Battle of Bordeaux (football)
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The Battle of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

is an informal name for the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 match between Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...

 on June 12, 1938 in the Parc Lescure in Bordeaux, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, one of the quarter-finals of the 1938 World Cup finals
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...

. The match had a series of brutal fouls by both sides, due to the lax officiating of Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 referee Paul von Hertzka.

Brazil took the lead 1-0, with Czechoslovakia equalizing on a penalty kick
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

. Brazilians Machado
Machado
-People:*Alicia Machado, Venezuelan Miss Universe*Staney Machado, RN Podar Physical Education Teacher*Anderson Machado, United States baseball player*Antonio Machado, Spanish poet*Bernardino Machado, Portuguese statesman...

 and Zezé Procópio
Zézé Procópio
José Procópio Mendes, best known as Zezé Procópio was an association footballer in midfielder role....

 as well as Czech Jan Říha
Jan Ríha
Jan Říha was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 25 matches and scored 9 goals.He was a participant in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.- References :...

 were sent off. It was the first time that three players were sent off in a World Cup match, a record that was not exceeded until the 2006 World Cup match
Battle of Nuremberg
The Battle of Nuremberg is the nickname of a football match played in Round 2 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup between Portugal and the Netherlands at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg on 25 June 2006...

 between Portugal and Netherlands. Captain František Plánička
František Plánicka
František Plánička was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once...

 and Oldřich Nejedlý
Oldrich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is also a former member of the Czechoslovakian national team.-Club career:...

 from Czechoslovakia suffered a broken right arm and right leg respectively in the mayhem. Their teammate Josef Košťálek
Josef Koštálek
Josef Košťálek was a Czech footballer.He played for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands to put Czechoslovakia into the...

 was injured in the stomach. The match was drawn 1-1 after 90 minutes of full time, and a 30-minute extra time had to be played. Nejedlý had abandoned the game before the end of regulation due to his injury, but Plánička stayed at the Czech goal in pain through the rest of the second half and the extra time. Three other Brazilians, including Leônidas
Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva was an association footballer and commentator. He is regarded to be one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. He played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup....

 and Perácio, also left the field with injuries.

The match eventually ended 1-1 after extra time, and had to be replayed 2 days later, with both teams having to field several reserves. Brazil won the replay 2-1, eliminating the Czechs and advancing to semifinals, where they faced eventual champions Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...

.

Match details

Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...

, June 12, 1938
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 
1 - 1   Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...


Attendance: 19 000 spectators

Referee: Paul von Hertzka (Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

)  

Assistant Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi (Italy
Italy
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)  

Assistant Referee: Charles de la Salle (France
France
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)  

Scorers:

Brazil: 1: 30' Leonidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva was an association footballer and commentator. He is regarded to be one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. He played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup....

 1-0

Czechoslovakia 1: 65' Oldrich Nejedly
Oldrich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is also a former member of the Czechoslovakian national team.-Club career:...

 1-1

Brazil:
1- Walter
Walter de Souza Goulart
Walter de Souza Goulart is a former Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.-References:...

 - 2- Hercules
Hércules de Miranda
Hércules de Miranda, commonly known as just Hércules , was an association footballer who played forward in the 1938 FIFA World Cup with the Brazilian national team.-Career:...

, 3- Lopes
José dos Santos Lopes
José dos Santos Lopes was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.-References:...

 - 4- Perácio
José Perácio
José Perácio Berjun, also known as José Perácio was a Brazilian footballer in striker role....

 (c), 5- Martim
Martim Mércio da Silveira
Martim Mércio da Silveira was a Brazilian football player. He played for Brazil national team at the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.-References:*...

, 6- Leonidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva
Leônidas da Silva was an association footballer and commentator. He is regarded to be one of the most important players of the first half of the 20th century. He played for Brazil in two World Cups, and was the top scorer of the 1938 World Cup....

 - 7- Machado
Arthur Machado
Arthur Machado is a former Brazilian football player. He has played for Brazil national team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup finals.- References :...

, 8- Alfonsinho
Afonso Guimarães da Silva
Afonso Guimarães da Silva, best known as Afonsinho was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder....

, 17- Zeze Procopio
Zézé Procópio
José Procópio Mendes, best known as Zezé Procópio was an association footballer in midfielder role....

, 18- Romeu
Romeu Pellicciari
Romeu Pellicciari, also known as Romeu was an association footballer in striker role....

, 19- Domingos
Domingos da Guia
Domingos Antônio da Guia , nicknamed "the Divine Master" was a Brazilian footballer. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in Flamengo and Corinthians history, as well as the all time best Brazilian defender.He quickly rose to fame as one of Bangu's key players between 1929-1932...


Coach: Ademir Pimenta

Czechoslovakia:
1- Frantisek Planicka
František Plánicka
František Plánička was a Czech football goalkeeper and one of the most honoured players in the history of Czechoslovakian football. He played the majority of his career for Slavia Prague, during which time the club won the Czech league eight times and the Mitropa Cup once...

 (c), 2- Ferdinand Daucik, 4- Josef Ludl
Josef Ludl
Josef Ludl , was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 16 matches and scored six goals.He was a participant in the 1938 FIFA World Cup....

, 5- Jan Riha
Jan Ríha
Jan Říha was a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 25 matches and scored 9 goals.He was a participant in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.- References :...

, 3- Ladislav Simunek
Ladislav Šimunek
Ladislav Šimůnek was a Czech football player.He was a devoted player of SK Slavia Praha.He played for the Czechoslovakia national team and was a participant at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, where he played two games.- References :* at ČMFS website...

, 6- Jaroslav Boucek
Jaroslav Boucek
Jaroslav Bouček was a Czech footballer, who played for AC Sparta Prague, Stade Rennais FC and the Czechoslovakia national football team....

, 7- Vlastimil Kopecky
Vlastimil Kopecký
Vlastimil Kopecký , was a Czech football player. He played 26 games for Czechoslovakia, scoring eight goals. He was a participant in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.In his country he played for Slavia Prague, for which he scored 252 league goals in 325 matches...

, 16- Josef Kostalek
Josef Koštálek
Josef Košťálek was a Czech footballer.He played for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934 and 1938 World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands to put Czechoslovakia into the...

, 8- Oldrich Nejedly
Oldrich Nejedlý
Oldřich Nejedlý was a Czech footballer, who spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward. He is also a former member of the Czechoslovakian national team.-Club career:...

, 9- Jaroslav Burgr
Jaroslav Burgr
Jaroslav Burgr was a Czech football defender. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938. He played 57 matches for the national team....

, 20- Antonin Puc
Antonín Puc
Antonín Puč was a former Czech football player, the all-time leading scorer for the Czechoslovak national team....


Coach: Josef Meissner
Josef Meissner
Josef Meissner was a Czech football manager who coached Czechoslovakia in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.-References:...

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