1968 MATCHES
OTHER MATCHES
Author: Neil Morrison.
??/??/1968
Friendly
GHANA 2
FC HERTHA 03 3
Note: FC Hertha 03 is a West German club.
??/??/1968
Friendly
TOGO 2
FC HERTHA 03 2
Note: FC Hertha 03 is a West German club.
??/??/1968
Friendly
NIGERIA 1
FC HERTHA 03 3
Note: FC Hertha 03 is a West German club.
05/01/1968, Manila, Rizal Memorial Stadium, 4000
Friendly
PHILIPPINES 2 (Gerry Delgado 26', Mariano Tiu 75')
DALLAS TORNADO 1 (Dave Moorcroft 74')
Philippines: Eddie Fuertes, Eleuterio Plagata, Rico Veloso, Gerry Vaflor, Mariano Tiu,
Rafael Villarreal, Eufemio Agustin, Carlos Chan, Albert Garcia,
Gerry Delgado, Johnny Romualdez.
[Subs: Julio Lao, Eddie Lagdameo, Eddie Pacheco, Octavio Sy, James Co.]
Dallas Tornado:
Referee: Fernando Alvarez (Philippines).
Coaches: Philippines: Juan Cutillas (Spain).
Dallas Tornado: Božidar Kapušto 'Bob Kap' (Yugoslavia).
Note: Dallas Tornado is an American club.
13/01/1968, Oranjestad
Friendly
ARUBA 2
DEP. PORTUGUÉS 3
Note: Deportivo Portugués is a Venezuelan club.
16/01/1968, Santiago
Santiago Tournament
CF UNIV. DE CHILE 2
EAST GERMANY 5
Coaches: CF Univ. de Chile:
East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Note: CF Universidad de Chile is a Chilean club.
20/01/1968, Santiago
Santiago Tournament
CSD COLO COLO 2
EAST GERMANY 5
Coaches: CSD Colo Colo:
East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Note: CSD Colo Colo is a Chilean club.
24/01/1968, Santiago (Chile)
Santiago Tournament
EAST GERMANY 4
RACING AVELLANEDA 2
Coaches: East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Racing Avellaneda:
Note: Racing Club de Avellaneda is an Argentinian club.
27/01/1968, Santiago (Chile)
Santiago Tournament
EAST GERMANY 3
VASAS SC 3
Coaches: East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Vasas SC:
Note: Vasas SC is an Hungarian club.
30/01/1968, Santiago
Santiago Tournament
CD UNIV. CATÓLICA 0
EAST GERMANY 2
Coaches: CD Univ. Católica:
East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Note: CD Universidad Católica is a Chilean club.
01/02/1968, Hong Kong
Friendly
HONG KONG 2
FC LAUSANNE-SPORT 2
Note: FC Lausanne-Sport is a Swiss club.
05/02/1968, Santiago (Chile)
Santiago Tournament
SANTOS FC 3
EAST GERMANY 1
Santos FC: Cláudio, Ramos Delgado, Carlos Alberto Torres, Rildo, Lima, Negreiros,
Joel, Orlandini, Toninho Guerreiro, Pelé (Douglas), Edú.
East Germany: Wolfgang Blochwitz, Klaus Urbanczyk, Wolfgang Wruck, Otto Fräßdorf,
Bernd Bransch, Harald Irmscher (Hans-Jürgen Kreische), Dieter Erler
(Gerhard Körner), Günther Hoge (Wolfram Löwe), Jürgen Nöldner,
Henning Frenzel, Eberhard Vogel.
Referee:
Coaches: Santos FC: António Fernandes 'Antoninho'.
East Germany: Harald Seeger.
Note: Santos FC is a Brazilian club.
11/02/1968, Papeete
Friendly
TAHITI 3
DALLAS TORNADO 0
Notes: The score is also reported as 2-1. Dallas Tornado is an American club.
24/02/1968, Wollongong, Corrimal Memorial Oval
Friendly
NSW 2ND DIV. XI 4 (Roger Bamforth 30' 40', Graham Carruthers 68', Peter Pont 80')
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 (Michael Dobbin 37', Matthew Raka 83')
NSW 2nd Div. XI: Bobby Jones, G.Jamieson, Campbell, K.Okon, John Bijkerk, A.McKnight,
John Giacometti, D.Madden, Roger Bamforth, Graham Carruthers, Peter Pont.
