Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part 101-Matches of France National team during the 1992/93 season.

France National Team matches under Gérard Houllier during the 1992/93 Season

August 26, 1992, Paris, France 0-Brazil 2 (Jan Urban 17 / Frank Sauzée 42, Jean-Pierre Papin 45, Amara Simba 68, Laurent Blanc 69, Christian Perez 77)

September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Sofia, Bulgaria 2-France 0 (Hristo Stoichkov 21 pen, Krassimir Balakov 29)

October 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Austria 0 (Jean-Pierre Papin 3, Eric Cantona 77)

November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Finland 1 (Jean-Pierre Papin 18, Eric Cantona 31 / Petri Järvinen 55)

January 19, 1993, Lisbon, Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa (Portugal) 0-France 2 (Patrice Loko 78, Bixente Lizarazu 81)

February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Tel Aviv, Israel 0-France 4 (Eric Cantona 26, Laurent Blanc 61, 85, Alain Roche 88)

March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Vienna, Austria 0-France 1 (Pierre Papin 62)

April 28, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Paris, France 2-Sweden 1 (Eric Cantona 42 pen, 82 / Martin Dahlin 14)

Date: August 26, 1992

Competition: Friendly

Result: France 0-Brazil 2

Venue: Paris-Parc Des Princes

Attendance: 34,428

Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): None

(Brazil): Own goal (Bruno Martini) 43, Luis Henrique 52

Summary of goals:

0:1 (43^rd minute, Brazil): Jorginho’s cross from the right side was headed by Rai. His header hit the crossbar, bounced back on Martini’s back and went into the net. Most sources credit this goal as an own goal to Martini. However, most Brazilian sources credit the goal to Rai.

0:2 (52^nd minute, Brazil): Jorginho’s cross from the right side weas headed in by Luis Henrique.

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) 56)

6-Jean-Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille)

8-Laurent Blanc (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (15- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille) 65)

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) 65)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan-Milano / Italy)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

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)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-For more detail, see:

https://soccernostalgia.blogspot.com/2011/06/august-26-1992-france-0-brazil-2.html

2-First and only cap for William Prunier (1/0) (1992).

3-First cap for Laurent Fournier.

4-First match for France Manager Gérard Houllier. He was appointed on July 9, 1992.

5-For France’s new tactical formation, Roche was placed as Libero. Blanc would be placed just ahead of the defense. Boli and Prunier would be the two stoppers, with Deschamps as the defensive midfielder.

Durand and Petit would cover the midfield wings on the right and left respectively. Cocard and Ginola would be the wingers at right and left respectively, with papin as lone striker. In the second half, Fournier entered as right midfield wing, with Durand moving to left back and Vahirua as left wing.

6-Eric Cantona withdrew from this match as he felt mentally unprepared for this match. He watched from the stands. David Ginola replaced him in the lineup.

7-New call up, Alain Roche had not played for France since February 1989 vs Ireland.

The other

ew France call-up David Ginola had not played for France since November 1990 vs Albania.

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 Júnior ‘Zinho’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 65)
8-‘Luíz Henrique’ Santos (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club / France) (18-Leovegildo Lins Gama ‘Júnior’ (Clube de Regatas Flamengo- Rio de Janeiro) 84)
9- Antônio de Oliveira Filho ‘Careca’  (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy)
10-‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira  (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) 65)

Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira

Booked: Jorge de Amorim Campos ‘Jorginho’ 41, Cláudio Ibrahim Vaz Leal ‘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)

Team Captain: ‘Raí’ Souza Vieira de Oliveira

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Umbro

Uniform Colors: Yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, White Socks

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

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Capitaines des bleus depuis 1904

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: L’Année du football 1993

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1993, Authors Gerard Ejnes, Pierre -Marie Descamps

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 44, September 1992

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 83, December 1995

(August 26, 1992, France 0-Brazil 2)

Date: September 9, 1992

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: Bulgaria 2-France 0

Venue: Sofia-Vassil Levski Stadion

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Sandor Puhl (Hungary)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Bulgaria): Hristo Stoichkov 21 pen, Krassimir Balakov 29

(France): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (21^st minute, Bulgaria): Papin fouled Kostadinov in the box. Stoichkov scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:0 (29^th minute, Bulgaria): Petit’s attempted clearance struck Balakov and lobbed over Martini.

