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France vs Belgium match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 5 June 1938, 17:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
France
3-1
Belgium
Competition:
1938 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, First round
Referee:
Hans Wüthrich, Bern /
Switzerland
Attendance, venue:
30 454, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
Goals:
1-0 (1') Émile Veinante, 2-0 (11') Jean Nicolas, 2-1 (19') Rik Isemborghs, 3-1 (69') Jean Nicolas
France national team line-up in match Nr.148
Managed by selection committee: chairman Gaston Barreau, coach Maurice Cottenet
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Belgium national team line-up in match Nr.172
Managed by head coach Jack Butler (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
France
nan
nan
0
3
0
0
Belgium
nan
nan
0
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Gazet van Mechelen (Mechelen), №155, 06 Jun 1938; Concentra online archief
L’Ouest-Éclair (Rennes), №15183, 06 Jun 1938; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Le Petit Parisien (Paris), №22377, 06 Jun 1938; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Paris-soir (Paris), №5437, 06 Jun 1938; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Le Journal (Paris), №16665, 06 Jun 1938; Bibliothèque nationale de France - Gallica
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 28 March 2011 at 20:28:57

The first French goal was scored by Veinante after thirty five seconds (link: )

Makar - posted on 21 July 2014 at 20:23:50

Captains Étienne Mattler and Émile Stijnen. (link: )

Makar - posted on 15 September 2018 at 21:29:00

Captains and referees (left to right):
Gustav Krist (Czechoslovakia), Alfred Birlem (Germany), Étienne Mattler (France), Hans Wüthrich (Switzerland), Émile Stijnen (Belgium). (link: )

kolos-s - posted on 29 October 2020 at 05:39:02

Bernard Voorhoof (Belgium) after the match with France became the first and so far the only player to have played only 3 matches on 3 world championships. At the World Cup-30 he played in a match with the USA, at the World Cup-34 - with Germany, scored 2 goals.
France vs Belgium post-match head-to-head
WP
45.5
P
33
W
12
D
6
L
15
GF
59
GA
91
GF/P
1.788
GA/P
2.758
Av attendance
18 576
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
France national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
France vs England 2-4
Colombes, Thursday 26 May 1938
Next match:
1938 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament
France vs Italy 1-3
Colombes, Sunday 12 June 1938
France results
Belgium national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Belgium vs Yugoslavia 2-2
Brussels, Sunday 29 May 1938
Next match:
Friendly International
Belgium vs Germany 1-4
Brussels, Sunday 29 January 1939
Belgium results
Top France goal scorers
1. Jean Nicolas (1933 - 1938) - 21 goals
2. Paul Nicolas (1920 - 1929) - 20 goals
3. Eugène Maës (1911 - 1913) - 15 goals
... Émile Veinante (1929 - 1938) - 12 goals
(correct as of June 5, 1938)
top France goal scorers
Top Belgium goal scorers
1. Bernard Voorhoof (1928 - 1938) - 28 goals
2. Robert De Veen (1906 - 1913) - 26 goals
3. Raymond Braine (1925 - 1938) - 23 goals
4. Jean Capelle (1931 - 1938) - 16 goals
... Rik Isemborghs (1935 - 1938) - 7 goals
(correct as of June 5, 1938)
top Belgium goal scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 05 Jun 1938
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes
France 3-1 Belgium
Goals: 1, 11, 19, 69

Att: 30 454,
Ref: Wüthrich (Switzerland)

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