Papua New Guinea: Soweni, Hobart, Siniwa Sili, Kateu, Tianum Kau, Oliva, Ila Vuiaili,
Michael Dobbin, Matthew Raka, Jinus Kumalau, Samsden.
Referee:
Coaches: NSW 2nd Div. XI: Joe Marston.
Papua New Guinea: Bob Cole.
Notes: One source reported that Kumalau scored instead of Dobbin and that
Carruthers scored instead of Pont. New South Wales 2nd Division XI was an
Australian regional selection.
24/02/1968, Kingston, National Stadium
Friendly (John W. Anderson II Trophy)
JAMAICA 0
DETROIT COUGARS 4 (John Kerr x3, Lars Heineman)
Jamaica: [Squad: Alston DaCosta, Glenville Crosby, Paul Thomas, John Simmonds,
Winston Antonio, Clement Dawes, Joshua Hamilton, David Largie,
Undell Williams, Oscar Black, Arthur Lattimore, Leeford Hardie,
Frank Brown [c], Lloyd Haynes, Winthorpe Bell, Desmond Smith,
Arthur Cameron.]
Detroit Cougars:
Note: Detroit Cougars is an American club.
28/02/1968, Kingston, National Stadium
Friendly (John W. Anderson II Trophy)
JAMAICA 1 (Oscar Black)
DETROIT COUGARS 4 (Lars Heineman x3, Walter Bruce)
Note: Detroit Cougars is an American club.
28/02/1968, Sydney, Redfern Oval
Friendly
NSW 2ND DIV. XI 2 ()
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2 (Ila Vuiaili, ?)
Note: New South Wales 2nd Division XI was an Australian regional selection.
02/03/1968, Sydney, Arlington Oval, 1500
Friendly
NSW 2ND DIV. XI 0
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1 (Ila Vuiaili)
NSW 2nd Div. XI: Bobby Jones, G.Jamieson, Ray Orphin, John Bijkerk, R.Bamforth,
Graham Carruthers, [5 missing].
Papua New Guinea: Veari Ani, Siniwa Sili, Tianum Kau, Kumalau, Michael Dobbin, Ila Vuiaili,
[5 missing].
Referee:
Coaches: NSW 2nd Div. XI: Joe Marston.
Papua New Guinea: Bob Cole.
Note: New South Wales 2nd Division XI was an Australian regional selection.
05/03/1968, Brisbane, Exhibition Ground
Friendly
QUEENSLAND 5 (Ray Richards x3, Matt Jackson, I.Johnston)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 0
Queensland: [Squad: R.Kelly, G.Wilkins, P.Steen, Gordon Mackie, Barry Burren,
J.van Klaveren, G.McMillan, Matt Jackson, I.Johnston, Ray Richards,
I.Davis, B.Willis, G.Whittaker, W.Haigh, A.May, B.Jardine.]
Papua New Guinea:
Note: The goals were scored at minutes 6' 17' 37' 54' 62'.
13/03/1968
Friendly
JALISCO XI 1
USSR 1
Note: Jalisco XI was a Mexican regional selection.
13/03/1968, Kingston, Sabina Park
Friendly
JAMAICA 0
BALTIMORE BAYS 5 (Aleksandar Nikolić, Orlando Rijzenburg, Carl Schwartzen,
Art Welch, Karl Minor)
Cards: Jamaica: David Largie [R 60'].
Baltimore Bays: Winston Earle [R 60'].
Note: Baltimore Bays is an American club.
14/03/1968, Port-au-Prince, Stade Sylvio Cator
Friendly
HAITI 0
DETROIT COUGARS 2 (? 65', ? 75')
Note: Detroit Cougars is an American club.
16/03/1968, Port-au-Prince, Stade Sylvio Cator
Friendly
HAITI 1 (Jean-Claude Désir 'Tom Pouce' 40' pen)
DETROIT COUGARS 3 (Jørgen Kristensen 35', Tommy Coakley 65', Dick Kaminke 75')
Haiti: Fresnel Duchatelier (GK), Leslie Germain, Claude Barthélemy,
Hugues Guillaume 'Jacquot', Edner Breton, Jean-Claude Désir 'Tom Pouce',
[5 missing].
Detroit Cougars:
Note: Detroit Cougars is an American club.
