Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 175 (Interview with PhD Candidate in Latin American History at Cambridge University, Mr. William Huddleston, as we discuss the Uruguay National Team during the 1950 World Cup)

 This is the 175^th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview PhD Candidate in Latin American History at Cambridge University, Mr. William Huddleston, as we discuss the Uruguay National Team during the 1950 World Cup.

 

 

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E-mail: wgh23@cam.ac.uk

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Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast-Episode 174 (Interview with Belgian Football fans Mr. Jean-Marc Richard and Mr. Stéphane Lievens on Belgium National Team during the 1980 UEFA Euros qualifiers.)

This is the 174^th episode of my podcast, 'Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’.

 

For this episode, I interview Belgian Football fans Mr. Jean-Marc Richard and Mr. Stéphane Lievens as we discuss the Belgium National Team during the 1980 UEFA Euros qualifiers.

 

Mr. Richard has worked as a press reporter during 30 years for a local newspaper, a radio and a tv channel, from 1990 to 2020.

 

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Compendium to ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’-Episode 174-Matches of Belgium National team during the 1980 Euros qualifiers (1978/79 and 1979/80 seasons-Qualifiers and Friendlies).

  

Belgium National Team matches during the 1978/79 Season

 

September 20, 1978, EC Qualifier, Lokeren, Belgium 1-Norway 1 (Julien Cools 64 / Arne Larsen Økland 10)

October 11, 1978, EC Qualifier, Lisbon, Portugal 1-Belgium 1 (Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes 32 / Frank Vercauteren 39)

November 15, 1978, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1-Belgium 0 (Viki Peretz 75)

March 28, 1979, EC Qualifier, Brussels, Belgium 1-Austria 1 (René Vandereycken 21 pen / Johann Krankl 61)

May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Vienna, Austria 0-Belgium 0 (-)

 

Belgium National Team matches during the 1979/80 Season (Fall 1979)

 

September 12, 1979, EC Qualifier, Oslo, Norway 1-Belgium 2 (Pål Jacobsen 7 / Jean Janssens 31, François Van der Elst 75)

September 26, 1979, Rotterdam, Holland 1-Belgium 0 (Jan Poortvilet 75)

October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Brussels, Belgium 2-Portugal 0 (Wilfried Van Moer 46, François van der Elst 56)

November 21, 1979, EC Qualifier, Brussels, Belgium 2-Scotland 0 (François van der Elst 6, Eddy Voordeckers 47)

December 19, 1979, EC Qualifier, Glasgow, Scotland 1-Belgium 3 (John Robertson 55 / Erwin Vandenbergh 18, François van der Elst 23, 30)

 

 

 

Date: September 20, 1978

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Belgium 1-Norway 1

Venue: Lokeren- Daknamstadion

Attendance: 5,272

Referee: Marian Raus (Yugoslavia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): Julien Cools 64

(Norway): Arne Larsen Økland 10

Summary of goals:

0:1 (10^th minute, Norway): A corner kick from the left side was headed in by Arne Larsen Økland.

1:1 (64^th minute, Belgium): Tom Rüsz Jacobsen pushed out a cross, Julien Cools volleyed it from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Belgium:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège) (François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 46)
Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Georges Leekens (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)

Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Roger Van Gool (Coventry City Football Club / England)  

Paul Courant (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (Willy Geurts (Royal Antwerp Football Club) 60)

Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Football Club Diest)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Georges Leekens missed a penalty kick, awarded after Van Gool was fouled in the box.

2-Final cap for Georges Leekens (3/0) (1975-1978).

3-Final cap for Roger Van Gool (7/2) (1975-1978).

4-Final cap for Paul Courant (6/1) (1976-1978).

5-First cap for Eddy Voordeckers. He was a Second Division player at the time.

