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Wednesday, 19 April 1978
International Friendly Match

England 1 Brazil 1 [0-1]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Brazil Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 92,500;
Kick-off: 7.45pm BST
Live on BBC (UK) -
Commentator: David Coleman

Brazil - Gil (10)
England - Kevin Keegan (free-kick that bent around the wall beyond the keeper 70)
Brazil - Edinho, Zé Maria ("second Brazilian to be booked!"), Nunes (69), Abel.
England - Bob Latchford
Results 1975-1980

? kicked-off. 92 minutes (46:39 & 46:00).

 

Match Summary

Officials from Netherlands

England

Type

Brazil

Referee (-) - Charles G.R. Corver
x (-).

Linesmen - H. Weerink and B. Draaisma

Reserve Linesman - M.E. Jermey, Woking

Teams presented to The Prime Minister The Rt. Hon. James L. Callaghan, M.P.

Three outfield player substitutions permitted, and one goalkeeper substitution, as agreed by the managers.

  Goal Attempts  
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  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
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  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 11th
Colours: The 1976 Admiral away uniform - Red collared jerseys with white/blue sleeve trim and white/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, white shorts with blue/white side stripes, red socks with white/blue stripes on top.
Capt: Kevin Keegan, eleventh captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 56 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 12 December 1977,
5th match, W 2 - D 2 - L 1 - F 6 - A 3.
England Lineup
1 Corrigan, Joseph T. 29 18 November 1948 G Manchester City FC 2 1ᵍᵃ
2 Mills, Michael D. 29 4 January 1949 RB Ipswich Town FC 15
3 Cherry, Trevor J. 30 23 February 1948 LB Leeds United AFC 16 0
4 Greenhoff, Brian 24 28 April 1953 RHB Manchester United FC 13 0
5 Watson, David V. 31 5 October 1946 CHB Manchester City FC 30 0
6 Currie, Anthony W. 28 1 January 1950 LHB Leeds United AFC 8 1
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 27 14 February 1951 OR SV Hamburger, Germany 36 9
8 Coppell, Stephen J. 22 9 July 1955 IR Manchester United FC 3 0
9 Latchford, Robert D. 27 18 January 1951 CF Everton FC 2 0
10 Francis, Trevor J. 24 19 April 1954 IL Birmingham City FC 9 1
11 Barnes, Peter S. 20 10 June 1957 OL Manchester City FC 3 0

unused substitutes:

-John Deehan (squad member only ?)

team notes:

Kevin Keegan's ninth goal for his country was England's tenth goal scored from a direct free-kick, and the first for almost four years.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Brazil Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 3rd
Colours: Made by Adidas - Yellow crew necked jerseys with green Adidas trim/collar/cuffs, blue shorts with white side trim, white socks with green/yellow trim.
Capt: Rivelinho Manager: Claudio Coutinho
Brazil Lineup
1 Leão, Émerson 28 11 July 1949 G     GA
14 da Sila Braga, Abel C. 24 1 September 1952 RB      
13 Zé Maria 29 18 May 1949 LB      
Rodrigues Alves, José M.
Ze Maria cautioned in first half for failing to retreat for a free-kick in the Brazilian defending corner area.      
4 Amaral dos Santos, João J. 22 25 December 1954 RHB      
5 Toninho Cerezo 22 21 April 1955 CHB      
Cerezo, Antônio C.
6 Edinho 22 5 June 1955 LHB      
Filho, Edino N.
20 Nunes de Oliveira, João B. 22 20 May 1954 OR      
8 Zico 25 3 March 1953 IR      
Antunes Coimbra, Artur
18 Alves, Gilberto 27 24 December 1950 CF      
10 Rivellino, Roberto 32 1 January 1946 IL      
11 Guimarães, Dirceu J. 25 15 June 1952 OL      
Brazil Substitutes
17 Batista da Silva, João, on for Nunes 23 8 March 1955        
Batista cautioned in 69th min for failing to retreat for a Keegan free-kick, from which Keegan would score.  

unused substitutes:

-

team notes:

Oscar, the centre-back, was in the original starting line-up, but a slight fever prevented his taking part. He was replaced by Abel.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Brazil, a goal up in ten minutes through Gil, abandoned their silky smooth samba football for uncompromising tactics that led to five of their players being booked. England missed a hatful of chances to equalise before Kevin Keegan earned a merited draw with a Brazilian-style free-kick that he bent round the defensive wall. Football purist Ron Greenwood said privately after the match: 'I would much rather to have been beaten by a Brazil team playing the sort of skilled football that is their tradition than holding to a draw a side that, let's be honest, was thuggish in their approach. It was very sad to see them resorting to such tactics.  That is not the Brazil way.'

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
ESPN Classic
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