France 3-1 Bulgaria - November 16, 1977 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1978
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FRA
38' - Goal
Dominique Rocheteau38
FRA
63' - Goal
Michel Platini63
70' - Substitution
Dominique Rocheteauis substituted by Christian Dalger70 89' - Goal
Christian Dalger89
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
France
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
André Rey | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marius Trésor | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dominique Bathenay | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Patrice Rio | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Maxime Bossis | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gérard Janvion | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jean-Marc Guillou | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Michel Platini | 63 | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dominique Rocheteau | 3870 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Didier Six | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bernard Lacombe | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Christian Dalger | 8970 | 27 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dominique Rocheteau
IN
Christian Dalger
OUT
Bernard Lacombe
IN
Marc Berdoll
OUT
Maxime Bossis
IN
Jean Petit
OUT
Jean-Marc Guillou
IN
Thierry Tusseau
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
44
13
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Hidalgo vs Bulgaria
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Charles Corver
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
France3 matches | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
France1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on July 08, 1982 | Latest figure on November 16, 1977 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Bulgaria keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a win away from home running (since 12/07/1966). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 07/06/1962 (3 matches)
It's the first time Dominique Rocheteau scores a goal in his professional career with since the 23/04/1977 (with vs )
France keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 11/12/1949). It's a record streak. The first of history
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | France | 5 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Bulgaria | 4 pts | 4 rd |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 pts | 4 rd |
General ranking
| +1 | 1 | France | 5 pts | 4 rd |
| -1 | 2 | Bulgaria | 4 pts | 4 rd |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 pts | 4 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DFrance 0-0 Belgium15/11/1975 | DFrance 2-2 Czechoslovakia27/03/1976 | VFrance 2-0 Poland24/04/1976 | VFrance 2-0 Ireland17/11/1976 | VFrance 1-0 Germany23/02/1977 | DFrance 0-0 Soviet Union08/10/1977 |
| Overall | VFrance 1-0 Germany23/02/1977 | LIreland 1-0 France30/03/1977 | VSwitzerland 0-4 France23/04/1977 | DArgentina 0-0 France26/06/1977 | DBrazil 2-2 France30/06/1977 | DFrance 0-0 Soviet Union08/10/1977 |
Current form
| Away | LRomania 3-2 Bulgaria28/11/1976 | DAlgeria 1-1 Bulgaria11/01/1977 | LBrazil 1-0 Bulgaria23/01/1977 | VCyprus 1-2 Bulgaria30/01/1977 | LTurkey 2-0 Bulgaria16/02/1977 | DIreland 0-0 Bulgaria12/10/1977 |
| Overall | LTurkey 2-0 Bulgaria16/02/1977 | VBulgaria 3-1 Denmark13/04/1977 | VBulgaria 2-1 Ireland01/06/1977 | VBulgaria 3-1 Turkey21/09/1977 | DIreland 0-0 Bulgaria12/10/1977 | DBulgaria 0-0 Greece26/10/1977 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Goalless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
2 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
1 |
|
3 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
1 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
4 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.33 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Michel Platini | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Hristo Bonev |  |
 | Dominique Bathenay | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Michel Platini | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Michel Platini | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Michel Platini | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Hristo Bonev | |
Historical head to head
Home
17 gf
6 ga
Away
8 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
1 ga
Total
25 gf
17 ga
Historical head to head
Home
10 gf
8 ga
Away
6 gf
17 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
0 ga
Total
17 gf
25 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
March 24, 1938 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
March 24, 1938 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
December 04, 1971 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 09, 1976 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
December 04, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
November 10, 1971 - Eliminatoires Euro 1972
April 08, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
October 26, 1963 - Eliminatoires Euro 1964
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
 |
Jean Sécember | 4 goals | 1932 - 1932 |
 |
Yvon Goujon | 2 goals | 1963 - 1963 |
 |
Maryan Wisniewski | 2 goals | 1957 - 1960 |
 |
Jean Nicolas | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
 |
Alfred Aston | 2 goals | 1938 - 1938 |
 |
Emmanuel Aznar | 1 goal | 1938 - 1938 |
Best historical scorers against France
 |
Metody Nestorov | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Hristo Iliev | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
|
Pavel Panov | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
 |
Todor Diev | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
|
Ivan Kolev | 1 goal | 1959 - 1959 |
|
Hristo Bonev | 1 goal | 1976 - 1976 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
 |
Pierre Bernard | 5 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
André Lerond | 4 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
 |
Bruno Rodzik | 4 matches | 1960 - 1963 |
 |
Yvon Douis | 4 matches | 1957 - 1963 |
 |
Hervé Revelli | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
 |
Charly Loubet | 3 matches | 1970 - 1971 |
Players with most games played vs France
|
Nikola Kovachev | 5 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
|
Ivan Kolev | 5 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
 |
Kiril Rakarov | 4 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
 |
Georgi Naydenov | 4 matches | 1959 - 1961 |
 |
Ivan Dimitrov | 4 matches | 1959 - 1961 |
|
Todor Diev | 4 matches | 1957 - 1961 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 25, 1977
September 21, 1977
October 12, 1977
October 15, 1977
October 26, 1977
October 29, 1977
October 30, 1977
November 16, 1977
November 30, 1977
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+11
|  | France | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
-12
|  | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
3
|  | Ireland | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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