 

Norway:

Tom Rüsz Jacobsen (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)

Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)

Tore Kordahl (Lillestrøm Sportsklubb- Skedsmo) 

Einar Aas (Moss Fotballklubb- Ostfold)     

Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 

Bjarne Berntsen (Viking Stavanger) 

Svein Mathisen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) (Stein Thunberg (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 73)

Tor Egil Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)   

Roger Albertsen (Den Haag Football Club-'s-Gravenhage / Holland)

Hallvar Thoresen (Football Club Twente 65 – Enschede / Holland)   

Arne Larsen Økland (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) (Thomas Jacobsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark) 87)

 

Coach: Tore Roeste Fossen

Booked: Tor Egil Johansen

Other Substitutes:

Roy Amundsen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)

Pål Jacobsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark)

Stein Gran (Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben-Oslo)

 

Team Captain: Tor Egil Johansen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Belgium squad, September 20, 1978, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Norway 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1978

(September 20, 1978, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Norway 1)

 

Date: October 11, 1978

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Portugal 1-Belgium 1

Venue: Lisbon -Estadio José de Alvalade (Sporting)

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Georges Konrath (France)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Portugal): Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes 32

(Belgium): Frank Vercauteren 39

Summary of goals:

1:0 (32^nd minute, Portugal): -

1:1 (39^th minute, Belgium): -

Lineups:

Portugal:

Manuel Galrinho Bento (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

Gabriel Azevedo Mendes (Futebol Clube do Porto)

Eurico Monteiro Gomes (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 

Adelino de Jesus Teixeira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 

Sheu Han (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (Artur Manuel Soares Correia (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 46)

Antonio Luis Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (Futebol Clube do Porto)             

João Antonio Ferreira Resende Alves (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

José Alberto Costa (Futebol Clube do Porto) 

Manuel Jose Tavares Fernandes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) 71)

Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) 

 

Coach: Mário Wilson (Brazil)    

Booked: Adelino de Jesus Teixeira 20

 

Team Captain: Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: -Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Belgium:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège) 

Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)     

Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)  

Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Guy Dardenne (Royale Association Athlétique Louvièroise-La Louvière) (François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 67)

Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Football Club Diest) (Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) 60)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

Note:

1- The match was played under continuous rain

 

Photo From: 100 Melhores do Futebol Portugues, Vol II, Author Rui Dias, 2002

(Portugal squad, October 11, 1978, EC Qualifier, Portugal 1-Belgium 1)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1978

(October 11, 1978, EC Qualifier, Portugal 1-Belgium 1)

 

Photo From: Diário de Lisboa (Lisbon), №19780, 12 Oct 1978

(October 11, 1978, EC Qualifier, Portugal 1-Belgium 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: November 15, 1978

Competition: Friendly

Result:  Israel 1-Belgium 0

Venue: Tel-Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa)- Bloomfield Yafo Stadium

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Nikolaos Zlatanos (Greece)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Israel): Viki Peretz 75

(Belgium): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (75^th minute, Israel): -

Lineups:

Israel:

Arie Haviv (Hapoel Yehud FC)

Gadi Machnes (Maccabi Netanya FC)

Avi Yerushalmi (Maccabi Tel Aviv FC)

Haim Bar (Maccabi Netanya FC) 

Noah Einstein (Hapoel Kfar Saba FC) 

Uri Malmilian (Beitar Jerusalem FC)

Avi Cohen (Maccabi Tel Aviv FC)

Itzhak Shum (Hapoel Kfar Saba FC) (Dani Cohen (Hakoah Ramat Gan FC) 82)

Oded Machnes (Maccabi Netanya FC) (Gideon Damti (Shimshon Tel Aviv FC) 46)

Ehud Ben-Tovim (Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv FC)

Viki Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv FC)

 

Coach: Imanuel Shefer

 

Team Captain: Itzhak Shum

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: -

Uniform Colors: -Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

Belgium:

1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège) 

3-Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

4-Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

5- Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)  

6-Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

7-Ludo Coeck (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (15-Eddy Voordeckers (Koninklijke Football Club Diest) 73)

8- René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

9- Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (14- François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) 53)

10-Guy Dardenne (Royale Association Athlétique Louvièroise-La Louvière)              

11- Jan Ceuelemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (13- Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren) 89)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Hugo Broos 90

Other Substitutes:

12- Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: - Shirts, - Shorts, - Socks

 

 

 

 

Date: March 28, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Belgium 1-Austria 1

