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México

 

 
601 vs. Italy
602
603 vs. West Germany

Sunday, 9 June 1985
Copa Ciudad de Mexico, match three

Azteca 2000, match one

Mexico 1 England 0 [1-0]
 

Estadio Azteca, Santa Úrsula, ciudad de México
Attendance:
15,000;
Kick-off: 12 noon local time, tbc BST, Altitude: 7,350 ft
Live on BBC (UK) -
Commentator: John Motson with Terry Venables

Match Summary
Mexico Squad
England Squad

Mexico - Luis Flores (20)
 
Results 1980-1985

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).

 

Match Summary

Officials from West Germany

Mexico

Type

England

Referee (-) - Volker Roth
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

  Goal Attempts  
  Attempts on Target  
  Hit Bar/Post  
  Corner Kicks Won  
  Offside Calls Against  
  Fouls Conceded  
  Possession  

Mexico Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 24th to 22nd
Colours: Made by Adidas - Green v-necked jerseys with white collars/cuffs/Adidas trim, white shorts with green Adidas trim, red socks with white Adidas trim.
Capt: Tomás Boy Manager: Velibor Milutinović, 40 (7 September 1944 in Yugoslavia), appointed in 1983.
Mexico Lineup
1 Larios Iwasaki, Pablo   31 July 1960 G

CD Cruz Azul AC

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2 Trejo Guzmán, Mario A.   18 September 1961 D CF America SA de CV    
14 Barbosa Ríos, Félix Cruz   4 April 1961 D CF Universidad Nacional AC    
3 Quirarte Gutiérrez, Fernando   17 May 1956 D CD Guadalajara SA de CV    
18 Amador Flores, Rafael   16 February 1959 D CF Universidad Nacional AC    
16 Muñoz Remolina, Carlos E.   8 September 1959 M CF Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon    
7 España Garcés, Miguel, off 85th min.   31 January 1964 M CF Universidad Nacional AC    
22 Negrete Arias, Manuel   11 March 1959 M CF Universidad Nacional AC    
10 Boy Espinoza, Tomas J., off 58th min.   28 June 1952 F CF Tigres de la Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon    
13 Aguirre Onaindía, Javier   1 December 1958 F CF America SA de CV    
15 Flores Ocaranza, Luis E., off 58th min.   18 July 1961 F CF Universidad Nacional AC    
Mexico Substitutes
19 Hermosillo Goytortúa, Carlos M., on 58th min. for Flores   24 August 1964 F CF America SA de CV    
8 Domínguez Escoto, Alejandro, on 58th min. for Boy   9 February 1961 F CF America SA de CV    
6 de los Cobos Martínez, Carlos, on 85th min. for Espana   10 December 1958 M CF America SA de CV    

unused substitutes:

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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team

 

Rank:

No official ranking;
EFO ranking

ELO rating 5th to 6th
Colours: The 1984 Umbro home uniform - White v-necked aertex jersey with shadow pin-stripes, blue collar/cuffs with white/red trim and thin blue stripe along shoulder, blue shorts, with white seams with blue/red trim, white socks with blue Umbro diamond trim.
Capt: Bryan Robson, 21st captaincy Manager: Robert W. Robson, 52 (18 February 1933), appointed 7 July 1982,
33rd match, W 15 - D 9 - L 9 - F 53 - A 21.
England Lineup
1 Bailey, Gary R. 26
304 days
9 August 1958 G Manchester United FC 2 2ᵍᵃ
final app 1985
2 Anderson, Vivian A. 28 29 July 1956 RB Arsenal FC 18 1
3 Sansom, Kenneth G. 26 26 September 1958 LB Arsenal FC 54 1
4 Hoddle, Glenn, off 80th min 27 27 October 1957 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 23 6
5 Fenwick, Terence W. 25 17 November 1959 CD Queen's Park Rangers FC 9 0
6 Watson, David 23 20 November 1961 CD Norwich City FC 4 0
7 Robson, Bryan 28 11 January 1957 M Manchester United FC 45 14
8 Wilkins, Raymond C., injured off 70th min. 28 14 September 1956 M Milan AC, Italy 72 3
9 Hateley, Mark W. 23 7 November 1961 CF Milan AC, Italy 12 6
10 Francis, Trevor J. 31 19 April 1954 LF UC Sampdoria SpA, Italy 51 12
11 Barnes, John C.B., off 70th min. 21 7 November 1963
in Kingston, Jamaica
LM Watford FC 21 3
BME most apps
England Substitutes
990 16 Reid, Peter, on 70th min. for Wilkins 28
354 days
20 June 1956 M

Everton FC

1 0
18 Waddle, Christopher R., on 70th min. for Barnes 24 14 December 1960 LM Newcastle United FC 6 2 0
4
991 19 Dixon, Kerry M., on 80th min. for Hoddle 23
320 days
24 July 1961 CF Chelsea FC 1 0

unused substitutes:

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 substitute notes:

Peter Reid and Kerry Dixon are the 35th and 36th players to mark their debut as an England substitute.
Kerry Dixon is the one hundredth England player to be used as a substitute.
Manager Bobby Robson played for England against Mexico in May 1961, scoring one in the 8-0 rout.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

    Match Report by Norman Giller

Peter Reid and Kerry Dixon were sent on for their first caps as substitutes as England tired in the high altitude. Luis Flores had given Mexico the lead with a shot that went in off the post, and then England celebrated what they were convinced was an equaliser from Viv Anderson. But the referee awarded the Mexicans a free-kick after their goalkeeper had collapsed dramatically after Anderson's header had powered into the net. It was the first time since 1959 that an England team had lost three successive matches and the criticism of Bobby Robson reached a new crescendo.

Source Notes

TheFA.com
BBC TV original broadcast
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