Wales 0-1 Italy - October 23, 1968 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1970
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44'
Luigi Riva
WAL
44' - Goal
Luigi Riva
WAL
52' - Substitution
Pietro Anastasiis substituted by Sandro Mazzola
62' - Substitution
Colin Greenis substituted by Barrie Jones62
ITA
ITA
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Anthony Millington | 25 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Colin Green | 62 | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Graham Williams | 30 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Alwyn Burton | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rod Thomas | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Powell | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Barrie Hole | 26 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Wyn Davies | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ron Davies | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 33 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ronnie Rees | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sandro Salvadore | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tarcisio Burgnich | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roberto Rosato | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ernesto Castano | 29 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giacinto Facchetti | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo De Sisti | 25 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gianni Rivera | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Pietro Anastasi | 52 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Angelo Domenghini | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Luigi Riva | 44 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
17
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Barrie Jones | 62 | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Sandro Mazzola | 52 | 25 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Graham Williams
IN
Mike England
OUT
Alwyn Burton
IN
Alan Durban
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ernesto Castano
IN
Aristide Guarneri
OUT
Gianni Rivera
IN
Sandro Mazzola
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
40
22
Success rate in this team:
23 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
34 %
Bowen vs Italy
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Bowen vs Valcareggi
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
21
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Valcareggi vs Wales
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Valcareggi vs Bowen
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Fernandes Joaquin Campos
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Wales1 match | General total | Italy1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Wales1 match | Season total | Italy1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on October 23, 1968 | Latest figure on October 23, 1968 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Italy keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a draw in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 23/06/1965). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Luigi Riva scores 1 goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
Wales keeps its 3 consecutive losses at home running (since 19/06/1958). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VWales 4-2 Denmark01/12/1965 | LWales 1-4 Northern Ireland30/03/1966 | DWales 1-1 Scotland23/10/1966 | LWales 0-3 England21/10/1967 | VWales 2-0 Northern Ireland28/02/1968 | DWales 1-1 Germany08/05/1968 |
| Overall | LEngland 5-1 Wales16/11/1966 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Wales12/04/1967 | LWales 0-3 England21/10/1967 | LScotland 3-2 Wales22/11/1967 | VWales 2-0 Northern Ireland28/02/1968 | DWales 1-1 Germany08/05/1968 |
Current form
| Away | LScotland 1-0 Italy09/11/1965 | DFrance 0-0 Italy19/03/1966 | VCyprus 0-2 Italy22/03/1967 | VRomania 0-1 Italy25/06/1967 | DSwitzerland 2-2 Italy18/11/1967 | LBulgaria 3-2 Italy06/04/1968 |
| Overall | VItaly 4-0 Switzerland23/12/1967 | LBulgaria 3-2 Italy06/04/1968 | VItaly 2-0 Bulgaria20/04/1968 | DItaly 0-0 Soviet Union05/06/1968 | DItaly 1-1 Yugoslavia08/06/1968 | VItaly 2-0 Yugoslavia10/06/1968 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0
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Draws (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Draws (Home / Away) |
0
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0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
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Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
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Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
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0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
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Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
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Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
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0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
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0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
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Clean sheets (Competition total) |
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Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
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Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
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Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
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The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
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The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
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Bookings
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Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Competition total) |
0
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0
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Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
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Key players
Historical head to head
Away
1 gf
4 ga
Total
1 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
1 ga
Total
4 gf
1 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
May 01, 1965 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Best historical scorers against Italy
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Brian Godfrey | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Best historical scorers against Wales
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Giovanni Lodetti | 2 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
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Cosimo Nocera | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
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Paolo Barison | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
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Cliff Jones | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Brian Godfrey | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Ronnie Rees | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Colin Green | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Cyril Lea | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Barrie Hole | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
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Enzo Robotti | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Giancarlo Bercellino | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Romano Fogli | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Giovanni Lodetti | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Cosimo Nocera | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
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Paolo Barison | 1 match | 1965 - 1965 |
Competition info
The other matches
March 29, 1969
April 16, 1969
October 22, 1969
November 04, 1969
November 22, 1969
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