Venue: Bruxelles (Brussels) - Parc Astrid- Stade Emile Versé

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Angel Franco Martinez (Spain)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): René Vandereycken 21 pen

(Austria): Johann Krankl 61

Summary of goals:

1:0 (21^st minute, Belgium): Bruno Pezzey fouled François van der Elst in the box. René Vandereycken scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

1:1 (61^st minute, Austria): -

Lineups:

Belgium:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)  

Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)             

Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) (Willy Geurts (Royal Antwerp Football Club) 70)

René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Albert Cluytens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Jean Janssens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Walter Meeuws

Other Substitutes:

Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)

Guy Dardenne (Royale Association Athlétique Louvièroise-La Louvière)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks 

Note:

1- Jean Janssens last played for Belgium 9 years prior.

 

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) 
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Bruno Pezzey (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. / West Germany)
Dietmar Mirnegg (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  
Heribert Weber (Sportklub Rapid Wien)
Roland Hattenberger (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / West Germany)
Ernst Baumeister (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Walter Schachner (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  
Johann Krankl (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

 

Coach: Karl Stotz

 

Team Captain: Robert Sara 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

 

Photo From: World Soccer, May 1979

(March 28, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Austria 1)

 

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author Anton Egger

(March 28, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Austria 1)

 

Photo From: Soccer Monthly, July 1979

(Michel Renquin and Hans Krankl, March 28, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 1-Austria 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 2, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Austria 0-Belgium 0

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion  

Attendance: 42,903

Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Austria): None

(Belgium): None

Summary of goals:

-

Lineups:

Austria:

Friedrich Koncilia (Sparkasse Swarovski Wacker  Innsbruck) 
Robert Sara (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Erich Obermayer (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Bruno Pezzey (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. / West Germany)
Dietmar Mirnegg (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  
Herbert Prohaska (Fußball Klub Austria Wien) (Felix Gasselich (Fußball Klub Austria Wien) 75)
Roland Hattenberger (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / West Germany)
Ernst Baumeister (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Walter Schachner (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)
Wilhelm Kreuz (Sportklub VOEST Linz)   (Reinhold Hintermaier (Sportklub VOEST Linz)  81)
Johann Krankl (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain).

 

Coach: Karl Stotz

 

Team Captain: Robert Sara 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

 

Belgium:

Michel Preud’homme (Royal Standard de Liège)

Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

Hugo Broos (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)             

Julien Cools (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)  

François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

Charles Jacobs (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club) (Guy Dardenne (Royale Association Athlétique Louvièroise-La Louvière) 86)

Jean Janssens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: René Vandereycken, Francois van der Elst

Other Substitutes:

Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Black Shorts, Yellow Socks

Note:

1-Jean-Marie Pfaff, Ludo Coeck and Albert Cluytens missed this match through injury.

2-One and only cap for Charles Jacobs (1/0) (1979).

3-Charles Jacobs scored a goal which was disallowed in the 15^th minute.

4-First cap for Michel Preud’homme.

 

Photo From: Österreichs Fußball Länderspiele Chronik 1902 – 1993, Author Anton Egger

(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Austria 0-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, June 1979

(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Austria 0-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1979

(May 2, 1979, EC Qualifier, Austria 0-Belgium 0)

 

 

Date: September 12, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result: Norway 1-Belgium 2

Venue: Ullevaal, Oslo Stadion  

Attendance: 11,255

Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Norway): Pål Jacobsen 7

(Belgium): Jean Janssens 31, François Van der Elst 75

Summary of goals:

1:0 (7^th minute, Norway): A cross from the left side reached Pål Jacobsen at the right side, he controlled, cut back in and shot.

1:1 (31^st minute, Belgium): A throw-in on the right side reached Cools On the right, he passed across for Janssens to strike.

1:2 (75^th minute, Belgium): From the middle, Janssens passed to the center to François Van der Elst, who shot from the edge of the box.

