November
Italy defeated England (2-0) to take the initiative in their World Cup Qualifying group. In the end this loss sealed England’s fate as far as their World Cup hopes.
West Germany defeated Czechoslovakia (2-0) in a friendly that was a re-match of the previous summer’s Euro Championship Final. Heinz Flohe scored Germany National Team’s 1000th goal in that match.
Date: November 3, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Tel Aviv-National Stadium, Ramat-Gan
Referee: René Matthieu (Switzerland)
Attendance:15, 000
Israel 1-Australia 1 (Gidi Damti 42 / Peter Wilson 56)
Date: November 10, 1976
Competition: Castilla Cup
Venue: Buenos Aires-Estadio de Vélez Sarsfield - José Amalfitani
Referee: Jorge Romero (Argentina)
Attendance:45, 000
Argentina 1-Peru 0 (Daniel Passarella 63)
Date: November 10, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Kavala-Ethniko Stadio (National)
Referee: Atanas Mateev (Bulgaria)
Attendance:15,000
Greece 0-Austria 3 (Josef Hickersberger 11, Hans Krankl 62, Bruno Pezzey 86)
Date: November 10, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 4
Venue: Liège (Luik) - Stade de Sclessin (Stade Maurice Dufrasne)
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Attendance:25,081
Belgium 2-Northern Ireland 0 (Roger van Gool 28, Raoul Lambert 52)
Date: November 10, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Port au Prince, Estadío Sylvio Cator
Referee: -
Attendance: -
Haiti 0-USA 0 (-)
Date: November 12, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia-Group 13-First Round-Group 3
Venue: Jeddah
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)
Attendance: -
Saudi Arabia 2-Syria 0 (??)
Date: November 12, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Port au Prince, Estadío Sylvio Cator
Referee: -
Attendance: -
Haiti 0-USA 0 (-)
Date: November 14, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Port au Prince, Estadío Sylvio Cator
Referee: -
Attendance: -
Haiti 0-USA 0 (-)
Date: November 14, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-African Zone-Group 12-Preliminaries for Zone 2
Venue: Adis Abeba
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
Attendance: -
Ethiopia 1-Egypt 2 (???)
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 5
Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes
Referee: Dusan Maksimovic (Yugoslavia)
Attendance:43,437
France 2-Republic of Ireland 0 (Michel Platini 47, Dominique Bathenay 88)
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Republic of Ireland 0) |
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Republic of Ireland 0) |
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 11, November 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Republic of Ireland 0) |
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 1
Venue: Lisbon-Estadio da Luz (Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica)
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Attendance:35,000
Portugal 1-Denmark 0 (Manuel Fernandes 72)
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Photo From: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002 (Portugal squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 1-Denmark 0) |
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Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 14, March 1978 (Portugal squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Portugal 1-Denmark 0) |
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Hannover, Niedersachsen Stadion
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)
Attendance:61,000
West Germany 2-Czechoslovakia 0 (Heinz Flohe 17, Erich Beer 34)
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Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, West Germany 2-Czechoslovakia 0) |
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Photo From: se Lvickem na prsou-Authors O.Bartunek, J.Kalat (Czechoslovakia squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, West Germany 2-Czechoslovakia 0) |
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 3
Venue: Dresden, Dynamo-Stadion
Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)
Attendance:18,000
East Germany 1-Turkey 1 (Peter Kotte 3 pen / Cemil 31 pen)
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 47, November 23, 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, East Germany 1-Turkey 1) |
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Photo From: FUWO, Issue 47, November 23, 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, East Germany 1-Turkey 1) |
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 2
Venue: Roma-Lo Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Abraham Klein (Israel)
Attendance:85,000
Italy 2-England 0 (Giancarlo Antognoni 36, Roberto Bettega 77)
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Photo From: Azzurri, Storia della Nazionale di calcio tre volte campioni del Mondo, 1910-1983 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0) |
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Photo From: La Nazionale Italiana, 1978 (Italy squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0) |
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 12, December 1976 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0) |
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Photo From: Onze, Issue 12, December 1976 (Italy squad, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, January 1977 (Claudio Gentile and Roberto Bettega celbrating, November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Italy 2-England 0) |
Date: November 17, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-European Zone-Group 7
Venue: Glasgow -Hampden Park
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Attendance:63,233
Scotland 1-Wales 0 (Ian Peter Evans (own goal) 15)
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Photo From: Scotland, The Quest for the World Cup, Author: Clive Leatherdale (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Scotland 1-Wales 0) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, May 1977 (November 17, 1976, World Cup Qualifier, Scotland 1-Wales 0) |
Date: November 24, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Gzira, Empire Stadium
Referee: Tonio Briguglio (Italy)
Attendance:1,500
Tunisia 1-Malta 1 (Vincent Magro 21 / Kamel 89)
Date: November 24, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Montevideo- Estadio Centenario
Referee: -
Attendance: -
Uruguay 0-Peru 0 (-)
Date: November 26, 1976
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia-Group 13-First Round-Group 3
Venue: Damascus
Referee: Babaçan (Turkey)
Attendance: -
Syria 2- Saudi Arabia 1 (??)
Date: November 28, 1976
Competition: Friendly
Venue: Buenos Aires -Antonio Vespuci Alberti (El Monumental de Nuñes) (Club Atletico River Plate)
Referee: José Favilli Neto (Brazil)
Attendance:40, 000
Argentina 0-USSR 0 (-)
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Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 5, June 1977 (November 28, 1976, Argentina 0-USSR 0) |
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Photo From: World Soccer, February 1977 (November 28, 1976, Argentina 0-USSR 0) |
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Photo From: Magazine source unkown (provided by a blog viewer) (Argentina squad, November 28, 1976, Argentina 0-USSR 0) |
Date: November 29, 1976
Competition: Balkan Cup
Venue: Bucureşti (Bucharest) -Stadionul 23 August
Referee: Teodoros Tsanaklidis (Greece)
Attendance: 40,000
Romania 3-Bulgaria 2 (Radu Troi 47, Ladislau Boloni 54, Gheorghe Multescu 78 / Atanas Garabski 13, Andrei Jeliazkov 54 or 69)