Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 51-Matches of France National team during the 1984/85 season.

France National Team matches under Henri Michel during the 1984/85 season

September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1 (Fulvio Collovati 83)

October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg, Luxembourg 0-France 4 (Patrick Battiston 2, Michel Platini 12, Yannick Stopyra 24, 32)

November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 1-Bulgaria 0 (Michel Platini 62 pen)

December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-East Germany 0 (Yannick Stopyra 32, Phillipe Anziani 90)

April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 0-France 0 (-)

May 2, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 2-France 0 (Georgi Dimitrov 11, Nasko Sirakov 61)

Date: September 5, 1984

Competition: Friendly (Gala Match for U.N.F.P.)

Result: France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1

Venue: Paris, Parc des Princes

Attendance: 16,351

Referee: Roger Schoeters (Belgium)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Internazionale Milano): Fulvio Collovati 83

Summary of goals:

0:1 (83^rd minute, Internazionale Milano): -

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

4- Yvon Le Roux (Association Sportive de Monaco)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes) (12- Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club) 63)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

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

7-Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco) (Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 46)

10-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

9-Phillipe Anziani (Association Sportive de Monaco)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Henri Michel

Booked: Michel Bibard 31

Team Captain: Maxime Bossis

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (Thick Red Horizontal stripe, three thin white horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Internazionale Football Club- Milano (Italy):

Walter Zenga

Giuseppe Bergomi

Graziano Bini

Fulvio Collovati

Giuseppe Baresi

Andrea Mandorlini

Giuseppe Marini (Antonio Sabato 46)

Franco Causio (Giancarlo Pasinato 74)

Liam Brady (Republic of Ireland)

Alessandro Altobelli

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany)

Coach: Ilario Castagner

Booked: Franco Causio 66, Liam Brady 76

Sent off: Liam Brady 84

Team Captain:-

Shirt Sponsor: Misura

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Mecsport

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2005, September 11, 1984

(September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 55, October 1984

(September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 55, October 1984

(September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 106, October 1984

(September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 106, October 1984

(September 5, 1984, Gala Match for U.N.F.P., Paris, France 0-Internazionale Milano (Italy) 1)

Date: October 13, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 4

Result: Luxembourg 0-France 4

Venue: Luxembourg -Stade Municipal de Luxembourg

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Henning Lund-Sörensen (Denmark)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Luxembourg): None

(France): Patrick Battiston 2, Michel Platini 12, Yannick Stopyra 24, 32

Summary of goals:

0:1 (2^nd minute, France): On the right side, Battiston does a combination play with Giresse and shot from a narrow angle.

0:2 (12^th minute, France): Bibard’s cross from the right side was touched in by Platini.

0:3 (24^th minute, France): From the middle, Fernandez sent Stopyra through on the right, who shot.

0:4 (33^rd minute, France): Brisson’s cross from the left side was struck in by Stopyra.

Lineups:

Luxembourg:

1- John van Rijswijck (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

2-Romain Michaux (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

René Scheuer (Football Association Red Boys Differdange)

4-Pierre Petry (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Hubert Meunier (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

Laurent Schonckert (Union Sportive Luxembourg)

7-Carlo Weis (CA Spora Luxembourg)

8-Gilbert Dresch (Football Club Avenir Beggen)

9-Guy Hellers (Royal Standard de Liege / Belgium)

10-Robert Langers (Stade Quimpérois / France)

11-Jeannot ‘Benny’ Reiter (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

Coach: Jeff Vliers

Other Substitutes:

Marcel Bossi (Football Club Progrés Niedercorn)

Jean-Paul Girres (Football Club Avenir Beggen)

Manou Scheitler (Union Sportive Luxembourg)

Pierre Hoscheid (Association Sportive La Jeunesse d´Esch-sur-Alzette)

Team Captain: Jeannot ‘Benny’ Reiter

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

Note:

1-Gilbert Dresch was honored before the match due to the fact his 50^th match.

2-In some source, the captain is listed as Jeannot ‘Benny’ Reiter, however, per Television highlights, the captain was the number 8 player, Gilbert Dresch.

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

4-Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

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

10-Michel Platini (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy) (13-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 57)

7-Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

11- François Brisson (Racing Club de Lens) (14-Phillipe Anziani (Association Sportive de Monaco) 72)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club)

Daniel Xuereb (Racing Club de Lens)

Team Captain: Michel Platini (Maxime Bossis assumed the captaincy in the 57^th minute)

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (Thick Blue Horizontal stripe, three thin Red horizontal stripes) Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Michel Bibard.