Lineups:

Bulgaria:

1-Borislav Mihailov (Football Club Mulhouse-Sud Alsace / France)

2-Ilian Kiriakov (Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña / Spain)

3-Trifon Ivanov (Real Betis Balompié –Sevilla / Spain)

5-Nikolai Iliev (Fudbalski Klub Levski-14-Sofia)

4-Tzanko Tzvetanov (Fudbalski Klub Etar Veliko-Tarnovo)

10-Nasko Sirakov (Racing Club de Lens / France)

6-Zlatko Yankov (Fudbalski Klub Levski-14-Sofia)

11-Krassimir Balakov (Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa / Portugal)

7-Emil Kostadinov (Futebol Clube do Porto / Portugal) (15-Georgi Yordanov (Real Sporting de Gijón / Spain) 70)

9-Luboslav Penev (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain) (16-Stanimir Stoilov (Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü –Istanbul / Turkey) 78)

8-Hristo Stoichkov (Fútbol Club Barcelona / Spain)

Coach: Dimitar Penev

Booked: Nikolai Iliev 20, Nasko Sirakov 47, Krassimir Balakov 58, Hristo Stoichkov 69

Other Substitutes:

12- Plamen Nikolov (Fudbalski Klub CSKA (Centralnij Sport Klub Armija) Sofia)

13- Dimitar Mladenov (Karsiyaka Spor Kulübü / Turkey)

14- Bojidar Iskrenov (Fudbalski Klub Botev-Plovdiv)

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Green Shorts, White Socks

France:

1- Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)

5-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

6- Bernard Casoni (Olympique de Marseille)

3- Emanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

2-Laurent Fournier (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (15-Laurent Blanc (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) 61)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)

10- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

11- Pascal Vahirua (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (14-Jean -Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille) 64)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Booked: Laurent Blanc 22, David Ginola 71

Other Substitutes:

16-Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

12-Jean-Luc Sassus (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

13-Christophe Cocard (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

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

(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 45, October 1992

(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 45, October 1992

(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 46, November 1992

(France squad, September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 58, November 1993

(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 58, November 1993

(September 9, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, Bulgaria 2-France 0)

Date: October 14, 1992

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: France 2-Austria 0

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 39,186

Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

Linesmen: V. Yarygin, Andrey Butenko (Both Belarus)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Jean-Pierre Papin 3, Eric Cantona 77

(Austria): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (21^st minute, France): From the edge of the box, Cantona lobbed the ball to the right and Papin volleyed.

2:0 (77^th minute, France): Vahirua’s cross from the left side was knocked in by Cantona.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Jean-Luc Sassus (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)

5- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)

6-Bernard Casoni (Olympique de Marseille)

3-Jean -Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille)

8- Laurent Fournier (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (13- Jérôme Gnako (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 63)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

11- Eric Cantona (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

10-Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie) (15-Pascal Vahirua (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 73)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Other Substitutes:

Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Frank Silvestre (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Laurent Fournier (3/0) (1992).

2-Fisrt and only cap for Jean-Luc Sassus (1/0) (1992).

3-First cap for Jérôme Gnako and Xavier Gravelaine.

Xavier Gravelaine was called for this match after his impressive display against Real Zaragoza in the UEFA cup.

4-Papin missed a penalty kick in the 82nd minute.

Austria:

1-Franz Wohlfahrt (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

2-Wolfgang Feiersinger (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg)

3-Michael Streiter (Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck)

5-Manfred Zsak (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

6-Michael Baur (Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck)

4-Robert Wazinger (Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck)

8-Peter Artner (Wien Admira Wacker Sportklub)

11-Peter Stöger (Fußball Klub Austria Wien) (12-Heimo Pfeifenberger (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg) 85)

10-Andreas Herzog (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

9-Anton Polster (Rayo Vallecano de Madrid / Spain)

7-Frank Schinkels (Voith Schwarze Elf Sankt Pölten) (13-Andreas Ogris (Linz Athletik Sport Klub) 46)

