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Italy vs England match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 17 November 1976, 14:30 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Italy
2-0
England
Competition:
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2
Referee:
Abraham Klein, Haifa /
Israel
Attendance, venue:
70 718, Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Goals:
1-0 (36') Giancarlo Antognoni, 2-0 (77') Roberto Bettega
Italy football team line-up in match Nr.341
Managed by technical commissioner Enzo Bearzot, technical commissioner Fulvio Bernardini
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Dino Zoff  
54
34
Juventus FC, Torino
Antonello Cuccureddu   68'
2
27
Juventus FC, Torino
Marco Tardelli  
8
22
Juventus FC, Torino
Romeo Benetti  
31
31
Juventus FC, Torino
Claudio Gentile  
6
23
Juventus FC, Torino
Giacinto Facchetti  Captain 
90
34
FC Inter, Milano
Franco Causio  
25
27
Juventus FC, Torino
Fabio Capello  
31
30
Milan AC, Milano
Francesco Graziani  
13
23
AC Torino, Torino
Giancarlo Antognoni  
18
22
AC Fiorentina, Firenze
Roberto Bettega  
8
25
Juventus FC, Torino
England football team line-up in match Nr.506
Managed by team manager Don Revie
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Ray Clemence  
24
28
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Dave Clement   75' 
4
28
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
75' Kevin Beattie  
7
22
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Mick Mills  
10
27
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich
Brian Greenhoff  
5
23
Manchester United FC, Manchester
Roy McFarland  
28
28
Derby County FC, Derby
Emlyn Hughes  
41
29
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Kevin Keegan  Captain 
26
25
Liverpool FC, Liverpool
Mick Channon   31'
38
27
Southampton FC, Southampton
Stan Bowles  
4
27
Queens Park Rangers FC, London
Trevor Cherry  
6
28
Leeds United AFC, Leeds
Trevor Brooking  
15
28
West Ham United FC, London
Historical data sources
The Guardian (Manchester), №40521, 18 Nov 1976; Newspapers.com
L’Unità (Rome), №315, 18 Nov 1976; L’Unità - Archivio storico
La Stampa (Turin), №254, 18 Nov 1976; La Stampa - Archivio storico dal 1867
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 4 February 2011 at 17:31:36

youtube.com

toniofarrugia - posted on 16 May 2013 at 11:24:41

Minutes of yellow cards:

Mick Channon (E) 31’ and Antonello Cuccureddu (I) 68’. (link: )

dudd - posted on 16 October 2023 at 13:05:08

Full video
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Italy v. England
16.11.1976
Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini
youtube.com
Italy vs England post-match head-to-head
WP
41.7
P
12
W
3
D
4
L
5
GF
17
GA
21
GF/P
1.417
GA/P
1.750
Av attendance
65 596
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Match stats
Italy:
players - 11 (from 5 clubs)
goals - 2 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.563 (born 1942-1954)
average caps - 26.000
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
England:
players - 12 (from 8 clubs)
goals - 0 (penalties - 0, hat-tricks - 0)
average age - 27.312 (born 1947-1953)
average caps - 17.333
cautions - 1, expulsions - 0
Italy national team matches
Previous match:
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Luxembourg vs Italy 1-4
Luxembourg City, Saturday 16 October 1976
Next match:
Friendly International
Portugal vs Italy 2-1
Lisbon, Wednesday 22 December 1976
Italy matches
England national team matches
Previous match:
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification
England vs Finland 2-1
London, Wednesday 13 October 1976
Next match:
Friendly International
England vs Netherlands 0-2
London, Wednesday 9 February 1977
England matches
Top Italy goal scorers
1. Gigi Riva (1967 - 1973) - 35 goals
2. Giuseppe Meazza (1930 - 1938) - 33 goals
3. Silvio Piola (1935 - 1946) - 30 goals
... Roberto Bettega (1976) - 7 goals
... Giancarlo Antognoni (1976) - 4 goals
(correct as of November 17, 1976)
top Italy scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 17 Nov 1976
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Italy 2-0 England
Goals: Antognoni 36, Bettega 77

Italy: Zoff, Cuccureddu, Tardelli, Benetti, Gentile, Facchetti (c), Causio, Capello, Graziani, Antognoni, Bettega. Managed by Bearzot, Bernardini.
Booked: Cuccureddu 68.

England: Clemence, Clement (Beattie 75), Mills, Greenhoff, McFarland, Hughes, Keegan (c), Channon, Bowles, Cherry, Brooking. Managed by Revie.
Booked: Channon 31.

Att: 70 718,
Ref: Klein (Israel)

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