February 24, 1985 Portugal 1-West Germany 2

February 24, 1985

Portugal 1-West Germany 2

World Cup Qualifying-Group 2       

Venue: Lisbon-Estadio Nacional (Estádio do Jamor)     

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy)

Goalscorers: (Portugal): Diamantino 57

                      (West Germany): Littbarski 28- Völler 37         

Lineups:

Portugal:

1-Manuel Galrinho Bento (Sport Lisboa e Benfica)  [56 caps / 0 goals]    

2-João Domingos Silva Pinto (Futebol Clube do Porto) [17 caps / 0 goals]    

4-Antônio José Lima Pereira (Futebol Clube do Porto) [20 caps / 0 goals]     (15-Antonio Augusto Gomes de Sousa  (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa) [15 caps / 1 goals]     78)

5-Eurico Monteiro Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) [37 caps / 1 goals]    

3-Augusto Soares Inacio (Futebol Clube do Porto) [16 caps / 0 goals]    

8-Jaime Fernandes Magalhaes (Futebol Clube do Porto) [7 caps / 0 goals]    

7-Antonio Santos Ferreira André (Futebol Clube do Porto) [3 caps / 0 goals]     (16-Diamantino Manuel Fernandes Miranda (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) [15 caps / 3 goals]     46)

6-Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (Sport Lisboa e Benfica) [33 caps / 6 goals]    

10-Jaime Moreira Pacheco (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa)  [15 caps / 0 goals]    

9-Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes (Futebol Clube do Porto) [35 caps / 7 goals]    

11-Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (Futebol Clube do Porto)  [8 caps / 1 goals]    

Coach: Jose Augusto Costa Senica Torres

Booked: Eurico 16, Futre 40

Team Captain: Manuel Galrinho Bento

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Red Shirts, Green Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: (Magazine Source unknown) / Contribution From a blog viewer

(Portugal squad)

West Germany:

1-Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher  (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) [56 caps / 0 goals]    

2-Thomas Berthold (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)  [2 caps / 0 goals]    

5-Matthias Herget (Fußball Club Bayer 05 Uerdingen) [9 caps / 0 goals]    

4-Ditmar Jakobs (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.)  [6 caps / 1 goals]    

3-Michael Frontzek (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach) [3 caps / 0 goals]    

8- Lothar Herbert Matthäus (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.) [31 caps / 0 goals]    

10-Felix Wolfgang Magath (Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V.)  [28 caps / 2 goals]    

6-Hans-Peter Briegel (Hellas-Verona Associazione Calcio / Italy) [57 caps / 3 goals]    

7-Pierre Littbarski (1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e.V.) [30 caps / 9 goals]    

11-Ralf Falkenmayer (Eintracht Frankfurt e.V.)  [3 caps / 0 goals]    

9-Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V.)  [23 caps / 12 goals]    

Coach: Franz Beckenbauer 

Booked: Berthold 34

Team Captain: Harald Anton ‘Toni’ Schumacher 

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts and White Socks

Notes:

-Match number 254 for Portugal and number 506 for West Germany.

-Porto’s players had wanted the match to staged at their home ground, however Portugal mamager Torres refused because he felt the heavy ground would favor the Germans.

-West Germany and Portugal were playing one another for the fourth straight year.

-Portugal’s Chalana had been sidelined by a long term injury for the entire first half of the season. He had recently returned, however, he was not selected for this match.

-Portugal’s Jaime Pacheco had also been sidelined with injury and had only played 3 league matches before he was selected.

-Portugal’s starting lineup was made up of 8 FC Porto players.

-Both teams’ captains were goalkeepers and both were earning their 56^th cap.

