Date: 28-06-1986
Stage: 3rd place final
Place: PUEBLA
Running time: 140 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : english/italian/french/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Papin,Genghini,Tigana,Ferreri, Scifo,Pfaff,Ceulemans,Gerets
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 28 June 1986, 12:00
Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Attendance: 45,000
Meteo: Clear, hot, 30°C
FRANCE
Joël Bats
Manuel Amoros
Maxime Bossis
Patrick Battiston
Thierry Tusseau
Jean Tigana
Luis Fernández
Michel Platini (c)
Alain Giresse
Bruno Bellone
Dominique Rocheteau
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA)
46′ ↓Dominique Rocheteau ↑Yannick Stopyra
BELGIUM
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Eric Gerets
Georges Grün
Michel De Wolf
Franky Vercauteren
Jan Ceulemans (c)
Nico Claesen
Enzo Scifo
Franky Van der Elst
Stéphane Demol
Leo Clijsters
Coach: Guy Thys (BEL)
Referee: José Wright (BRA)
Goals:
30′ Jean-Marc Ferreri, FRA
43′ Nico Claesen, BEL
102′ Jean-Marc Ferreri, FRA
104′ Jan Ceulemans, BEL
111′ Dominique Rocheteau, FRA
119′ Bruno Bellone, FRA
Match overview
France and Belgium played an entertaining third place play-off, with both teams showing attacking intent. Ferreri and Claesen exchanged goals in the first half, and after a goalless second period, the match exploded in extra time. Ferreri and Ceulemans scored early in the additional period, but France finished stronger, with Rocheteau and Bellone sealing the win. Both teams played with freedom, producing one of the most exciting third place matches in World Cup history.
Trivia
France finished third for the second time in their history. The match featured four goals in extra time, a World Cup record for the third place play-off.
