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Wednesday, 17 November 1976
1978 FIFA World Cup UEFA Group Two Qualification Match

Italy 2 England 0 [1-0]
 

 

Match Summary
Italy Squad
England Squad

Stadio Olimpico, Municipio XV, Roma
Attendance: 70,718; Kick-off: 2.30pm local time

Italy - Giancarlo Antognoni (36), Roberto Bettega (77)
 
Results 1975-1980

? kicked-off. ? minutes (? & ?).
 

Match Summary

Officials from Israel

Italy

Type

England
Referee (-) - Abraham Klein
x (-).

Linesmen - tbc

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Italy Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 7th to 5th		 Colours: Blue crew necked jerseys, white shorts, blue socks
Capt: Giacinto Facchetti Manager: Enzo Bearzot
Italy Lineup
1 Zoff, Dino 34 28 February 1942 G Juventus FC 54 GA
2 Cuccureddu, Antonella 27 4 October 1949 RB Juventus FC 2  
3 Tardelli, Marco 22 24 September 1954 LB Juventus FC 8  
4 Benetti, Romeo 31 20 October 1945 RHB Juventus FC 31  
5 Gentile, Claudio 23 27 September 1953 CHB Juventus FC 6  
6 Facchetti, Giancinto 34 18 July 1942 LHB Inter 90  
7 Causio, Franco 27 1 February 1949 OR Juventus FC 26  
8 Capello, Fabio 30 18 June 1946 IR Milan 31  
9 Graziani, Francesco 23 16 December 1952 CF Torino 13  
10 Antognoni, Giancarlo 22 1 April 1954 IL Fiorentina 18  
11 Bettega, Roberto 25 27 December 1950 OL Juventus FC 8  

unused substitutes:

 Castellini, Scirea, Roberto Mozzini, Roberto Zaccarelli, I. Savoldi.
 
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Averages:

 Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team
 

Rank:

 No official ranking;
EFO ranking
ELO rating 5th to 6th		 Colours: The 1974 Admiral home uniform - White collared jerseys with red/blue sleeve trim and red/blue trimmed collar/cuffs, blue shorts with red/white side stripes, white socks with red/blue tops.
Capt: Kevin Keegan, fourth captaincy Manager: Donald G. Revie, 49 (10 July 1927), appointed 4 July 1974,
21st match, W 12 - D 5 - L 4 - F 40 - A 18.
England Lineup
1 Clemence, Raymond N. 28 5 August 1948 GK Liverpool FC 24 20ᵍᵃ
2 Clement, David T., off 75th min. 28 2 February 1948 RB Queen's Park Rangers FC 4 0
3 Mills, Michael D. 27 4 January 1949 LB Ipswich Town FC 10 0
4 Greenhoff, Brian 23 28 April 1953 RHB Manchester United FC 5 0
5 McFarland, Roy L. 28 5 April 1948 CHB Derby County FC 28 0
final app 1971-76
6 Hughes, Emlyn W. 29 28 August 1947 LHB Liverpool FC 41 1
7 Keegan, J. Kevin 25 14 February 1951 OR Liverpool FC 26 6
8 Channon, Michael 27 28 November 1948 IR Southampton FC 38 17
9 Bowles, Stanley 27 24 December 1948 CF Queen's Park Rangers FC 4 1
10 Cherry, Trevor J. 28 23 February 1948 IL Leeds United AFC 6 0
11 Brooking, Trevor D. 28 2 October 1948 OL West Ham United FC 15 0
England Substitutes
  Beattie, T. Kevin, on 75th min. for Clements 22 18 December 1953   Ipswich Town FC 7 6 1
1

unused substitutes:

 Peter Shilton, Mike Doyle, Stuart Pearson, Dennis Tueart.

substitute notes:

 Kevin Beattie is the eightieth substitute to be used by England.
 
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Averages:

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    Match Report by Mike Payne

 
    Match Report by Norman Giller

Italy, including six Juventus players, were a class above England in this crucial World Cup qualifying match. A goal in each half by Antognoni and Bettega was enough to settle it for Italy, who virtually booked their tickets for the finals in Argentina. Just when England needed continuity, quick-change artist Don Revie made six changes plus two positional alterations. He clearly went into this vital game nowhere near knowing what his best side was. The press were beginning to turn against him, and the first of the 'Revie Must Go' newspaper headlines started to appear.

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