-German squad selected

Goalkeeprs:Harald Schumacher (Koln), Ulrich Stein (SV Hamburger)

Defenders: Michael Frontzek (Borussia M’Gladbach), Thomas Berthold (Eintracht Frankfurt) , Dietmar Jakobs, Karlheinz Förster (Stuttgart), Hans-Peter Briegel (Verona/ Italy), Matthias Herget (Uerdingen)

Midfielders: Lothar Matthaus (Bayern Munich), Felix Magath (SV Hamburger) , Olaf Thon (Schlake 04) ,Ralf Falkenmayer (Eintracht Frankfurt), Thomas Kroth (Eintracht Frankfurt) , Norbert Meier (Werder Bremen)

Strikers: Rudi Voller (Werder Bremen), Karl-heinz Rummenigge (Inter Milan / Italy), Pierre Littbarski (Koln), Franck Mill (Borussia M’Gladbach)

-Germans Rummenigge, Forster and Thon were all flu stricken and were ruled out the day before the match.

-In German captain Rummenigge’s absence Harald Schumacher captained Germany.

-Both managers played in the 1966 World Cup in England.

Photo From: Onze, Issue 112, April 1985

(Pierre Littbarski and Jaime Pacheco)

-Germany’s Hans-Peter Briegel was the only foreign based player on either side.

-This was Germany’s first away win in Portugal since 1954.

-Portugal captain Manuel Bento (June 25, 1948-March 1, 2007) passed away due to a heart attack.

-The following players were involved in the Champions Cup Final of May 27, 1987 between FC Porto and Bayern Munich, which Porto won 2-1.

The Portuguese players: Joăo Pinto, Augusto Inácio, Jaime Magalhăes, Antonio Sousa, António André, Paulo Futre and Germay’s Lothar Matthäus.

-West Germany’s FC Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster was still boycotting the national team. He would become teammates with Portugal’s Paulo Futre at Spanish club Atletico Madrid (1990-93).

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 61, April 1985

-Paulo Futre would also become teammates with Germany’s Rudi Voller for a few months at French Club Olympique de Marseille during fall of 1993.

-Both teams qualified from this World Cup qualifying group.

-The last match between the two nations was a 0-0 tie on June 14, 1984 during the UEFA Euro 1984 Championships.

Germany players: Harald Schumacher, Hans-Peter Briegel, Lothar Matthäus  and Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler and Portugal players: Manuel Galrinho Bento ,João Domingos Silva Pinto , Antônio José Lima Pereira ,Eurico Monteiro Gomes ,Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos ,Jaime Moreira Pacheco ,Antonio Augusto Gomes de Sousa  and Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes were the only players still remaining from that match.

-West Germany’s previous victory over Portugal was a 3-1 win on February 17, 1982.

Germany players: Harald Schumacher, Hans-Peter Briegel, Lothar Matthäus  and Pierre Littbarski and Portugal players: Manuel Galrinho Bento and Eurico Monteiro Gomes were the only players still remaining from that match.

Photo From: Mondial, new series, issue 61, April 1985

-Portugal’s previous victory over West Germany was a 1-0 win in Lisbon on February 23, 1983.

Germany players: Harald Schumacher, Hans-Peter Briegel, Lothar Matthäus , Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler and Pierre Littbarski and Portugal players: Manuel Galrinho Bento ,João Domingos Silva Pinto , Antônio José Lima Pereira ,Eurico Monteiro Gomes , ,Jaime Moreira Pacheco and Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes were the only players still remaining from that match.

-The next match between the two nations would be a 1-0 away win for Portugal  on October 16, 1985, which effectively qualified Portugal for the Mexican World Cup of 1986.

Germany players: Harald Schumacher, Hans-Peter Briegel, Ditmar Jakobs, Thomas Berthold, Matthias Herget and Pierre Littbarski and Portugal players: Manuel Galrinho Bento ,João Domingos Silva Pinto ,  Augusto Soares Inacio, , Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos ,Jaime Moreira Pacheco and Fernando Mendes Soares  Gomes were the only players still remaining from that match.

Carlos Manuel would score Portugal’s goal in that match.

This was West Germany’s first away loss in a World Cup Qualification match.

-Germany’s next victory over Portugal would also be a 2-1 away win on February 21, 1996.

Match Reports:

1985 Portugal 1-Germany 2-Almanaque da Seleccao

1985 Portugal-Germany-Deutschlands Fussball Landerspeile, 1980-1989

Mondial, April 1985, 1985 Portugal 1-West Germany 2

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