April 18, 1984-France 1-West Germany 0

The first match that I have chosen is the following:

April 18, 1984

France 1-West Germany 0

Friendly

Venue: Strasbourg- Stade de la Meinau        

Attendance: 39,978

Referee: Vincenzo Barbaresco (Italy)

Goalscorers: (France): Bernard Genghini 79

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)  [6 caps / 0 goals]

2-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) [30 caps / 2 goals]

4-Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)  [8 caps / 1 goals]

5-Maxime Bossis  (Football Club de Nantes)  [54 caps / 1 goals] (12-Jean-Francois Domergue (Toulouse Football Club) [1 caps / 0 goals] 46)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco) [20 caps / 0 goals]

8-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)  [7 caps / 1 goals]

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) [11 caps / 1 goals]

10-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Monaco) [21 caps / 5 goals]

7-Didier Six (Football Club de Mulhouse) [48 caps / 13 goals]

9-Dominique Rochteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) [37 caps / 10 goals] (14-Phillipe Anziani (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) [2 caps / 0 goals] 68)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) [13 caps / 1 goals] (15-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) [9 caps / 1 goals] 84)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Subs:

16-Phillipe Bergeroo (Toulouse Football Club)

13-Phillipe Vercruysse (Racing Club de Lens)

Team Captain: Maxime Bossis 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Onze, May 1984

Photo From: Mondial, May 1984

West Germany:

1- Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) [47 caps / 0 goals]
2-Bernd Förster (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.) [29 caps / 0 goals]

5- Hans-Günter Bruns (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach)  [3 caps / 0 goals]

4- Karlheinz Förster (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V.) [57 caps / 1 goals]

3-Hans-Peter Briegel (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern)   [49 caps / 2 goals]
6-Wolfgang Rolff (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.)  [9 caps / 0 goals] (14-Matthias Herget (Fußball Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen) [5 caps / 0 goals]  76)

8- Lothar Herbert Matthäus (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) [22 caps / 0 goals]

7-Andreas Brehme (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern)    [4 caps / 1 goals]

10-Norbert Meier (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.)  [12 caps / 2 goals] (15-Pierre Littbarski (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) [26 caps / 8 goals] 76)
11-Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) [74 caps / 40 goals]

9-Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.)  [14 caps / 9 goals]

Coach: Josef ‘Jupp’ Derwall

Other Subs:

12-Dieter Burdenski (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.) 

13-Johnny Otten (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.) 

16-Gerhard Strack (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.)

Team Captain: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirt, Black Shorts and White Socks.

Photo From: Onze, May 1984
Notes:

-Match number 433 for France and number 497 for West Germany.

- The first international match hosted at Strasbourg since November 6, 1968 France 0-Norway 1.

-Genghini scored on a volley at 6 meters line from a cross by Didier Six, deflected by Briegel.

-Maxime Bossis  captained France in the abscence of Platini. He left at halftime as his club Nantes had a match against Metz the next day.

-Didier Six assumed captaincy second half

- France played a 4-3-3 formation with Bravo and Genghini acting as “meneurs de jeu” and two wingers. In the second half Domergue came in as left back, Battiston became sweeper and Amoros moved to right back.

Photo From: Onze, May 1984

-New shirt design for France.

-Platini was not released by Juventus for this match.

-The following France players in addition to Platini were missing:  Alain Giresse, Tigana , Girarrd , Tusseau and Toure (Source: L’Equipe de France de Football, L’Integrale des 497 Rencontres (1904-1991)., Author: Jean-Michel Cazal.

-Uli Stieleike and Bernd Schuster were not released by Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively for West Germany.

-Jean-Marc Ferreri was supposed to have started the match , however, due to fever, he was a substitute.

                                         Photo From: Le Livre d'or du Football 1984

-Jean-Francois Domergue’s first match for the national team.

-Didier Six was playing for a second division club (Mulhouse). He also played for RC Strasbourg on two separate spells, in 1981 and 1986.

- This was Phillipe Anziani’s first match for France since vs Brazil in 1981.

-The first match between the two countries since the 1982 World Cup Semifinal in Seville.

- Schumacher was roundly booed in the pre-game warm-ups and during the match. The French crowd still had his foul on Battiston during the 1982 World Cup in their memory.

-France’s last victory over West Germany was February 23, 1977 when they won 1-0. Battiston and Rummenigge were the only players who played in that match.

-Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler became manager of Germany in August of 2000.

- Didier Six played at Stuttgart (1981-1983) and was a teammate of the Forster brothers.

-Wolfgang Rolff played at Strasbourg (1989-90).

-Littbarski played at Racing Paris (1986-87) and was a teammate of Bossis and Fernandez.

-Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler played at Olympique Marseille (1992-1994) and was a teammate of Amoros and Ferreri.

- Karlheinz Förster played at Olympique Marseille (1986-1990) and was a teammate of Le Roux, Domergue, Amoros, Genghini and Vercruysse.

-The German squad selected for this match:

Goalkeepers: Schumacher, Burdenski

Defenders: Kh. Forster, Briegel, Strack, Herget, B.Forster, Otten, Bruns

Midfield: Matthaus, Rolff, Brehme, Meier, Bommer

Strikers: Rummenigge, Voller, Littbarski

German report of the game.

L'Annee du Football 1984

Onze, May 1984
Onze hors serie 21, 1984, france 1-west germany 0

Le Livre d'or du Football 1984