Lineups:

Norway:

Roy Amundsen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)

Trond Pedersen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand)

Morten Vinje (Skeid –Oslo) 

Einar Aas (Moss Fotballklubb- Ostfold) 

Svein Grondalen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) 

Roger Albertsen (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

Tor Egil Johansen (Skeid –Oslo)

Jan Hansen (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim) (Rune Ottesen (Bryne Idrettslag-Time) 75)

9-Pål Jacobsen (Hamarkameratene- Hedmark)    

Odd Iversen (Vålerengens Idrettsforening-Oslo) (Svein Mathisen (Start Idrettsklubben- Kristiansand) 83)

Hallvar Thoresen (Football Club Twente 65 – Enschede / Holland)   

 

Coach: Tore Roeste Fossen

Booked: Roger Albertsen, Odd Iversen

Other Substitutes:

Tom Rüsz Jacobsen (Bryne Idrettslag-Time)

Tor Brevik (Steinkjer Fotballklubb- Nord-Trondelag) 

Kurt Tunheim (Moss Fotballklubb- Ostfold) 

 

Team Captain: Tor Egil Johansen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

 

Belgium:

1-Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4-Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

5-Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)             

6-Julien Cools (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

7-René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

8-Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (13-René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) 76)

9-Albert Cluytens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

10-François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

11-Jean Janssens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren) (16-Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging) 76)     

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Michel Renquin

Other Substitutes:

Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

Guy Dardenne (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren)

Charles Jacobs (Royale Charleroi Sporting Club)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks 

Note:

1-Final cap for Jean Janssens (7/1) (1969-1979).

2-First cap for Luc Millecamps.

 

Photo From: Rogalands Avis (Stavanger), №211, 13 Sep 1979

(September 12, 1979, EC Qualifier, Norway 1-Belgium 2)

 

Photo From: World Soccer, October 1979

(September 12, 1979, EC Qualifier, Norway 1-Belgium 2)

 

 

Date: September 26, 1979

Competition: Friendly

Result: Holland 1-Belgium 0

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 21,000

Referee: Clive White (England)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Jan Poortvilet 75

(Belgium): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (75^th minute, Holland): -

Lineups:

Holland:

 Pieter ‘Piet’ Schrijvers (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Huibertus Johannes Nicolaas ‘Ben’ Wijnstekers (Feyenoord Rotterdam)

Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Hubertus Jozef Margaretha ‘Huub’ Stevens (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) (Ernestus Wilhelmus Johannes ‘Ernie’ Brandts (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 62)

Hugo Harmanus Hovenkamp (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 -Alkmaar) (Michaël Antonius Bernardus ‘Michel’ van de Korput (Feyenoord Rotterdam) 46)

Jan Poortvilet (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem (Football Club Utrecht) (Machiel ‘Michel’ Valke (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven) 44)

Wilhelmus Antonius ‘Willy’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Reinier Lambertus ‘René’ van de Kerkhof (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Dirk Jacobus Willem ‘Dick’ Nanninga (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade)

Simon Melkianus Tahamata (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

 

Coach: Jan Zwartkruis

Other Substitutes:

Willem Petrus ‘Pim’ Doesburg (Sparta Rotterdam)

Cornelis 'Kees' Kist (AZ (Alkmaar Zaanstreek) '67 -Alkmaar)

Piet Hamberg (Servette Football Club- Genéve / Switzerland)

 

Team Captain: Rudolf Jozef ‘Ruud’ Krol

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Orange Shirts, White Shorts, Orange Socks

Note:

1- This match was to celebrate Dutch Federation (KNVB)’s centenary.

2- This match marked Willem ‘Wim’ van Hanegem’s international retirement.

 

Belgium:

1- Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren) (12-Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club) 77)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

3- Phillipe Garot (Royal Standard de Liège)

4-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

5- Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)          

6-Julien Cools (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

7-René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

8- Frank Vercauteren (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois) (15-Guy Dardenne (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) 46)

9-Albert Cluytens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

10- François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

11-Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

13- Marc Baecke (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

14- Walter DeGreef (Koninklijke Beringen Football Club)  

 

Coach: Guy Thys

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Theo Custers and Phillipe Garot.