Coach: Ernst Happel

Booked: Michael Streiter 3, Wolfgang Feiersinger 57, Franz Wohlfahrt 82, Peter Artner 84

Other Substitutes:

14- Christian Prosenik (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

15- Thomas Flögel (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

21- Michael Konsel (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

Team Captain: Anton Polster

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

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

(October 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 46, November 1992

(October 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 46, November 1992

(October 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Austria 0)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 46, November 1992

(October 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Austria 0)

Date: November 14, 1992

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: France 2-Finland 1

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 28,630

Referee: Josef Marko (Czechoslovakia)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Jean-Pierre Papin 18, Eric Cantona 31

(Finland): Petri Järvinen 55

Summary of goals:

1:0 (18^th minute, France): Gravelaine’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Papin.

2:0 (31^st minute, France): Lizarazu’s cross from the left was knocked in by Cantona with his shoulder.

2:1 (55^th minute, Finland): Marko Myyry’s cross from the right side was struck in by Jarvinen.

Lineups:

France:

1- Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

2-Jean -Philippe Durand (Olympique de Marseille) (12-Christian Karembeu (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 72)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)

5-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

6-Bernard Casoni (Olympique de Marseille)

3-Bixente Lizarazu (F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

11- Eric Cantona (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

10- Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie) (15-Pascal Vahirua (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 79)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Booked: Eric Cantona 42

Other Substitutes:

16-Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

13-Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)

14-David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Final cap for Jean-Philippe Durand (26/0) (1988-1992).

2-Final cap for Bernard Casoni (30/0) (1988-1992).

3-Fisrt cap for Christian Karembeu and Bixente Lizarazu.

Finland:

1-Kari Laukkanen (Sport Verein Waldhof Mannheim 07 e.V. / Germany)

2-Erik Holmgren (GAIS (Göteborgs Atlet & Idrottssälskap)- Göteborg / Sweden)

4-Kari Ukkonen (Royal Antwerp Football Club / Belgium)

3-Markku Kanerva (Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg-Boras / Sweden)

5-Erkka Petäjä (Helsingborgs Idrottsförening / Sweden) (16-Jari Kinnunen (Football Club Kuusysi Lahti) 86)

8-Marko Myyry (Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren / Belgium)

7-Jari Litmanen (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland)

6-Ari Hjelm (Football Club Ilves Tampere)

10-Petri Järvinen (Football Club Kuusysi Lahti)

9-Kimmo Tarkkio (Football Club Kuusysi Lahti)

11-Mika-Matti Paatelainen (Aberdeen Football Club Limited / Scotland) (14-Pasi Tauriainen (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki) 25)

Coach: Jukka Vakkila

Booked: Erik Holmgren 49, Ari Hjelm 75

Other Substitutes:

12- Olli Huttunen (Football Club Haka Valkeakoski)

13- Illka Remes (Football Club Kuusysi Lahti)

15- Jari Vanhala (HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi Helsinki)-Helsinki)

Team Captain: Ari Hjelm

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

(November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1993, Authors Gerard Ejnes, Pierre -Marie Descamps

(November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: Les Bleus, Le livre official de l'equipe de France, Author Dominique Grimault, 1997

(France squad, November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 121, February 1999

(France squad, November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: World Soccer, March 1993

(November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 47, December 1992

(November 14, 1992, World Cup Qualifier, France 2-Finland 1)

Date: January 19, 1993

Competition: Unofficial Friendly

Result: Sporting Clube de Portugal-Lisboa (Portugal) 0-France 2

Venue: Lisbon -Estadio Jose de Alvalade

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Vitor Melo-Pereira (Portugal)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Sporting CP): None

(France): Patrice Loko 78, Bixente Lizarazu 81

Summary of goals:

0:1 (78^th minute, France): Le Guen’s long-range shot was parried by Ivkovic, Loko knocked in the rebound.

0:2 (81^st minute, France): On the left side, Loko sent Lizarazu through who chipped over Ivkovic.

