France National Team matches under Henri Michel during the 1986/87 season

August 19, 1986, Lausanne, Switzerland 2-France 0 (Heinz Hermann 72, Beat Sutter 75)

September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Reykjavik, Iceland 0-France 0 (-)

October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, Paris, France 0-USSR 2 (Igor Belanov 67, Vasily Rats 73)

November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, Leipzig, East Germany 0-France 0 (-)

April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Iceland 0 (Carmelo Micciche 38, Yannick Stopyra 65)

June 16, 1987, EC Qualifier, Oslo, Norway 2-France 0 (Per Edmund Mordt 71, Jörn Andersen 80)

Date: August 19, 1986

Competition: Friendly

Result: Switzerland 2-France 0

Venue: Lausanne – Stade Olympique de la Pontaise

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Switzerland): Heinz Hermann 72, Beat Sutter 75

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (72^nd minute, Switzerland): A free kick from the right side was headed in by Hermann.

2:0 (75^th minute, Switzerland): A cross from the right side was struck in by Beat Sutter.

Lineups:

Switzerland:

Urs Zurbuchen (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)

Jurgen Wittwer (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)

Martin Weber (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)

Urs Bamert (Berner Sport Club Young Boys)

Claude Ryf (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)

Christophe Gilli (Fußball Club Aarau) (Georges Bregy (Football Club Sion) 76)

Ernst Maissen (Fußball Club Basel 1893)

Heinz Hermann (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)

Thomas Bickel (Fußball Club Zürich) (Marco Schällibaum (Grasshopper -Club Zürich) 65)

Beat Sutter (Neuchâtel Xamax Football Club)

Andre Halter (Fußball Club Luzern) (Dario Zuffi (Berner Sport Club Young Boys) 46)

Coach: Daniel Jeandupeux

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

France:

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

3-Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4-Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique de Marseille) 80)

5- Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco) (Jean François Domergue (Olympique de Marseille) 68)

7- Jean-Marc Ferreri (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

8-Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco)

10- Philippe Vercruysse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6-Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

11- Gérard Buscher (Brest Armorique Football Club) (Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) 68)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Note:

1-First cap for Basile Boli and Gérard Buscher.

Team Captain: Patrick Battiston

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

(August 19, 1986, Switzerland 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 129, September 1986

(August 19, 1986, Switzerland 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 129, September 1986

(August 19, 1986, Switzerland 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 129, September 1986

(August 19, 1986, Switzerland 2-France 0)

Date: September 10, 1986

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3

Result: Iceland 0-France 0

Venue: Reykjavik- Laugardalsvöllur

Attendance: 13,700

Referee: Alan Ferguson (Scotland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Iceland): None

(France): None

Summary of goals:

Lineups:

Iceland:

1-Bjarni Sigurðsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

5- Agust Mar Jonsson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)

2-Gunnar Gíslason (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)

6-Sævar Jónsson (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen / Norway)

8-Sigurdur Jonsson (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

4-Ómar Torfason (Fußball Club Luzern / Switzerland)

9-Ragnar Margeirsson (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk / Belgium)

10-Asgeir Sigurvinsson (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / West Germany)

3-Atli Edvaldsson (Fußball Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen / West Germany)

7-Arnor Gudjohnsen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium)

11-Pétur Pétursson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)

Coach: Sigfried Held (West Germany)

Booked: Pétur Pétursson 53

Other Substitutes:

Stefán Jóhannsson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)

Guðni Bergsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

Ólafur Thórðarson (ÍA (Íthróttabandalag Akraness)-Akranes)

Guðmundur Thorbjörnsson (Fußball Club Baden / Switzerland)

Team Captain: Atli Edvaldsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

France:

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

3- William Ayache (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

5- Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

6- Luis Fernandez (Racing Club de Paris)

14- Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

8- Bernard Genghini (Servette Football Club- Genéve / Switzerland)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

10-Philippe Vercruysse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

11-Stéphane Paille (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Coach: Henri Michel

Booked: William Ayache 56, Philippe Vercruysse 56, Manuel Amoros 89

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean François Domergue (Olympique de Marseille)

Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Phillipe Anziani (Football Club de Nantes)

Gérard Buscher (Brest Armorique Football Club)

Team Captain: Patrick Battiston

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note :

1-Final cap for Bernard Genghini (27/6) (1980-1986).

2-First cap for Stéphane Paille.

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

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 130, October 1986

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 130, October 1986

(France squad, September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Hors serie 30, 1987

(September 10, 1986, EC Qualifier, Iceland 0-France 0)

Date: October 11, 1986

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3

Result: France 0-USSR 2

Venue: Paris-Parc Des Princes

Attendance: 40,496

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(USSR): Igor Belanov 67, Vasily Rats 73

Summary of goals:

0:1 (67^th minute, USSR): Zavarov’s cross from the right side was struck in by belanov.

0:2 (73rd minute, USSR): From the middle, Zavarov sent Demianenko through on the left side, he crossed for Rats to struck in.

