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

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, 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

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 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

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.

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

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)  

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

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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:...