Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1986. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Stanley Rous Cup-Part 2 (1986)

The second Edition of the Rous Cup (that had replaced the now defunct Home Championship) took place in 1986.
Both England and Scotland had qualified for the World Cup later that summer in Mexico. As a result, the match also served as part of the preparations.
This was also the first time the match was held at Wembley.
Scotland Manager Jock Stein had died from a heart attack on September 10th, 1985 (during a World Cup qualifier vs. Wales at Cardiff (1-1)) and it was Aberdeen Manager Alex Ferguson who was in charge of the squad until the 1986 World Cup.
French Referee Michel Vautrot took charge of the officiating for the second year in a row.
Scotland’s main absentee was the Liverpool Player-Manager Kenny Dalglish, as well as his clubmate Alan Hansen, who was out of favor with Ferguson.
The Scots were also missing starting goalkeeper Jim Leighton, which allowed former number one Alan Rough an opportunity to start.
The English were missing Captain Bryan Robson, Everton goalscorer Gary Lineker (and future World Cup top goalscorer) as well as John Barnes, Peter Beardsley and Mark Wright. Ray Wilkins captained in the absence of Robson.


Photo From: Scotland, The Team, Author Andrew Ward, 1987
(Graeme Souness and Peter Reid, April 23, 1986, Rous Cup, England 2-Scotland 1)

Photo From: England! England!, The Complete Who's Who of Footballers since 1946, Author Dean P. Hayes
(Charlie Nicholas and Dave Watson, April 23, 1986, Rous Cup, England 2-Scotland 1)

The match was typical of previous encounters, made up of rough and physical play and tackling.
The English took the lead in the 27th minute. Glenn Hoddle, in a rare start, lobbed a soft free kick into the box, Alex McLeisch headed it to the side. Steve Hodge headed it back in the goalmouth and Terry Butcher headed it in to open the scoring.
They doubled the lead just before halftime. Chris Waddle, in the middle gave the ball to Kenny Sansom. He took a powerful shot from far away that Alan Rough could only parry and Hoddle headed in the rebound.
In the second half, Scotland made a tactical switch. Roy Aitken was switched to the right side, Richard Gough was pushed up into the midfield and Nicol was deployed as right back.
For England, Peter Reid entered in place of Ray Wilkins.

Photo From: England, Player by Player, Author Graham Betts
(Glenn Hoddle after scoring, April 23, 1986, Rous Cup, England 2-Scotland 1)


Photo From: England, Player by Player, Author Graham Betts
(England’s Steve Hodge, April 23, 1986, Rous Cup, England 2-Scotland 1)

Scotland were awarded a penalty kick in the 56th minute, when Butcher was adjudged to have fouled Charlie Nicholas in the box. It was somewhat debatable was the foul may have occurred outside of the box. In the process, Nicholas was injured and had to be taken off to be replaced by Pat Nevin.
Graeme Souness scored from the spot to reduce the deficit.
The score remained unchanged and the English defeated Scotland for the first time since 1983.
Stanley Rous passed away on July 18th , 1986. This was the second and last time that this competition took place in his lifetime. There were three remaining Rous Cup Editions (1987, 1988 and 1989) following his death.
This was also the last Edition to feature England and Scotland only. The future Editions would be in a round-robin format featuring a South American guest.



Photo From: Official Match Programme,  England v Scotland, 1988 

Photo From: World Soccer, July 1986
(Glenn Hoddle and Terry Butcher with the trophy, April 23, 1986, Rous Cup, England 2-Scotland 1)


References:
England, The Complete Post-War Record, Author Mike Payne
England, Player by Player, Author: Graham Betts
Scotland, The Team, Author Andrew Ward, 1987
‘The Auld Enemy-England v Scotland: The Comprehensive History of More than a Century of Soccer Rivalry’
Author: Dean Hayes
Published in 1996. 
England! England!, The Complete Who's Who of Footballers since 1946, Author Dean P. Hayes



Date: April 23, 1986
Competition: Stanley Rous Cup 1986
Result: England 2-Scotland 1
Venue: London - Wembley
Attendance: 68,357
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
Goalscorers:
(England): Terry Butcher 27, Glenn Hoddle 43
(Scotland): Graeme Souness 56 pen
Lineups:
England:
1- Peter Leslie Shilton (Southampton Football Club)
2- Gary Michael Stevens
(Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
3- Kenneth Graham Sansom
(Arsenal Football Club-London)
5- David Watson (Norwich City
Football Club)
6- Terence Ian Butcher
(Ipswich Town Football Club)
4- Glenn Hoddle
(Tottenham Hotspur Football  Club-London)
8- Raymond Colin Wilkins
(Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (15-Peter Reid (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)  46th)
7- Stephen Brian Hodge (Aston Villa
Football Club-Birmingham)   (12-Gary Andrew Stevens (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London) 75th)
11- Christopher Roland Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur
Football Club-London) 
9- Mark Wayne Hateley
(Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
10- Trevor John Francis
(Unione Calcio Sampdoria / Italy)

Coach: Robert William Robson
Booked: Dave Watson

Other Substitutes:
Christopher Charles Eric Woods (Norwich City Football Club)
Trevor Mc Gregor Steven (Everton Football Club-Liverpool)
Kerry Michael Dixon (Chelsea Football Club-London)

Team Captain: Ray Wilkins
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

Scotland:
1- Alan Roderick Rough (Hibernian Football Club – Edinburgh)
2- Charles ‘Richard’ Gough (Dundee United Football Club)
3- Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (Dundee United Football Club)
4- Graeme James Souness (Unione Calcio Sampdoria / Italy)
5-Alexander McLeish (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
6- William Fergus Miller (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)
7-Stephen Nicol (Liverpool Football Club / England)
8- David Robert Speedie (Chelsea Football Club-London / England)
9- Charles Nicholas (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) (17-Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin (Chelsea Football Club-London / England) 57th)
10- Robert Sime ‘Roy’ Aitken (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)
11- Eamonn John Bannon (Dundee United Football Club)