Lineups:

France:

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

3- William Ayache (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (15-Philippe Vercruysse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 87)

5-Philippe Jeannol (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

14- Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

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

6- Luis Fernandez (Racing Club de Paris)

7- Jean-Marc Ferreri (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

11- Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique de Marseille) (8- Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) 70)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

Coach: Henri Michel

Booked: Basile Boli 85

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean François Domergue (Olympique de Marseille)

Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

http://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/07/october-11-1986-france-0-ussr-2.html

2-First and only cap for Philippe Jeannol (1/0) (1986).

3-France employed a 4-3-3 formation, with Jeannol as Libero, Tigana and Fernandez as defensive midfielders and Ferreri on the right wing.

4-Patrick Battiston, Yvon Le Roux and Bernard Genghini were all unavailable.

5-This was France’s first home loss in an official qualifying match since losing 0-2 to Hungary in a European Championship qualifier in Colombes on October 9, 1971.

USSR:

1- Rinat Fayzrahmanovich Dassayev (Spartak Moskva)

2- Vladimir Vassilievich Bessonov (Dinamo Kiev) (12- Vagiz Nazirovich Khidiatullin (Spartak Moskva) 34)

4- Oleg Vladimirovich Kuznetsov (Dinamo Kiev)

5- Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko (Dinamo Kiev)

3- Aleksandr Gavrilovich Chivadze (Dinamo Tblissi)

7- Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (Dinamo Kiev)

9- Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov (Dinamo Minsk)

6- Vasili Karlovich Rats (Dinamo Kiev)

10- Sergei Yuriyevich Rodionov (Spartak Moskva) (15-Oleg Vladimirovich Blokhin (Dinamo Kiev) 82)

8- Alexander Anatolyevich Zavarov (Dinamo Kiev)

11- Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Dinamo Kiev)

Coach: Valeri Vasilevich Lobanovsky

Booked: Vasily Rats 39, Oleg Kuznetsov 45

Team Captain: Anatoli Vassilievich Demianenko

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-Ivan Yarmechuk missed this match through injury.

2-This was USSR’s first away win in France since 1967.

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

(October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, France 0-USSR 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 131, November 1986

(October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, France 0-USSR 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 131, November 1986

(October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, France 0-USSR 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 131, November 1986

(October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, France 0-USSR 2)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 131, November 1986

(France squad, October 11, 1986, EC Qualifier, France 0-USSR 2)

Date: November 19, 1986

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3

Result: East Germany 0-France 0

Venue: Leipzig - Zentralstadion

Attendance: 54, 600

Referee: George Courtney (England)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(East Germany): None

(France): None

Summary of goals:

Lineups:

East Germany:

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

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

2-Detlef Schössler (1. Fussball-Club Magdeburg)

3-Frank Rohde (Berliner Fussball-Club Dynamo)

5-Matthias Döschner (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

8-Rico Steinmann (Fussball-Club Karl-Marx-Stadt) (14-Hans Richter (1. Fussball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig) 62)

6-Jörg Stübner (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden)

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

10-Ulf Kirsten (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden) (15-Matthias Sammer (Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden) 77)

9-Frank Pastor (Berliner Fussball-Club Dynamo)

11-Andreas Thom (Berliner Fussball-Club Dynamo)

Coach: Bernd Stange

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

France:

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

3- William Ayache (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

5- Patrick Battiston (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

7- Yvon Le Roux (Football Club de Nantes)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

6- Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

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

8- Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

11- Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique de Marseille) (15-Bruno Bellone (Association Sportive de Monaco) 83)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Philippe Vercruysse (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

Gerald Passi (Toulouse Football Club)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Jean Tigana attempted to play this match with the number 14 jersey, however the referee ordered him to play with number 6.

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

(November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, East Germany 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 132, December 1986

(November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, East Germany 0-France 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 132, December 1986

(November 19, 1986, EC Qualifier, East Germany 0-France 0)

Date: April 29, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3

Result: France 2-Iceland 0

Venue: Paris-Parc Des Princes

Attendance: 27,732

Referee: Frederick McKnight (Northern Ireland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Carmelo Micciche 38, Yannick Stopyra 65

(Iceland): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (38^th minute, France): From the middle, Platini sent Micciche through on the left side and he struck in.

2:0 (65^th minute, France): Micciche’s cross from the right side was knocked in by Stopyra.

Lineups:

France:

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

3- Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

5- Jean François Domergue (Olympique de Marseille)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

8-Jose Toure (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

6- Luis Fernandez (Racing Club de Paris)

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

11- Gerald Passi (Toulouse Football Club)

7-Carmelo Micciche (Football Club de Metz)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club) (15-Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique de Marseille) 67)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

16-Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

12-Yvon Le Roux (Football Club de Nantes)

13-Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

14-Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Michel Platini

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Michel Platini (72/41) (1976-1987).

2-First cap for Gerald Passi.

3-First cap and goal for Carmelo Micciche.

