentina squad, July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Photo From:  Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS) (Colombia squad, July 1, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 0-Colombia 0)

Date: July 3, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Third Place

Result: Ecuador 0-Colombia 1

Venue: Portoviejo, Estadio Reales Tamarindos, Ecuador

Attendance:18,000

Referee: Alvaro de Jesus Arboleda Marin (Venezuela)

Linesmen: Adrian Jose Gomez (Venezuela), Carlos Adon velazquez (Uruguay)

Goalscorers:

(Ecuador): None

(Colombia): Adolfo Valencia 84

Summary of goals:

0:1 (84^th minute, Colombia): Rincon at the center released Herrera on the  right side, who crossed across for Valencia to score.

Lineups:

Ecuador:

1- Jacinto Espinoza (Delfín Sporting Club -Manta)

7- Carlos Muñoz (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

22- Raul Noriega (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

6- Luis Capurro (Club Cerro Porteño- Asunción / Paraguay)

2- Jimmy Montanero (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

11- Angel Fernandez (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil) (4- Byron Tenorio (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil) 65^th)

8- Nixon Carcelen  (Sociedad Deportivo Quito)

10- Alex Aguinaga (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) / Mexico) 

5- Hector Carabali (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

14- Ney Raúl Avilés  (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

9- Eduardo Hurtado (Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo-Santiago / Chile) (16- Kléber Chalá (Club Deportivo El Nacional- Quito) 62^nd)

Coach: Dušan Drašković (Yugoslavia)

Booked: Ney Raul Aviles 16, Jimmy Montanero 67

Other Substitutes:

12-Víctor Mendoza (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

13-Máximo Tenorio (Club Sport Emelec- Guayaquil)

15-José Gavica (Barcelona Sporting Club- Guayaquil)

Team Captain: Luis Capurro

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Reebok

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Colombia:

1- Oscar Córdoba (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales)

4- Luis Fernando Herrera (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

3- Alexis Mendoza  (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

2- Oscar Cortés (Club Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá)

20- Wilson Perez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

6- Gabriel Jaime Gómez (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

19- Freddy Rincón (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali)

17- Faustino Asprilla (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 

14- Leonel Álvarez (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (8- Alexis García (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) 73^rd)

10- Carlos Valderrama (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla)

9- Víctor Hugo Aristizábal (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)          (11- Adolfo Valencia (Independiente Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá) 46^th)

Coach: Francisco Maturana

Booked: Gabriel Gomez 29, Alexis Garcia 73, Oscar Cortes 82

Other Substitutes:

12-Faryd Camilo Mondragón Alí (Asociacion Deportivo Cali)  

5-Hermán Gaviria (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí)

16-Harold Lozano (Corporacion Deportiva America-Cali) (March

Team Captain: Carlos Valderrama

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks

Date: July 4, 1993

Competition: Copa America-Final

Result: Argentina 2-Mexico 1

Venue: Guayaquil - Estadio Isidro Romero Carbo ‘Monumental’, Ecuador

Attendance:40,000

Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

Linesmen: Paulo Jorge Alves (Brazil), Venancio Zarate (Paraguay)

Goalscorers:

(Argentina): Gabriel Omar Batistuta 63, 74

(Mexico): Benjamin Galindo 67 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (63^rd minute, Argentina): Argentina defense tackled a ball in their own half and it went upfield. It reached Batsituta who went in and scored.

1:1 (67^th minute, Mexico): Alves was fouled by Sergio Goycoechea in the box. Benjamin Galindo scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:1 (74^th minute, Argentina): A throw-in from the right side reached Batistuta, who went around defender and scored.

Lineups:

Argentina:

1- Sergio Javier Goycochea (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

4- Fabián Armando Basualdo (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

6- Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (Club Deportivo America-Mexico City / Mexico)(13- Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) 40^th)

15- Jorge Horacio Borelli (Racing Club de Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires)

3- Ricardo Daniel Altamirano (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

17- Gustavo Miguel Zapata (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

10-

 Diego Pablo Simeone (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

5- Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain)

11- Nestor Raul Gorosito (Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro- Buenos Aires)  (20- Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) 69^th)

9- Gabriel Omar Batistuta (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firezne / Italy)

18- Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos Aires) 

         

Coach: Alfio Ruben Basile

Booked: Fabian Basualdo, Nestor Gorosito, Alberto Acosta, Gabriel Batistuta, Leonardo Rodriguez

Other Substitutes:

12-Luis Alberto Islas (Club Atlético Independiente Avellaneda)

8- José Horacio Basualdo(Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield -Buenos Aires)  

7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires)

Team Captain: Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical striped Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Note: Sergio Javier Goycochea captain after the 40^th minute.

Mexico:

1-Jorge Campos (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

5-Ramon Ramírez (Club Santos Laguna S. A. de C. V. (Guerreros) - Torreón, Coahuila)

2-Claudio Suárez (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

3-Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

21- Raul Gutiérrez (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)(15-Luis Flores (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club - Guadalajara) 79^th)

7-David Patiño (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)(10-Luis García (Club Atlético de Madrid  / Spain) 46^th)

4-Ignacio Ambriz (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

8-Alberto García Aspe (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

17-Benjamin Galindo  (El Deportivo Guadalajara S. A. de C. V.- Chivas Rayadas)

9-Hugo Sánchez (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City)   

11-Luis Alberto Alves ‘Zague’ (Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Coach: Miguel Mejia Baron

Booked: Claudio Suarez, Alberto Garcia Aspe, Hugo Sanchez

Other Substitutes:

12-Alejandro García (Club de Fútbol América S. A. de C. V. (Aguilas) - Ciudad de México (Mexico City) 

20-Abraham Nava (Club UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas)

6-Miguel Herrera (Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City)

Team Captain: Hugo Sánchez

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Top Goalscorer:

1-Jose Dolguetta (Venezuela) 4 goals

2-Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina), Ney Aviles (Ecuador), Eduardo Hurtado (Ecuador), Jose Del Solar (Peru) 3 goals

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 64, May 1994 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Soccer International, Volume 4, Issue 4, September 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 62, March 1994 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Onze-Mondial, Issue 55, August 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  El Grafico Number 3848, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July 6, 1993 (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From:  Historia de la Copa America (Oscar Ruggeri with the trophy, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Argentina squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer (Mexico squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

Photo From: Libero, Issue 11, 1993 (IFFHS)  (Mexico squad, July 4, 1993, Copa America, Argentina 2-Mexico 1)

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A new addition about the Preparations of teams for a Tournamrnt that they do not need to qualify (because either they are hosts or defending Champions).

Following the 1982 World Cup, France set out to prepare for the 1984 UEFA European Championships that they were to host.

They had just finished an excellent World Cup campaign only ended with the heartbreak of a penalty kick shoot-out in Seville vs. West Germany (and all the drama surrounding that match).

Given their performance at the World Cup, they were in a position where they could legitimately view themselves as favorites.

Their Captain Michel Platini had also moved into another stratosphere by joining the mighty Juventus in the Serie A.

Michel Hidalgo, France’s Manager since 1976, was tasked with this objective before retiring in 1984 following the Euros.

He had been promoted to Technical Ditrector of the National Team and logically could have stepped aside, but the Federation insisted upon him to stay in place with Henri Michel taking over in 1984.

Hidalgo himself felt that he was still needed and his job was not yet finished.

He could build upon France’s success at the World Cup. However, he also had to think in long term (the following two years and beyond) and gradually introduce younger players into the fold. He also had to discard (gradually or otherwise) some of the older elements, who probably would not last until 1984.

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1984 (France Manager Michel Hidalgo)

I. 1982/83 season (Fall 1982)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 1-Poland (August 31, 1982, Paris)

France’s first friendly of the season was against Poland, whom they had faced in their very last match during the World Cup in the Third Place Match (July 11^th, 1982, Poland 3-France 2).

Traditionally the French National Team opened its season against a club side with a Gala Match for U.N.F.P (Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels).

For this season, France chose to play a National side (many felt because in the previous year, 1981, vs. VfB Stuttgart (1-3 France loss), Michel Platini had been jeered to the point that he had to be substitued off).

There were players from the old guard that were no longer considered for selection.

These included Paris St Germain veteran goalkeeper Dominique Baratelli (angered at Hidalgo for not starting at the World Cup), defender Christian Lopez (recently transfered from St Etienne to Toulouse) and midfielder Jean-François Larios (discarded during the World Cup following the scandal involving Mrs. Platini).

Hidalgo was further hampered by the unavailability of many of his regulars.

Michel Platini was retained at Juventus, as was Didier Six at Stuttgart.

Bordeaux’s Alain Giresse and Bernard Lacombe were not released by the club as they had a prestigious friendly set up vs. Real Madrid.

Bruno Bellone and Dominique Rocheteau had to withdraw due to injuries, along with Patrick Battiston still recovering from his injury from Harald Schumacher’s challenge during the World Cup.

Antoni Piechniczek’s Polish squad also had retirements and withdrawals to contend with. Zbigniew Boniek, Platini’s teammate at Juventus was similarly not released. Veterans such as Grzegorz Lato and Andrzej Szarmach had retired from International play after the World Cup.

Starting goalkeeper Jozsef Mlynarczyk had withdrawn from this match, while regulars such as Wladyslaw Zmuda, Marek Dziuba, Waldemar Matysik and Andrzej Iwan were all out injured. “

The withdrawals within the French camp allowed Hidalgo to select uncapped players such as Monaco midfielder Dominique Bijotat and Auxerre’s rising young midfielder Jean-Marc Ferreri.

Unfortunately, the crowd was not as enthusiastic and only little over 16,000 spectators attended this match (that was not even televised live).

Hidalgo stated objectives were to further build on the success and goodwill of 1982 World Cup, as well as to introduce young players. He also wanted to forge a winning mentality to triumph at the Euros.

Before the match, Hidalgo stated he “would have preferred to have the World Cup squad, not only to defend our image but also make this a party with the public but absences forced us to make experiments that would be beneficial…interesting to see Bijotat, Stopyra, Delamontagne and most likely Ferreri after the break… “.

France deployed a 4-4-2 formation with Tigana was the organizer in midfield, Bijotat (earning his first cap) as defensive midfielder and Delamontagne on the right wing.

For the first quarter-hour France were good as Tigana commanded the midfield. However, it would all soon fall apart. In the 28^th minute, an error by the normally reliable Marius Tresor, led to Jalocha to open the scoring.

Poland grew in confidence and were faster and better.

At halftime, Jean-Marc Ferreri replaced Bijotat to earn his first cap. Phillipe Mahut also replaced Maxime Bossis due to an injury.

The Stopper Gerard Janvion moved to Bossis’ left back spot and Mahut took Janvion’s spot in central defense.

France fell apart in this half, as they hardly strung a couple of passes together.

Poland scored twice through JanuszKupcewicz in two minutes (61st minute, 62nd minute) to kill off the match.

In the 68th minute, Poland scored its fourth through a penalty kick by Andrzej Buncol.

From the French, only Tigana, Bossis and the debutant Ferreri came away with any credit.

France’s goalkeeper, Jean-Luc Ettori, already under pressure after his suspect performances during the World Cup had a nightmare of a match. He was constantly booed by the French crowd. Many felt the crowd (Paris fans) not only blamed him for the World Cup, but also maybe because he had supplanted Baratelli (PSG goalkeeper) in the World Cup.

After the match, Hidalgo said ”it’s a false start…..this does not tarnish our image in the world…it s just as dangerous to magnify a win as it it is to overdramatize a defeat…  the players who were the worst today were also the best at the World Cup, we must not have short memory and forget Spain (the World Cup)… after there is such mobilization for such a long duration (the World Cup) such consequqeneces are possible… ”

He also stressed the absences of Platini, Giresse,  ”who bring stability” to their game.

The much maligned Jean-Luc Ettori said ”I accept all the advantages and  disadvantages of playing for the National Team including the jeers. …I am not discouraged and will return if called upon.. ”

He would never play for France again.

Ferreri did enough to earn a recall, but Bijotat would not play again for France under Hidalgo (though he would play for France many years later) and instead would be part of Henri Michel’s Olympics squad.

