International Head-to-Head –Part 15, Brazil v. Scotland (with a video Interview with Mr. David Stuart of https://scotlandepistles.com/)

 

In this Blog Presentation with an interview, I look back at the past encounters between Brazil and Scotland.

The Interview will be as a video link companion, while the Blog will be a presentation of the events.

 

The Interviewee is:

Mr. David Stuart

 

Mr. Stuart is a former fanzine writer and co-founder of the Scotland Epistles football magazine. Co-author of two books on the Scotland national side along with Robert Marshall.

 

Mr. Stuart has appeared before on the podcast discussing the matches of the Scotland National Team.

 

Mr. Stuart’s contact info:

twitter: @davstu11

https://scotlandepistles.com/

 

Links of books, co-authored with Mr. Robert Marshall:

https://www.amazon.com/Scotland-Country-Collectables-David-Stuart/dp/1785315455

https://www.amazon.com/Scottish-Football-Souvenirs-Golden-Years/dp/1785318640

 

My contact information:

on twitter @sp1873 and on facebook under Soccernostalgia.

https://linktr.ee/sp1873

1960s

The first matches between the Nations was a friendly on June 25, 1966, at Glasgow, that ended as a (1-1) tie.

This was the first match on Scottish soil and at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.

Brazil, featuring Pele, were in Europe preparing ahead of the 1966 World Cup in England.

This was also Scottish Billy Bremner’s first match against Brazil, he would take part in three more matches.

From the Brazilian side, Gerson and Jairzinho would also face Scotland in the following decade.

 

Photo From: One Hundred Years of Scottish Football, Author John Rafferty, 1973

(June 25, 1966, Scotland 1-Brazil 1)

1970s

It was during this decade that the sides met with more frequency.

Brazil hosted Scotland for the first time at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium on July 5, 1972, in the Brazil Independence Cup Tournament. Brazil won (1-0) with Jairzinho scoring the winner ten minutes from the end.

From Brazil Gerson and Jairzinho were still present from the 1966 match, while Bremner was the sole Scottish representative from the 1966 encounter.

This was Brazil’s first home win and the first win in the series.

In the following year, on June 30, 1973, Scotland hosted Brazil for the second time, once again at Glasgow’s Hampden Park.

Brazil won (1-0), the first away win in the series, through an own goal by Derek Johnstone.

Next year, the sides faced one another for the first time in the Finals of a World Cup and the first time at a neutral venue. The match on June 18, 1974, at Frankfurt’s Waldstadion in West Germany, ended as a scoreless tie. This was the second tied match in the series and the last to date.

The fourth and last time the sides met in this decade was on June 23, 1977, when Brazil hosted Scotland in a friendly at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium.

Brazil won (2-0) with Zico and Cerezo scoring the goals. Zico scored on a free kick and he would repeat this feat in the 1982 match as well.

The Scottish did not score a single goal in this decade.

May players took part in multiple matches in this decade.

For Brazil:

Jairzinho Jair Ventura Filho (1966, 1972, 1973, 1974)

Emerson Leão (1972, 1973, 1974, 1977)

Roberto Rivellino (1972, 1973, 1974, 1977)

Zé Maria José Maria Rodrigues Alve (1972, 1973, 1977)

Luís Edmundo Pereira (1973, 1974, 1977)
Paulo César Lima Paulo César Caju (1973, 1974, 1977)  

Wilson da Silva Piazza (1973, 1974)
João Leiva Campos Filho Leivinha (1972, 1974)

Marco Antônio Feliciano (1972, 1973)
Clodoaldo Avares de Santana (1972, 1973)

Francisco das Chagas Marinho Marinho Chagas (1974, 1977)

Mario Zagallo managed Brazil in three matches (1972, 1973 and 1974).

 

For Scotland:

William John Bremner (1966, 1972, 1973, 1974)

Daniel Fergus McGrain (1973, 1974, 1977)

William Pullar ‘Sandy’ Jardine (1973, 1974, 1977)

Martin McLean Buchan (1972, 1974, 1977)

Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish (1973, 1974, 1977)

William Morgan (1972, 1973, 1974)

Richard ‘Asa’ Hartford (1972, 1977)

William Donachie (1972, 1977)

James Allan Holton (1973, 1974)

David Hay (1973, 1974)

Joseph Jordan (1973, 1974)

George Graham (1972, 1973)

 

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Brazil v. Scotland 1973

(July 5, 1972, Brazil Independence Cup, Brazil 1-Scotland 0)

Photo From: https://twitter.com/davstu11/status/1410305131061649416

(June 30, 1973, Scotland 0-Brazil 1)

 

Photo From: Shoot, July 13, 1974

(June 18, 1974, FIFA World Cup, Brazil 0-Scotland 0)

Photo From: Placar, No 375, July 1, 1977

(June 23, 1977, Brazil 2-Scotland 0)

1980s

The sides met twice in this decade. The first one was On June 18, 1982, at Seville during the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

This was the second time the sides had met in the Finals of the World Cup and exactly eight years from the previous one in 1974.