Coach: Alexander Ferguson
Booked: Charles Nicholas

Other Substitutes:
Andrew Lewis Goram (Oldham Athletic Football Club / England)
David Narey (Dundee United Football Club)
Arthur Richard Albiston (Manchester United Football Club / England)
Paul Michael Lyons McStay (The Celtic Football Club-Glasgow)
James Bett (Aberdeen Football Club Limited)

Team Captain: Graeme Souness
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro
Uniform Colors: Navy Blue Shirts, White (with Blue Horizontal stripe) Shorts, Red Socks






Thursday, January 5, 2017

Memorable European Confrontations, Part 27-1986 Barcelona vs. IFK Gothenburg

Barcelona and IFK Gothenburg were paired in the Semifinals of the 1985/86 Champions Cup.
The Spanish Giants under English Manager Terry Venables had won the League Title the previous season after an Eleven Year wait.
The squad included many current and former Spanish Internationals and led by the controversial West German midfielder Bernd Schuster.
They had qualified from their opening rounds by defeating Czechoslovakia’s Sparta Prague (1-2 away, 1-0 home, away goals rule), Portugal’s Porto (2-0 home, 1-3 away, away goals rule) and most importantly the defending Champions, Italy’s Juventus (1-0 home, 1-1) in the Quarterfinals.
The Swedes, managed by Gunder Bengtsson, had last made an impression on Europe by winning the 1982 UEFA Cup vs. SV Hamburg.
Their squad also contained many International veterans as well as a number of players who would transfer abroad in the coming seasons such as Johnny Ekstroem, Glenn Hysen and Peter Larsson.
They had qualified from their opening rounds by defeating Bulgaria’s Trakia Plovdiv (3-2, 2-1 away), Turkey’s Fenerbahçe (4-0, 1-2 away) and Scotland’s Aberdeen (2-2 away, 0-0, away goals rule) in the Quarterfinals.


The first leg, on April 2nd, was played at Gothenburg’s Nya Ullevi Stadion.
Barcelona were the favored team initially and appeared confident after their elimination of Juventus.
The Swedes appeared more modest, their Manager Gunder Bengtsson declared that IFK had only a ‘30% chance of qualifying’, ‘Barcelona is favored, if we win it will be comparable to our UEFA win (in 82)’
The result was a complete surprise as Barcelona were completely outplayed by the Swedes.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2087, April 8, 1986
(Migueli and Tjorbron Nilsson, April 2, 1986, Champions Cup, IFK Gothenburg 3-Barcelona 0)

Barcelona were slow in defense and inexistent in midfield, most notably Schuster. The squad was a pale shadow of the team that had eliminated Juventus. Barcelona were missing Scottish striker Steve Archibald, Clos, Moratalla, Rojo (all injured) and Ramon Caldere was suspended.
IFK scored first in the 23rd minute. Johnny Ekstroem flicked with a header Glenn Hysen’s cross to Torbjorn Nilsson to score.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2087, April 8, 1986
(Bernd Schuster, Tord Holmgren and Stig Frederiksson, April 2, 1986, Champions Cup, IFK Gothenburg 3-Barcelona 0)

Just before halftime, in the 43rd minute, Nilsson and IFK doubled their lead.
On the right side, Ekstrom crossed into the box for Torbjorn Nilsson, who dribbled past a defender and scored.
After being (0-2) down at halftime, Barcelona tried to get into the match in the second half, but by opening up they allowed a third goal.

Photo From: Marca, April 3, 1986
(April 2, 1986, Champions Cup, IFK Gothenburg 3-Barcelona 0)

In the 59th minute, Ekstrom took the ball towards the net on the path of Tom Holmgren, whose shot went between Javier Uruticoechea’s legs from a narrow angle on the left.
IFK could have scored more, as Torbjorn Nilsson also hit the post and they had two penalty kick appeals that were denied.
Barcelona dominated the last ten minutes. Julio Alberto missed a good chance in a one on one with Thomas Wernersson and Marcos Alonso also hit the post.
While Barcelona blamed the state of the pitch (slippery), it had been obvious that the much faster Torbjorn Nilsson and Johnny Ekstroem were too much for Barcelona veterans Migueli and Jose Ramon Alesanco.
Gunder Bengtsson said he knew Migueli and Alesanco were slow and they could surprise on the counterattack. He felt the game had been won at midfield.

Photo From: L'Annee du Football 1986
(Victor and Tjorbron Nilsson, April 2, 1986, Champions Cup, IFK Gothenburg 3-Barcelona 0)

He made a mention of Roland Nilson who played well despite playing in that position for the first time.
Stefan Pettersson felt they had been underestimated, while Tord Holmgren asked ironically ‘was Schuster playing?
Holmgren went on to say that their spies had seen Barcelona play in the previous weeks and had noticed that they were somewhat off form, but tonight against IFK they were completely off form.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2087, April 8, 1986
(Jose Ramon Alesanco and Johnny Ekstroem, April 2, 1986, Champions Cup, IFK Gothenburg 3-Barcelona 0)

Torbjorn Nilsson was realistic, he felt Barcelona could score three goals at home but he was confident they could at least pull back one or even two.
He was surprised to have played against such a slow defense, completely abandoned by the midfield.
Nilsson also felt they (IFK) were lucky Barcelona did not score near the end as it would have been different in second leg.
He was cautious that if Barcelona scored a quick goal they could hand them a beating.
Venables was confident of overturning the deficit. He believed it was not insurmountable, but warned his squad. His main fear was IFK’s counter attacks.


