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506 vs. Italy		 Friday, 28 May 1976
USA Bicentennial Cup Tournament, Match Three

England 3 Italy 2 [0-2]
  
 

Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, USA
 Kick-off (EDT): 8.00pm 1.00am BST Saturday, 29 May
Attendance: 40,650.

  Giancarlo Antagnoni kicked off
  [0-1] Francesco Graziani 15 14:30
left footed strike from 14-yds from a Causio lay-off after Pulici dispossessed Towers
 [0-2] Francesco Graziani 18 17:25
beat Doyle to the ball to side-foot in from 6-yds following a Benetti cross		  
[1-2] Mick Channon 46 45:30
  right-footed rebound from 8yds after Zoff saved Royle's strike after a Brooking cross
[2-2] Phil Thompson 48 47:39
  rose higher than Roggi and Facchetti to head in from 12 yards from a Hill corner
[3-2] Mick Channon 53 52:26
 stretched left-footed half-volley from 7yds between Zoff's legs from Brooking thro' ball
 [3-2] Gordon Hill goal: ruled offside
[3-2] Mick Channon strike saved onto post









[3-2] Facchetti goal poked in from 3 yds: 90:
disallowed after Capello fouled Corrigan
   
  Giancarlo Antognoni 83
Mauro Bellugi 90
 
 
 
 

Match Summary

Officials (black) from West Germany

 England Squad

Type

 Italy Squad
Referee
Hans-Joachim Weyland
x (-)		   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
Linesmen   Hit Bar/Post  
tbc tbc   Corner Kicks Won  
The Yankee Stadium, the home of the New York Yankees , is a Baseball Stadium, was transformed into a football pitch for this match, but still bearing the sand of the baseball diamond, which cut across the middle of the Italian, then England's, half of the pitch.
Note that all goals were scored in the grass end.		   Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
   

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 4th		 Colours: The 1974 Admiral home uniform - White collared jerseys with red/blue sleeve trim and red/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, blue shorts with red/white side stripes, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Mick Channon, first captaincy Manager: Donald G. Revie, 48 (10 July 1927), appointed 4 July 1974,
17th match, W 10 - D 4 - L 3 - F 33 - A 13.
England Lineup
89 1 Rimmer, J. James, off 46th min. 28
108 days		 10 February 1948 G Arsenal FC 1 2ᵍᵃ
921 only app 1976
2 Clement, David T. 28 2 February 1948 RB Queen's Park Rangers FC 3 0
3 Neal, Philip J., off 46th min. 25 20 February 1951 LB Liverpool FC 2 0
4 Thompson, Philip B. 22 21 January 1954 RHB Liverpool FC 6 1
5 Doyle, Michael 29 25 November 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 3 0
6 Towers, M. Anthony 24 13 April 1952 LHB Sunderland AFC 3 0
final app 1976
922 7 Wilkins, Raymond C. 19
257 days		 14 September 1956 M Chelsea FC 1 0
8 Channon, Michael 27 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC 35 16
9 Royle, Joseph 27 8 April 1949 CF Manchester City FC 4 1
10 Brooking, Trevor D. 27 2 October 1948 IL West Ham United FC 11 0
923 11 Hill, Gordon A. 22
57 days		 1 April 1954 OL Manchester United FC 1 0
England Substitutes
90 13 Corrigan, Joseph T., on 46th min. for Rimmer 27
192 days		 18 November 1948 G Manchester City FC 1 0ᵍᵃ
924
14 Mills, Michael D., on 46th min. for Neal 27 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 7 6 0
1

unused substitutes:

 12-Trevor Cherry, 15-Ray Kennedy, 16-Peter Taylor.

substitute notes:

 Joe Corrigan is the twelfth player to make his England debut as a substitute, the first ever goalkeeper.
He is the 75th substitute to be used by England, and a record tenth supplied by Manchester City FC.
 
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Italy Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 5th to 7th		 Colours: Blue crew necked jerseys, white shorts, blue socks with white trim.
Capt: Giacinto Facchetti Manager: Enzo Bearzot
Italy Lineup
1 Zoff, Dino 34 28 February 1942 G Juventus FC   GA
2 Roggi, Moreno, off 57th min. 22 24 March 1954 RB AC Fiorentina    
3 Rocca, Francesco 21 2 August 1954 LB AS Roma    
4 Benetti, Romeo, off 57th min. 30 20 October 1945 RHB AC Milan    
5 Bellugi, Mauro 26 7 February 1950 CHB Bologna FC    
6 Facchetti, Giancinto 33 18 July 1942 LHB Internazionale FC    
7 Causio, Franco, off 57th min. 27 1 February 1949 OR Juventus FC    
8 Capello, Fabio 29 18 June 1946 IR Juventus FC    
9 Graziani, Francesco 23 16 December 1952 CF Torino Calcio 1906    
10 Antognoni, Giancarlo 22 1 April 1954 IL AC Fiorentina    
11 Pulici, Paolini 26 27 April 1950 OL Torino Calcio 1906    
Italy Substitutes
13 Maldera, Aldo, on 57th min. for Roggi 22 14 October 1953   AC Milan    
14 Zaccarelli, Renato, on 57th min. for Benetti 25 18 January 1951   Torino Calcio 1906    
15 Sala, Claudio, on 57th min. for Causio 28 8 September 1947   Torino Calcio 1906    

unused substitutes:

 Luciano Castellini (Torino Calcio 1906), Roberto Bettega (Juventus FC).
 
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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 
    Match Report by Norman Giller

England were two goals down inside the first twenty minutes, but they struck back to win with three goals in the opening seven minutes of the second-half. The game was played on an unsatisfactory pitch usually used for baseball, but both teams played open and enterprising football. Channon was in inspiring form as captain, and his two goals sandwiched a headed goal by Phil Thompson from a Gordon Hill corner. Ray Wilkins made an impressive debut...

Source Notes

TheFA.com
USA Bicentennial Cup Press Pack
Original newspaper reports
Rothman's Yearbooks
 Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record (Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
Norman Giller, Football Author
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CG