Italy 0-0 West Germany - June 14, 1978 / World Cup 1978
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ITA
ITA
46' - Substitution
Giancarlo Antognoniis substituted by Renato Zaccarelli46
53' - Substitution
Gerd Zimmermannis substituted by Harald Konopka
68' - Substitution
Heinz Floheis substituted by Erich Beer
FRG
FRG
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Dino Zoff | 36 | 67 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gaetano Scirea | 25 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mauro Bellugi | 28 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Claudio Gentile | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Antonio Cabrini | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marco Tardelli | 23 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Giancarlo Antognoni | 46 | 24 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Romeo Benetti | 32 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franco Causio | 29 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Paolo Rossi | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Roberto Bettega | 27 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
26
West Germany
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Sepp Maier | 34 | 87 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Manfred Kaltz | 25 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rolf Rüssmann | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gerd Zimmermann | 53 | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Bernard Dietz | 30 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Berti Vogts | 31 | 94 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rainer Bonhof | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Heinz Flohe | 68 | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Bernd Hölzenbein | 32 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Klaus Fischer | 28 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
36
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Renato Zaccarelli | 46 | 27 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Harald Konopka | 53 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Erich Beer | 68 | 31 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Gerd Zimmermann
IN
Hansi Müller
OUT
Bernd Hölzenbein
IN
Dieter Müller
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
28
Success rate in this team:
61 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Bearzot vs West Germany
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Bearzot vs Schön
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
62
137
Success rate in this team:
64 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
60 %
Schön vs Italy
1 victory
3 draws
1 loss
Schön vs Bearzot
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Referee
Dusan Maksimovic
1 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | West Germany1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | West Germany1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 14, 1978 | Latest figure on June 14, 1978 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
West Germany keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a loss surterrainneutre running (since 20/06/1970). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 12/07/1966-14/06/1970 time period (9 matches).
Italy keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a win vs West Germany running (since 26/02/1974). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 13/03/1965 (2 matches)
Italy keeps its 6 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 08/02/1978). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/09/1975-23/05/1976 time period (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LItaly 1-2 Poland23/06/1974 | LSoviet Union 1-0 Italy08/06/1975 | LEngland 3-2 Italy28/05/1976 | LBrazil 4-1 Italy31/05/1976 | VItaly 2-1 France02/06/1978 | VHungary 1-3 Italy06/06/1978 |
| Overall | LSpain 2-1 Italy25/01/1978 | DItaly 2-2 France08/02/1978 | DItaly 0-0 Yugoslavia18/05/1978 | VItaly 2-1 France02/06/1978 | VHungary 1-3 Italy06/06/1978 | VArgentina 0-1 Italy10/06/1978 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | VWest Germany 3-0 Soviet Union18/06/1972 | VSoviet Union 0-1 West Germany05/09/1973 | DCzechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany20/06/1976 | DPoland 0-0 West Germany01/06/1978 | VWest Germany 6-0 Mexico06/06/1978 | DTunisia 0-0 West Germany10/06/1978 |
| Overall | VWest Germany 1-0 Soviet Union08/03/1978 | LWest Germany 0-1 Brazil05/04/1978 | LSweden 3-1 West Germany19/04/1978 | DPoland 0-0 West Germany01/06/1978 | VWest Germany 6-0 Mexico06/06/1978 | DTunisia 0-0 West Germany10/06/1978 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 5 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 10 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 7 | 3 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
3 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
3 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
Goals
|
6 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
 | Paolo Rossi | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |  |
| Paolo Rossi | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | |
 | Franco Causio | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 1 assist | Berti Vogts |  |
| Franco Causio | 2 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | 1 assist | Berti Vogts | |
| Paolo Rossi | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals, 1 assist during the last 2 matches | Heinz Flohe | |
Historical head to head
Home
15 gf
9 ga
Away
11 gf
11 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
3 ga
Total
30 gf
23 ga
Historical head to head
Home
11 gf
11 ga
Away
9 gf
15 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
4 ga
Total
23 gf
30 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
January 01, 1933 |
| Neutral ground | 4 - 3 |
June 17, 1970 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 2 |
November 26, 1939 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
October 08, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
February 26, 1974 - Rencontres amicales 1974
June 17, 1970 - Coupe du Monde 1970
March 13, 1965 - Rencontres amicales 1965
May 31, 1962 - Coupe du Monde 1962
Best historical scorers against West Germany
 |
Amedeo Biavati | 2 goals | 1939 - 1940 |
 |
Giuseppe Meazza | 2 goals | 1930 - 1933 |
 |
Gino Colaussi | 2 goals | 1936 - 1940 |
 |
Silvio Piola | 2 goals | 1939 - 1939 |
 |
Sergio Bertoni | 1 goal | 1940 - 1940 |
 |
Raffaele Costantino | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
Best historical scorers against Italy
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Franz Binder | 5 goals | 1939 - 1940 |
 |
Gerd Müller | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
 |
Otto Siffling | 2 goals | 1936 - 1936 |
 |
Oskar Rohr | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
|
Klaus Sieloff | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
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Manfred Kaltz | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs West Germany
|
Gino Colaussi | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
 |
Aldo Olivieri | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
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Gianni Rivera | 4 matches | 1962 - 1974 |
|
Silvio Piola | 3 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
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Umberto Caligaris | 3 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
|
Ottavio Barbieri | 3 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
Players with most games played vs Italy
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Paul Janes | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
 |
Albin Kitzinger | 4 matches | 1936 - 1940 |
 |
Heinrich Stuhlfauth | 4 matches | 1923 - 1930 |
|
Ludwig Leinberger | 3 matches | 1929 - 1933 |
|
Ernst Lehner | 3 matches | 1939 - 1940 |
|
Hans Pesser | 3 matches | 1939 - 1940 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 14, 1978
June 18, 1978
June 21, 1978
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