Brazil won (4-1) after David Narey had given Scotland the lead. This was Scotland’s first goal since the first match in 1966.

This was Brazil’s first win on neutral soil.

Brazil replied with four goals: Zico with a free kick (just like in 1977), Oscar, Eder and Falcao.

For Brazil, Zico, Cerezo and Paulo Isidoro were present from the last encounter in 1977.

For Scotland, Alan Rough was present from the 1977 match.

Kenny Dalglish played his fourth match vs. Brazil (1973, 1974, 1977 and 1982).

Asa Hartford played his third match vs. Brazil (1972, 1977 and 1982)

The next encounter in the decade was on May 26, 1987, at Glasgow’s Hampden Park for the third time (1966, 1973 and 1987) as part of the Rous Cup.

Brazil won (2-0) with goals by Rai (Socrates’ brother from 1982) and Valdo. This was Brazil’s second away win.

Scotland’s Wilie Miller was the sole remnant of the 1982 match.

After the whistle the players exchanged jerseys and when Geraldao lifted the trophy he was wearing a Scottish kit.

Photo From: Mondial, New Series, Issue 28, July1982

(June 18, 1982, FIFA World Cup, Brazil 4-Scotland 1)

Photo From: Official Match Programme, Scotland v Hungary, 1987

(May 26, 1987, Rous Cup, Scotland 0-Brazil 2)

1990s

The sides faced each other twice in World Cup Finals for the third and fourth time overall (and third and fourth time at neutral venue overall).

On June 20, 1990, at Turin in Italy, Brazil won (1-0) with Müller scoring the winner.

For Scotland, Alex McLeisch was present from the 1982 World Cup match.

Roy Aitken, Paul McStay, Ally McCoist and Murdo McLeod took part in the match in 1987.

For Brazil, Ricardo Rocha, Valdo and Müller were present from the 1987 match.

Eight years later, the sides played one another in the inaugural match of the 1998 World Cup in France at Saint Denis on June 10, 1998.

Brazil won (2-1) with Cesar Sampaio opening the score for Brazil. John Collins tied the match with a penalty kick. In the second half, Brazil took the lead as Thomas Boyd scored an own goal.

John Collins’ goal was the third and the last goal by Scotland to date.

For Brazil, Taffarel and Dunga were present in the 1990 match, while Jim Leighton was the Scottish goalkeeper in the 1990 match.

For this 1998 match Brazil were managed by Mario Zagallo. Therefore, he managed his fourth match vs. Scotland (1972, 1973, 1974 and 1998) and the second World Cup Finals match vs. Scotland (1974 and 1998) after a 24-year gap.

Photo From: Soccer International, Volume 1, Issue 8, August 1990

(June 20, 1990, World Cup, Brazil 1-Scotland 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, August 1998

(June 10, 1998, FIFA World Cup, Brazil 2-Scotland 1)

2010s

The sides faced would not face one another for over a decade. The last match between the Nations was a friendly at London, England on March 27, 2011.

Brazil won (2-0) with two goals by Neymar (the second a penalty kick).

This was the fifth match overall at a neutral venue (the four previous World Cup matches). This was the first friendly at a neutral venue.

 

Photo From: Placar, Issue 1354, May 2011

(March 27, 2011, Brazil 2-Scotland 0)

Conclusion

On balance, Brazil has clearly the edge with eight wins and no losses in ten matches.

Four out of these matches have been in the Finals of a World Cup. Five (half) of these matches have been on neutral venues.

Brazil has scored 16 goals, while Scotland has managed only 3.

Two matches have been in unofficial friendly Tournaments (Brazil Independence Cup 1973, Rous Cup 1987).

Hampden Park in Glasgow has hosted the matches on three occasions (1966, 1973, 1987).

For Scotland, Billy Bremner and Kenny Dalglish have taken part in four matches.

For Brazil, Jairzinho, Emerson Leão and Roberto Rivellino have also taken part in four matches.

Mario Zagallo has managed in four matches.

 

Note:

1-Please refer to the video link at the top of this blog upload for the interview.