Lineups:

Sporting CP:

1-Tomislav Ivkovic (Yugoslavia) (12-Rogerio 87)

2-Marinho

6-Carlos Jorge

4-Barny

3-Leal

7-Amaral

5-Stan Valckx (Holland)

10- Krassimir Balakov (Bulgaria)

8-Sergey Cherbakov (Ukraine) (14-Poejo 84)

9-Ivailo Yordanov (Bulgaria) (16-Hugo Porfirio 80)

11-Andrzej Juskowiak (Poland)

Coach: Bobby Robson (England)

Other Substitutes:

13-Bilro

15-Nuno Luis

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Shirt Sponsor: Agua Caramulo

Uniform Colors: Green/White Horizontally striped Shirts, Black Shorts, Green/White Horizontally striped Socks

France:

1- Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille) (14-Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 46)

6-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)

2-Jean-Luc Sassus (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Jocelyn Angloma (Olympique de Marseille) 46)

3-Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille) (15- Patrice Loko (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 75)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille) (13-Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) 64)

11-David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

9-Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie)

10-Christian Perez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Booked: Basile Boli 22, Alain Roche 45

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Photo From: Le Livre D'or du Football 1993, Authors Gerard Ejnes, Pierre -Marie Descamps

(January 19, 1993, Sporting CP 0-France 2)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 49, February 1993

(January 19, 1993, Sporting CP 0-France 2)

Date: February 17, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: Israel 0-France 4

Venue: Tel Aviv- Ramat-Gan -National Stadium

Attendance: 26,000

Referee: Ryszard Wojcick (Poland)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Israel): None

(France): Eric Cantona 26, Laurent Blanc 61, 85, Alain Roche 88

Summary of goals:

0:1 (26^th minute, France): Deschamps’ cross from the left was struck in by Cantona.

0:2 (61^st minute, France): Le Guen’s corner kick from the right side was headed in by Blanc.

0:3 (85^th minute, France): Le Guen’s cross from the right side, reached Blanc on the right, he controlled, turned and shot.

0:4 (88^th minute, France): Roche scored with a long-range shot from outside of the box.

Lineups:

Israel:

1-Bonnie Ginzburg (Betar Tel Aviv)

2-Felix Halfon (Hapoel Tel Aviv)

6-Nir Klinger (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

4-Alon Hazan (Maccabi Haifa)

5-Alon Harazi (Maccabi Haifa)

3-Yakov Hillel (Beitar Jerusalem)

10-Reuven Attar (Maccabi Haifa) (12-Eliezer Dricks (Maccabi Tel Aviv) 56)

7-Tal Banin (Hapoel Haifa)

8-Avi Nimny (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

9-Ronen Harazi (Beitar Jerusalem)

11-Ronny Rosenthal (Liverpool Football Club / England)

Coach: Shlomo Scharf

Team Captain: -

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Diadora

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Blue Socks

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)

2- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)

3- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) (15- Patrice Loko (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique)’82)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)

6- Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

10- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (12-Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club) 63)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

11- Eric Cantona (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Booked: David Ginola 32, Eric Cantona 35

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Jean-Luc Sassus (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, White Shorts, White Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Bernard Lama, Paul Le Guen and Patrice Loko.

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

(February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)

Photo From: World Soccer, April 1993

(February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 50, March 1993

(February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 50, March 1993

(February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 50, March 1993

(February 17, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Israel 0-France 4)

Date: March 27, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: Austria 0- France 1

Venue: Vienna-Ernst Happel Stadion

Attendance: 37,000

Referee: Johannes Blankenstein (Holland)

Linesmen: Joseph Van Boekel, Gerhard Verwoort (Both Holland)

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(Austria): None

(France): Jean-Pierre Papin 62

Summary of goals:

0:1 (62^nd minute, France): From the middle of the field, Gravelaine sent Papin through on the left, he dribbled across Franz Wohlfahrt and scored.

