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Friday, 25 June 1982
1982 FIFA World Cup Finals First Phase Group Four match six

England 1 Kuwait 0 [0-0]
  		 

Estadio San Mamés, Basurtu, Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
 Kick-off (CEST): 5.15pm 4.15pm BST
Attendance: 39,700

 kicked-off  minutes : & :
[1-0] Trevor Francis 28  
   
Paul Mariner 42
Naeem Saad Mubarak 45
   
World Cup '82: Commentator: Martin Tyler with Jack Charlton
   

Match Summary

Officials

England Squad

Type

Kuwait Squad
Referee
Gilberto Aristizábal Murcia
41 (8 September 1940), Colombia.		   Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
Linesmen   Hit Bar/Post  
Henning Lund-Sørensen
40 (20 March 1942),
Århus, Denmark		 José Luis García Carrión
45 (18 February 1937),
Valencia, Spain		   Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
Match Commissioner: G. Schneider, GDR
Referee Inspector: F.G. Alvarez, Philippines		   Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  
  

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 3rd		 Colours: The 1980 Admiral home uniform - White v-necked lightweight jerseys with royal blue/red shoulder panels, royal blue shorts with red side stripe and white seam, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Mick Mills, sixth captaincy Manager: Ronald Greenwood, 60 (11 November 1921), appointed as caretaker 17 August 1977, permanent on 17 December 1977,
53rd match, W 33 - D 10 - L 10 - F 93 - A 40.
England Lineup
22 Shilton, Peter L. 32 18 September 1949 G Nottingham Forest FC 40 28ᵍᵃ
14 Neal, Philip J. 31 20 February 1951 RB Liverpool FC 39 3
18 Thompson, Philip B. 28 21 January 1954 CD Liverpool FC 38 1
6 Foster, Stephen B. 24 24 September 1957 CD Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3 0
final app 1982
12 Mills, Michael D. 33 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 40 0
5 Coppell, Stephen J. 26 9 July 1955 RM Manchester United FC 39 6
9 Hoddle, Glenn 24 27 October 1957 CM Tottenham Hotspur FC 13 4
19 Wilkins, Raymond C. 25 14 September 1956 CM Manchester United FC 50 3
15 Rix, Graham 24 13 October 1957 LM Arsenal FC 11 0
8 Francis, Trevor J. 28 19 April 1954 RF Manchester City FC 30 8
11 Mariner, Paul 29 22 May 1953 LF Ipswich Town FC 24 11

unused substitutes:

 1.Ray Clemence, 2-Viv Anderson, 10-Terry McDermott, 20-Peter Withe, 21-Tony Woodcock.
 
4-4-2 Shilton -
Neal, Thompson, Foster, Mills -
Coppell, Hoddle, Wilkins, Rix -
Francis, Mariner

Averages:

 Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

Kuwait Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 45th to 46th		 Colours: Made by Puma - Red collared v-necked jerseys with white collar, white shorts with red sides, red socks with white trim.
Capt: Saad Al-Houti Manager: Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira, 39 (27 February 1943 in Brazil), appointed in 1978. 
Kuwait Lineup
1 Al-Tarabulsi, Ahmed 35 22 March 1947 G Kuwait SC   ᵍᵃ
2 Mubarak Faraj, Naeem Saad 24 1 October 1957 RB Al Tadamun SC    
14 Mayouf, Abdullah 22 16 February 1960 CD Al-Arabi SC    
3 Mahboub Mubarak, Mahboub Juma'a 26 17 September 1955 CD Al-Salimya SC    
5 Al-Jasem Al-Mubarek, Waleed S., off 76th min. 22 18 November 1959 LB Kuwait SC    
8 Al-Buloushi, Abdullah M.H. 22 16 February 1960 RM Al-Arabi SC    
6 Al-Houti, Sa'ad M.A. 28 24 May 1954 CM Kuwait SC    
7 Matar Marzouq, Fatih Kameel 27 23 May 1955 CM Al Tadamun SC    
10 Al-Anbari, Abdulaziz 28 3 January 1954 LM Kuwait SC    
16 Al-Dhakil, Faisal 24 13 August 1957 RF Al-Qadsia SC    
12 Al-Suwaayed, Yussef 23 20 September 1958 LF Kazma SC    
Kuwait Substitutes
17 Al-Shemmari, Hamoud F., on 76th min. for Al-Mubarek 21 26 September 1960 LB Kazma SC    

unused substitutes:

 4-Jamal Al-Qabendi, 18-Mohammed Karam, 19-Muayad Al-Haddad, 21-Adam Marjam.
 
4-4-2 Al-Tarabulsi -
N.Murabak, Mayouf, J.Mubarak, Al-Mubarek (Al-Shemmari) -
Al-Buloushi, Al-Houti, Marzouq, Al-Anbari -
Al-Dhakil, Al-Suwaayed

Averages:

 Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 
    Match Report by Mike Payne

 
    Match Report by Norman Giller

A gem of a goal by Trevor Francis was the one highlight of England's third World Cup victory against a Kuwaiti side that battled bravely and with some eye-catching skill. The match-winning goal came in the twenty-seventh minute when Mariner back heeled a Peter Shilton clearance into the path of Francis, who set off on a thirty yard run that he climaxed by sliding the ball past the oncoming goalkeeper. Kevin Keegan made a secret trip back to Germany for specialist treatment on his back injury in a desperate bid to get fit for the late stages of the tournament.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
FIFA Technical Report
Original newspaper reports
Official Teamsheet
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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