Patrick Delamontagne would also not play again under Hidalgo, but would gain a final cap in 1987.

Date: August 31, 1982

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 16,000

France 0-Poland 4 (Jan Jalocha 28, Janusz Kupcewicz 61, 62, Andrzej Buncol 68 pen)

France: Jean-Luc Ettori, Manuel Amoros, Gerard Janvion, Marius Tresor (captain), Maxime Bossis (Philippe Mahut 46^th), Patrick Delamontagne, Dominique Bijotat (Jean-Marc Ferreri46^th), Jean Tigana, Bernard Genghini, Yannick Stopyra (Daniel Bravo 69^th), Gerard Soler

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Bernard Genghini deputizing Platini as the number 10, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri’s debut for France, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 81, September 1982 (Janusz Kupcewicz scoring Poland’s second, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jean-Luc Ettori unable to stop Janusz Kupcewicz’s third goal, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (Jean Tigana and Jean-Luc Ettori at the end of the match, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 81, September 1982 (Jean-Luc Ettori’s last match, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 2-Hungary (October 6, 1982, Paris)

France’s second friendly of the season was against Hungary. France were eager to erase the memory of the previous drubbing vs. Poland.

Before the Match, Hidalgo said, “we must forget Poland... There will be highs and lows….this is the real start of our season…the season is well underway and the physically and psychological preparation is over.. we must forge ahead”.

Hidalgo was able to select a near full strength squad this time, including Platini, Giresse and Didier Six.

This was the proper homecoming for the 1982 World Cup squad.

The key players missing were Manuel Amoros, Patrick Battiston (not fully recovered) and Dominique Rocheteau.

Nantes defender Thierry Tusseau, who had been last capped years before, earned a recall.

Maxime Bossis would start as right back to cover for Amoros. Mahut would start in central defense with Marius Tresor.

The World Cup midfield quartet was in place with Platini, Giresse, Tigana and Genghini.

The novelty was upfront, where the debutant Laurent Roussey of St Etienne was set to start as the new number nine.

Jean Castaneda started in goal in place of Ettori as Hidalgo chose to alternate goalkeepers.

Hidalgo was insistent that the door was not closed on Ettori. He said, “Ettori has my full confidence and I will not cede to popular pressure..other goalkeepers have made mistakes”.

France played in a 4-3-3 formation with Platini as the second striker and Giresse as the midfield organizer and Tigana as defensive midfielder.

Once again the attendance (15, 777, even less than the Poland match) left a lot to be desired. In fact, there was even discussion afterwards whether France should play its matches in the provinces away from Paris.

France had many chances against a Hungarian side that did not want to take any risks. Didier Six scored a goal in the 43^rdminute that was ruled offside.

In the 64^th minute, Ferreri replaced Genghini. Bernard Genghini had joined St Etienne that season from Sochaux to replace a certain Platini and had been struggling amidst the ‘La Caisse Noire’ scandal (http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2016/06/soccer-memories-part-32-la-caisse-noire.html). Ferreri’s entry to play in the right wing galvanized France and they almost immediately scored through the new cap Laurent Roussey.

Gerard Janvion, who would come on as a defensive midfielder, would replace Roussey near the end.

This would be Janvion’s final cap for France. He had been one of the most loyal mainstays of the Hidalgo era, but he was ageing and 1984 was clearly beyond him.

Once again Ferreri had stood out and presented as a future hope.

Marius Tresor had an excellent match as well and he was nearing Roger Marche’s appearance record for France.

After the match Hidalgo was satisfied and stated, “the team has re-found its foundation and bases in organization and preparation….we have found our dynamism…only regret is the score”

He underlined the happiness of Six and Platini in rejoining the squad and felt this win was something to build on.

Roussey, the goalscorer, would say, “Morally, it was important for me to score a goal”. Privately, he had felt this cap had arrived too soon and would have preferred to be stronger and more confident, but given how the match went he was satisfied.

Just like Ettori, this tuned out to be Castaneda’s last match for France, as Hidalgo was still not set on his first choice between the sticks.

Date: October 6, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 15,777

France 1-Hungary 0 (Laurent Roussey 65)

France: Jean Castaneda, Maxime Bossis, Marius Tresor, Philippe Mahut, Thierry Tusseau, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana (Alain Couriol79^th), Bernard Genghini (Jean-Marc Ferreri64^th), Laurent Roussey (Gerard Janvion85^th), Michel Platini, Didier Six (Gerard Soler 73^rd)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 83, November 1982 (Laurent Rouusey, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Michel Platini, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982 (October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982 (Michel Platini, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: L’Annee du Football,1983 (October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982 (A cartoon showing Michel Hidalgo driving a Ferrari (…Ferreri), he says “the test is successful, you do not keep a Ferreri in the garage, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 3-Holland (November 10, 1982, Rotterdam)

France’s third friendly of the season was against Holland. This was France’s first away preparatory match.

Initially, Hidalgo chose to leave Jean-Marc Ferreri, Daniel Bravo and Bruno Bellone at the disposal of the Under-21 squad for their qualifier vs. Sweden.

However, Ferreri had to be recalled for the senior squad as Alain Giresse was out through injury and Bernard Genghini was out of form at St Etienne.

Other absentees were Rocheteau, Mahut, Six and Janvion (who would not be called again).

Hidalgo would choose a new goalkeeper again for the third match running. The uncapped Jean-Pierre Tempet of Laval was the new man in goal.

Jean Castaneda was recuperating from injury and the St Etienne Management asked for him to be relieved.

The other uncapped players to be called up were Paris St Germain midfielder Luis Fernandez, Toulouse winger Jean-Marc Ferratgeand RC Lens forwardFrançois Brisson.

Patrick Battiston, having healed from his World Cup injury, was back into the squad for the first time in the season.

As far as tactics, Hidalgo started with Tempet in goal, Amoros and Battiston took their customary outside back spots.

Maxime Bossis (as Stopper) partnered Tresor in central defense. While Bossis was now the established Libero at his club Nantes, in the National Team Tresor was still the first choice for the position (for the time being). During the match, Bossis would acquit himself well in the position.

Ferreri started for the first time to cover Giresse. Platini was moved further upfront. He was carrying a slight injury and was not at full capacity.

The novelty was the introduction of the debutant Luis Fernandez as the defensive midfielder. He did not know at the time, but he would go on to make consecutive appearances well into the 1986 World Cup.

The debutant Ferratge played as left-winger and Laurent Roussey played as the number nine.

France were facing an inexperienced Dutch side in reconstruction now that the 70s glory squad was ageing and slowly retiring.

They included future superstars Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.

Before the match, Hidalgo said, “against Hungary we showed our unity, now we must show it away from home”. He was very conscious of France’s poor form away from home and wanted desperately to remedy that.

He stressed that France had to get the “appetite” to win away from home.

Despite selecting many young strikers, he did emphasize that Lacombe, Six and Soler were still part of his plans.

By starting the match, Tresor tied the record of Roger Marche by earning his 63^rd cap and he was on the verge of being the new recordman.

The Dutch took the lead early in the 8^thminute through Simon Tahamta. Battiston displayed his return to form, by scoring just minutes later (12^th minute) after fine work by Fernandez.

France were in fine form and gradually got a handle on the game.

For the second half, Amoros and Battiston switched their sides. Hidalgo also brought on Stopyra and Brisson (his first cap).

Platini scored the winner with less than ten minutes remaining to earn France a rare away win to satisfy Hidalgo.

Ferreri was in inspired form and this was the match that really sealed his status as France’s next great hope. He was now being compared to Platini as his heir apparent. In the coming days, it was also learned that Ferreri’s father was a 'carabineri' in Italy and worked near Juventus’ Stadio Communale.

Ferreri took plaudits, but in the long run Fernandez’s introduction was the most significant change. Fernandez was more reserved in beginning of match but gradually got into the match. He would become the missing link of France’s midfield that would eventually be called ‘Carré Magique’ (Magic square).

The midfield (since the 1982 World Cup) was set with Platini, Giresse and Tigana as certainties. The more offensive minded Bernard Genghini had been the fourth member at the World Cup. Fernandez added the defensive stability that the midfield needed to be even stronger.

After the match, Hidalgo praised Ferreri, Fernandez and even Platini. He was encouraged for the future.

Tigana praised the input of the young players, as did the press, especially ‘L’Equipe’.

Laurent Roussey, who appeared to have a future with the National Team after scoring vs. Hungary, was substituted during the match by Stopyra. It was clear that he was perhaps not ready as a long-term prospect for the senior team. This would be his last match. Likewise, Brisson did not play again for Hidalgo’s senior side and was instead at the disposal of Henri Michel’s Olympics squad (He would appear one last time for France in 1984).

Date: November 10, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance:          9,693

Holland 1-France 2 (Simon Tahamata 8  / Patrick Battiston 12, Michel Platini 81)

France: Jean-Pierre Tempet, Manuel Amoros, Maxime Bossis, Marius Tresor, Patrick Battiston, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez, Laurent Roussey (Yannick Stopyra57^th), Michel Platini, Jean-Marc Ferratge (François Brisson68^th)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982 (Jean-Marc Ferreri and Luis Fernandez, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Yannick Stopyra, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri and Frank Rijkaard, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 33, December 1982 (Marius Tresor, France squad and Michel Platini, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 86, February 1983 (Frank Rijkaard and Luis Fernandez, and Jean-Marc Ferreri and Luis Fernandez, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Preparations of a Host (or Defending Champion)-Part One (France 1982/84)-Part b (Spring 1983)

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II. 1982/83 season (Spring 1983)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 4-Portugal (February 16, 1983, Guimaraes)

France’s first friendly of the new year (1983) was on away soil once again, this time at Portugal at Guimaraes.

Marius Tresor and Alain Couriol were both out injured.

Hidalgo confirmed Tempet as his current number one by starting him. Strasbourg goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy was recalled to act as cover (he had been out of favor since 1981).

Nantes’ excellent season also earned a recall for winger Loic Amisse (his last cap was in 1980).

Dominique Rocheteau was likewise recalled.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983 (Jean-Pierre Tempet)

Marius Tresor’s injury allowed Hidalgo to install Maxime Bossis as Libero for the first time for the National Team and he would grab his opportunity to make Hidalgo question whether Tresor would be able to last until 1984.

Bossis had been Nantes’ Libero since the start of the 1982/83 season to excellent effect (Nantes would be Champions that season).

Mahut also earned a recall as stopper to partner Bossis in central defense, with Amoros and Battiston firmly established as the outside backs.

Platini, Giresse and now Fernandez started in midfield. Hidalgo had to choose between Tigana and Fernandez. Tigana was ill, therefore Fernandez started, though Tigana would make an appearance as a substitute.

Hidalgo chose a 4-3-3 formation, with Ferreri and Amisse as wingers and Stopyra as the new number nine.

In the end it was a rather easy win against a disorganized Portuguese side lacking any cohesion.

France were up (2-0) after eight minutes through goals by Stopyra and Ferreri (through passes from Platini).

Stopyra scored another goal in the 70^th minute.

Hidalgo praised Bossis’ performance as Libero, as well as the integration of the young players. He said, “We could have been pre-occupied with Marius’ (Tresor) succession. After what Bossis just did, we have no such worries”.

As far as the cohabitation of two new Liberos, he added, “in friendlies it is out of question for Tresor to be a substitute for official competition he could be on the bench”.

‘L’Equipe’’s headline on February 17^th, 1983 read  “This France squad is calm just like Bossis”.

Also to note, that the match took place just a few weeks after the death of Bastia and France midfielder (1978 World Cup veteran) Claude Papi, aged just 33, from an Aneurysm. The French players wore black armbands in the match.

