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Match
Summary |
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 Officials |
Portugal |
Type |
England |
Referee
(-) -
Pietro Bonnetto
x (-).
Linesmen -
tbc
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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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Portugal
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 28th to 27th |
Colours: |
Maroon jerseys, green shorts, green socks |
Capt: |
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Manager: |
Armando Ferreira |
Portugal
Lineup |
|
Pereira, Alberto da Costa |
31 |
23 December 1929 |
G |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
9 |
13ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Lino, Mário Goulart |
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RB |
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3 |
Conceição, Hilário da |
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LB |
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4 |
Mendes, Fernando |
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RHB |
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5 |
Figueiredo, Germano de |
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CHB |
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6 |
Cruz, Fernando |
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LHB |
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7 |
Augusto, José |
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OR |
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8 |
Santana |
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IR |
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9 |
de Carvalho Santos Águas, José Pinto |
30 |
9 November 1930 born in
Angola |
CF |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica |
21 |
11 |
10 |
Coluna, Mário |
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IL |
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11 |
Cavém, Domiciano |
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OL |
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unused substitutes: |
- |
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- |
- |
Averages: |
Age |
- |
Appearances/Goals |
- |
- |
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England
Team |
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Rank: |
No official ranking system established; ELO rating 5th |
Colours: |
The 1959 Bukta
home uniform -
White v-necked short-sleeved continental jerseys, blue shorts,
red socks with white calf hoop. |
Capt: |
Johnny Haynes, ninth captaincy |
Manager: |
Walter Winterbottom, 48 (31 March 1913), appointed as FA national director of coaching/team manager on 8 July 1946;
122nd match, W 69 - D 29 - L 24 - F 348 - A 176,
one abandoned |
England
Lineup |
|
Springett, Ronald D. |
25 |
22 July 1935 |
G |
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
11 |
18ᵍᵃ |
2 |
Armfield, James |
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RB |
Blackpool FC |
15 |
0 |
3 |
McNeil, Michael |
21 |
7 February 1940 |
LB |
Middlesbrough FC |
7 |
0 |
4 |
Robson, Robert W. |
28 |
18 February 1933 |
RHB |
West Bromwich Albion FC |
14 |
4 |
5 |
Swan, Peter |
24 |
8 October 1936 |
CHB |
Sheffield Wednesday FC |
10 |
0 |
6 |
Flowers, Ronald |
26 |
28 July 1934 |
LHB |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC |
22 |
4 |
7 |
Douglas,
Bryan |
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OR |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
21 |
5 |
8 |
Greaves, James |
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IR |
Chelsea FC |
13 |
13 |
9 |
Smith, Robert A. |
28 |
22 February 1933 |
CF |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
6 |
8 |
10 |
Haynes, John N. |
26 |
17 October 1934 |
IL |
Fulham FC |
43 |
18 |
11 |
Charlton, Robert |
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OL |
Manchester United FC |
25 |
21 |
unused substitutes: |
- |
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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 |
A mix-up between
goalkeeper Ron Springett and Bobby Robson let Portugal in for the first goal
of the match just after half-time in a World Cup qualifier played in extreme
heat. Ron Flowers crashed in the vital equalizer nine minutes from the end
with a free-kick that took a slight deflection on the way into the net. The
Portuguese side was adorned with eight players from the exceptional Benfica
team, including magnificent goalkeeper Costa Pereira who pulled off a series
of stunning saves to prevent England from getting the victory their more
enterprising play deserved. Skipper Johnny Haynes was once again the main
inspiration with his precise passes from a midfield command post.
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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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CG
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