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Match No. 517 - Wednesday, 16th November 1977

England 2 - 0 Italy
World Cup Qualifier (World Cup 78 Qualifying Group 2)
Wembley Stadium, London

Kevin Keegan, 11'

Trevor Brooking, 80'

2
Phil Neal

4
Ray Wilkins

5
Dave Watson

6
Emlyn Hughes (c)

10
Trevor Brooking

11
Peter Barnes

1
Dino Zoff

2
Marco Tardelli

3
Roberto Mozzini

4
Giacinto Facchetti (c)
83'

5
Claudio Gentile

6
Renato Zaccarelli

7
Romeo Benetti

8
Giancarlo Antognoni

9
Franco Causio

10
Francesco Graziani
HT

11
Roberto Bettega

12
Antonello Cuccureddu
83'

13
Claudio Sala
HT

Notes

: England needed to win by 6 goals. They won by 2 and fail to qualify for the second successive World Cup Finals. They finish second behind Italy on goal difference.
Player Milestone: Emlyn Hughes' 50th Cap
Player Milestone: Steve Coppell's 1st Cap
Player Milestone: Bob Latchford's 1st Cap
Player Milestone: Peter Barnes' 1st Cap
Goal Milestone: Trevor Brooking's 1st Goal

Sources

Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)