Date: February 16, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Guimaraes –Estadio Municipal

Attendance:          9,000

Portugal 0-France 3 (Yannick Stopyra 7,70, Jean-Marc Ferreri 8)

France: Jean-Pierre Tempet, Patrick Battiston, Philippe Mahut, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Michel Platini, Luis Fernandez (Thierry Tusseau 75^th), Jean-Marc Ferreri (Jean Tigana63^rd),  Yannick Stopyra (Dominique Rocheteau 80^th), Loic Amisse

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1924, February 22, 1983 (February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Maxime Bossis, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Alain Giresse and Jean-Marc Ferreri, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Luis Fernandez, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Alain Giresse, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983 (Luis Fernandez and Michel Platini, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Michel Platini, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 5-USSR (March 23, 1983, Paris)

France’s next friendly was against the Soviet Union at Paris (in another un-televised match). Hidalgo kept faith with the same squad as the Portugal match.

15 out of the 16 players selected against Portugal were present for this match against a stronger opposition.

The only change from previous squad against Portugal was Alain Couriol. He came on for Daniel Bravo, who was retained with the Under-21 squad.

Bossis was once again installed as the Libero with Mahut as his partner.

France employed a 4-3-3 formation once more with Ferreri and Amisse as wingers supporting Stopyra as the number nine.

This was the first time that Hidalgo had selected the same squad two matches in a row.

Prior to the match, there had been a lot of chatter about Alain Giresse’s future destination as many clubs were courting him. In the end he would re-sign with Bordeaux for three more years and apparently this lifted a huge weight from his shoulders and he was able to play more freely.

As a promise to Juventus, Michel Platini was to play one half only (Tigana would replace him in the second half).

Attendance was satisfactory at Parc des Princes after low turnouts in two previous matches vs. Poland and Hungary.

France played poorly in the first half, most notably Ferreri who struggled.

The French lost too many balls and made many erroneous passes.

The Soviets dominated the first twenty minutes. Blokhin scored a goal in the 27^thminute that was ruled out due to offside and handball.

It was no surprise when France fell behind to a Cherenkov goal in the 28^thminute.

Afterwards France pressured and Fernandez (playing his first match for France at his club’s home ground) scored after an assist from Platini.

France took initiative in second half as the Soviets started to tire, though the score remained unchanged.

France had faced their strongest test of the season (the Poland match could be written off as an anomaly).

Phillipe Mahut played his last ever match for France as Hidalgo was unsatisfied with the position of Stopper. Dominique Dropsy was likewise never called up again by Hidalgo.

This was Amisse’s last match for France; he would be called up once in the following season (though he would not play).

Date: March 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:          40,908

France 1-USSR 1 (Luis Fernandez 42 / Fyodor Cherenkov 28)

France: Jean-Pierre Tempet, Patrick Battiston, Philippe Mahut (12-Thierry Tusseau 78^th), Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernandez, Michel Platini (Jean Tigana46^th), Jean-Marc Ferreri, Yannick Stopyra, Loic Amisse (Dominique Rocheteau 65^th)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Oleg Blokhin and Luis Fernandez, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Battiston, Platini and Bossis in a defensive wall, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’Or du Football 1983 (Maxime Bossis and Oleg Blokhin, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’Or du Football 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Maxime Bossis and Oleg Blokhin, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (Phillipe Mahut and Sergei Rodionov, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 6-Yugodlavia (April 23, 1983, Paris)

France’s next friendly was against Yugoslavia at Paris. Hidalgo would have to do without Platini who was retained with Juventus.

Battiston, Giresse, Amisse, as well as Tresor were also missing through injury.

Thierry Tusseau would be called in to replace Battiston at the back. Bossis continued his run as Libero in Tresor’s absence.

To partner him as Stopper in central defense, Hidalgo selected Brest’s uncapped tall defender Yvon Le Roux.

The other uncapped newcomer to the squad was Nantes’ talented Jose Toure, nicknamed ‘Le Bresilien’ (The Brazilian).

The duo took their opportunity with delight and would both score in the match.

Most notably, Le Roux established himself as the Stopper that Hidalgo was searching for.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 89, May 1983 (Jose Toure and Yvon Le Roux)

Other players who earned recalls after a time of absence included Bruno Bellone, Didier Six and Bernard Genghini Surprisingly; Jean-Luc Ettori was also called up as back-up goalkeeper.

Young uncapped Nantes defender William Ayache would also be called up for defensive cover.

This was a weakened Yugoslavia side who were missing many of their stars; including Paris St Germain based Safet Susic, as well as Vladimir Petrovic (Arsenal).

The likes of Zoran and Zlatko Vujovic, Jerolimov, Blaz Sliskovic, Nenad Stojkovic, Milos Sestic and Pasic were unavailable as they were doing their military service.

Susic dismissed the current squad by saying “those in Paris, know just a year ago they weere not ready for the National Team and know they are not playing in the real National Team“.

France played in a 4-3-3 formation with Tigana was the organizer in midfield. Ferreri was on the right wing and Toure was the center forward (though playing as number 10).

It was a match that France totally dominated against a weak inexperienced Yugoslavian side. Tempet was a virtual spectator as France did all the attacking.

The debutant, Yvon Le Roux opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a header. Dominique Rocheteau scored France’s second ten minutes later.

He scored France’s third just after the break from an indirect free kick.

The other debutant Jose Touré rounded out the scoring with a brilliant volley in the 74th minute.

Bellone had done so well that even Hidalgo expressed his surprise.

Hidalgo once again praised the input of the youth and how they had taken their opportunity (Le Roux and Toure).

Hidalgo liked that the Group was becoming larger.

Bossis underlined the “excellent atmosphere with the ‘Les Bleues’ (the blues)“.

Le Roux would become France’s Stopper that day as the Mahut experiment was over and Christian Lopez was out of reckoning. (Le Roux would also earn a transfer to AS Monaco in the offseason).

Yugoslavia Manager Todor Veselinovic declared France as the next Euro Champions.

Date: April 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 40,881

France 4-Yugoslavia 0 (Yvon Le Roux 22, Dominique Rocheteau 32, 47, Jose Touré 74)

France: Jean-Pierre Tempet, Manuel Amoros, Yvon Le Roux,  Maxime Bossis, Thierry Tusseau, Luis Fernandez, Jean Tigana, JoséTouré (Bernard Genghini 79^th), Jean-Marc Ferreri (Yannick Stopyra80^th), Dominique Rocheteau, Bruno Bellone (Didier Six86^th)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (Dominique Rocheteau, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (Jose Toure and Yvon Le Roux, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Bruno Bellone, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Luis Fernanadez, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Bruno Bellone, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 90, June 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 97, January 1984 (April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 7-Belgium (May 31, 1983, Luxembourg)

France’s final friendly of the season was against Belgium at Luxembourg to celebrate the 75^th Anniversary of Luxembourg’s Football Association.

Hidalgo would be forced to build a makeshift squad as many of his regulars were missing.

Michel Platini was once again unavailable, as Juventus had retained him for the Coppa Italia.

In Addition, Tresor, Bossis, Tusseau, Rocheteau, Ferreri, Bellone, Amisse, Giresse and Tigana were either injured or unavailable.

Hidalgo had no choice but to call-up uncapped players and or recall others (mostly from the Olympics squad).

Uncapped players: Phillpe Jeannol, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Jean-Claude Lemoult and Phillipe Vercruysse were called up, while striker Gerard Soler and  Bernard Zenier earned a recall.

Hidalgo said in an interview that he had even contemplated recalling Dominique Bathenay.

In a 4-4-2 formation, Battiston was installed as the Libero with Le Roux as his central partner. Amoros retained his spot at the back, with Thouvenel making his debut as right back.

Lemoult would start in midfield partnering his PSG teammate Fernandez. Lemoult was on the defensive midfielder on the right side assigned to counter Frankie Vercauteren’s surges.

The Belgians themselves were missing goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff and Jan Ceulemans.

In the match, the French were generally better despite the eventual tie score.

France scored through Didier Six after eleven minutes. Just a minute later, Voordeckers leveled the score.

After the match Hidalgo felt that despite the absences the squad maintained its mentality and he was satisfied of that.

He also said Toure and Le Roux had once again confirmed the premise shown in the previous match vs. Yugoslavia.

As far as the newcomers, Thouvenel did not seize his opportunity and struggled against Voordeckers.

He would not play again under Hidalgo and would go back to the Olympics squad.

Gerard Soler played his last match for France as well and was out of reckoning afterwards.

Vercruysse and Zenier would likewise not return to the squad, same as the unused defender Phillipe Jeannol.

Yannick Stopyra also played his last match under Hidalgo. He would be called up a few times in the following season but would not play.

This also turned out to be the final appearance for Jean-Pierre Tempet, who appeared to have been Hidalgo’s choice as the starting goalkeeper at this point.

The season came to a close and it was time to analyze the 35 players tested that season.

The goalkeeping position was still up for grabs. In defense, Amoros and Battiston were set to be the outside back positions. Le Roux had broken through the squad and imposed himself as the Stopper.

Bossis appeared to have the edge as Libero and it remained to be seen how Tresor would be handled in the season given his status.

The midfield was the strongest element of the squad, with Platini, Giresse, Tigana and now Fernandez, with Genghini and Ferreri as alternatives.

Ferreri had been one of the revelations of the season, but was still not experienced enough to dislodge the quartet, but was a hope for the upcoming years.

It was upfront that France had many uncertainties, as no center forward had established himself.

Hidalgo felt the left wing was covered with Bellone, Six and Amisse as options, but the right wing was problematic. He believed Ferreri might be able to occupy that role, as well as Daniel Bravo or even Alain Couriol.

There were some positives aspects to the season. The team appeared to have been progressing since the World Cup. There had won matches away from home.

The injection of youth (Ferreri, Fernandez, Le Roux, Toure) was praised all around.

The unavailability of Platini for some matches (now that he had joined Juventus) was a cause for concern, but his time in Italy had made him an even better player and he was about to win his first Ballon d’Or.

He managed to play in 3 out of 7 matches, but Hidalgo was insistent that he was desperately needed.

Hidalgo stated that this first season was mostly for experimentation and to maintain the World Cup mentality.

He expressed that in the upcoming Fall, the real hard work would begin to prepare for the Finals.

Date: May 31, 1983

Competition: Friendly (Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary)

Venue: Luxembourg -Stade Municipal de Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Attendance:5,880

France 1-Belgium 1 (Didier Six  11 / Eddy Voordeckers 12)

France: Jean-Pierre Tempet, Jean-Christophe Thouvenel, Yvon Le Roux, Patrick Battiston, Manuel Amoros, Jean-Claude Lemoult, JoséTouré, Luis Fernandez, Bernard Genghini (Phillipe Vercruysse86^th), Gerard Soler (Yannick Stopyra64^th), Didier Six (Bernard Zenier 64^th)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (Player appearances at the end of the first season)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jose Toure, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jean-Claude Lemoult, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Yvon Le Roux and Eric Gerets, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75thAnniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 97, January 1984 (May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

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III. 1983/84 season (Fall1983)

Preparatory Friendly match (Unofficial)-CA Penarol Montevideo (August 24, 1983, Toulouse)

France’s new season that would culminate with the Euros started in August with the traditional Gala Match for U.N.F.P.

In contrast to the previous season, where France had played a National Team (Poland), they chose to revert to the tradition of playing club sides in an unofficial capacity and this time away from Paris at Toulouse.

It was reported that Hidalgo had originally wanted Mexico, but there were scheduling conflicts.

The chosen opponent were Uruguayan side Peñarol Montevideo, the Copa Libertadores and Intercontinental Cup defending Champions.

Just like he had stressed after the match vs. Belgium, Hidalgo insisted that the experimentation phase was over and there would be few newcomers from that point on.

He did however; include one newcomer that would have a profound effect. For the goalkeeper position, he opted for Joel Bats of Auxerre.

He was the fourth man to be tried since the World Cup (Ettori, Castaneda, Tempet).

During the offseason many of Hidalgo’s Internationals had changed clubs. Le Roux, Genghini and Daniel Bravo had joined AS Monaco, while Battiston and Tusseau had joined Bordeaux.

Yannick Stopyra felt that leaving the comfort of Sochaux and joining Rennes would be a good challenge for his prospects.

Once again Platini would be absent due to Coppa Italia commitments with Juventus. Marius Tresor would once again be absent as well.

Bats started in goal, Hidalgo stuck with his set defensive formation of Amoros, Battiston as outside backs and Bossis and Le Roux in the center of defense.