 

 

Photo From: World Soccer, November 1979

(September 26, 1979, Holland 1-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(September 26, 1979, Holland 1-Belgium 0)

 

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, September 26, 1979, Holland 1-Belgium 0)

 

 

Photo From: de Internationals, de Historie van Oranje, Authors Matty Verkamman, Henri van der Steen, John Volkers

(September 26, 1979, Holland 1-Belgium 0)

 

 

Photo From: Rode Duivels & Oranje Leeuwen., 100 jaar Derby der Lage Landen, Authors Ralf Willems, Matty Verkamman

(September 26, 1979, Holland 1-Belgium 0)

 

Date: October 17, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Belgium 2-Portugal 0

Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Heysel (Brussels- Heizelstadion)

Attendance: 8,799

Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): Wilfried Van Moer 46, François van der Elst 56

(Portugal): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (46^th minute, Belgium): A cross from the right side was headed in by Wilfried Van Moer.

2:0 (56^th minute, Belgium): Van Moer’s cross from the right side was struck in in by François van der Elst.

Lineups:

Belgium:

1-Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4-Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

5-Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège) (13-Phillipe Garot (Royal Standard de Liège) 75)

6-Julien Cools (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

8-Wilfried van Moer (Koninklijke Beringen Football Club) (14-René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) 75)

7-René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

9-François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

10-Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

11-Eddy Voordeckers (Royal Standard de Liège)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Albert Cluytens (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Erwin Vandenbergh (Koninklijke Lierse Sportvereniging)  

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-The International recall of Wilfried van Moer after five years.

 2-Final cap for Phillipe Garot (2/0) (1979).

 

Portugal:

Manuel Galrinho Bento (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

Artur Manuel Soares Correia (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)

Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

Alberto Gomes Fonseca Junior (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  

Eurico Monteiro Gomes (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) (Antonio Manuel Frasco Vieira (Futebol Clube do Porto) 52)

Minervino José Lopes Pietra (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) (Rui Manuel Trindade Jordäo (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) 61)

Antonio Luis Alves Ribeiro Oliveira (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

Romeu Fernando Fernandes da Silva (Futebol Clube do Porto) 

Tamagnini Gomes Baptista Nené (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)

Fernando Mendes Soares Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) 

 

Coach: Mário Wilson (Brazil)         

Booked: Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho 

 

Team Captain: Humberto Manuel de Jesus Coelho  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1979

(October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Portugal 0)

 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 47, November 1979

(October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Portugal 0)

 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 47, November 1979

(October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Portugal 0)

 

Photo From: Diário de Lisboa (Lisbon), №20084, 18 Oct 1979

(October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Portugal 0)

 

Photo From: Magazine/Website source unknown

(Belgium squad, October 17, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Portugal 0)

 

Date: November 21, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Belgium 2-Scotland 0

Venue: Bruxelles-Stade du Heysel (Brussels- Heizelstadion)

Attendance: 14,289

Referee: Eldar Azim-Zade (USSR)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Belgium): François van der Elst 6, Eddy Voordeckers 47

(Scotland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (6^th minute, Belgium): -

2:0 (47^th minute, Belgium): -

Lineups:

Belgium:

1-Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4-Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

5-Michel Renquin (Royal Standard de Liège)

6-Julien Cools (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

7-René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

8-Wilfried van Moer (Koninklijke Beringen Football Club) (14-René Verheyn (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) 66)

9-François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

10-Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

11-Eddy Voordeckers (Royal Standard de Liège)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Phillipe Garot (Royal Standard de Liège)

Marc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

Erwin Vandenbergh (Koninklijke Lierse Sportvereniging)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

 

Scotland:

Alan Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow)

William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)

Alexander ‘Iain’ Fordyce Munro (Saint-Mirren Football Club-Paisley) (Francis Tierney Gray (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 61)

John Wark (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

Alan David Hansen (Liverpool Football Club / England)

William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Graeme James Souness (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Joseph Jordan (Manchester United Football Club / England) (David Alexander Provan (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) 61)

Richard ‘Asa’ Hartford (Everton Football Club-Liverpool / England)

John Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jock’ Stein

 

Team Captain: William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

 

Photo From: Mondial, old series, issue 38, January 1980

(November 21, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Scotland 0)

 

Photo From: Mondial, New series, issue 10, January 1981

(November 21, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Scotland 0)