4- On April 26, 1987, Domergue and Poullain were called in to replace the injured Tigana and Battiston.

5- On April 27, 1987, Bijotat was called in to replace the injured Ferreri.

6-Verify if Amoros is number 2 or 3.

Iceland:

1-Bjarni Sigurðsson (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen / Norway)

5-Agust Mar Jonsson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík)

2-Gunnar Gíslason (Moss Fotballklubb- Ostfold / Norway)

6-Sævar Jónsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

8-Sigurdur Jonsson (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

4-Ómar Torfason (Fußball Club Luzern / Switzerland)

3-Atli Edvaldsson (Fußball Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen / West Germany)

9-Ragnar Margeirsson (Koninklijke Waterschei Sportvereniging Thor Genk / Belgium)

10-Asgeir Sigurvinsson (Verein für Bewegungspiele Stuttgart 1893 e.V. / West Germany)

7-Arnor Gudjohnsen (Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht / Belgium)

11-Petur Petursson (KR (Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) –Reykjavík) (14-Sigurður Grétarsson (Fußball Club Luzern / Switzerland) 70)

Coach: Sigfried Held (West Germany)

Booked: Asgeir Sigurvinsson 78

Other Substitutes:

12-Friðrik Friðriksson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

16-Vidar Thorkelsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

13-Guðni Bergsson (Knattspyrnufélagid Valur–Reykjavík)

15-Petur Ormslev (Knattspyrnufélagid Fram-Reykjavík)

Team Captain: Atli Edvaldsson

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

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

(April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, France 2-Iceland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 137, May 1987

(April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, France 2-Iceland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 137, May 1987

(April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, France 2-Iceland 0)

Photo From: Onze, Issue 137, May 1987

(April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, France 2-Iceland 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 84, January 1996

(France squad, April 29, 1987, EC Qualifier, France 2-Iceland 0)

Date: June 16, 1987

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifier-Group 3

Result: Norway 2-France 0

Venue: Oslo- Ullevaal Stadion

Attendance: 8,268

Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)

Linesmen: M. Neuner, B.Kriegelstein (Both West Germany)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Norway): Per Edmund Mordt 71, Jörn Andersen 80

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (71^st minute, Norway): After a clearance, Thoresen lobbed back into the box, Bats missed his attempted clearance and Mordt scored.

2:0 (80^th minute, Norway): From the Norwegian defense on the left side, a long cross was sent and reached Andersen who scored.

Lineups:

Norway:

1-Erik Thorstvedt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg / Sweden)

2- Hans Herman Henriksen (En Avant de Guingamp / France)

3-Terje Kojedal (Football Club de Mulhouse / France)

4-Anders Giske (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. / West Germany)

5-Per Egil Ahlsen (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen)

6-Jan Berg (Molde Fotballklubb- More og Romsdal)

7-Per Edmund Mordt (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg / Sweden)

8-Arve Seland (Football Club de Mulhouse / France) (14-Kjetil Osvold (Nottingham Forest Football Club / England) 62)

9-Jörn Andersen (1.Fußball-Club Nürnberg - Verein für Leibesübungen e.V. / West Germany) (13-Erik Soler (Brann Sportsklubben- Bergen) 89)

10-Tom Sundby (Gymnasticós Sillegós Iraklis- Thessaloniki / Greece)

11-Hallvard Thoresen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)

Coach: Tore Röste Fossen

Other Substitutes:

Trond Sollied (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

Vegard Skogheim (Hamarkameratene)

Ola By Rise (Rosenborg Ballklub- Trondheim)

Team Captain: Hallvard Thoresen

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Hummel

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, White Shorts, Black Socks

France:

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

3- Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

5- Jean François Domergue (Olympique de Marseille)

2- Manuel Amoros (Association Sportive de Monaco)

7-Jean-Marc Ferreri (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

8-Jean Tigana (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club)

10- Gerald Passi (Toulouse Football Club)

6-Fabrice Poullain (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (14-Patrick Delamontagne (Stade Lavallois) 80)

9- Yannick Stopyra (Toulouse Football Club)

11- Carmelo Micciche (Football Club de Metz) (15-Philippe Fargeon (Girondins de Bordeaux Football Club) 75)

Coach: Henri Michel

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Didier Senac (Racing Club de Lens)

Dominique Bijotat (Association Sportive de Monaco)

Team Captain: Jean Tigana

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1- On June 10, 1987, Didier Senac was called up to replace the injured Le Roux.

2-On June 14, 1987, Patrick Delamontagne was called up to replace the injured Jose Toure.

3-France’s first match since the retirement of Michel Platini.

4-Jean Tigana retired from the National Team after this match. He would be recalled by Platini when he took over as National Team Manager in November 1988.

5-Final cap for Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (4/0) (1983-1987).

6- Final cap for Jean François Domergue (9/2) (1984-1987).

7- Final cap for Carmelo Micciche (2/1) (1987).

8-First cap for Philippe Fargeon.

9-Final cap for Patrick Delamontagne (3/0) (1981-1987).