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European record for most caps: Billy Wright's 102nd appearance
Brazil vs England H2H: England national team's 1st loss in 3 matches

Brazil vs England international football match report

Date, kick-off time:

Wednesday, 13 May 1959, 15:30 (UTC-3:00)

National teams, score:

Brazil

2-0

England

Competition:

International Friendly

Referee:

Juan Brozzi, Villa Ballester /

Argentina

Attendance, venue:

117 230, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

England football team line-up in match Nr.331

Managed by team manager Walter Winterbottom

Player

Caps

Age

Club

Eddie Hopkinson

Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton

Don Howe

West Bromwich Albion FC, West Bromwich

Jimmy Armfield

Blackpool FC, Blackpool

Ronnie Clayton

Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackburn

Billy Wright Captain

102

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton

Ron Flowers

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton

Norman Deeley

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton

Peter Broadbent

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton

Bobby Charlton

Manchester United FC, Stretford

Johnny Haynes

Fulham FC, London

Doug Holden

Bolton Wanderers FC, Bolton

Match stats

National team

Players

Average caps

Average age

Clubs

Goals

Cautions

Expulsions

England

19.000

25.619

Historical data sources

The Manchester Guardian (Manchester), №35105, 14 May 1959; Newspapers.com

Comments

db Ukraine - Other notes posted on 8 July 2009 at 19:36:17

Brazil (link:

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DFN Germany - Other notes posted on 8 July 2009 at 19:50:28

239 - BRASIL 2x0 INGLATERRA (Brazil 2x0 England)
Data (Date): 13-05-1959 (...)

db Ukraine - Other notes posted on 12 July 2009 at 22:06:55

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil 2 v England 0, The England team that lost to Brazil line up before the match, Back Row L-R: Ronnie Clayton, Don Howe, Eddie Hopkinson, Billy Wright (captain), Jimmy Armfield and Ron Flowers, Front Row L-R: Norman Deeley, Peter Broadbent, Bobby Charlton, Johnny Haynes and Douglas Holden (Photo by Popperfoto/Getty Images) (link:

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Zsorzsinju Hungary - Additional information posted on 14 September 2011 at 22:06:53

Goals:
1:0 (2.) Julinho
2:0 (28.) Henrique (link:

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Soproni Démon Hungary - Error report posted on 2 October 2011 at 12:26:24 - 1

Captain
The Brazilian team captain Bellini, Nilton Santos, but was (link:

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Chris01010 England - Error report posted on 29 October 2011 at 06:48:08

Attendance was 160000 (The most ever for any England match)

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Yas054 Poland - Additional information posted on 15 March 2013 at 03:58:02

Brazil full names:
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Makar Belarus - posted on 6 May 2017 at 20:12:39

England national team:
N.Deeley, P.Broadbent, B.Charlton, J.Haynes, D.Holden;
R.Clayton, D.Howe, E.Hopkinson, B.Wright (c), J.Armfield, R.Flowers.

Brazil vs England post-match head-to-head

50.0

GF/P

1.333

GA/P

1.333

Av attendance

85 042

WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average

England national team matches

Previous match:

Friendly International

England vs Italy 2-2

Wembley, Wednesday 6 May 1959

Next match:

Friendly International

Peru vs England 4-1

Lima , Sunday 17 May 1959

England matches

Brief match report

Wed. 13 May 1959
Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 2-0 England

England: Hopkinson, Howe, Armfield, Clayton, Wright (c), Flowers, Deeley, Broadbent, Charlton, Haynes, Holden. Managed by Winterbottom.

Att: 117 230,
Ref: Brozzi (Argentina)