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Match
Summary |
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  Officials |
England |
Type |
USSR |
Referee
(-) - István Zsolt
x (-), Hungary.
Linesmen -
Carl
Jorgensen, Denmark, and
Birger
Nilsen, Norway
FIFA Commissioner: J.P. McGuire,
USA
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 4th |
Colours: |
The 1954 Umbro
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red
socks with white calf hoop. |
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Capt: |
Billy Wright, 78th captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 45 (31 March 1913), appointed director
of coaching in September 1946, and team manager in May 1947;
96th match, W 59 - D 20 - L 17 - F 273 - A 134,
one abandoned. Team chosen by Selection Committee. |
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England
Lineup |
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McDonald, Colin A. |
27 |
15 October 1930 |
G |
Burnley FC |
2 |
3ᵍᵃ |
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2 |
Howe, Donald |
22 |
12 October 1935 |
RB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
8 |
0 |
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3 |
Banks, Thomas |
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LB |
Bolton Wanderers FC |
2 |
0 |
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4 |
Clamp, H. Edwin |
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RHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
2 |
0 |
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5 |
Wright, William A. |
34 |
6 February 1924 |
CHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
93 |
3 |
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most apps
1946-58 |
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6 |
Slater, William J. |
31 |
29 April 1927 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
7 |
0 |
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7 |
Douglas, Bryan |
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OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
8 |
1 |
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8 |
Robson, Robert W. |
25 |
18 February 1933 |
IR |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
3 |
2 |
9 |
Kevan, Derek T. |
23 |
6 March 1935 |
CF |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
8 |
5 |
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10 |
Haynes, John N. |
23 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
21 |
8 |
11 |
Finney,
Thomas |
36 |
5 April 1922 |
OL |
Preston
North End FC |
74 |
29
(3) |
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18th penalty kick scored - oldest to score |
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reserves: |
- |
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team notes: |
Tom Finney extends his own record as England's oldest goalscorer at a
World Cup Final tournament, now aged 36 years 64 days. Derek Kevan
becomes the youngest, aged 23 years and 94 days, taking five years off
the record set by Dennis Wilshaw in 1954.
Billy Wright extends his
record appearance tally, in his record 58th consecutive match. |
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penalty notes: |
Tom Finney is the oldest
player to score from the penalty spot, as well as the most experienced.
It is the first penalty kick scored by England at a Major Tournament.
His third penalty-kick scored makes hi equal with Alf Ramsey as record
penalty scorer. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 USSR
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established;
ELO rating 9th to 7th |
Colours: |
Red jerseys, red shorts, red socks. |
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Capt: |
Nikita Simonian |
Manager: |
Gavril Kachalin |
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USSR
Lineup |
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Yashin, Lev |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Kesarev, Vladimir |
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RB |
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3 |
Krizhevsky, Konstantin |
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LB |
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4 |
Kuznetsov, Boris |
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RHB |
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5 |
Voynov, Yuriy |
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CHB |
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16 |
Tsaryov, Viktor |
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LHB |
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17 |
Ivanov, Aleksandr |
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OR |
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8 |
Ivanov, Valentin |
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IR |
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9 |
Simonian, Nikita |
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CF |
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10 |
Salnikov, Sergei |
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IL |
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11 |
Ilyin, Anatoli |
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OL |
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reserves: |
- |
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Averages: |
Age |
- |
Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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Tom Finney coolly
placed a penalty wide of Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin six minutes from
the final whistle to give England a draw in their opening World Cup match
against a Russian team much changed from the side they had played in
Moscow the previous month. The Russians had led 2-0 with twenty minutes to
go, and it looked all over for England until Bryan Douglas created a goal
for Derek Kevan. After Finney had scored the equaliser from the penalty
spot, a furious
Lev Yashin got hold of the referee and spun him around like a top.
Incredibly, he was allowed to stay on the field. He was protesting over the
award of the penalty because he considered the tackle had been made outside
the box. In the closing moments a crushing tackle on Finney damaged his knee
and put him out of the rest of the tournament.
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
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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