International Head-to-Head –Part Four, Brazil and France -Part 1 (1950s-1980s)

1950s

The very first match between the nations took place at the 1958 World Cup in the semifinal. It was a match between the first Great Generations of either side, where Brazil won (5-2) through a Pele hat trick after France’s Robert Jonquet had left the field injured in the 37^th minute.

International Head-to-Head match No. 1

June 24, 1958

Brazil 5-France 2

World Cup-Semifinal

Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion, Fotbollstadion, Sweden

Attendance: 27,100

Referee: Benjamin Mervyn Griffiths (Wales)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Vava 2, Didi 39, Pelé 53, 64,76

(France): Just Fontaine 9, Roger Piantoni 83

Lineups:

Brazil:

3- Gilmar dos Snatos Neves (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) 
14-Newton De Sordi (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)   
2- Hideraldo Luis Bellini (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)   
15- Orlando Peçanha de Carvalho  (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)   
12- Nílton Reis dos Santos (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  
19-José Eli de Miranda Zito (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo) 
6- Waldir Pereira ‘Didi’ (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)     
11- Manoel dos Santos Garrincha (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  
20- Edwaldo Izidio Netto Vavá  (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)    
10- Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)    
7- Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)     

Coach: Vicente Italo Feola

France:

1-Claude Abbes  (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne -Loire)  

4-Raymond Kaelbel (Association Sportive de Monaco)  

5-André Lerond (Olympique Lyonnais)

13-Armand Penverne (Stade de Reims -Champagne)   

10-Robert Jonquet (captain) (Stade de Reims -Champagne) 

12-Jean-Jacques Marcel(Olympique de Marseille)

22-Maryan Wisnieki (Racing Club de Lens) 

18- Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

17-Just Fontaine (Stade de Reims -Champagne)   

20-Roger Piantoni (Stade de Reims -Champagne)   

21-Jean Vincent(Stade de Reims -Champagne) 

Coach: Albert Batteux

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(Orlando and Just Fontaine, June 24, 1958, World Cup, Brazil 5-France 2)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(Pele, June 24, 1958, World Cup, Brazil 5-France 2)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(Robert Jonquet’s injury, June 24, 1958, World Cup, Brazil 5-France 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, December 1966

(Vava scoring past Abbes, June 24, 1958, World Cup, Brazil 5-France 2)

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1966

(Garrincha, June 24, 1958, World Cup, Brazil 5-France 2)

International Head-to-Head match No. 2

April 28, 1963

France 2-Brazil 3

Friendly

Venue: Paris (Stade de Colombes)-Stade Olympique- Stade Yves du Manoir  

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) 

Goalscorers:

 (France): Maryan Wisnieski 70, Fleury Di Nallo 82

(Brazil): Pelé 30, 76 pen, 84

Lineups:

France:

Georges Carnus (Stade Français Football Club-Paris)           

Bruno Rodzik (Stade de Reims -Champagne) 

Synakowski Maryan (Union Athlétique Sedan-Torcy) 

André Lerond (captain) (Stade Français Football Club-Paris)         

André Chorda (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 

Joseph Bonnel (Union Sportive de Valenciennes-Anzin) 

Yvon Douis (Association Sportive de Monaco)  

Robert Herbin (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne -Loire)  

Maryan Wisnieki (Racing Club de Lens)

Fleury Di Nallo (Olympique Lyonnais)

Lucien Cossou (Association Sportive de Monaco)   (Paul Chillan (Nîmes Olympique) 46^th)

Coach: Henri Guerin- Georges Verniet

Other Substitutes :

Marcel AUBOUR (Olympique Lyonnais)

Jean WENDLING (Stade de Reims -Champagne) 

René FERRIER (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne -Loire)  

Brazil:

Gilmar dos Snatos Neves (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)
Djalma Santos (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
Eduardo Neves de Castro (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
Roberto Dias Branco (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
José Eli de Miranda Zito (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)
Gérson  de Oliveira Nunes (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 
Marcos Pereira Martins (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
Ney de Oliveira (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)
José Macia ‘Pepe’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)

Coach: Aymoré Moreira

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1963

(Pele, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Brazil squad, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(Fleury Di Nallo after scoring, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire

(Fleury Di Nallo with Pele after the match, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3

 

Photo From: Seleccao Brasileira -90 Anos 1914-2004, Authors Antonio Carlos Napoleao, Roberto Assaf

(Brazil squad, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3)

Photo From: Seleccao Brasileira -90 Anos 1914-2004, Authors Antonio Carlos Napoleao, Roberto Assaf

(Pele, April 28, 1963, France 2-Brazil 3)

1970s

The sides met twice in Friendlies in the decade. In the first one in 1977 at Maracana, France earned the respect of the Brazilian crowd by coming back from 0-2 to tie the match with Marius Tresor scoring one of his most famous goals for France. Less than a year later at Paris, Platini scored the winner against a Brazilian squad toruring Europe in preparations for the 1978 World Cup.

