International Season 1977/ 78, Part 1 (July and August 1977)

July

Esst Germany defeated USSR (2-1) in a note worthy friendly at Leipzig.

Date: July 20, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Sydney- Sydney Sportsground

Attendance:

Australia 3-Arsenal (England) 1 (John Kosmina 22, David Harding 61, Peter Ollerton 70 / Armstrong 51)

Date: July 20, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

Attendance: 8,636

Iceland 0-Sweden 1 (Sonny Johansson 83)

Date: July 25, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Africa-Third Round, Secomd Leg

Venue: Bouaké

Attendance:

Ivory Coast 2-Nigeria 2 (Jerome Lebri Manahou 37,58 / Segun Odegbami 74, Adokie Amesiemeka 89)

Date: July 26, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Sydney- Sydney Sportsground

Attendance:

Australia 2-Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) 3 (Murray Barnes, Peter Ollerton / Edvaldsson 3, 30, ????)

Date: July 28, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Melbourne - Olympic Park

Attendance: 10,000

Australia 2-Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 3 (John Kosmina 27, David Harding 61 / Dusan Savic 42, Milos Sestic 66, Zoran Filipovic 71)

Date: July 28, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Leipzig, Zentralstadion (Central Stadium)

Attendance: 95,000

East Germany 2-USSR 1 (Reinhard Häfner 9, Jürgen Sparwasser 90 / Aleksandr Bubnov 22)

Date: July 31, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Africa-Third Round, Secomd Leg

Venue: Lusaka

Attendance:

Zambia 0-Egypt 0

Date: July 31, 1977

Competition: African Nations Cup Second Round, Secomd Leg

Venue:

Attendance:

Gabon 3-Congo 3 (???)

August

Iran defeated Australia (1-0) in Melbourne in key World Cup Qualifier.

Holland defeated Iceland (4-1) at the end of the month to start the World Cup qualifiers in Europe for the season.

Date: August 5, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Tehran, Aryamehr    

Attendance: 60,000

Iran 0-Romania 0

Date: August 14, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia/Oceania-Secomd Round

Venue: Melbourne- Olympic Park

Attendance: 17,000

Australia 0-Iran 1 (Hassan Rowshan 68)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 8, September 1977

(August 14, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Australia 0-Iran 1)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 8, September 1977

(August 14, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Australia 0-Iran 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 21, September 1977

(August 14, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Australia 0-Iran 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 21, September 1977

(August 14, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Australia 0-Iran 1)

Date: August 14, 1977

Competition: Unofficial Friendly

Venue: Rabat, Stadium: FUS

Attendance: 12,000

Czechsolovakia 1-Romania 3 (Zdenek Nehoda 30 / Dudu Georgescu 10, 35, Anghel Iordanescu 85)

Date: August 17, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Stockholm - Råsunda -Solna Stadion,

 Fotbollstadion       

Attendance: 15,078

Sweden 0-East Germany 1 (Hans-Jurgen Dörner 75)

Date: August 18, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Oslo –Ullevaal Stadion       

Attendance: 10,263

Norway 1-Finland 1 (Odd Iversen / Matti Paatelainen 85)

Date: August 24, 1977

Competition: Bogado Cup

Venue: Buenos Aires, Coliseum Boca (La Bombonera) (Club Atlético Boca Juniors)

Attendance: 35,000

Argentina 2-Paraguay 1 (Leopoldo Luque 10,78 / Fermin Escobar 28)

Photo From: El Grafico Nª 3021 30-08-1977

(August 24, 1977, Bogado Cup, Argentina 2-Paraguay 1)

Photo From: El Grafico Nª 3021 30-08-1977

(August 24, 1977, Bogado Cup, Argentina 2-Paraguay 1)

Date: August 24, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Wien (Vienna)-Praterstadion         

Attendance: 30,000

Austria 2-Poland 1 (Josef Stering 15, Johann Krankl 29 / Kazimierz Kmiecik 71)

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

(Austria squad, August 24, 1977, Austria 2-Poland 1)

Date: August 24, 1977

Competition: Friendly

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes        

Attendance: 40,000

France 4-Hamburg SV (West Germany) 2 (Eric Pecout 20, Michel Platini 37, 39, 86  / Keller 4, Willi Reinmann 79)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 21, September 1977

(August 24, 1977, France 4-Hamburg SV (West Germany) 2)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 8, September 1977

(August 24, 1977, France 4-Hamburg SV (West Germany) 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 21, September 1977

(France squad, August 24, 1977, France 4-Hamburg SV (West Germany) 2)

Date: August 27, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-Asia/Oceania-Secomd Round

Venue: Sydney - Sydney Sports Ground

Attendance: 9,000

Australia 2- South Korea 1 (John Kosmina 63, 75 / Cha Bum Kun 23)

Date: August 31, 1977

Competition: Bogado Cup

Venue: Asunción- Estadio De los Defensores del Chaco

Attendance: 30,000

Paraguay 2- Argentina 0 (Alberto Tarantini (own goal) 48, Carkos Espínola 71)

Note: Paraguay won 3-1 on a penalty kick shoot-out

Penalties: Argentina: Maradona (missed), Bertoni, Olguín(missed), D.Killer(missed)

Penalties: Paraguay: Alfuch, Oscar López, Fermin Escobar

Date: August 31, 1977

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier-UEFA-Group 4

Venue: Nijmegen- De Goffert

Attendance: 25,000

Holland 4-Iceland 1 (Wim van Hangem 15, Ruud Geels 20,  67, Johnny Rep 59 / Olafur Sigurvinsson 66 pen)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 9, October 1977

(August 31, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 4-Iceland 1)

Photo From: Mondial, Old Series, Issue 9, October 1977

(August 31, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 4-Iceland 1)

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

(Holland squad, August 31, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 4-Iceland 1)

Photo From: Mondial, old series, Issue 16, April-May 1978

(Holland squad, August 31, 1977, World Cup Qualifier, Holland 4-Iceland 1)