Alain Giresse, Tigana and Fernandez took their customary spots with Ferreri deputizing for Platini.

Hidalgo chose to experiment with Daniel Bravo in an unaccustomed position as the number nine.

Ferreri scored France’s winner right at the start of the match. France dominated the match but were guilty of losing too many balls.

Bravo, in particular, missed many chances and the experiment of using him, as the center forward clearly did not work.

Bats in his (unofficial) debut had little work to do. He stopped three shots in the entire match (the first in the 55^th minute).

It had not been a vintage performance by France, but it was an improvement from the previous year’s debacle.

Date: August 24, 1983

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Venue: Toulouse-Stadium Municipal

Attendance:10,438

France 1- Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0 (Jean-Marc Ferreri 1)

France: Joel Bats, Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse (Dominique Rocheteau 63^rd), Luis Fernandez, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Jean Tigana, Daniel Bravo, Bruno Bellone

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983 (August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri and Daniel Bravo, August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983 (August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 8-Denmark (September 7, 1983, Copenhagen)

France’s first official friendly of this important season was against Denmark at Copenhagen. A year ago a match against Denmark would not have appeared a daunting task, but they had improved to such an extent that they were on verge of qualifying for the Finals of the Euros at the expense of England. It was the greatest Danish team in History led by the veteran Allan Simonsen that would be known as ‘Danish Dynamite’ in the coming years.

England Manager Bobby Robson would be in the stands to observe his opponents that he would face in a couple of weeks (Denmark would win 1-0 at Wembley).

The Danes were missing a couple of regulars for this match. Jesper Olsen was out, along with the Anderlecht duo of Morten Olsen and Frank Arnesen.

For France, Platini was back for the first time since the previous March (vs. USSR 1-1).

Tresor was once again unavailable as was Thierry Tusseau.

Bruno Bellone and Jean-Marc Ferreri were retained with the Under-21 squad for their qualifier vs. Sweden.

Joel Bats made his Official debut for France in the goal. Hidalgo stuck with Amoros, Battiston (as right back this time), Le Roux and Bossis in defense.

Hidalgo was unable to select his ‘Carré Magique’ as Tigana was out through illness. Therefore Bernard Genghini was selected to partner Platini, Giresse and Fernandez in midfield.

In a 4-4-2 formation with no wingers, Bravo and Rocheteau were upfront.

This match would turn out to be a wake up call for France, who until then had appeared to be in a very good position to win the Euros after impressing in the previous friendlies.

Young Danish sensation Michael Laudrup gave the hosts the lead in the 20th minute, before Platini tied the match minutes later (26th minute).

For the second half, Simonsen was moved to the right side and was instrumental in Denmark’s go ahead goal in the 59th minute from Keneth Brylle (though the goal was clearly offiside).

Michael Laudrup killed off the game with Denmark’s third (75th minute).

France were generally good in midfield but poor in defense.

Platini stated, “ it’s a match that we could have won but we lost “.

The Bossis-Le Roux central defensive partnership was put to the test like never before. Hidalgo even hinted that Tresor should return in which case Bossis could play stopper.

Bossis responded that they should look at his whole history with the National Team and not just one match to make a judgement. He added that he respected Tresor, but that even Tresor himself had played bad matches with France in the past.

Hidalgo criticized Le Roux as well for going a lot to the wing to cover.

In all Hidalgo described the match as “good lesson… ideal to face the future“.

The striker position was still troublesome and Hidalgo stated, “if I had a great striker I would call up immeditaely“.

Bravo had struggled once more as striker, but Hidalgo admitted that he was playing out of position from his club and added that Bravo was there to learn.

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri and Daniel Bravo)

This would be France’s last defeat in an International match until May 2^nd, 1985 when they lost (0-2) to Bulgaria in Sofia in a World Cup qualifier.

Despite letting in three goals, Hidalgo had found in Bats the goalkeeper he was looking for and he was to be France’s starting goalkeeper into the end of the decade.

Though he did not play, this would be the last time that Amisse was called up and he would disappear from contention.

Date: September 7, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Copenhagen -Idrætsparken

Attendance: 17,500

Denmark 3-France 1 (Michael Laudrup 20, 75, Kenneth Brylle 59          / Michel Platini 26)

France: Joel Bats, Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernandez, Michel Platini, Bernard Genghini, Daniel Bravo, Dominique Rocheteau

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Team captains Allan Simonsen and Michel Platini, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (Patrick Battiston, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1953, September 13, 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 43, October 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 43, October 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Dominique Rocheteau, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Bernard Genghini, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 9-Spain (October 5, 1983, Paris)

France’s next friendly vs. Spain in Paris, would forever be remembered as the match where Marius Tresor broke Roger Marche’s appearance record by earning his 64^thcap. He captained the side for this momentous occasion.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1956, October 4, 1983 (A cartoon showing Marius Tresor about to break Roger Marche’s appearance record, Marche was known as 'Sanglier des Ardennes' (The Boar of the Ardenens))

As always injuries forced Hidalgo to make modifications.

Yvon Le Roux was the lone regular in defense partnering Tresor. Amoros, Bossis, Battiston, Tusseau, Thouvenel were all injured or unavailable.

Hidalgo was forced to call up uncapped Nantes pair of William Ayache and Michel Bibard, as well as St Etienne’s uncapped defender Jean-Louis Zanon.

Many believed Bossis had made himself unavailable becuase he wanted to play as Libero and with Tresor that would not be possible. Hidalgo denied this claim.

In addition, Giresse, Bravo and Toure were also unavailable. Genghini was called up in haste to cover the withdrawals in midfield. Jean-Claude Lemoult also received a rare call-up perhaps as a result.

Alain Couriol received a recall after almost a year away.

France played a 4-4-2 formation. The defense was inexperienced save Tresor.

Ayache and Zanon were earning their first caps; Le Roux was only earning his third, while Joel Bats in the net was also playing in his second Official match.

Paris St Germain pair Fernandez and Lemoult were the two defensive midfielders with Platini in the center and Ferreri on the right wing.

Rocheteau and Bellone were upfront.

This was match was played shortly after Spain and Athletic Bilbao defender Andoni Goikoetxea had severely injured Diego Maradona in League play.

His participation had been criticized as a result. The player nicknamed “the butcher of Bilbao” was suspended in the League but not from the National Team.

There were fears that Spain would be overly physical, but these fears turned out to be unjustified.

France would take the lead in the 60^th minute through Rocheteau. It seemed France were headed for a victory when in the 83^rd minute, Bats fouled Juan Señor in the box. Señor himself scored from the spot.

As far as the French Press, the team had played badly except for Rocheteau. Hidalgo disagreed; his only regret was in not winning. He praised his players’ engagement in the match.

He said, “I find the Press excessively severe. I personally saw an intense match due to its tension and engagement”.

Some also criticized him for offering a “gift’ to the 34 year old Tresor in selecting in his record breaking match.

Due to the key absences it would be to hard to assess France’s performance. Incidentally, Spain would also be their opponent in the Final match of the Euros in the summer (….that is another story).

Alain Couriol came on in the last five minutes and played his last ever match for France as he also disappeared from contention.

Likewise, Tempet was called up for the last time and would not be recalled again. Hidalgo appeared satisfied with his starter (Bats), but would have to search for suitable backup in the net.

Lemoult and Ayache played their last matches under Hidalgo and were left at the disposal of the Olympics squad, along with the non-playing substitute Bibard.

Date: October 5, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 36,628

France 1-Spain 1 (Dominique Rocheteau 60 / Juan Señor 83 pen)

France: Joel Bats, William Ayache, Yvon Le Roux, Marius Tresor, Jean-Louis Zanon, Jean-Marc Ferreri, Luis Fernandez, Michel Platini (Bernard Genghini75^th), Jean-Claude Lemoult, Dominique Rocheteau, Bruno Bellone (Alain Couriol 85^th)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Team Captains Marius Tresor and Luis Arconada, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 95, November 1983 (Michel Platini, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (Francisco Carrasco and Marius Tresor, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 44, November 1983 (Bruno Bellone, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 10-Yugoslavia (November 12, 1983, Zagreb)

France’s last friendly of 1983 was against Yugoslavia at Zagreb, the opponent they had handily defeated back in April in Paris.

This would of course be a different type of encounter as the match was on away soil and the Yugoslavian squad would be stronger and more experienced as they were in their final phase of qualifying for the Euros in their Group.

Platini was injured and not released by Juventus, but Hidalgo did have Giresse back along with Tigana and Fernandez. Daniel Bravo was drafted to be in the midfield to make up the numbers as a false right wing, while Giresse took up the organizing duties. Tigana was tasked with marking Safet Susic.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (A cartoon showing Paris St. Germain President Francis Borelli picking his players Safet Susic and Luis Fernandez from the airport,November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

In a 4-4-2 formation, Marius Tresor was back as Libero once more (for the last time) with Le Roux as his partner in the center. This meant that Bossis would play as a right back for this match with Amoros on the opposite side. Bossis had been playing as Libero for club and country for eighteen months.

Upfront Bellone and Rocheteau were once again selected like the match.

Hidalgo had recalled RC Lens’ Daniel Xuereb after many years away after his success with the Olympics squad (He would make an appearance in the second half). His Lens teammate Phillipe Vercruysse was also called up.

France were better in the first half but could not break through a stiff defense. The match ended scoreless and perhaps the main satisfaction was the performance of the defense. Hidalgo expressed as much and praised the fact that they had kept a clean sheet away from home.

Hidalgo had specially drilled into his defenders to hold onto the result.

France had chances but could not take advantage as its strikers failed once more. Hidalgo would excuse this by saying that most of the French strikers have been injured recently, which had affected their form.

There was clamor to recall Bordeaux’s Bernard Lacombe, since most strikers were unable to impose themselves in the position.

This would be Marius Tresor’s 65^th and last match for France, as Hidalgo would decide that Bossis was a better option at Libero than the ageing Tresor.

Marius Tresor would retire from the game at the end of that season. This was also the last time that Jean-Luc Ettori was called up by Hidalgo.

Daniel Xuereb would also not be recalled again by Hidalgo, as he would stay with the Olympics squad.

Date: November 12, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Zagreb - Stadion Maksimir

Attendance:15,000

Yugoslavia 0-France 0

France: Joel Bats, Maxime Bossis, Yvon Le Roux, Marius Tresor, Manuel Amoros, Daniel Bravo, Jean Tigana, Alain Giresse, Luis Fernandez, Dominique Rocheteau (Jean-Marc Ferreri46^th), Bruno Bellone (Daniel Xuereb63^rd)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (Jean Tigana, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (Zoran Vujovic and Alain Giresse, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Yugoslavia squad, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Daniel Xuereb, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Luis Fernandez and Safet Susic, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

At end of year, the squad spent 12 days altitude training at Font-Romeu with wives and children present to get the players to bond.

Paris St Germaoin defender Jean-Marc Pilorget was invited to this gathering as a future prospect, but would be the victim of a car accidnet around Christmas  and would be out for nearly two seaons with his International future over.

Other surprise invitees included Rene Girard (not selected since the World Cup), as well as his Bordeaux teammate Bernard Lacombe.

The 19 players invited:

Goalkeepers:

Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

Jean-Pierre Tempet(Racing Club de Lens)

Defenders:

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Midfielders:

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Rene Girard (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Strikers:

Jose Toure (Football Club de Nantes)

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)  

Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco) 

Bernard Lacombe (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

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Preparatory Friendly match Number 11-England (February 29, 1984, Paris)

The Euros were fast approaching and only months away. The preparation was now entering its final phase. The first friendly of the year was a high profile one against England, who surprisingly had failed to qualify for the Euros. Despite assurances to the contrary, many in the French squad must have been thinking of gaining revenge foe the loss in the 1982 World Cup.

Hidalgo presented his strongest squad to date that potentially would have started the Euros.

Bats was in goal with the set defensive four of Amoros, Bossis, Le Roux and Battiston (right back).

Bossis was back as Libero as Tresor was out of contention. Hidalgo recalled Toulouse goalkeeper Phillipe Bergeroo as back-up.

