Iran vs France Olympic Team in 1976

[Rooyintan]

Hello Forum members,

I've been trying to find the lineups and other details for Iran vs France Olympic Team warmup/practice/friendly match played in Ottawa days before Iran's opening match versus Cuba at the 1976 Olympic Games.

The only details I've got are below. I'd appreciate it very much if anyone can post the full lineups and other details. I checked online newspaper for 26 Tir 2535 and 27 Tir 2535, only the score was mentioned and some injured/unwell players in the squad. Apparently in the Imperial period, winning over France Olympic Team was not a big deal, now even when Team Melli wins narrowly versus Kenya, Kyrgyzstan or Hong Kong is a huge deal


Iran vs France Olympic Team 4:3
Friendly match
Date: 16 July 1976
Venue: Ottawa
Goals: Gholamhossein Mazloumi (2 goals), Ebrahim Ghasempour, Alireza Khorshidi for Iran;
Michel Platini for France;


Iran: Mansour Rashidi (GK) –
Head Coach: Heshmat Mohajerani, Assistant Coaches: Asghar Sharafi, Mehdi Asadollahi

France: Michel Platini
Head Coach: Gabriel Robert

[BacheLot]

going way back to dig out some TM glory ...!!! ha..!!?

i presume this was when the french team were largely indigenous frenchies..?? not a buncha naturalized africans..!

[Nokhodi]

Hello Forum members,

I've been trying to find the lineups and other details for Iran vs France Olympic Team warmup/practice/friendly match played in Ottawa days before Iran's opening match versus Cuba at the 1976 Olympic Games.

The only details I've got are below. I'd appreciate it very much if anyone can post the full lineups and other details. I checked online newspaper for 26 Tir 2535 and 27 Tir 2535, only the score was mentioned and some injured/unwell players in the squad. Apparently in the Imperial period, winning over France Olympic Team was not a big deal, now even when Team Melli wins narrowly versus Kenya, Kyrgyzstan or Hong Kong is a huge deal


Iran vs France Olympic Team 4:3
Friendly match
Date: 16 July 1976
Venue: Ottawa
Goals: Gholamhossein Mazloumi (2 goals), Ebrahim Ghasempour, Alireza Khorshidi for Iran;
Michel Platini for France;


Iran: Mansour Rashidi (GK) –
Head Coach: Heshmat Mohajerani, Assistant Coaches: Asghar Sharafi, Mehdi Asadollahi

France: Michel Platini
Head Coach: Gabriel Robert

Rooyintan jan, I would suggest emailing the French FF (secretariatgeneral@fff.fr).

If they come back with nothing, maybe the French Olympic Committee.

[Rooyintan]

going way back to dig out some TM glory ...!!! ha..!!?

i presume this was when the french team were largely indigenous frenchies..?? not a buncha naturalized africans..!

Yes, pre-1998 France team was predominantly European.

You can see the 1976 Olympic Games Squad in this link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_team_squads#France

Some of the players in the squad such as Michel Platini, Patrick Battiston went on to feature for France in tournaments such as 1978, 1982 & 1986 World Cups and 1984 Euro.

[Rooyintan]

Rooyintan jan, I would suggest emailing the French FF (secretariatgeneral@fff.fr).

If they come back with nothing, maybe the French Olympic Committee.

Thank you very much Nokhodi jan for your suggestion. I emailed both, if I receive a reply then I will post the match details in this thread.