Match No. 552 - Tuesday, 12th May 1981, 7:45pm

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    • 1
    • Ray ClemenceLiverpool, 54th of 61 caps
      32 years, 9 months, 7 days
      Goalkeeper       (c)1st captaincy
    • 2
    • Phil NealLiverpool, 31st of 50 caps
      30 years, 2 months, 20 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Kenny SansomArsenal, 15th of 86 caps
      22 years, 7 months, 16 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • Bryan RobsonWBA, 8th of 90 caps
      24 years, 4 months, 1 day
      Centre Back
    • 5
    • Alvin MartinWest Ham, 1st of 17 caps
      22 years, 9 months, 24 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Ray WilkinsMan Utd, 38th of 84 caps
      24 years, 7 months, 28 days
      Midfield
    • 7
    • Steve CoppellMan Utd, 29th of 42 caps
      25 years, 10 months, 3 days
      Right Midfield
    • 8
    • Terry McDermottLiverpool, 17th of 25 caps
      29 years, 5 months, 4 days
      Midfield
    • 9
    • Peter WitheAston Villa, 1st of 11 caps
      29 years, 8 months, 13 days
      Centre Forward
    • 10
    • Graham RixArsenal, 4th of 17 caps
      23 years, 6 months, 20 days
      Midfield
    • 11
    • Peter BarnesWBA, 18th of 22 caps
      23 years, 11 month, 2 days
      Left Midfield
  • "Zico fed the ball out to Edevaldo on the right and then left Martin...as he ran to meet a low centre near the penalty spot. The Brazilian turned way from Sansom's challenge and beat Clemence in the same movement." Zico, 11'10:55
    • 1
    • Waldir PeresWaldir Peres de Arruda.
      Born 2nd Jan 1951, Garça.
    • 2
    • EdevaldoEdevaldo de Freitas.
      Born 28th Jan 1958, Rio de Janeiro.
    • 3
    • OscarJosé Oscar Bernardi.
      Born 20th Jun 1954, Monte Siao.
    • 4
    • LuizinhoLuiz Carlos Ferreira.
      Born 22nd Aug 1958, Nova Lima.
    • 5
    • Toninho CerezoAntônio Carlos Cerezo.
      Born 21st Apr 1955, Belo Horizonte.
    • 6
    • JúniorLeovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior.
      Born 29th Jun 1954, João Pessoa.
    • 7
    • Paulo IsidoroPaulo Isidoro de Jesus.
      Born 3rd Aug 1953, Belo Horizonte.
    • 8
    • SócratesSócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira.
      Born 19th Feb 1954, Belém, Pará.
       (c)
    • 9
    • ReinaldoJosé Reinaldo de Lima.
      Born 11th Jan 1957, Ponte Nova.
    • 10
    • ZicoArthur Antunes Coimbra.
      Born 3rd Mar 1953, Rio de Janerio.
    • 18
    • ÉderÉder Aleixo de Assis.
      Born 25th May 1957, Vespasiano.

Notes

  • Player MilestoneAlvin Martin's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestonePeter Withe's 1st Cap

Sources

  • Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
  • Official Match Programme
  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • www.rsssfbrasil.com
  • The Guardian "England capture the samba spirit", Wednesday 13th May 1981, page 22
  • YouTube

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Managers

Referee

  • Austria Erich Linemayr

Attendance

  • 75,000

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • Down 1 place, losing -10 ranking points to 1959 points England - 5th - 1
  • Brazil - 2nd