The ‘Carré Magique’ played for the first time ever together. Platini, the newly elected Ballon d’Or, was at the summit of his game at this point. For the first time all four (Platini, Giresse, Tigana and Fernandez) were available.

Hidalgo decided to experiment by trying out Jose Toure as center forward.

Even though Toure was nominally a midfielder, he accepted the challnege as he wanted to particpate in Euros.

France coud not break through in first half and struggled as the English were physically better in the early going.

This match would also be marred with crowd trouble in the stands from British Hooligans (a precurosr of the horror to come at Heysel the following year).

France raised up their game in the second half and took the lead in the 58th minute when Platini headed in Giresse’s long cross.

In the 72nd, Tusseau replaced the right back Battiston. Amoros switched sides and picked up Battiston’s spot, while Tusseau moved to the left back position.

Just two minutes later, Platini scored France’s second by curling in a free kick to Shilton’s right side.

On this free kick, Peter Shilton later said that he was convinced Platini would have shot on his left side and was utterly surprised that he struck to his right.

Hidalgo was overall satisfied with the performance. Le Roux and Bossis had been very good in central defense. Toure had done well enough in his unaccustomed position of striker.

Platini had been exccellent in the best form of his career. Platini said, “I do not feel that I am specially in form at the moment but it seems all I have to do is to take a shot to score“.

Unfortunately, the experiment of Toure as striker would be all for naught as he would be injured shortly thereafter and miss the Euros.

This would also be Platini’s last match in the season for France as he was busy with club committments for Juventus. He would return when the Final selection process had been made.

Yannick Stopyra was called up for the last time under Hidalgo and he was out of contention for the Euros following a poor season with Rennes that would end in relegation. Thierry Tusseau would not make any more appearances though he would make the Finals squad.

Date: February 29, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:43,000

France 2-England 0 (Michel Platini 58,74)

France: Joel Bats, Patrick Battiston (Thierry Tusseau 72^nd), Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez, Michel Platini, JoséTouré, Bruno Bellone(Dominique Rocheteau83^rd)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1978, March 6, 1984 (February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1978, March 6, 1984 (February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Michel Platini and Bruno Bellone, February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (Jose Toure, February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Michel Platini scoring from a free kick, February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (Peter Shilton unable to stop Platini’s free kick, February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (France squad, February 29, 1984, France 2-England 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 12-Austria (March 28, 1984, Bordeaux)

France’s next friendly was vs. Austria in Bordeaux. Platini as expected was to be missing. Alain Giresse would captain France in his home base especially for the occasion.

Hidalgo, dissatisfied with his striker options, decided to recall the Bordeaux veteran Bernard Lacombe, who had last played for France against the same opponent during the 1982 World Cup. Despite his advancing age, Lacombe was still knocking in goals for Bordeaux and had just broken the record as the French striker with the most goals in the History of the French League.

Another newcomer was the uncapped defender from Toulouse, Jean-François Domergue. Not many would have tipped him to make the squad, but they would know of him before the end of the Euros for sure.

Hidalgo also recalled Didier Six for the first time that season. He was playing in the French Second Division at Mulouse at the time, which may have damaged his National Team prospects. However, some fine performances especially in the French Cup, where Mulhouse eliminated Bordeaux had made Hidalgo take notice.

Another Bordeaux player, Rene Girard was also surprisingly recalled for this match. Though he would remain on the bench and would not be called up afterwards either.

Before the match, Hidalgo was concerned how France still had not found their form of the second round of the World Cup.

Hidalgo started with his tried and set defensive base: Bats, Amoros, Bossis, Le Roux and Battiston.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Defenders Manuel Amoros, Thierry Tusseau, Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis)

In midfield, Giresse, Tigana and Fernandez took their natural spot. Genghini was drafted in to replace the absent Platini.

Toure’s injury had paved the way to select Lacombe partnering Bellone upfront.

The match turned out to be a dour affair, as the Austrians played ultra-defensively.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Midfielders Michel Platini, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez, Bernard Genghini)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Strikers Yannick Stopyra, Dominique Rocheteau, Jose Toure, Bruno Bellone)

Bellone scored a goal in the 12^th minute, which was disallowed. France broke the deadlock near the end, when Rocheteau having come on as a substitute headed in France’s winner.

Phillipe Bergeroo would also make a substitute appearance replacing Bats.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Goalkeepers Phillipe Bergeroo and Joel Bats)

The home crowd booed Didier Six, most likely because his club Mulhouse had recently eliminated Bordeaux from the French Cup.

Hidalgo lamented Austria’s tactics, but believed that their choices should be respected and it is up to France to adapt to conditions of matches.

Giresse refused to criticize Austria’s methods. He believed that most adversaries in the Euros were likely to play the same way as France were favorites.

As a result, Giresse felt “we could not have received a better test.”

Date: March 28, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Bordeaux-Stade Velodrome

Attendance: 23,000

France 1-Austria 0 (Dominique Rocheteau 84)

France: Joel Bats (Phillipe Bergeroo 62nd), Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez, Bernard Genghini, Bernard Lacombe (Dominique Rocheteau 51^st), Bruno Bellone (15-Didier Six 65^th)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 101, May 1984 (March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (France squad, March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (Dominique Rocheteau scoring with a header, March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1982, April 3, 1984 (March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1982, April 3, 1984 (March 28, 1984, France 1-Austria 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 13-West Germany (April 18, 1984, Strasbourg)

France faced its sternest test to date by facing West Germany in Strasbourg just two months before the Euros.

Needless to say, the World Cup semifinal and the injustice of the Battiston-Schuamcher incident was on everyone’s mind. In interviews French players such as Six, Battiston and Bossis insisted this was not a revenge match since two years have passed, different context, etc.

Bossis considered West Germany as a test team. He believed such a match would “show where we really stand.”

Juventus did not release Platini and Hidalgo had to contend with other withdrawals. Alain Giresse, Tigana, Girard, Lacombe, Tusseau were all injured or unavailable, while Toure had already been written off for the Euros due to his injury.

Sochaux striker Phillipe Anziani was recalled for his first match for France since facing Brazil in 1981.

Phillipe Vercruysse was also recalled though his chances appeared slim as far as the Finals squad.

Hidalgo decided on a 4-3-3 formation with the defensive set-up left intact. The midfield consisted of Luis Fernandez and the duo of Bravo and Genghini acting as organizers.

Jean-Marc Ferreri was supposed to have started the match, however, he was a substitute as he was ill with fever.

France introduced their new jerseys that they would wear in the Euros. The team played well with Bravo impressing in midfield.

Schumacher was booed in the pre-game warm-ups and during the match itself as not many had forgotten the Battiston incident in the World Cup.

Maxime Bossis only played in the first half, as his club Nantes had a match against Metz the following day. He was repalced by the debutant Domergue.

Battiston took Bossis’ Libero position, Amoros moved to the right back position in Battiston’s old spot and Domergue went on the left back position.

Hidalgo would later jokingly state, “be careful Max, at your age, if you leave your position, you are not certain to get it back“.

Genghini would score France’s winner with just ever ten minutes remaining by volleying from close range.

While Domergue earned points to make the Finals squad, Anziani was not recalled again by Hidalgo and was out of contention, as was Phillipe Vercruysse also not recalled afterwards.

Franz Beckanbauer would say afterwards “in this form, France are unbeatable”.

Foe more detail, see :

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/05/april-18-1984-france-1-west-germany-0_24.html

Date: April 18, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Strasbourg- Stade de la Meinau

Attendance: 39,978

France 1-West Germany 0 (Bernard Genghini 79)

France: Joel Bats, Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis (Jean-François Domergue 46^th), Manuel Amoros, Daniel Bravo, Luis Fernandez,  Bernard Genghini, Didier Six, Dominique Rocheteau (Phillipe Anziani 68^th), Bruno Bellone (Jean-Marc Ferreri 84^th)

Note:

1-In Bold, new caps.

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Daniel Bravo, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Didier Six, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 101, May 1984 (Bernard Genghini, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 101, May 1984 (Daniel Bravo, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Bernard Genghini, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (Bernard Genghini scoring, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (Bernard Genghini scoring, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1984

(Bernard Genghini celebrating after scoring, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (France squad, April 18, 1984, France 1-West Germany 0)

The Finals squad

On May 7^th, 1984, Michel Hidalgo announced his list of 20 players for the Euros.

The main novelty in his selection was the call-up of previously uncapped Albert Rust as the Third goalkeeper. Rust was the starting goalkeeper of the Olympics squad.

Incidentally, Albert Rust would the only player to have been in the UEFA European Championship and Olympic wining squads in that summer of 1984.

In some sources, there was a proposed match vs. Republic of Ireland (for May 9^th) that was called off.

The Final phase of the preparations was set at Font-Romeu.

Like most experts, Hidalgo felt France were favorites to triumph in the Euros.

He stated, “our greatest victory has been to lift ourselves up after the tragedy of Seville” (World Cup 1982 semifinal penalty kick loss to West Germany)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Michel Hidalgo)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (France’s new kit along with training gear)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (France’s 1984 Euro Finals squad in training)

France Finals squad:

Goalkeepers:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

19-Phillipe Bergeroo (Toulouse Football Club)

20-Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Defenders:

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

3- Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club) 

4-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

5-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

15-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

18-Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Midfielders:

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

9-Bernard Genghini(Association Sportive de Monaco)

10-Michel Platini(captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

12-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

14-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Strikers:

8-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco) 

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

13-Didier Six (Football Club de Mulhouse)

16-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

17-Bernard Lacombe (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (France’s 1984 Euro Finals squad)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (France’s 1984 Euro Finals squad)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (France’s 1984 Euro Finals squad)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (France’s 1984 Euro Finals squad) Top : Left to right : Amoros, Domergue,Tigana, Battiston, Bellone,Tusseau,Ferreri, Bravo Middle Row : left to right : Rust, Genghini, Le Roux,Bergeroo, Bossis,Fernandez, Bats Seated : elft to right : Giresse, Lacombe, Rocheteau, Hidalgo, Six , Platini

Preparatory Friendly match (Un-Official)-Andorra FC (May 26, 1984, Andorra)

Date: May 26, 1984

Competition: Friendly (Unofficial)

Venue: Andorra

Attendance: 400

FC Andorra (Andorra) 0-France 9 (Yvon Le Roux 12, 67, Alain Giresse 33, Bruno Bellone 40, Dominique Rocheteau 47, 70, Didier Six 61, Daniel Bravo 69, Jean-Marc Ferreri 82

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1990, May 29, 1984 (May 26, 1984, FC Andorra (Andorra) 0-France 9)

Preparatory Friendly match (Un-Official)-Andorra FC (May 29, 1984, Andorra)

Date: May 29, 1984

Competition: Friendly (Unofficial)

Venue: Andorra

FC Andorra (Andorra) 1-France 5 (??? / Daniel Bravo 2 goals), Michel Platini, Manuel Amoros, Bernard Genghini)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1991, June 5, 1984 (Domninique Rocheteau, May 29, 1984, FC Andorra (Andorra) 1-France 5)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 14-Scotland (May 30, 1984, Marseille)

After selecting his Finals squad and training, France played two practice friendlies against Andorra in a semi-practice setting.

Their Final preparation match ahead of the Finals was against Scotland. Hidalgo said, “I chose Scotland because there is a mix of styles (British and Scandinavian), ahead of match vs. Denmark”.

He selected his strongest lineup that was to start the Euros with.

The defensive unit had been established for some time: Bats, Amoros, Bossis, Le Roux and Battiston.

Likewise, the midfield was set for quite some time, though it had not played as a unit due to injuries and availability.

The midfield of Platini, Giresse, Tigana and Fernandez has since been recognized as one of the greatest in History.

Upfront lack of options had forced the recall of Lacombe with the young Bellone as partner.

France, playing in a 4-4-2 formation, comfortably won (2-0) this last match with goals by Lacombe and Giresse.

Second half substitute Didier Six was booed once more, this time by the Marseille crowd, for his contentious past with the club  (one of his many previous clubs).