April 2, 1986
IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg (Sweden) 3-Fútbol Club Barcelona (Spain) 0
Champions Cup- Semifinals, First Leg
Venue: Göteborg- Nya Ullevi Stadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Vojtech Christov (Czechoslovakia)
Goalscorers: (IFK Gothenburg):Torbjorn Nilsson 23rd,43rd,  Tom Holmgren 59th
  (Barcelona): None
                    
Lineups:
IFK Gothenburg:
1-Thomas Wernersson, 2-Roland Nilsson, 3-Glenn hysen, 4-Peter Larsson, 5-Stig Frederiksson, 6-Michael  Andersson (16-Per Edmund Mordt (Norway) 78th), 7-Stefan Pettersson, 8-Tord Holmgren (14-Magnus Johansson 83rd),9- Tommy Holmgren, 10-Johnny Ekstroem, 11-Torbjorn Nilsson

Coach: Gunder Bengtsson

Team Captain: Thomas Wernersson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor:  ICA
Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical Striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks


Barcelona:
1-Javier Uruticoechea, 2-Gerardo, 6-Jose Ramon Alesanco, 3-Migueli, 4-Julio Alberto, 5-Victor, 10-Esteban (15-Fradera 64th), 8- Bernd Schuster (West Germany), 7- Francisco Carrasco (14-Pedraza 53rd ), 9-Raul Amarilla (Paraguay), 11-Marcos Alonso

Coach: Terry Venables (England)
Booked: Fradera 78th (Foul on Johnny Ekstroem)

Team Captain: Bernd Schuster
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Meyba
Shirt Sponsor: No Advertisement on Shirt
Uniform Colors: Blaugrana Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks




The second leg, on April 16th , was played at Barcelona’s Estadio Nou Camp.
Barcelona were faced with a seemingly impossible task of overturning a three-goal deficit.
For Barcelona, Sanchez replaced Gerardo in defense; in addition, Ramon Caldere and Pichi Alonso came into the side replacing Amarilla and Marcos.
Barcelona were still missing Scottish striker Steve Archibald.
Barcelona were condemned to attack, IFK chose to play the offside trap.
The Swedes actually played well technically and many observers praised their style.
In the end their reliance on the offside trap was criticized for being the reason that their defense did not provide enough cover.
Venables tried to adjust his tactics by taking advantage of the fact that IFK defended in line (no man to man marking).
He chose by aerially attacking them, as a result too many crosses into the box.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2089,  April 22, 1986
(Francisco Carrasco, April 16, 1986, Champions Cup, Barcelona 3-IFK Gothenburg 0)


Barcelona were extremely motivated and this was exemplified with Bernd Schuster playing despite suffering from flu/fever.
Venables’ decision to start with Pichi Alonso would be an inspiring decision, as he would go on to be the star of the match and score a hat trick.
Pichi Alonso started the scoring in the 10th minute. Ramon Caldere from the middle sent Alonso through and Alonso went past one marker and scored.

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2089,  April 22, 1986
(April 16, 1986, Champions Cup, Barcelona 3-IFK Gothenburg 0)

The goal galvanized Barcelona but they also had some scary moments when Johnny Ekstroem hit the post and Uruticoechea was forced to make many saves.
Barcelona defender Jose Ramon Alesanco also accidentally scored an own goal. He was trying to cut a cross from the right side and the ball deflected off of him and hit the right post.


Photo From: Onze, Issue 125, May 1986
(Julio Alberto, April 16, 1986, Champions Cup, Barcelona 3-IFK Gothenburg 0)

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 73, May 1986
(April 16, 1986, Champions Cup, Barcelona 3-IFK Gothenburg 0)

Barcelona scored the second goal in the 63rd minute. From his own half, Caldere sent a long cross, Pichi Alonso took one touch to control and slotted past Wernersson.
Just seven minutes later in the 70th minute, Barcelona had tied the aggregate score. Pichi Alonso scored with a downward header from a cross by Carrasco on the left side.
Pichi Alonso was so exhausted that he asked to be substituted and Francisco Clos replaced him in the 75th minute.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 125, May 1986
(Pichi Alonso’s third goal, April 16, 1986, Champions Cup, Barcelona 3-IFK Gothenburg 0)

The match went into extra-time. Barcelona had an appeal for a penalty kick for a foul by Wernersson on Clos that was waived off.
The match was finally to be decided on a penalty kick shoot-out.
After seemingly falling behind, Barcelona once again rallied and against all odds won the tie on a penalty kick shoot-out.
Their goalkeeper Javier Uruticoechea came through at both ends. He saved Roland Nilsson’s attempt and immediately scored from his own attempt.
At the end of the match, Terry Venables was hoisted on his players’ shoulders.
IFK Manager Bengtsson acknowledged they had met a strong Barcelona and congratulated them in their triumph. He felt IFK had created some chances but could not materialize.
The enduring image of this match also remains a young Josep Guardiola celebrating (he was one of the ball boys).
Venables said afterwards, if he ever decided to write a book, his editor would throw it in the garbage, as it was so unbelievable that even Hitchcock did not have so much imagination.
Venables was rewarded by signing a new one year contract extension with Barcelona after being linked to Tottenham and Arsenal.
Initially upon joining Barcelona, he had signed a 3-year contract with a clause to return only to England. His new contract allowed him to leave after one year to anywhere.

Barcelona had qualified for the Champions Cup Final for the first time since 1961. The Final in Seville that had seemed a formality was lost on a penalty kick shoot-out vs. Romania’s Steaua Bucharest on May 7th, 1986 after a scoreless match.
Afterwards Schuster’s ongoing feud with Venables would reach a boiling point and he would not play a single match the following season.
IFK Gothenburg would build up on this performance. Despite losing Johnny Ekstroem to Serie A’s Empoli in November 1986, the team would go on and triumph in the UEFA Cup the following year in May 1987 vs. Dundee United.