For More detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2015/03/soccer-memories-part-27.html

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-addition-teams-on-tour-part-one.html

International Head-to-Head match No. 3

June 30, 1977

Brazil 2-France 2

Friendly

Venue: Rio de Janeiro - Estádio do Maracanã- Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho

Attendance: 83,535

Referee: Romualdo Arppi Filho (Brazil)

Goalscorers:

(Brazil): Edinho 30, Roberto Dinamite 51

(France): Didier Six 52, Marius Tresor 85

Lineups:

Brazil:

1-Emerson Leão (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
2-Zé Maria José Maria Rodrigues Alve (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)   (21-Orlando Pereira (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)   62)
3-Luís Edmundo Pereira  (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
4- Edino Nazareth Filho ‘Edinho’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
6-José Rodrigues Neto  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 
5-Antonio Carlos ‘Toninho Cerezo’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais) 
8-’Paulo Isidoro’ de Jesus (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais)  
10- Roberto Rivellino (captain) (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
7-Gilberto Alves Gil (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro) 
9- Carlos Roberto de Oliveira Roberto Dinamite (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  
11-Paulo César Lima Paulo César Caju (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  

Coach: Claudio Pecego de Morais Coutinho    

France:

2-André Rey (Football Club de Metz)

5-Gérard Janvion (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

7-Patrice Rio (Football Club de Nantes) 

3-Marius Tresor (captain) (Olympique de Marseille)

4-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes) 

13-Omar Sahnoun (Football Club de Nantes) 

12-Michel Platini (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 

9-Dominique Bathenay (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

19-Atre Jacques Zimako (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)   (17-Olivier Rouyer (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)  59th)

16-Bernard  Lacombe(Olympique Lyonnais)

18-Didier Six (Racing Club de Lens)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes :

Patrick Battiston (Football Club de Metz)

Henri Zambelli (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   

15-Bruno Baronchelli (Football Club de Nantes) 

14-Loïc  Amisse (Football Club de Nantes) 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 19, July 1977

(Team captains Rivellino and Marius Tresor, June 30, 1977, Brazil 2-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 19, July 1977

(June 30, 1977, Brazil 2-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 19, July 1977

(Both squads, June 30, 1977, Brazil 2-France 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 19, July 1977

(France squad, June 30, 1977, Brazil 2-France 2)

International Head-to-Head match No. 4

April 1, 1978

France 1-Brazil 0

Friendly

Venue: Paris – Parc des Princes        

Attendance: 46,065

Referee: Patrick Partridge (England)

Goalscorers:

(France): Michel Platini 86

(Brazil): None

Lineups:

France:

1-Jean Paul Bertrans-Demanes (Football Club de Nantes) 

2-Patrick Battiston (Football Club de Metz) (12-François Bracci (Olympique de Marseille) 61st)

4-Patrice Rio (Football Club de Nantes) 

5-Christian Lopez (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)  

3-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes) 

8-Henri  Michel (captain) (Football Club de Nantes)  (13-Jean Petit  (Association Sportive de Monaco) 67th)

10-Michel Platini (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 

6-Jean-Marc Guillou (Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice)   

7-Bruno Baronchelli (Football Club de Nantes) 

9-Marc Berdoll (Olympique de Marseille)

11-Loïc  Amisse (Football Club de Nantes)            (15-Didier Six (Racing Club de Lens) 80th)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Other Substitutes:

Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

Olivier Rouyer (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 

Brazil:

1-Emerson Leão (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 

2-Antônio Dias dos Santos Toninho  (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)
3- José ‘Oscar’ Bernardi (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta- São Paulo)
4-João Justino Amaral dos Santos (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)  
6- Edino Nazareth Filho ‘Edinho’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
5-Antonio Carlos ‘Toninho Cerezo’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais) 
10- Roberto Rivellino (captain) (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)     
7- José Tarciso de Souza (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)  (18-Gilberto Alves Gil (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  46th)
8-Artur Antunes Coimbra ‘Zico’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 
9- José Reinaldo de Lima  (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais)   (20-João Batista Nunes de Oliveira (Santa Cruz Futebol Clube-Recife)   61st)
11-Dirceu José Guimarães (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  

Coach: Claudio Pecego de Morais Coutinho    

Photo From: Onze, Issue 28, April 1978

(Team captains Henri Michel and Rivellino, April 1, 1978, France 1-Brazil 0)

 

Photo From: Onze, Issue 28, April 1978

(April 1, 1978, France 1-Brazil 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 28, April 1978

(France squad, April 1, 1978, France 1-Brazil 0)

1980s

The sides met twice again. In 1981 in Paris, Brazil impressively defeated France with Tele Santana’s Jogo Bonito. In 1986, the two played in one of the most memorable World Cup matches in History. France defeated Brazil in a penalty kick shoot-out.