Hidalgo underlined the strength of his defense by pointing out that this was the fifth match that they had kept a clean sheet.

France would go on and triumph in the Euros with Platini in magnificent form. However, it almost came unstuck in the first round.

Hidalgo had spent two years to fashion a defensive unit. However, in the first match vs., Denmark, Le Roux was lost to an injury and Amoros was sent off and suspended for three matches.

Hidalgo was forced to move Fernandez in defense as well as including the untested Domergue, but it worked out in the end and Hidalgo retired after eight years holding the Henri Delaunay trophy.

Date: May 30, 1984

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Marseille- Stade Velodrome

Attendance: 24,641

France 2-Scotland 0 (Alain Giresse 14, Bernard Lacombe 29)

France: Joel Bats, Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux, Maxime Bossis, Manuel Amoros, Alain Giresse, Jean Tigana, Michel Platini, Luis Fernandez (Bernard Genghini67^th), Bernard Lacombe (Daniel Bravo 46^th), Bruno Bellone (Didier Six 67^th)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1991, June 5, 1984 (Michel Platini, May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1991, June 5, 1984 (Bernard Lacombe after scoring, May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Alain Giresse, May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984 (France squad, May 30, 1984, France 2-Scotland 0)

References:

France Football, Issue 1899, August 31, 1982

France Football, Issue 1900, September 7, 1982

France Football, Issue 1904, October 5, 1982

France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982

France Football, Issue 1909, November 9, 1982

France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982

France Football, Issue 1923, February 15, 1983

France Football, Issue 1924, February 22, 1983

France Football, Issue 1928, March 22, 1983

France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983

France Football, Issue 1932, April 19, 1983

France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983

France Football, Issue 1938, May 31, 1983

France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983

France Football, Issue 1950, August 23, 1983

France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983

France Football, Issue 1952, September 6, 1983

France Football, Issue 1953, September 13, 1983

France Football, Issue 1956, October 4, 1983

France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983

France Football, Issue 1961, November 8, 1983

France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983

France Football, Issue 1977, February 28, 1984

France Football, Issue 1978, March 6, 1984

France Football, Issue 1981, March 27, 1984

France Football, Issue 1982, April 3, 1984

France Football, Issue 1984, April 17, 1984

France Football, Issue 1990, May 29, 1984

France Football, Issue 1991, June 5, 1984

L'Annee du Football, 1983

L'Annee du Football, 1984

L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

Le Livre d’or du Football 1983

Le Livre d’or du Football 1984

L'Equipe de France de Football, L'Integrale des 497 rencontres (1904-1991), Authors J.M.Cazal, Pierre Cazal, Michel Oreggia, 1992

L'Integrale de L'Equipe de France de Football, Authors J.M. and Pierre Cazal, Michel Oreggia, 1998

Mondial, new series, issue 32, November 1982

Mondial, new series, issue 33, December 1982

Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983

Mondial, new series, issue 43, October1983

Mondial, new series, issue 44, November 1983

Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983

Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984

Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983

Onze, Issue 81, September 1982

Onze, Issue 83, November 1982

Onze, Issue 86, February 1983

Onze, Issue 87, March 1983

Onze, Issue 88, April 1983

Onze, Issue 89, May 1983

Onze, Issue 90, June 1983

Onze, Issue 97, January 1984

Onze, Issue 100, April 1984

Onze, Issue 101, May 1984

Onze, Issue 102, June 1984

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August 31, 1982 (Paris, France 0-Poland 4)

October 6, 1982 (Paris, France 1-Hungary 0)

November 10, 1982 (Rotterdam, Holland 1-France 2)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 1-Poland (August 31, 1982, Paris)

France squad:

Goalkeepers :

Jean Castaneda(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Defenders:

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Gerard Janvion(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Midfielders :

Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean Tigana(Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Strikers :

Patrick Delamontagne (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Yannick Stopyra(Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)

Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club)

Alain Couriol(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Poland squad:

Goalkeepers :

Jacek Kazimierski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa) 

Janusz Stawarz (Stowarzyszenie Klub Sportowy Bałtyk Gdynia) 

Defenders:

Jan Jałocha (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)  

Stefan Majewski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Roman Wójcicki (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź) 

Paweł Janas (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)

Tadeusz Dolny (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)   

Dariusz Kubicki (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)  

Midfielders :

Włodzimierz Ciołek (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy  Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)  

Janusz Kupcewicz (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán)  

Andrzej Buncol (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Włodzimierz Mazur (Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Zagłębie Lubin)  

Strikers :

Włodzimierz Smolarek (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź)   

Krzysztof Baran (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa)

Mirosław Okoński (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán)  

Dariusz Dziekanowski (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa)

Coach: Antoni Piechniczek

Date: August 31, 1982

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Result: France 0-Poland 4

Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:16,000

Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland) 

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Poland): Jan Jalocha 28, Janusz Kupcewicz 61, 62, Andrzej Buncol 68 pen

Summary of goals:

0:1 (28^th minute, Poland): Jalocha advanced on the left flank, Tresor failed to clear, and Jaocha shot past Ettori.

0:2 (61^st minute, Poland): Dziekanowski sent a low pass from the right side into the box for to Kupcewicz (his shot hit the post before going in).

0:3 (62^nd minute, Poland): Kupcewicz scored from a long distance shot

0:4 (68^th minute, Poland): Poland were awarded their penalty kick after Smolarek was fouled by Mahut in the box. Andrzej Buncol scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Gerard Janvion(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

3-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes) (Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)46^th)

7-Patrick Delamontagne (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco) (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 46^th)

6-Jean Tigana(Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

9-Yannick Stopyra(Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) (Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice) 69^th)

11-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean Castaneda(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Alain Couriol(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Marius Tresor

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Poland:

Jacek Kazimierski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Paweł Janas (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise / France)

Stefan Majewski (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    

Tadeusz Dolny (Klub Sportowy Górnik Zabrze)     

Jan Jałocha (Gwardyjskie Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisla Krakow)  

Andrzej Buncol (Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa)    (Mirosław Okoński (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán)  78^th)

Janusz Kupcewicz (Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech  Poznán)  

Roman Wójcicki (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź)  (Dariusz Kubicki (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy  Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)  65^th)

Włodzimierz Ciołek (Fabryczny Klub Sportowy  Panstwowe Zaklady Loterycze Stal-Mielec)  

Włodzimierz Mazur (Międzyzakładowy Klub Sportowy Zagłębie Lubin)   (Dariusz Dziekanowski (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa) 46^th)

Włodzimierz Smolarek (Robotnicze Towarzystwo Sportowe Widzew Łódź)   

Coach: Antoni Piechniczek

Booked: Andrzej Buncol

Other Substitutes:

Krzysztof Baran (Warszawski Klub Sportowy Gwardia Warszawa)

Janusz Stawarz (Stowarzyszenie Klub Sportowy Bałtyk Gdynia) 

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Red Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1900, September 7, 1982 (August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 81, September 1982 (Jean-Marc Ferreri’s debut for France, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (Gerard Soler, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire-1938 (Manuel Amoros, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Marius Tresor and Smolarek, August 31, 1982, France 0-Poland 4)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 2-Hungary (October 6, 1982, Paris)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean Castaneda(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Defenders:

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

Gerard Janvion(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Midfielders:

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Strikers:

Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Laurent Roussey(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   

Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Hungary squad:

Goalkeepers :

Bela Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

Imre Kiss (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club)

Defenders :

Zoltan Peter (Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet)        

Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

Attila Kerekes (Békéscsabai Elöre Spartacus Sport Club)

Joszef Varga (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

Joszef Tóth (Captain) (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Csaba Voros (Szombathelyi Haladás Vasutas Sport Egyesület)

Midfielders:

Peter Hannich (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

Joszef Poczik (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

Gyozo Burcsa(Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

Gusztav Klemen (Csepel Sport Club)

Karoly Csapo (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club)

Strikers :

Mihaly Borostyan (Diósgyöri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre Miskolc)

Lazar Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

Gyula Hajszan (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)    

Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Sandor Kiss (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Laszlo Budavari (Csepel Sport Club)

Mihaly Tulipan (Csepel Sport Club)

Laszlo Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Date: October 6, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-Hungary 0

Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:15,777

Referee: Roger Verhaeghe (Belgium) 

Linesmen: Goris (Belgium) and De Bleeckere (Belgium) 

Goalscorers:

(France): Laurent Roussey 65

(Hungary): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (65^th minute, France): Tresor crossed from the right side to the far left post,  Didier Six headed back and Roussey volleyed in.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean Castaneda(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   

2-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

3-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (14-Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco) 79^th)

7-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)  64^th)

9-Laurent Roussey(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   (12-Gerard Janvion(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)85^th)

10-Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

11-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) (15-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club) 73^rd)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

16-Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Hungary:

1-Bela Katzirz (Pécsi Munkás Sport Club)

2-Zoltan Peter (Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet) (15-Gusztav Klemen (Csepel Sport Club) 85^th)

6-Imre Garaba (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

3-Attila Kerekes (Békéscsabai Elöre Spartacus Sport Club)

4-Joszef Tóth (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

5-Peter Hannich (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

8-Joszef Poczik (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  (14-Karoly Csapo (Tatabányai Bányász Sport Club) 67^th)

10-Gyozo Burcsa(Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)  

7-Mihaly Borostyan (Diósgyöri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre Miskolc)   (16-Laszlo Fazekas (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) 85^th)

9-Lazar Szentes (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)             (17-Andras Tórócsik (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest) 67^th)

11-Gyula Hajszan (Rába ETO (Egyetértés Torna Osztálya) Györi)    

Coach: Kalman Meszoly

Booked: Karoly Csapo 78 (foul on Tigana)

Team Captain: Joszef Tóth

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982 (October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1905, October 12, 1982 (Laurent Rouusey, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 32, November 1982 (Laurent Rouusey, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Jean Tigana, October 6, 1982, France 1-Hungary 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 3-Holland (November 10, 1982, Rotterdam)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Defenders:

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

Phillipe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)(later forfeited) 

Midfielders:

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (later forfeited)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)(later forfeited) 

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (later called up)

Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (later called up)

Strikers:

Laurent Roussey(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Jean-Marc Ferratge(Toulouse Football Club)  

François Brisson (Racing Club de Lens)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Note: Girese, Mahut and Genghini left injured, Ferreri and Lemoult were called up as replacements.

Holland squad:

Goalkeepers:

Eduard Maximiliaan ‘Edward’ Metgod (Football Club Haarlem)

Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

Defenders:

Ronald Spelbos (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

Michaël Antonius Bernardus ‘Michel’ van de Korput (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

Edo Ophof (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers (captain) (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Peter Boeve (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Midfielders:

Jan Jacobus Wouters (Football Club Utrecht)

Machiel ‘Michel’ Valke (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Strikers:

René van der Gijp (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

Willem Cornelis Nicolaas ‘Wim’ Kieft (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

René Hofman (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade)

Jurjen Jacob ‘Jurrie’ Koolhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Simon Melkianus Tahamata  (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

Coach: Cornelius ‘Kees’ Rijvers

  

Date: November 10, 1982

Competition: Friendly

Result: Holland 1-France 2

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance:9,693

Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium) 

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Simon Tahamata 8

 (France): Patrick Battiston 12, Michel Platini 81

Summary of goals:

1:0 (8^th minute, Holland): Gullit releaed Boeve on the left side. He crossed into the box for Tahamta tos core.

1:1 (12^th minute, France): Fernandez sent Battiston through in the box who slid in the equalizer.