April 16, 1986
Fútbol Club Barcelona (Spain) 3-IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg (Sweden) 0
Champions Cup- Semifinals, Second Leg
Venue: Barcelona – Estadio Nou Camp
Attendance: 120,000
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)
Goalscorers: (Barcelona): Pichi Alosno 10th , 63rd , 70th
  (IFK Gothenburg): None
                    
Lineups:
Barcelona:
1-Javier Uruticoechea, 2-Sanchez, 6-Jose Ramon Alesanco, 3-Migueli, 4-Julio Alberto, 5-Victor, 10-Esteban , 8-Bernd Schuster (West Germany) (14-Pedraza 57th ), 11-Ramon Caldere, 7-Francisco Carrasco, 9-Pichi Alonso (16-Francisco Clos 75th)

Coach: Terry Venables (England)
Booked: Jose Ramon Alesanco 40, Migueli 92, Ramon Caldere 102

Team Captain: Bernd Schuster
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Meyba
Shirt Sponsor: No Advertisement on Shirt
Uniform Colors: Blaugrana Shirts, Blue Shorts, Blue Socks


IFK Gothenburg:
1- Thomas Wernerssonm 2-Roland Nilsson, 4-Peter Larsson, 3- Ruben Svensson (16- Per Edmund Mordt (Norway) 50th), 5- Stig Frederiksson, 6-Michael Andersson, 7-Stefan Pettersson, 8-Tord Holmgren (Magnus Johnasson 115th), 9-Tommy Holmgren, 11-Torbjorn Nilsson, 10- Johnny Ekstroem

Coach: Gunder Bengtsson
Booked: Mordt 96

Team Captain: Thomas Wernersson
Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas
Shirt Sponsor:  ICA
Uniform Colors: Blue/White Vertical Striped Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Penalty Kicks:
IFK Gothenburg: Pettersson (1-0), Wernersson (2-1), Larsson(3-2), Frederiksson(4-2), Roland Nilsson (missed) (4-3), Mordt (missed)(4-4)
Barcelona: Alesanco (1-1), Pedraza (2-2), Carrasco (missed) (3-2), Caldere (4-3), Uruticoechea (4-4), Victor (4-5)



References:
France Football, Issue 2087, April 8, 1986
France Football, Issue 2089,  April 22, 1986
Onze, Issue 125, May 1986
Marca, April 3, 1986
Marca, April 17, 1986
Mondial, new series, issue 73, May 1986
World Soccer, May 1986
Футбол - Футбол-Хоккей, 14, 06.04.86
L'Annee du Football 1986 

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

International Head-to-Head –Part Four, Brazil and France-Part 2 (1990s-present)


1990s
The sides met three times in the decade. The first was Gerard Houillier’s debut as France Manager, where Brazil won (2-0) against an uninspired France.
The second was part of the ‘Tournoi de France’ where Roberto Carlos scored his memorable swerving free kick. The third in 1998 was the World Cup Final , where Zinedine Zidane in spired France to win its First World Cup.
For more detail, see:

International Head-to-Head match No. 7

August 26, 1992
France 0-Brazil 2
Friendly
Venue: Paris – Parc des Princes        
Attendance: 34,428
Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)
Goalscorers:
(France): None
(Brazil): Bruno Martini (Own Goal) 43, Luis Henrique 52
Lineups:
France:
1- Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 
4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)   
5-Alain Roche  (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club 
3-William Prunier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)  
2-Emanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)  (19-Laurent Fournier (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 56th) 
6-Jean -Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille)  
8-Laurent Blanc (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)  (15-Frank Sauzee (Olympique de Marseille) 65th) 
7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille) 
11- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club
10- Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)  (18-Pascal Vahirua (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 65th) 
9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy

Coach: Gerard Houillier
Booked: Jean -Philippe Durand 45
Other Substitutes:
Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
Manuel Amoros (Olympique de Marseille)
Bernard Casoni (Olympique de Marseille)
Frank Silvestre (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)


Brazil:
1-Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)  
2-
Jorge de Amorim Campos  ‘Jorginho’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) 
3-
Ricardo Roberto Barreto da Rocha  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
4-
Ricardo’ Raimundo Gomes (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)  
5-
Mauro Silva Gomes  (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)
6-
Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘Branco’ (Genoa 1893-Genova / Italy) 
7-
’Valdo’ Cândido Filho  (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)   (19-Crizam César de Oliveira JúniorZinho’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)  65th)   
8-
‘Luíz Henrique’ Santos (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)  (18-Leovegildo Lins Gama Júnior (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 84th)    
9-
 Antônio de Oliveira Filho Careca’  (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)  
10-
‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira  (Captain) (São Paulo Futebol Clube-São Paulo)  
11-
‘Romário’ de Souza Faria (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven / Holland)  (20-José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira Bebeto’  (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) 65th)  
                  
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Booked: Jorginho 41, Branco 82
Other Substitutes:
12-‘Carlos’ Roberto Gallo (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
13- Luiz Carlos Coelho Winck  (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  
14-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
15- Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus ‘Ronaldão’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)     
16- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
17- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo)
21- Paulo Sérgio silvestre (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 83, December 1995
(Team captains Jean-Pierre Papin and Rai, August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 44, September 1992
(Alain Roche and Romario, August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)




International Head-to-Head match No. 8
June 3, 1997
France 1-Brazil 1
Tournoi de France
Venue: Lyon-Stade Gerland
Attendance: 28,193
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Goalscorers:
(France): Marc Keller 60
(Brazil): Roberto Carlos 20
Lineups:
France:
16- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
2- Vincent Candela (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)
5- Laurent Blanc (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)  67th)
12- Bixente Lizarazu (Athletic Club de Bilbao / Spain)
13- Ibrahima Ba (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)
19- Christian Karembeu (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) (17- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 14th)
7- Didier Deschamps (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
14- Robert Pires (Football Club de Metz) (21- Marc Keller (Karlruher Sport-Club von 1894 Mühlburg-Phönix e.V./ Germany) 46th)
22- Florian Maurice (Olympique Lyonnais)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet
Booked: Robert Pires 39, Vincent candela 70, Didier Deschamps 89
Other Substitutes:
1- Lionel Charbonnier (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
4- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
18- Bruno N'Gotty (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
3- Pierre Laigle (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy)
9- Christophe Dugarry (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
11- Patrice Loko (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
20- Nicolas Ouedec (Real Club Deportivo Espanyol-Barcelona / Spain)