Lineups:

Austria:

1-Franz Wohlfahrt (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

5- Manfred Zsak (Fußball Klub Austria Wien)

2-Wolfgang Feiersinger (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg)

4-Frank Schinkels (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg) (13-Andreas Ogris (Linz Athletik Sport Klub) 71)

3-Robert Pecl (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

6-Dietmar Kuehbauer (Sportklub Rapid Wien)

7-Harald Cerny (Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V. / Germany)

8- Peter Artner (Wien Admira Wacker Sportklub)

9-Anton Polster (Rayo Vallecano de Madrid / Spain)

10-Andreas Herzog (Sport Verein Werder Bremen von 1899 e.V. / Germany)

11-Heimo Pfeifenberger (Sport Verein Casino Salzburg)

Coach: Herbert Prohaska

Booked: Heimo Pfeifenberger 69, Robert Pecl 71, Peter Artner 73

Team Captain: Andreas Herzog

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Puma

Uniform Colors: White Shirts, Black Shorts, White Socks

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)

2- Jocelyn Angloma (Olympique de Marseille)

4- Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

3- Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

6- Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille) (13-Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 88)

10- Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux)

9- Jean-Pierre Papin (Associazione Calcio Milan / Italy)

11- Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie) (14- Patrice Loko (Football Club de Nantes Atlantique) 70)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Booked: Bixente Lizarazu 29, Xavier Gravelaine 36, Paul Le Guen 84

Other Substitutes:

Bruno Martini (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise)

Frank Silvestre (Football Club de Sochaux-Montbéliard)

Christian Perez (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

Team Captain: Jean-Pierre Papin

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-First cap for Corentin Martins.

2-Eric Cantona was suspended for this match.

3-France were missing Basile Boli and David Ginola.

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

(March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 51, April 1993

(March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 51, April 1993

(March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 51, April 1993

(March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)

Photo From: Onze-Mondial, Issue 51, April 1993

(March 27, 1993, World Cup Qualifier, Austria 0-France 1)

Date: April 28, 1993

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier, European Zone, Group 6

Result: France 2-Sweden 1

Venue: Paris -Parc des Princes

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

Linesmen: -

Kick-off time: -

Goalscorers:

(France): Eric Cantona 42 pen, 82

(Sweden): Martin Dahlin 14

Summary of goals:

0:1 (14^th minute, Sweden): Thern’s long cross from the Swedish half was headed by Boli back towards Lama, he failed to catch it and Dahlin knocked in the loose ball.

1:1 (42^nd minute, France): Patrik Andersson fouled Ginola in the box. Cantona scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

2:1 (82^nd minute, France): On the right side, Angloma lobbed a cross in the box and Cantona struck,

Lineups:

France:

1- Bernard Lama (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

5- Laurent Blanc (Nîmes Olympique)

3-Emmanuel Petit (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

2-Jocelyn Angloma (Olympique de Marseille)

4- Basile Boli (Olympique de Marseille)

7- Didier Deschamps (Olympique de Marseille)

8- Frank Sauzée (Olympique de Marseille)

6- Paul Le Guen (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

10- Corentin Martins (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) (13-Bixente Lizarazu (Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux) 89)

9- David Ginola (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club) (15-Pascal Vahirua (Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise) 46)

11- Eric Cantona (Manchester United Football Club / England)

Coach: Gérard Houllier

Other Substitutes:

16-Fabien Barthez (Olympique de Marseille)

12-Alain Roche (Paris Saint-Germain Football Club)

14-Xavier Gravelaine (Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie)

Team Captain: Frank Sauzée

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Blue Shirts, White Shorts, Red Socks

Note:

1-Jean-Pierre Papin missed this match through injury.

Sweden:

1-Thomas Ravelli (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

4-Joachim Björklund (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

2-Roland Nilsson (Sheffield Wednesday Football Club / England)

3-Patrik Andersson (Blackburn Rovers Football Club / England)

5-Roger Ljung (Admira Wacker Sportklub-Wien / Austria)

7-Stefan Rehn (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg)

9-Jonas Thern (Societa Sportiva Calcio Napoli / Italy) (13-Pontus Kåmark (IFK (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna) Göteborg) 27)

6-Stefan Schwarz (Sport Lisboa e Benfica / Portugal)

8-Klas Ingesson (Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen / Belgium)

10-Martin Dahlin (Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach / Germany) (15-Stefan Pettersson (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax / Holland) 65)

11-Tomas Brolin (Associazione Calcio Parma / Italy)

Coach: Tommy Svensson

Booked: Stefan Schwarz 65

Team Captain: Jonas Thern

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: yellow Shirts, Blue Shorts, Yellow Socks