Italy 2–1 France: 1978 World Cup match
Italy2–1Full time
Match in one glance
ItalyFranceGoalCard
Italy
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Italy1France
Bernard Lacombe opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
ItalyFrance
2Goals1
1Bookings2
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PRPaolo RossiItaly · 29′1goal
- 2RZRenato ZaccarelliItaly · 54′1goal
- 3BLBernard LacombeFrance · 1′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-02
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / FranceFrance
Bernard Lacombe1′
Complete match timeline
ItalyFranceGoalCardSubstitution
Italy
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
9 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1B. Lacombe 1′ · P. Rossi 29′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0R. Zaccarelli 54′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Italy
Reported rolesDZ
1Dino ZoffMB
2Mauro BellugiAC
3Antonio CabriniCG
5Claudio GentileGS
8Gaetano ScireaGA
9Giancarlo AntognoniRB
10Romeo BenettiMT
14Marco TardelliFC
16Franco CausioRB
18Roberto BettegaPR
21Paolo RossiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 15RZRenato Zaccarelli46′
Match contributions
- Marco Tardelli▰ 35′
- Paolo Rossi⚽ 1
- Renato Zaccarelli⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DZDino ZoffGoalkeeper
- 2MBMauro BellugiDefender
- 3ACAntonio CabriniDefender
- 5CGClaudio GentileDefender
- 8GSGaetano ScireaDefender
- 9GAGiancarlo AntognoniMidfielder
- 10RBRomeo BenettiMidfielder
- 14MTMarco TardelliMidfielder
- 16FCFranco CausioMidfielder
- 18RBRoberto BettegaCentre-forward
- 21PRPaolo RossiCentre-forward
France
Reported rolesJB
21Jean-Paul Bertrand-DemanesMB
3Maxime BossisGJ
4Gérard JanvionPR
7Patrice RioMT
8Marius TrésorJG
10Jean-Marc GuillouHM
11Henri MichelMP
15Michel PlatiniCD
16Christian DalgerBL
17Bernard LacombeDS
19Didier SixReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14MBMarc Berdoll74′
- 20OROlivier Rouyer76′
Match contributions
- Henri Michel▰ 81′
- Michel Platini▰ 60′
- Bernard Lacombe⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3MBMaxime BossisDefender
- 4GJGérard JanvionDefender
- 7PRPatrice RioDefender
- 8MTMarius TrésorDefender
- 10JGJean-Marc GuillouMidfielder
- 11HMHenri MichelMidfielder
- 15MPMichel PlatiniMidfielder
- 16CDChristian DalgerForward
- 17BLBernard LacombeForward
- 19DSDidier SixForward
- 21JBJean-Paul Bertrand-DemanesGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Italy1France
Bernard Lacombe opened the scoring at 1′.
Team comparison
ItalyFrance
2Goals1
1Bookings2
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1PRPaolo RossiItaly · 29′1goal
- 2RZRenato ZaccarelliItaly · 54′1goal
- 3BLBernard LacombeFrance · 1′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 1978
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group 1
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1978-06-02
- Venue
- Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Italy / FranceFrance
Bernard Lacombe1′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.