Brazil:
1-
 Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’  (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 
15- Vargo Célio do Nascimento Silva  (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)  (16- Marcelo Gonçalves Costa Lopes  (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)  87th)
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
8-
 Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’ (captain) (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)
5- Mauro Silva Gomes  (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain) 
10- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)
7- Silva de Oliveira ‘Giovanni’  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)   (13- Djalma Feitosa Dias ‘Djalminha’ (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras- São Paulo) 63rd)
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
11-‘Romário’ de Souza Faria (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) (22-
 Arílson de Paula Nunes (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) 79th)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo
Booked: Carlos Dunga 15, Mauro Silv a 39, Cafu 47
Other Substitutes:
12- Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  
14- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)
4- Marcio Roberto dos Santos (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)
17- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
18- Carlos César Sampaio Campos (Yokohama Flugels / Japan) 
19- Flavio da Conceição  (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)
20- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
21- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 25, June 1997
(Ibrahima Ba and Leonardo, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)


Photo From: Calcio 2000, Issue 21, July 1999
(Brazil squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)


Photo From: World Soccer, March  1998
(France squad, June 3, 1997, Le Tournoi, France 1-Brazil 1)







International Head-to-Head match No. 9
July 12, 1998
France 3-Brazil 0
World Cup-Final
Venue: Saint Denis-Stade De France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Said Belgola (Morocco)
Goalscorers:
(France): Zinedine Zidane 27, 45, Emmanuel Petit 90
(Brazil): None
Lineups:
France:
16- Fabien Barthez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
15- Lilian Thuram (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy) 
8- Marcel Desailly (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
18- Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
3- Bixente Lizarazu (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
19- Christian Karembeu (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (14- Alain Boghossian (Unione Calcio Sampdoria-Genova / Italy) 57th)
17- Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
7- Didier Deschamps (captain) (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
10- Zinedine Zidane (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
6- Youri Djorkaeff (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy) (4- Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 75th)
9- Stephane Guivarc'h (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (21- Christophe Dugarry (Olympique de Marseille) 66th)

Coach: Aimé Jacquet
Booked: Didier Deschamps 39, Marcel Desailly 47, Christian Karembeu 56
Sent off: Marcel Desailly 70

Brazil:
1- Cláudio André Mergen  ‘Taffarel’  (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 
3-‘Aldair’ Nascimento dos Santos (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) 
4- Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Júnior Júnior Baiano’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro)
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
18- Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo(Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (19- Denilson De Oliveira (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 46th)
8- Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’ (captain) (Jubilo Iwata / Japan)
10- Rivaldo Vito Borba Ferreira (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
5- Carlos César Sampaio Campos  (Yokohama Flugels / Japan)  (21- Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto  (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy) 74th)
20- José Roberto da Gama de Oliveira Bebeto’ (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

Coach: Jorge Mario Lobo Zagallo
Booked: Junior Baiano 34

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 114, July 1998
(July 12, 1998, World Cup, France 3-Brazil 0)



Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 114, July 1998
(July 12, 1998, World Cup, France 3-Brazil 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 114, July 1998
(France squad, July 12, 1998, World Cup, France 3-Brazil 0)



Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer
(Brazil squad, July 12, 1998, World Cup, France 3-Brazil 0)



2000s
The sides met three times during this decade. The first was between two under strength teams during the Confederations Cup.
The second was a prestige friendly to celebrate FIFA’s centenary.
The third was a 2006 World Cup Quarterfinal, where Zidane once agaion shone.

International Head-to-Head match No. 10

June 7, 2001
France 2-Brazil 1
FIFA Confederations Cup-Semifinal
Venue: Suwon (South Korea), Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 34,527
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (Egypt)
Goalscorers:
(France): Robert Pires 7, Marcel Desailly 54
(Brazil): Ramon 30
Lineups:
France:
1-Ulrich Rame (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)
2-Willy Sagnol (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
8-Marcel Desailly (captain) (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
18-Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
3-Bixente Lizarazu (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
 4-Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
19-Christian Karembeu (Middlesborough Football Club / England)
9-Nicolas Anelka (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
 6-Youri Djorkaeff (1.Fußball-Club e.V. Kaiserslautern / Germany) (10-Eric Carriere (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 61st)
7-Robert Pires (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
11-Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  (22-Laurent Robert (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 87th)

Coach: Roger Lemerre
Booked: Christian Karembeu 29, Willy Sagnol 41, Youri Djorkaeff 61, Eric Carriere 89
Other Substitutes:
12- Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)
5- Nicolas Gillet (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)
13- Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United Football Club / England)
14- Frederic Née (Sporting Club de Bastia) 
15- Jeremie Brechet (Olympique Lyonnais)
16- Olivier Dacourt (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)
17- Steve Marlet (Olympique Lyonnais)
20- Zoumana Camara (Olympique de Marseille)
21-Christophe Dugarry (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)
23- Mickael Landreau (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)


