Date: 21-06-1986
Stage: 1/4 final
Place: GUADALAJARA
Running time: 144 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/french/german portuguese/italian(new)/spanish(new)
My rating: *****
Notes: Platini,Giresse,Tigana,Rocheteau, Zico,Socrates,Careca,Junior,Alemao
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 21 June 1986, 12:00
Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara
Attendance: 65,677
Meteo: Clear, hot, 33°C
FRANCE
Joël Bats
Manuel Amoros
Maxime Bossis
Patrick Battiston
Thierry Tusseau
Jean Tigana
Luis Fernández
Michel Platini (c)
Alain Giresse
Yannick Stopyra
Dominique Rocheteau
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA)
84′ ↓Alain Giresse ↑Jean-Marc Ferreri
99′ ↓Dominique Rocheteau ↑Bruno Bellone
BRAZIL
Carlos
Josimar
Júlio César
Edinho (c)
Branco
Alemao
Elzo
Júnior
Sócrates
Müller
Careca
Coach: Telê Santana (BRA)
72′ ↓Müller ↑Zico
91′ ↓Júnior ↑Silas
Referee: Ioan Igna (ROU)
Goals:
17′ Careca, BRA
41′ Michel Platini, FRA
(Penalties: France 4-3 Brazil)
Match overview
Widely regarded as one of the greatest World Cup matches ever, France and Brazil delivered a footballing spectacle of skill, drama, and emotion. Brazil took the lead through Careca, but Platini equalised before half-time. Both teams missed chances and Zico had a penalty saved by Bats. After a tense extra time, the match went to penalties, where France prevailed as Socrates and Júlio César missed for Brazil. The game was celebrated for its sportsmanship, technical brilliance, and the mutual respect between two legendary teams.
Trivia
Pele called this match “the game of the century.” Platini’s goal came on his 31st birthday. France’s win sent them to their second consecutive World Cup semi-final, while Brazil’s golden generation exited without a trophy[13][14].