2-Final cap for François Brisson (2/0) (1982-1984).

3-Michel Platini played only 57 minutes. With the score 4-0 he was substituted, he had a game the next day with his club Juventus against Verona in the Serie A.

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

(October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 107, November 1984

(October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 107, November 1984

(October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 107, November 1984

(October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984

(October 13, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, Luxembourg 0-France 4)

Date: November 21, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 4

Result: France 1-Bulgaria 0

Venue: Paris, Parc des Princes

Attendance: 42,084

Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Michel Platini 62 pen

(Bulgaria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (62^nd minute, France): Bellone’s cross from the left side was handled by Markov. Platini scored from the ensuing penalty kick. Platini kissed the ball before taking the penalty kick.

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

4-Didier Sénac (Racing Club de Lens)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

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

7-Bernard Genghini (Association Sportive de Monaco)

9-Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club) (14-Jose Toure (Football Club de Nantes) 58) (13-Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 84)

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

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Daniel Xuereb (Racing Club de Lens)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (Thick Red Horizontal stripe, three thin white horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Didier Sénac, 23 years after his father made his debut also against Bulgaria.

2-Platini scored a goal in the 11^th minute, which was disallowed for offside.

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

2-Plamen Nikolov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

5-Georgi Dimitrov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

3-Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

4-Aleksandr Markov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia)

8-Nasko Sirakov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

10-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

6-Radoslav Zdravkov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

9-Rusi Gochev (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

11-Stoicho Mladenov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia) (14-Emil Spasov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia) 75)

7-Bojidar Iskrenov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia) (15-Zivko Gospodinov (Zeleznitcharski Sporten Klub Spartak-Varna) 56)

Coach: Ivan Vutsov

Booked: Stoicho Mladenov 25, Plamen Nikolov 44

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

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

(November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 108, December 1984

(November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 108, December 1984

(November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 108, December 1984

(November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984

(November 21, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 1-Bulgaria 0)

Date: December 8, 1984

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 4

Result: France 2-East Germany 0

Venue: Paris, Parc des Princes

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Yannick Stopyra 32, Phillipe Anziani 90

(East Germany): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (32^nd minute, France): From the middle, Platini sent a cross towards Bibard on the right side, he pushed the ball in the path of Stopyra on the left who struck in.

2:0 (90^th minute, France): Bellone’s cross from the left side was struck in by Anziani.

Lineups:

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

4- Didier Sénac (Racing Club de Lens)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

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

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

9-Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club) (13-Phillipe Anziani (Association Sportive de Monaco) 84)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club)

Jean-Marc Ferreri (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Daniel Xuereb (Racing Club de Lens)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (Thick Red Horizontal stripe, three thin white horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1- France won all of its 12 matches in the calendar year.

East Germany:

1-René Müller (1. Fussball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

2-Andreas Trautmann (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

4-Dirk Stahmann (1. Fussball-Club Magdeburg)

3-Hans-Jürgen Dörner (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

5-Matthias Döschner (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

7-Matthias Liebers (1. Fussball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

8-Rainer Troppa (Berliner Fussball-Club Dynamo)

6-Jörg Stübner (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

10-Wolfgang Steinbach (1. Fussball-Club Magdeburg) (14-Hans Richter (1. Fussball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig) 75)

11-Ralf Minge (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden) (15-Michael Glowatzky (Fussball-Club Karl-Marx-Stadt) 79)

9-Andreas Thom (Berliner Fussball-Club Dynamo)

Coach: Bernd Stange

Booked: Jörg Stübner 66

Team Captain: Hans-Jürgen Dörner

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

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

(December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2018, December 11, 1984

(December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2018, December 11, 1984

(December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 109, January 1985

(December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984

(December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors Serie 21, 1984

(France squad, December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 68, November 1985

(East Germany squad, December 8, 1984, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-East Germany 0)

Note: to be confirmed

Date: April 3, 1985

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 4

Result: Yugoslavia 0-France 0

Venue: Sarajevo-Stadion Kosevo

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Eric Fredriksson (Sweden)

Linesmen: Hakkan Lundrem and Rune Larsen (both Sweden)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Yugoslavia): None

(France): None

Summary of goals:

Lineups:

Yugsolavia:

1-Ranko Stojic (Nogometni Klub Dinamo- Zagreb)

2-Vlado Capljic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)