Brazil:
1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’ (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
2- José Marcelo Ferreira ‘Zé Maria’  (Associazione Calcio Perugia / Italy)
3- Lucimar Ferreira Da Silva  Lúcio’  (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany)
4- Edmilson José Gomes De Moraes (Olympique Lyonnais / France)    
16- Leonardo Lourenço Bastos  Léo’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)
5- Léomar Leiria  (captain) (Sport Club do Recife-Recife)
18- ‘Fabio Rochemback’ (Sport Club Internacional- Porto Alegre)
20- Menezes Hubner  ‘Ramon’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
7- Leandro do Amaral Camara  (Associazione Calcio Fiorentina-Firenze / Italy)   (8- Marcos André Batista Dos Santos ‘Vampeta’ (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France) 57th)
11- Carlos Miguel da Silva Junior  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) (10- Robert da Silva Almeida  (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo) 69th)
21- Washington Stécanelo Cerqueira  (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta- São Paulo

Coach: Emerson Leão
Booked: Leo 20, Leomar 76 
Other Substitutes:
6- Gustavo Sá da Nery  Gustavo Nery’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)   
9- Sonny Anderson da Silva ‘Anderson’ (Olympique Lyonnais / France)  
12- Carlos Germano Schwambach Neto ‘Carlos Germano’ (Associação Portuguesa de Desportos – São Paulo)
13- Evanilson Aparecido Ferreira Evanilson’ (Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund 1909 e.V./ Germany)
14- César Aparecido Rodrigues  César’ (Associação Desportiva São Caetano- São Caetano do Sul)
15- Cláudio Roberto da Silva Caçapa (Olympique Lyonnais / France)    
17- Rogério Nunes Vágner  Vágner’  (Real Club Celta de Vigo / Spain)
19- Júlio César Baptista  Júlio Baptista’  (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)  
22- Magno Alves de Araujo  Magno Alves’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)    
23- Fabio Costa  ‘Fabio Costa’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 150, July 2001
(June 7, 2001, Confederatiosn Cup, France 2-Brazil 1)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 150, July 2001
(June 7, 2001, Confederatiosn Cup, France 2-Brazil 1)




International Head-to-Head match No. 11
May 20, 2004
France 0-Brazil 0
FIFA Centenary international friendly
Venue: Saint-Denis, Stade de France        
Attendance: 79,344
Referee: Manuel Enrique Mejuto (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(France): None
(Brazil): None
Lineups:
France:
23-Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)
15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)       
2-Jean-Alain Boumsong (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
8-Marcel Desailly (captain) (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) (3-Bernard Mendy (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 46th)
5-William Gallas (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
6-Claude Makelele (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
4-Patrick Vieira (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
10-Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)  (19- Olivier Kapo Obou (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 68th)
7-Robert Pires (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (11-Sylvain Wiltord (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) 46th)
20-David Trezeguet (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)       
12-Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)

Coach: Jacques Santini
Other Substitutes:
Mickael Landreau (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)
Sylvain Armand
(Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)
Phillipe Mexès (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)
Benoit Pedretti (
Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)
Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyonnais)
Peguy Luyindula (Olympique Lyonnais)
Louis Saha (Manchested United
Football Club / England)

Brazil:
1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’ (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
3- Anderson Luís da Silva Luisão’  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal
15- Cristiano Marques Gomes  ‘Cris’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte)
5- Edmilson José Gomes De Moraes (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
10- Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Jùnior ‘Juninho Pernambucano’  (Olympique Lyonnais / France) (19- Júlio César Baptista (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain) 79th)
11- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (17- Eduardo César Daude Gaspar Edu’ (Arsenal Football Club-London / England) 46th)
8- Ricardo Izecson Santos Leite  ‘Kaká’ (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)   (21- Alexsandro de Souza ‘Alex’ (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube- Belo Horizonte) 46th)
7- Ronaldo de Assis MoreiraRonaldinho’ (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Other Substitutes:
Fábio Deivson Lopes Maciel (Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama - Rio de Janeiro)  
Juliano Haus Belletti 
(Villarreal Club de Fútbol / Spain)
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva
(Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
Jenilson Angelo De Souza ‘Junior’
(Associazione Calcio Siena / Italy)
José Kléberson Pereira 
(Manchester United Football Club / England)
Adriano Leite Ribeiro
(Internazionale Football Club- Milano/ Italy)

Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(Zindine Zidane and Ronaldinho, May 20, 2004, FIFA Centenary, France 0-Brazil 0)


Photo From: L’Equipe, L’Equipe de France de Football, la Belle Histoire
(May 20, 2004, FIFA Centenary, France 0-Brazil 0)


Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 185,  June 2004
(France squad, May 20, 2004, FIFA Centenary, France 0-Brazil 0)


Photo from: Seleccao Brasileira -90 Anos 1914-2004, Authors Antonio Carlos Napoleao, Roberto Assaf
(Brazil squad, May 20, 2004, FIFA Centenary, France 0-Brazil 0)




International Head-to-Head match No. 12
July 1, 2006
France 1-Brazil 0
World Cup-Quarterfinal
Venue: Frankfurt-Waldstadion, Germany
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Goalscorers:
(France): Thierry Henry 57
(Brazil): None
Lineups:
France:
16-Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)
19-Willy Sagnol (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
15-Lilian Thuram (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
5- William Gallas (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
3-Eric Abidal (Olympique Lyonnais)
4-Patrick Vieira (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
6- Claude Makelele (Chelsea Football Club – London / England) 
22- Franck Ribéry (Olympique de Marseille) (9- Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyonnais) 77th)
10-Zinedine Zidane (Captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)
7- Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyonnais) (11- Sylvain Wiltord (Olympique Lyonnais) 81st)
12-Thierry Henry (Arsenal Football Club – London / England) (14-Louis Saha (Manchester United Football Club / England) 86th)

Coach: Raymond Domenech
Booked: Willy Sagnol 74, Louis Saha 87, Lilian Thuram 88
Other Substitutes:
23- Gregory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais)
1-Mickael Landreau (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)
2-Jean-Alain Boumsong (Newcastle United Football Club / England)
8-Vikash Dhorasoo (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
13-Mikael Silvestre (Manchester United Football Club / England)
17 -Gael Givet (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)
21-Pascal Chimbonda (Wigan Athletic Football Club / England)
18-Alou Diarra (Racing Club de Lens)
20- David Trezeguet (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)