1:2 (81^st minute, France): Brisson crossed a free kick from the left side that Platini shot from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

Holland:

1-Eduard Maximiliaan ‘Edward’ Metgod (Football Club Haarlem)

4-Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

3-Ronald Spelbos (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging / Belgium)

2-Michaël Antonius Bernardus ‘Michel’ van de Korput (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy)

6-Peter Boeve (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

8-Franklin Edmundo ‘Frank’ Rijkaard (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)(12-René van der Gijp (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium) 46^th)

5-Edo Ophof (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

10-Machiel ‘Michel’ Valke (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

7-Rudi Dil ‘Ruud’ Gullit (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

9-Willem Cornelis Nicolaas ‘Wim’ Kieft (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) (14-Jurjen Jacob ‘Jurrie’ Koolhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)46^th)

11-Simon Melkianus Tahamata  (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)(13-Jan Jacobus Wouters (Football Club Utrecht) 57^th)

Coach: Cornelius ‘Kees’ Rijvers

Other Substitutes:

René Hofman (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade)

Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers(Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam) 

Team Captain: Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

8-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9-Laurent Roussey(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   (15-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 57^th)

10-Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

11-Jean-Marc Ferratge(Toulouse Football Club)  (14-François Brisson (Racing Club de Lens) 68^th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1910, November 16, 1982 (Maxime Bossis, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (Luis Fernandez, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Yannick Stopyra, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 86, February 1983 (France squad and Luis Fernandez, November 10, 1982, Holland 1-France 2)

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II. 1982/83 season (Spring 1983)

February 16, 1983 (Guimaraes, Portugal 0-France 3)

March 23, 1983 (Paris, France 1-USSR 1)

April 23, 1983 (Paris, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

May 31, 1983 (Luxembourg, France 1-Belgium 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 4-Portugal (February 16, 1983, Guimaraes)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football )

Defenders:

Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes) 75^th)

Midfielders:

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Strikers:

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Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Portugal squad:

Goalkeepers:

Manuel Galrinho Bento(Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Silvino de Almeida Louro (Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães)

Defenders:

Minervino José Lopes Pietra (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

António Bastos Lopes (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)   

Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

João Soares Cardoso(Sporting Clube de Braga)

Pedro Manuel Regateiro Venâncio (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

João Domingos Silva Pinto (Futebol Clube do Porto) (later called up)

Virgilio Manuel Bagulho Lopes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (later called up)

Eurico Monteiro Gomes(Futebol Clube do Porto) (later called up)

Midfielders:

Carlos ManuelCorreia dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Antonio Henriques Fonseca Jesus Oliveira(Portimonense Sporting Clube)

Joao Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)      

Sheu Han (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)   

Alfredo Magalhaes da Silva Rodrigues ‘Laureta’(Vitória Sport Clube- Guimarães)

Antonio Manuel FrascoVieira (Futebol Clube do Porto) (later called up)

Antonio Augusto Gomes de Sousa  (Futebol Clube do Porto) (later called up)

Strikers:

Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto)

ManuelJose Tavares Fernandes(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 

Rui Manuel Trindade Jordäo(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (later called up)

Mauricio Zacarias Reinaldo Rodrigues Gomes (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto)  (later called up)

Coach: Otto Martins Gloria (Brazil)

Note: Most likely, Pietra, Venancio, Laureta, Oliveira, Alves, Nene and Manuel Fernandes withdrew after being selected in the initial squad.

Date: February 16, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: Portugal 0-France 3

Venue:Guimaraes –Estadio Municipal

Attendance:9,000

Referee:Ulrich Nyffenegger  (Switzerland) 

Goalscorers:

(Portugal): None

 (France): Yannick Stopyra 7,70, Jean-Marc Ferreri 8

Summary of goals:

0:1 (7^th minute, France): Platini sent Stopyra through and he scored past Bento.

0:2 (8^th minute, France): Platini sent a long cross for Ferreri who lobbed over the advancing Bento.

0:3 (70^th minute, France): Giresse passed to Platini who immediately released Stopyra to go through and score.

Lineups:

Portugal:

1-Manuel Galrinho Bento(Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

2-VirgilioManuel Bagulho Lopes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)   (14-João Domingos Silva Pinto (Futebol Clube do Porto) 65^th)

4-António Bastos Lopes (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)    (13- Eurico Monteiro Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46^th)

3-Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

5-JoãoSoares Cardoso(Sporting Clube de Braga)

7-Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

6-Sheu Han (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)    (16-AntonioManuel Frasco Vieira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 46^th)

8-AntonioAugusto Gomes de Sousa  (Futebol Clube do Porto)

10-Fernando Albino de Sousa Chalana (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)      

9-FernandoMendes Soares  Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto)

11-Rui Manuel Trindade Jordäo(Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (15-Mauricio Zacarias ReinaldoRodrigues Gomes (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto)  22^nd)

Coach: Otto Martins Gloria (Brazil)

Team Captain: Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes) 75^th)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (13-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 63^rd)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) (15-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)80^th)

11-Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football )

Daniel Bravo (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note: The French worm black armbands in memory of the recently deceased former International Claude Papi.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1924, February 22, 1983 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1924, February 22, 1983 (Maxime Bossis, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Michel Platini, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (Patrick Battiston, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Maxime Bossis, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Luis Fernandez, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 100, April 1984 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 87, March 1983 (France squad, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 58, January 1985 (Yannick Stopyra, February 16, 1983, Portugal 0-France 3)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 5-USSR (March 23, 1983, Paris)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football )

Defenders:

Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Midfielders:

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Michel Platini  (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Strikers:

Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Date: March 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-USSR 1

Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:40,908

Referee:George Courtney (England)

Goalscorers:

(France): Luis Fernandez 42

(USSR): Fyodor Cherenkov 28

Summary of goals:

0:1 (28^th minute, USSR): From the left side, Bokhn crossed to Rodionov in the middle, he was tackled and the ball bounced to Cherrenkov on the right who scored.

1:1 (42^nd minute, France): Amisse in the middle crossed towards Platini who sidefooted a pass to Fernandez in the middle to score with a low shot.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

4-Philippe Mahut (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)(12-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes) 78^th)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (14-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 46^th)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

11-Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes) (15-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)65^th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football )

Alain Couriol (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Michel Platini (Maxime Bossis captain in the second half)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

USSR:

1- Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev (Spartak Moskva)

10-Nikolai Yevgeniyevich Larionov (Zenit Leningrad)

3-Sergey Vladimirovich Borovskiy (Dinamo Minsk)

4-Sergey Pavlovich Baltacha (Dinamo Kiev)

5- Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko (Dinamo Kiev)

8- Fyodor Fedorovich Cherenkov (Spartak Moskva)

2- Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov (Dinamo Kiev)

7-Leonid Iosifovich Burjak (Dinamo Kiev)  (15-Khoren Zhoraevich Oganesian (Ararat Erevan) 63^rd)

6- Andrey Mihaylovich Bal (Dinamo Kiev) (12-Valeriy Georgievich Gazzayev (Dinamo Moskva) 55^th)

9-Sergei Yuriyevich Rodionov (Spartak Moskva)

11-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) (14-Vadim Anatoliyevich Yevtushenko (Dinamo Kiev) 79^th)

Coach:Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky

Team Captain: Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, WhiteShorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983 (Phillipe Mahut, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1929, March 29, 1983 (Oleg Blokhin, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (France squad from the back, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Luis Fernandez, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’Or du Football 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (France squad and Team Captains Michel Platini and Vladimir Bessonov, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri and Fyodor Cherenkov, March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 88, April 1983 (March 23, 1983, France 1-USSR 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 6-Yugodlavia (April 23, 1983, Paris)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Defenders:

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

Midfielders:

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

JoséTouré (Football Club de Nantes)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 

Strikers:

Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Yugoslavia squad:

Goalkeepers:

Ratko Svilar (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

Tomislav Ivkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Marjan Vlak (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Defenders:

Jasmin Dzeko (Nogometni Klub Osijek)

Zvjezdan Cvetkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Faruk Hadzibegic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo)

Marko Elsener (Nogometni Klub Olimpija- Ljubljana)

Mirza Kapetanovic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo)

Ismet Hadzic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)       

Velimir Zajec (captain) (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Slavoljub Nikolic (Fudbalski Klub Radnicki-Nis)

Midfielders:

Ljubomir Radanovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

Mehmed Bazdarevic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)

Marko Mlinaric (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Boban Bozovic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo)

Aleksandar Trifunovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

Strikers:

Zlatko Kranjcar (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

Sulejman Halilovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo -Vinkovci)

Mitar Mrkela (OFK (Omladinski Fudbalski Klub) Beograd)

Dzevad Secerbegovic (Fudbalski Klub Sloboda –Tuzla)

Later called up:

Dragan Mance (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)

Miodrag Jesic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)

Coach: Todor Veselinovic

Date: April 23, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 4-Yugoslavia 0

Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:40,881

Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany) 

Goalscorers:

(France): Yvon Le Roux 22, Dominique Rocheteau 32, 47, Jose Touré 74

(Yugoslavia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (22^nd minute, France): From the right side, Bellone crossed for Le Roux to head home.

2:0 (32^nd minute, France): Rocheteau did a one-two with Bellone (who backheeled the return pass) and went through to score.

3:0 (47^th minute, France): Rocheteau scored from an Indirect Free kick.

4:0 (74^th minute, France): Ferreri took a corner on the right side, the ball was chested and then volleyed by Toure.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

5-Maxime Bossis (captain) (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Thierry Tusseau (Football Club de Nantes)

8-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10-JoséTouré (Football Club de Nantes) (14-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 79^th)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (15-Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 80^th)

9-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

11-Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco) (13-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) 86^th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

Team Captain: Maxime Bossis

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Yugoslavia:

1-Ratko Svilar (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium) (12-Tomislav Ivkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 80^th)

2-Jasmin Dzeko (Nogometni Klub Osijek)

3-Zvjezdan Cvetkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

4-Ismet Hadzic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)          (14-Faruk Hadzibegic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo) 75^th)

5-Velimir Zajec (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

6-Ljubomir Radanovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

7-Zlatko Kranjcar (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) (16-Dragan Mance (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 46^th)

8-Aleksandar Trifunovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

9-Sulejman Halilovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo -Vinkovci)

10-Mehmed Bazdarevic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo) (15-Marko Mlinaric (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) 46^th)

11-Dzevad Secerbegovic (Fudbalski Klub Sloboda –Tuzla) (13- Miodrag Jesic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 78^th)

Coach: Todor Veselinovic

Team Captain: Velimir Zajec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (Luis Fernanadez, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Yvon Le Roux, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Yvon Le Roux, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equiep de France, Author: Dominique Grimault, 1997 (France squad, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (Jose Toure, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 89, May 1983 (Dominique Rocheteau, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 58, January 1985 (Jose Toure scoring, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1933, April 26, 1983 (Shots and chances durng the match, April 23, 1983, France 4-Yugoslavia 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 7-Belgium (May 31, 1983, Luxembourg)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Defenders:

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Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Phillipe Jeannol (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)

Midfielders:

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Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

JoséTouré (Football Club de Nantes)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens)

Strikers:

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Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club) 

Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Didier Six  (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) Bernard Zenier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Belgium squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jacques Munaron (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Wim DeConnick (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

Defenders:

Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liege)

Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

Walter Meeuws (Royal Standard de Liege)

Jozef Daerden (Royal Standard de Liege)

Gerard Plessers (Royal Standard de Liege)

Michel DeWolf (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

Gaston Boeckstaens (Royal Antwerp Football Club) (Later called up)

Leo Van der Elst (Royal Antwerp Football Club) (Later called up)

Midfielders:

Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Leo Clijsters(Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk) 

Guy vandermissen (Royal Standard de Liege)

Frank Vercauteren(Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Francois van der Elst (West Ham United Football Club- London / England)

Strikers:

Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk)

Erwin vandenbergh (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (later withdrew)

Marc Vanderlinden (Royal Antwerp Football Club) 

Coach: Guy Thys

Note: Daerden and Plessers most likely withdrew after being selected in the initial squad.

Date: May 31, 1983

Competition: Friendly (Luxemburg Federation-75^th Anniversary)

Result: France 1-Belgium 1

Venue: Luxembourg -Stade Municipal de Luxembourg, Luxemburg

Attendance: 5,880

Referee:Norbert Rolles (Luxembourg) 

Goalscorers:

(France): Didier Six 11

(Belgium): Eddy Voordeckers 12

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, France): Toure’s header was parried by Munaron and Six scored from the rebound.

1:1 (12^th minute, Belgium): Vercauteren’s corner was headed back by Fernandez and Voordeckers volleyed home.