 

Photo From: Start

(Belgium Squad, November 21, 1979, EC Qualifier, Belgium 2-Scotland 0)

 

 

 

Sandy Jardine on the front of the programme v Belgium OTD in 1979.
It was Sandy's last game for Scotland, captaining the side for the 9th time. Sandy won 38 caps.
It was also to be the last of 14 appearances for Derek Johnstone.
Being Belgium they humped Scotland 3-1 that night. pic.twitter.com/lstHbagTk2

— Scotland Forever! Football Magazine (@davstu11) December 19, 2023

 

 

 

John Robertson in action v Belgium on this day in 1979. Scotland lost 2-0 in the Heysel with van der Elst and Voordeckers scoring. pic.twitter.com/DDcPFRLtyM

— Scotland Forever! Football Magazine (@davstu11) November 21, 2022

 

 

 

Date: December 19, 1979

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 2

Result:  Scotland 1-Belgium 3

Venue: Glasgow-Hampden Park

Attendance: 25,389

Referee: Heinz Aldinger (West Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Scotland): John Robertson 55

(Belgium): Erwin Vandenbergh 18, François van der Elst 23, 30

Summary of goals:

0:1 (18^th minute, Belgium): René Vandereycken’s free kick was parried by Rough, Vandenbergh knocked in the rebound.

0:2 (23^rd minute, Belgium): After a series of passes, vandenbergh made a combination play with François van der Elst who volleyed past Rough.

0:3 (30^th minute, Belgium): In a counterattack, Martens sent François van der Elst through who shot from the edge of the box.

1:3 (55^th minute, Scotland): John Robertson scored from a free kick.

Lineups:

Scotland:

Alan Roderick Rough (Partick Thistle Football Club-Glasgow)

William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)

Daniel Fergus McGrain (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)

John Wark (Ipswich Town Football Club / England)

Gordon McQueen (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Kenneth Burns (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow)

Derek Johnstone (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow)

Eamonn John Bannon (Dundee United Football Club) (David Alexander Provan (The Celtic Football Club -Glasgow) 46)

John Neilson Robertson (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England)

 

Coach: John ‘Jock’ Stein

Booked: Kenneth Burns, Kenny Dalglish

 

Team Captain: William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

 

Belgium:

1-Theo Custers (Royal Antwerp Football Club)

2-Eric Gerets (Royal Standard de Liège)                    

3-Luc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

4-Walter Meeuws (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

5-Maurice Martens (Racing White Daring Molenbeek)          

6-Julien Cools (Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging)

8-Wilfried van Moer (Koninklijke Beringen Football Club) (Gerard Plessers (Royal Standard de Liège) 49)

7-René Vandereycken (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

9-François van der Elst (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois)

10-Erwin Vandenbergh (Koninklijke Lierse Sportvereniging) (Guy Dardenne (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren) 73)

11-Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge Koninklijke Vereniging)

 

Coach: Guy Thys

Booked: Luc Millecamps

Other Substitutes:

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren)

Phillipe Garot (Royal Standard de Liège)

Marc Millecamps (Koninklijke Sportvereniging Waregem)

 

Team Captain: Julien Cools

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Gerard Plessers and Erwin Vandenbergh.

 

Photo From: The Glasgow Herald (Glasgow), №281, 20 Dec 1979

(December 19, 1979, EC Qualifier, Scotland 1-Belgium 3)

 

Another one from the Scotland v Belgium programme of March, 1980. John Robertson's free kick heads into the net in the 3-1 defeat of December, 1979 but it's the guy in the left of the photo that's interesting; Derek Johnstone in his only post -Argentina game. pic.twitter.com/mHzMbU1qgM

— Scotland Forever! Football Magazine (@davstu11) September 4, 2019

 

1979 Scotland 1 Belgium 3 Rough makes a great save but the Belgians score the rebound. Belgium got to final of Euro 80 so were a good side @Stephen4_2 @BeerhuntersTA @ScottishKits @goalies119 @TheSkyStrikers pic.twitter.com/AZaTFYV5yY

— Firmino (@brazilegend10) August 21, 2018