Brazil:
1- Nelson de Jesus Silva ‘Dida’ (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)
2- Evangelista Moraes Cafu’  (Captain) (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy) (13-Cícero João de Nazaré Cicinho’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)  76th)
3- Lucimar Ferreira Da Silva  ‘Lúcio’  (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) 
4- Juan Silveira dos Santos  (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany) 
6- Roberto Carlos da Silva  (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
17- Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (Arsenal Football Club-London / England)
11- José Roberto da Silva Junior ‘Zé Roberto’ (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)
8- Ricardo Izecson Santos Leite  ‘Kaká’ (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy)   (23-Robson de Souza  ‘Robinho’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 79th)
19- Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Jùnior ‘Juninho Pernambucano’  (Olympique Lyonnais / France) (7- Adriano Leite Ribeiro (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)  63rd)
10- Ronaldo de Assis MoreiraRonaldinho’  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
9- Luis Nazario De Lima ‘Ronaldo’ (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)  

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira
Booked: Cafú 25, Juan 45, Ronaldo 45+2- Lúcio 75
Other Substitutes:
5- Emerson Ferreira da Rosa  (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy) 
20- Ricardo Luiz Pozzi Rodrigues  ‘Ricardinho’ (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)  
12- Rogerio Ceni’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
22- Júlio César Soares Espíndola (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
14-Anderson Luís da Silva Luisão’  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal) 
15- Cristiano Marques Gomes  ‘Cris’ (Olympique Lyonnais / France)
16-Gilberto da Silva Melo (Berliner Sport-Club Hertha 1892 e.V./ Germany)  
18- Carlos Luciano Da Silva Mineiro’ (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)
21- Frederico Chaves Guedes  ‘Fred’ (Olympique Lyonnais / France)  

Note: Dida assumed captaincy at 76th minute, following Cafus substitution.


Photo From: World Soccer, July 2006
(July 1, 2006, World Cup, France 1-Brazil 0)



2010s
The teams played in three friendlies. France won the first in 2011, while Brazil won in 2013 and 2015.
Brazil and Fracne has both won 6 matches each, while three matches ended in ties. (Note: the 1986 match was a tie in regulation, but French victory after penalty kick shoot-out)


International Head-to-Head match No. 13

February 9, 2011
France 1-Brazil 0
Friendly
Venue: Saint Denis-Stade De France
Attendance: 79,712
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
Goalscorers:
(France): Karim Benzema 55
(Brazil): None
Lineups:
France:
1-Hugo Lloris (Captain) (Olympique Lyonnais)
2-Bacary Sagna (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
4- Adil Rami (Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole)
5-Philippe Mexes (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)     
3- Eric Abidal (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain) 
18- Alou Diarra (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)   
17- Yann M’Vila (Stade Rennais Football Club) (19-Abou Diaby (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  60th)
14-Jeremy Menez (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy) (7-Loic Remy (Olympique de Marseille)  69th)
8-Yoann Gourcuff  (Olympique Lyonnais) (6-Yohan Cabaye (Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole) 86th)
15- Florent Malouda (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)
10- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) (11- Kevin Gameiro (Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud)  86th)

Coach: Laurent Blanc
Booked: Jeremy Menez 67
Other Substiutes:
13-Anthony Reveillere (Olympique Lyonnais)
22-Gael Clichy (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
21-Blaise Matuidi (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire )
12-Cedric Carrasso. (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 
24-Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)
9-Guillaume Hoarau (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
16-Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille) 
12-Mamadou Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)


Brazil:
1-‘Júlio César’ Soares Espíndola  (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)
2- Daniel Alves da Silva  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
3- Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy) 
4- David Luiz Moreira Marinho (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  
5- Lucas Pezzini Leiva  (Liverpool Football Club / England)      
6- André Clarindo dos Santos (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul / Turkey)
8- Elias Mendes Trindade (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)  (20- André Felipe Ribeiro de Souza (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux / France)     89th)
10- Renato Soares de Oliveira Augusto (Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH / Germany) (18-Jádson Rodrigues da Silva (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk / Ukraine) 59th)
11- Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Viana Lima (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)
9- Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva Pato (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy) (19- Givanildo Vieira de Souza ,Hulk (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal) 85th)
7- Robson de Souza  ‘Robinho’ (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy)   (15- Sandro Ranieri Guimarães Cordeiro (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 70th)

Coach: Luiz Antonio Venker Menezes Mano Menezes
Booked: Robinho 65
Sent off: Hernanes 40
Other Substiutes:
13-Rafael Pereira da Silva (Manchester United Football Club / England)  
12-Heurelho da Silva Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England) 
14- Anderson Luís da Silva Luisão’  (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal)
16- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
17- Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (Manchester United Football Club / England)  
21-Breno Vinicius Rodrigues Borges (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)


Photo From: World Soccer, April 2011
(February 9, 2011, France 1-Brazil 0)




International Head-to-Head match No. 14
June 9, 2013
Brazil 3-France 0
Friendly
Venue: Porto Alegre  -Estádio Arena Grêmio
Attendance: 51,600
Referee: Víctor Carrillo (Perú)
Goalscorers:
(Brazil): Oscar 54, Hernanes 85, Lucas 90+3pen
(France): None
Lineups:
Brazil:
12-‘Júlio César’ Soares Espíndola  (Queens Park Rangers Football Club-London / Italy)
2- Daniel Alves da Silva  (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
3- Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)  
4- David Luiz Moreira Marinho (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  
6- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain) 
17-Luiz Gustavo Dias (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) (8- Anderson Hernanes de Carvalho Viana Lima (Società Sportiva Lazio-Roma / Italy)79th)
18-Jose Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior, Paulinho (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo) (13-Dante Bonfim Costa Santos (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany) 85th)
11-Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  (5-Fernando Lucas Martins (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense) 63rd )
10-Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)   (20-Bernard Anicio Caldeira Duarte (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais) 87th)
19- Givanildo Vieira de Souza ,Hulk (Futbolnyi Klub Zenit St Petersburg / Russia) (7-Lucas Rodrigues Moura Da Silva (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)  63rd)
9- Frederico Chaves Guedes  ‘Fred’ (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)    (21- João Alves de Assis Silva (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais) 69th)

Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Booked: David Luiz 29
Other Substitutes:
22-Diego Cavalieri (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
1-Jeffersonn de Oliveira Galvão (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)    
14-Filipe Luis Kazmirski (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
16-Rever Humberto Alves Araujo (Clube Atlético Mineiro- Belo Horizonte-Minas Gerais)
15-Jean Raphael Vanderlei Moreira (Fluminense Football Club- Rio de Janeiro)   
23- Jádson Rodrigues da Silva (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo)

France:
1- Hugo Lloris (captain) (Tottenham Hotspur Football Club-London / England)
2-Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United Football Club / England) 
4- Adil Rami (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
5-Mamadou Sakho (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)
3-Jeremy Mathieu (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
12- Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (11-Clément Grenier (Olympique Lyonnais) 69th)
6-Yohan Cabaye (Newcastle United Football Club / England)   (18-Bafétimbi Gomis (Olympique Lyonnais) 81st)
7- Dimitri Payet (Lille Olympique Sporting Club- Lille Métropole)
8-Mathieu Valbuena  (Olympique de Marseille)   (14-Alexander Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais) 68th)
10- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)    (9-Olivier Giroud (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  68th)
19-Josuha Guilavogui (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire)

Coach: Didier Deschamps
Other Substitutes:
16-Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille) 
15-Bacary Sagna (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  
20-Étienne Capoue (Toulouse Football Club)
13-Eliaquim Mangala (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal)
22-Benoît Trémoulinas (Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne- Loire)
17-Yoann Gourcuff  (Olympique Lyonnais)


Photo From: France Football, Issue 3515, August 20, 2013
(Clement Grenier, June 9, 2013, Brazil 3-France 0)




International Head-to-Head match No. 15
March 26, 2015
France 1-Brazil 3
Friendly
Venue: Saint Denis-Stade De France
Attendance: 81,338
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Goalscorers:
(France): Raphaël Varane 21
(Brazil): Oscar 40, Neymar 57, Luiz Gustavo 68
Lineups:
France:
16- Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille) 
15-Bacary Sagna (Manchester City Football Club / England)   
4-Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)    
5-Mamadou Sakho (Liverpool Football Club / England)   
3-Patrice Evrà (Juventus Football Club-Torino / Italy)
18-Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United Football Club / England)  (19-Geoffrey Kondogbia (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 74th)
22-Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton Football Club / England)   
14-Blai Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (9- Olivier Giroud (Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  84th)
8-Mathieu Valbuena (Futbol'nyj Klub Dinamo Moskva/ Russia) (12-Dimitri Payet (Olympique de Marseille)  82nd)
10-Karim Benzema (Captain) (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)    
11-Antoine Griezmann (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain) (7-Nabil Fékir (Olympique Lyonnais) 74th)

Coach: Didier Deschamps
Booked: Morgan Schneiderlin 90+2
Other Substitutes:
1-Benoît Costil (Stade Rennais Football Club)
2-Christophe Jallet
(Olympique Lyonnais)
6-Josuha Guilavogui
(Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany)
 13-Kurt Zouma
(Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  
17-Benoît Trémoulinas
(Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)
20-Alexandre Lacazette
(Olympique Lyonnais)
21-Laurent Koscielny
(Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  
23-Stéphane Ruffier
(Association Sportive de Saint-Etienne -Loire)  

Brazil:
1 - Jeffersonn de Oliveira Galvão (Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas- Rio de Janeiro)    
2 - Danilo Luiz Da Silva (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal)
14 -
Thiago Emiliano da Silva (Paris Saint Germain Football Club / France)  
3 - João Miranda de Souza Filho (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)
6 -
Filipe Luis Kazmirski (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  
8 – Elias Mendes Trindade (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
(15 - Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (Real Madrid Club de Fútbol / Spain)  90th)
17 -
Luiz Gustavo Dias (Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg Fußball GmbH / Germany) (5 – Fernando Luiz Roza, Fernandinho (Manchester City Football Club / England)   90th)
19 – Willian Borges da Silva (Chelsea
Football Club – London / England)  (7 - Douglas Costa de Souza Leite Ribeiro (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk / Ukraine) 83rd)
11 -
Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior (Chelsea Football Club – London / England)  (22 – Josef de Souza Dias (São Paulo Futebol Clube- São Paulo) 86th)
10 -
Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior (Captain) (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)
18 - Roberto Firmino Barbosa de Oliveira 
(Turn-und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. / Germany) (9 - Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva (Futbolnyi Klub Shakhtyor Donetsk / Ukraine) 88th)

Coach: Caetano Bledorn Verri  ‘Dunga’
Other Substitutes:
4-Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva, Gil (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista- São Paulo)
12-Diego Alves Carreira
 (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)
13-Gabriel Armando de Abreu, Gabriel Paulista
(Arsenal Football Club – London / England)  
16-Fabio Henrique Tavares, Fabinho
(Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France)
20-
Robson de Souza  ‘Robinho’ (Santos Futebol Clube- Santos - São Paulo)    
21-Philippe Coutinho Correia
(Liverpool Football Club / England)   
23-Marcelo Grohe
(Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)

Photo From: L’Equipe, March 18, 2015
(March 26, 2015, France 1-Brazil 3)