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean-Pierre Tempet (Stade Lavallois)

2-Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Stade Brestois)

5-Patrick Battiston (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

7-Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8- JoséTouré (Football Club de Nantes)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens) 86^th)

9-Gerard Soler (Toulouse Football Club)  (Yannick Stopyra (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) 64^th)

11-Didier Six (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V./ West Germany) (Bernard Zenier (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 64^th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Phillipe Jeannol (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)

Team Captain: Didier Six (Patrick Batiston after the 64th minute).

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Belgium:

1- Jacques Munaron (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

2- Eric Gerets (captain) (Royal Standard de Liege)

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4- Walter Meeuws (Royal Standard de Liege)

5- Michel DeWolf (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)

6- Frank Vercauteren(Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

7-Francois van der Elst (West Ham United Football Club- London / England)

8- Guy vandermissen (Royal Standard de Liege)

9- Marc Vanderlinden (Royal Antwerp Football Club)  (14- Leo Clijsters (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk) 59^th)

10-Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

11- Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk)

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

12- Wim DeConnick (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

13-Gaston Boeckstaens (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

15-Leo Van der Elst (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Team Captain: Eric Gerets

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Admiral

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Note: This match was to commemorate Luxembourg Association’s 75^th Anniversary.

The venue was neutral for both sides since match played in Luxembourg.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1939, June 7, 1983 (May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1983 (May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1983 (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (Patrick Battiston, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (France squad, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 16, 1983 (May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 10, November 1989 (Marc vanderlinden and Manuel Amoros, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75thAnniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 55, October 1984 (Didier Six, May 31, 1983, Luxemburg Federation-75th Anniversary, France 1-Belgium 1)

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III. 1983/84 season (Fall1983)

August 24, 1983 (Toulouse, France 1-Penarol Montevideo 0) (Un-Official)

September 7, 1983 (Copenhagen, Denmark 3-France 1)

October 5, 1983 (Paris, France 1-Spain 1)

November 12, 1983 (Zagreb, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Preparatory Friendly match (Unofficial)-CA Penarol Montevideo (August 24, 1983, Toulouse)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Racing Club de Lens)

Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Defenders:

Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Midfielders:

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Jose Toure (Football Club de Nantes) (later withdrew)

Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Monaco) (later called up)

Strikers:

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Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 

Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

Note : Jose Toure was part of the origianl squad. After he withdrew through inhjury, Bernard Genghini was called up as a replacement.

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Date: Augsut 24, 1983

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Result: France 1- Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0

Venue: Toulouse-Stadium Municipal

Attendance:10,438

Referee: Perez (Spain)

Goalscorers:

(France): Jean-Marc Ferreri 1

(Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (1^st minute, France): Ferreri scored from a pass by Giresse.

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

4-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

10-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)  63^rd)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

7-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

9-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

11-Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco)

                                     

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Booked : Luis Fernandez 49

Team Captain:

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

CA Penarol Montevideo:

Gustavo Fernández

Nelson Gutiérrez

Miguel Falero

Miguel Bossio (Jose Villareal 75^th)

Victor Diogo,

Jorge da  Silva,

Walkir Silva (Ricardo Ortiz 75^th)

Mario Saralegui,  

Jose Salazar,

Fernando Morena,  

Venancio Ramos

Coach: Hugo Bagnulo

Booked: Morena 52, Villareal 79

Team Captain:

Shirt Sponsor: None

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Yellow/Black Vertically striped Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983 (August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1951, August 30, 1983 (August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 42, September 1983 (Jean-Marc Ferreri, August 24, 1983, France 1-CA Peñarol Montevideo (Uruguay) 0)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 8-Denmark (September 7, 1983, Copenhagen)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Racing Club de Lens)

Defenders:

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

Midfielders:

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Michel Platini(Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Bernard Genghini(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (later withdrew)

Strikers:

Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Date: September 7, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: Denmark 3-France 1

Venue: Copenhagen -Idrætsparken

Attendance:17,500

Referee: Volker Roth (West Germany)

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Michael Laudrup 20, 75, Kenneth Brylle 59

(France): Michel Platini 26

Summary of goals:

1:0 (20^th minute, Denmark): Lerby sent a ball in the box and Laudrup was the first to get to it and struck past Bats.

1:1 (26^th minute, France): Rocheteau’s cross from the right side was tapped in by Platini at the far post.

2:1 (59^th minute, Denmark): Simonsen sent a ball inside the box and Brylle chipped it over Bats. Brylle was clearly in an offside position.

3:1 (75^th minute, Denmark): Bergreen sent Laudrup through and Le Roux was unable to stop him and he scored past Bats.

Lineups:

Denmark:

1-Ole Kjær (Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber)

2-Ole Rasmussen (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V. / West Germany)

3-Ivan Nielsen (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

4-Jan Moelby (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland)

5-Ole Madsen (Brøndby- Brøndbyøster Idrætsforening)

6-Soren Lerby (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / West Germany)

8-John Lauridsen (Real Club Deportivo Espanol-Barcelona / Spain)

9-Allan Simonsen (Vejle Boldklub)

10-Michael Laudrup (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)  (12-John Sivebak (Vejle Boldklub) 77^th)

7-Klaus Berggreen (Sporting Club Pisa / Italy)

11-Kenneth Brylle (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium) (14-John Helt (Lyngby Boldklub af 1921) 68^th)            

Coach: Josef ‘Sepp’ Piontek (West Germany)

Booked: John Lauridsen

Team Captain: Allan Simonsen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

4-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Michel Platini(captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

7-Bernard Genghini(Association Sportive de Monaco)

11-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

9-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Booked : Yvon Le Roux

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Pierre Tempet (Racing Club de Lens)

William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

Loic Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1953, September 13, 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1953, September 13, 1983 (Shots and chances durng the match, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1984 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 43, October 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 43, October 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 43, October 1983 (September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 51, June 1984 (Daniel Bravo, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Daniel Bravo, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Dominique Rocheteau, September 7, 1983, Denmark 3-France 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 9-Spain (October 5, 1983, Paris)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Pierre Tempet(Racing Club de Lens)

Defenders:

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (later withdrew)

William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Marius Tresor  (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Jean-Louis Zanon (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) (later called up)

Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes) (later called up)

Midfielders:

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 

Bernard Genghini(Association Sportive de Monaco) (later called up)

Strikers:

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco)

Alain Couriol (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Note: Zanon, Genghini and Bibard were later called up to cover injuries and withdrawls.

                  

Spain squad:

Goalkeepers:

Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)

Francisco ‘Buyo’ Sanchez (Sevilla Fútbol Club)

Defenders:

Antonio ‘Maceda’ Frances (Real Sporting de Gijón)

Jose Antonio ‘Camacho’ Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)

Jose Ramon ‘Nimo’ Maldonado (Sevilla Fútbol Club)

Salvador ‘Salva’ Garcia Puig  (Real Zaragoza)

Andoni ‘Goikoetxea’ Olaskoaga (Athletic Club de Bilbao)

Enrique ‘Quique Ramos’ Gonzalez (Club Atlético de Madrid)

Midfielders:

‘Roberto' Fernandez Bonillo (Valencia Club de Fútbol) 

Francisco ‘Guerri’ Ballarin (Real Zaragoza)

Juan Antonio ‘Senor’ Gomez (Real Zaragoza)

Rafael ‘Gordillo’ Vazquez(Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla)

Strikers:

Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)        

‘Marcos’ Alonso Pena (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano (Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla)

Coach: ‘Miguel Munoz’ Mozun

Date: October 5, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 1-Spain 1

Venue:Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance:36,628

Referee: Rosario Lo Bello (Italy) 

Goalscorers:

(France): Dominique Rocheteau 60

(Spain): Juan Señor 83 pen

Summary of goals:

1:0 (60^th minute, France): In the middle, Ferreri passed to Rocheteau, who turned and took a low shotto score.

1:1 (83^rd minute, Spain): Spain were awarded their penalty kick after Senor was fouled by Bats in the box. Juan Senor scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-William Ayache(Football Club de Nantes)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

5-Marius Tresor (captain) (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

3-Jean-Louis Zanon (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 

8-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (Bernard Genghini(Association Sportive de Monaco) 75^th)

7-Jean-Claude Lemoult (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 

9-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

11-Bruno Bellone(Association Sportive de Monaco) (14-Alain Couriol (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)85^th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Pierre Tempet(Racing Club de Lens)

Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

Yannick Stopyra (Stade Rennais Football Club)

Team Captain: Marius Tresor (Captain to mark his record breaking cap)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Spain:

1- Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri (Real Sociedad de Fútbol)

2-Jose Ramon ‘Nimo’ Maldonado (Sevilla Fútbol Club) (Salvador ‘Salva’ Garcia Puig  (Real Zaragoza) 65^th)

4-Andoni ‘Goikoetxea’ Olaskoaga (Athletic Club de Bilbao) (14-Enrique ‘Quique Ramos’ Gonzalez (Club Atlético de Madrid) 46^th)

5- Antonio ‘Maceda’ Frances (Real Sporting de Gijón)

3- Jose Antonio ‘Camacho’ Alfaro (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)             

8-Francisco ‘Guerri’ Ballarin (Real Zaragoza)

10-Juan Antonio ‘Senor’ Gomez (Real Zaragoza)

6-Rafael ‘Gordillo’ Vazquez(Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla)

7-Francisco Javier ‘Carrasco’ Hidalgo (Fútbol Club Barcelona)

9-Carlos ‘Santillana’ Alonso Gonzalez (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol)        

11-‘Marcos’ Alonso Pena (Fútbol Club Barcelona) (16-Hipolito ‘Rincon’ Povedano (Real Betis Balompié-Sevilla) 46^th)

Coach: ‘Miguel Munoz’ Mozun

Booked: Carlos Santillana 41

Team Captain: Luis Maria ‘Arconada’ Echarri

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, BlueShorts, Black Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (Shots and chances durng the match, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1957, October 11, 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Hipolito Rincon and Marius Tresor, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: L'Annee du Football, 1984 (Marius Tresor and Rafael Gordillo, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 44, November 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 44, November 1983 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Dominique Rocheteau, October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 97, January 1984 (October 5, 1983, France 1-Spain 1)

Preparatory Friendly match Number 10-Yugoslavia (November 12, 1983, Zagreb)

France squad:

Goalkeepers:

Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

Defenders:

Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Midfielders:

Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco) 

Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens)

Strikers:

Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 

Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Daniel Xuereb(Racing Club de Lens)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Date: November 12, 1983

Competition: Friendly

Result: Yugoslavia 0-France 0

Venue: Zagreb - Stadion Maksimir

Attendance:15,000

Referee:Paolo Casarin (Italy) 

Goalscorers:

(Yugoslavia): None

(France): None

Lineups:

Yugoslavia:

1-Zoran Simovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (12-Tomislav Ivkovic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd) 46^th)

2-Zoran Vujovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)

3-Zvjezdan Cvetkovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

4-Srecko Katanec (Nogometni Klub Olimpija- Ljubljana)

5-Velimir Zajec (captain) (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

6-Ljubomir Radanovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 

11-Zlatko Vujovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (16-Sulejman Halilovic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo -Vinkovci) 46^th)

7-Milos Sestic (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd)  

9-Safet Susic (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club / France)  (14-Dragan Mance (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd) 77^th)

8-Zlatko Kranjcar (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb) (17-Boban Bozovic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo) 65^th)

10-Dusan Pesic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)     (15-Dragan Stojkovic (Fudbalski Klub Radnicki-Nis) 46^th)

Coach: Todor Veselinovic

Team Captain: Velimir Zajec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

3-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

4-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

2-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

7-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco) 

8-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

10-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9-Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)  (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 46^th)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) (15-Daniel Xuereb(Racing Club de Lens) 63^rd)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Luc Ettori (Association Sportive de Monaco)     

Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens)

Team Captain: Marius Tresor

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (Safet Susic and Jean Tigana, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 1962, November 15, 1983 (Shots and chances durng the match, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire (Dominique Rocheteau, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Le Livre d’or du Football 1984 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 45, December 1983 (November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 18, 1984 (Bruno Bellone, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 97, January 1984 (Safet Susic, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 102, June 1984 (Yugoslavia squad and Safet Susic and Luis Fernandez, November 12, 1983, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)