For More detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2015/12/teams-on-tour-part-3-brazils-european.html

International Head-to-Head match No. 5

May 15, 1981

France 1-Brazil 3

Friendly

Venue: Paris – Parc des Princes        

Attendance: 47,749

Referee: Gianfranco Menegalli (Italy)

Goalscorers:

(France): Didier Six 81

(Brazil): Zico 21, Reinaldo 27, Sócrates 52

Lineups:

France:

1-Dominique Dropsy (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football) (16-Jean Castaneda (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire) 46th)

2-Gerard Janvion (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

4-Christian Lopez (captain) (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne Loire)

5-Marius Tresor (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (13-Leonard Specht (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)  23rd)

3-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

8-Jean Tigana (Olympique Lyonnais)

9-Phillipe Anziani (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard) (14-Patrick Delamontagne (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine) 59th)

6-Alain Moizan (Olympique Lyonnais)

10-Bernard Genghini (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

7-Olivier Rouyer (Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine)  (15-Patrice Lecornu (Sporting Club de l'Ouest d'Angers) 78th)

11-Didier Six (Racing Club de Strasbourg Football)

Coach: Michel Hidalgo

Sent-off: Didier Six 90

Brazil:

12- ‘Paulo Sérgio’ de Oliveira Lima (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)
2-’Edevaldo’ de Freitas (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)
3- José ‘Oscar’ Bernardi (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (14-Edino Nazareth Filho ‘Edinho’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro) 78th)
4- Luiz Carlos Ferreira ‘Luizinho’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)
6-Leovegildo Lins Gama ‘Júnior’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)       
5-Antonio Carlos ‘Toninho Cerezo’ (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 
8-‘Sócrates’ Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) (15-Vitor Luis Pereira da Silva  ‘Vítor’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 78th)
10- Artur Antunes Coimbra ‘Zico’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)
7-’Paulo Isidoro’ de Jesus (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) 
9-José ‘Reinaldo’ de Lima (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)  (17- ‘César’  (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro) 62nd)
18- ‘Éder’ Aleixo de Assis (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) (11-José Sérgio Presti ‘Zé Sérgio’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 73rd)

Coach: Tele Santana

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 15, June 1981

(May 15, 1981, France 1-Brazil 3)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Brazil squad, May 15, 1981, France 1-Brazil 3)

International Head-to-Head match No. 6

June 21, 1986

France 1-Brazil 1 (Penalty Kick shoot-out 4-3)

World Cup-Quarterfinal

Venue: Guadalajara – Jalisco, Mexico

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)

Goalscorers:

(France): Michel Platini 40

(Brazil): Antonio Careca 17

Lineups:

France:

1- Joel Bats (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

4-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6- Maxime Bossis (Racing Club de Paris)

8- Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

9 -Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10- Michel Platini (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

12- Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) (11- Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)  87th)

14- Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

18- Dominique Rocheteau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (16-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)  99^th)

19- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

22- Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

5- Michel Bibard (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

13-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Penalties: Stopyra, Amoros, Bellone, Platini (missed), Fernandez

Brazil:

1- ‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

4 -Edino Nazareth Filho ‘Edinho’ (Udinese Calcio / Italy)

6- Leovegildo Lins Gama ‘Júnior’ (Torino Calcio 1906 / Italy) (20- Paulo ‘Silas’ do Prado Pereira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)   91st)

7- Luís Antônio Corrêa da Costa ‘Müller’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)    (10- Artur Antunes Coimbra ‘Zico’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 71st)

9- Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 

13- ‘Josimar’ Higinio Pereira  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)

14- ’Júlio César’ da Silva  (Guarani Futebol Clube)

15- Ricardo Rogério de Brito ‘Alemão’ (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)

17- Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)  

18- ‘Sócrates’ Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (capt.) (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)

19- ’Elzo’ Aloísio Coelho (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte) 

Coach: Tele Santana

Penalties: Socrates (missed), Alemao, Zico, Branco, Julio Cesar(missed)

Note: Zico missed a  penalty kick during regulation time after coming on as a substitute.

Photo From: Guerin Sportivo, Issue 598 (Number 27), July 2-8, 1986

(Team captains Edinho and Michel Platini, June 21, 1986, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 76, July 1986

(June 21, 1986, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: L'Integrale de L'Equipe de France de Football, Authors: J.M. and Pierre Cazal, Michel Oreggia, 1998

(France squad, June 21, 1986, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 1)

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Brazil squad, June 21, 1986, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 1)