Date: 15-07-1966
Stage: first round
Place: LONDON
Running time: 92 min.
Colour: BW
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: english/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Mazurkiewicz,Rocha,Djorkaeff,Herbin
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 15 July 1966, 19:30
White City, London
Attendance: 45,662
Meteo: Partly cloudy, 17°C
URUGUAY
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz
Jorge Manicera
Horacio Troche
Luis Ubiña
Omar Caetano
Julio Cesar Cortes
Nestor Goncalvez
Pedro Virgilio Rocha
Domingo Perez
Jose Francesco Sasia
Milton Viera
Coach: Ondino Viera (URU)
FRANCE
Marcel Aubour
Marcel Artelesa
Bernard Bosquier
Robert Budzinski
Hector de Bourgoing
Jean Djorkaeff
Joseph Bonnel
Yves Herbet
Jacques Simon
Philippe Gondet
Gerard Hausser
Coach: Henri Guerin (FRA)
Referee: Karol Galba (TCH)
Goals:
16′, Hector de Bourgoing, FRA
27′, Pedro Virgilio Rocha, URU
32′, Julio Cesar Cortes, URU
Match overview
Uruguay came from behind to defeat France 2-1 at White City Stadium in London. After de Bourgoing gave France an early lead from the penalty spot, Rocha and Cortes responded for Uruguay. The South Americans held on for a crucial group stage win in front of over 45,000 spectators.
Trivia
This match was Uruguay’s only victory at the 1966 World Cup and proved decisive for their qualification from the group. France’s early penalty was not enough, and the encounter marked a rare World Cup meeting between these two nations.