3-Mirsad Baljic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)

4-Ivan Gudelj (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)

5-Faruk Hadzibegic (Fudbalski Klub Sarajevo)

6-Ljubomir Radanovic (Fudbalski Klub Partizan- Beograd)

11-Zlatko Vujovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split) (15-Milko Djurovski (Fudbalski Klub Crvena zvezda (Red Star) -Beograd) 63)

8-Velimir Zajec (Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos-Athinas / Greece)

9-Vahid Halilhodzic (Football Club de Nantes / France)

10-Mehmed Bazdarevic (Fudbalski Klub Zeljeznicar-Sarajevo)

7-Milos Sestic (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pirea-Pireas / Greece) (16-Blaz Sliskovic (Fudbalski Klub Velez- Mostar) 67)

Coach: Milos Milutinovic

Booked: Mirsad Baljic 35

Other Substitutes:

12- Ivan Pudar (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)

13- Zoran Vujovic (Nogometni Klub Hajduk –Split)

14- Fadil Vokrri (Fudbalski Klub Pristina)

Team Captain: Velimir Zajec

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

France:

1- Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2- William Ayache (Football Club de Nantes)

4- Leonard Specht (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

5- Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

3- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8- Alain Giresse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

14- Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6- Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (13-Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 82)

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

9-Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club) (7-Jose Toure (Football Club de Nantes) 69)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

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

12-Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club)

15-Gérard Buscher (Brest Armorique Football Club)

17-Michel Bibard (Football Club de Nantes)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White (Thick Blue Horizontal stripe, three thin Red horizontal stripes) Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-The match was held up for ten minutes after floodlights failure.

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

(April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2044, June 11, 1985

(April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 62, May 1985

(April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 62, May 1985

(France squad, April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 113, May 1985

(April 3, 1985, World Cup Qualifier, Yugoslavia 0-France 0)

Date: May 2, 1985

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 4

Result: Bulgaria 2-France 0

Venue: Sofia-Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Linesmen: Alan Ferguson and Ronald Smith (both Scotland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Georgi Dimitrov 11, Nasko Sirakov 61

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (11^th minute, Bulgaria): Getov’s corner kick from the left side was struck by Dimitrov at the far post.

2:0 (61^st minute, Bulgaria): Getov’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Sirakov.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mikhailov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

2-Plamen Nikolov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

5-Georgi Dimitrov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

3-Nikolai Arabov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Sliven)

4-Petar Petrov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

8-Nasko Sirakov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Levski-Spartak - Sofia)

6-Radoslav Zdravkov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

10-Anyo Sadkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Plovdiv)

9-Boicho Velichkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Lokomotiv-Sofia) (14-Andreï Jeliazkov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Slavia Sofia) 56)

7-Plamen Getov (Druzestvo za Fizkultura i Sport Spartak -Pleven) (15-Atanes Pashev (Armeysko Fizkulturno Druzhestvo Trakia Ploviv) 75)

11-Stoicho Mladenov (CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Septemvri zname-Sofia)

Coach: Ivan Vutzov

Booked: Radoslav Zdravkov 71, Andreï Jeliazkov 75

Team Captain: Georgi Dimitrov

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

France:

1-Joel Bats (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-William Ayache (Football Club de Nantes)

4-Leonard Specht (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

5-Maxime Bossis (Football Club de Nantes)

3-Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

7-Jose Toure (Football Club de Nantes)

14-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Luis Fernandez (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (8-Thierry Tusseau (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 69)

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

9-Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

11-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Coach: Henri Michel

Booked: Luis Fernandez 13, Leonard Specht 41, Michel Platini 85

Other Substitutes:

Albert Rust (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Jean-François Domergue (Toulouse Football Club)

Gérard Buscher (Brest Armorique Football Club)

Daniel Bravo (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue (Thick Red Horizontal stripe, three thin white horizontal stripes) Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2012/05/may-2-1985-bulgaria-2-france-0.html

2-Alain Giresse missed this match through injury, Henri Michel gambled on the more attacking player Jose Toure rather than the more defensive Thierry Tusseau as his replacement.

3-Jean Tigana was authorized to play with a number 14 jersey.

4-This was France’s first defeat in 15 matches.

Their last defeat was against Denmark in September 1983.

Their last defeat in a competetive match was during the third place match with Poland during the 1982 World Cup.

5-France’s Patrick Battiston was unavailable for this match.

6-Final cap for Leonard Specht (18/1) (1978-1985).