Battle of Bordeaux (1938 FIFA World Cup)

The Battle of Bordeaux is an informal name for the World Cup football match between Brazil and Czechoslovakia on 12 June 1938 in the Parc Lescure in Bordeaux, France, one of the quarter-finals of the 1938 World Cup finals. The match had a series of brutal fouls by both sides, due to the lax officiating of Hungarian referee Pál von Hertzka.

1938 FIFA World Cup Quarter-final
Stadium
Brazil Czechoslovakia
1 1
Date12 June 1938
VenueStade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
RefereePál von Hertzka (Hungary)
Attendance22,021

Overview

Brazil took the lead 1–0, with Czechoslovakia equalizing on a penalty kick. Brazilians Martim and Zezé Procópio as well as Czechoslovak Jan Říha 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 between Portugal and Netherlands. Captain František Plánička and Oldřich Nejedlý from Czechoslovakia suffered a broken right arm and right leg respectively in the mayhem. Their teammate Josef Košťálek 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 Czechoslovak goal in pain through the rest of the second half and the extra time. Three other Brazilians, including Leônidas and Perácio, also left the field with injuries.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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.[1][2][6] Brazil won the replay 2–1, eliminating Czechoslovakia and advancing to semifinals, where they faced eventual champions Italy.

Match

Original match
Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia
Leônidas  30' Report Nejedlý  65' (pen.)
Attendance: 22,021
Referee: Pál von Hertzka (Hungary)
GKWalter
DFDomingos da Guia
DFMachado
MFAfonsinho
MFMartim (c) 89'
MFZezé Procópio 14'
FWHércules
FWLeônidas
FWLopes
FWPerácio
FWRomeu
Manager:
Ademir Pimenta
GKFrantišek Plánička (c)
DFFerdinand Daučík
DFJaroslav Burgr
MFJaroslav Bouček
MFJosef Košťálek
MFVlastimil Kopecký
FWAntonín Puč
FWJan Říha 89'
FWJosef Ludl
FWLadislav Šimůnek
FWOldřich Nejedlý
Manager:
Josef Meissner

Assistant referees:
Giuseppe Scarpi
Charles de la Salle

Replay
Brazil 2–1 Czechoslovakia
Leônidas  57'
Roberto  62'[7]		 Report Kopecký  25'
Attendance: 18,141

References
  1. "12 June 1938 - The Battle of Bordeaux". This day in football history. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "1938 - France". World Cup guide. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. Monroy, Nicolás (8 July 2018). "La 'Batalla de Burdeos': Brasil vs Checoslovaquia en 1938". ElCincoCero (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. Bonachera, Rocío (12 June 2014). "Brasil, Checoslovaquia y la Batalla de Burdeos". Olympo Deportivo (in Spanish). Olympo Media. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. "Francia 1938: el día que Brasil cambió el 'jogo bonito' por la violencia extrema" (in Spanish). Infobae. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. González, Eduardo (15 June 2018). "La Batalla de Burdeos". Play-Off Magazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. FIFA initially credits this goal to Leônidas, but changed it to Roberto in 2006."Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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