20/03/1968, Rennes, Stade de la Route de Lorient, 20000
Friendly
STADE RENNAIS 0
USSR 3 (Viktor Anichkin 42', Nikolay Smolnikov 63', Yozhef Sabo 90' pen)
Stade Rennais: Gilbert Robin, Jean-Claude Lavaud, Louis Cardiet, Georges Jazdzyk,
René Cédolin (Michel Beaulieu 73'), Marcel Loncle, Hervé Guermeur,
Victor Mosa, Daniel Rodighiero, Silvester Takač (Georges Calmettes 68'),
Robert Rico.
USSR: Yuriy Pshenichnikov, Valentin Afonin, Albert Shesternyov [c],
Vladimir Kaplichnyy, Yuriy Istomin, Viktor Anichkin, Igor Chislenko,
Yozhef Sabo, Fyodor Medvid (Givi Nodiya 75'), Anatoliy Byshovets
(Nikolay Smolnikov 30'), Eduard Malofeyev.
Referee: Roger Machin (France).
Coaches: Stade Rennais: Jean Prouff.
USSR: Mikhail Yakushin.
Note: Stade Rennais is a French club.
24/03/1968, Nancy, Stade Marcel-Picot, 15000
Friendly
AS NANCY-LORRAINE 0
USSR 2 (Igor Chislenko 60', Eduard Malofeyev 80')
AS Nancy-Lorraine:
USSR: Sergey Kramarenko, Yuriy Istomin, Albert Shesternyov [c],
Vladimir Kaplichnyy, Vladimir Levchenko, Viktor Anichkin, Yozhef Sabo,
Fyodor Medvid, Igor Chislenko, Nikolay Smolnikov, Eduard Malofeyev
(Givi Nodiya).
Referee:
Coaches: AS Nancy-Lorraine:
USSR: Mikhail Yakushin.
Note: AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French club.
27/03/1968, Reims, Stade Auguste-Delaune
Friendly
STADE DE REIMS 0
USSR 0
Stade de Reims: Jean-Claude D'Arménia, René Masclaux, Robert Jacques, Alain Laurier,
Jean-Philippe Lemenan, Maryan Synakowski (Paul Manon 46'), Mohamed Tayeb
(Michel Bojko 46'), Alain Richard, Jean-Claude Blanchard, Louis Bourgeois,
?. Cadiou.
USSR: Yuriy Pshenichnikov, Valentin Afonin, Albert Shesternyov [c],
Vladimir Kaplichnyy, Vladimir Levchenko, Viktor Anichkin, Yozhef Sabo,
Eduard Malofeyev, Igor Chislenko, Kakhi Asatiani, Aleksey Yeskov
(Givi Nodiya 46').
Referee: André Petit (France).
Coaches: Stade de Reims: Emile Rummelhardt.
USSR: Mikhail Yakushin.
Note: Stade de Reims is a French club.
29/03/1968, Marseille, Stade Vélodrome, 30000
Friendly
OLYM. MARSEILLE 0
USSR 1 (Eduard Malofeyev 10')
Olym. Marseille:
USSR: Yuriy Pshenichnikov, Valentin Afonin, Albert Shesternyov [c],
Vladimir Kaplichnyy, Yuriy Istomin (Vladimir Levchenko 46'),
Viktor Anichkin, Yozhef Sabo, Fyodor Medvid, Igor Chislenko,
Nikolay Smolnikov (Eduard Malofeyev 46'), Givi Nodiya.
Referee:
Coaches: Olym. Marseille: Robert Domergue.
USSR: Mikhail Yakushin.
Note: Olympique de Marseille is a French club.
23/05/1968, Guadalajara
Friendly
JALISCO XI ?
URUGUAY ?
Note: Jalisco XI was a Mexican regional selection.
25/05/1968, Lefkosía
Friendly
CYPRUS 0
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 (Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Robertson 2)
Cyprus:
Tottenham Hotspur: Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Tony Want, Peter Collins, Mike England,
Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones (John Pratt), Dennis Bond, Phil Beal,
Jimmy Robertson, Alan Gilzean.
Note: Tottenham Hotspur FC is an English club.
26/05/1968, Wellington, Basin Reserve
Friendly
NEW ZEALAND 10 (Earle Thomas 3, Ray Mears 3, Colin Latimour, Paul Rennell,
Bill de Graaf, OG)
CENTRAL LEAGUE 2 ()
New Zealand: Neville Siebert, Colin Latimour, Gary Lake (Bill Hunter), Malcolm Ferguson,
Tom McNab [c], Paul Rennell, Alex Milne, Bill de Graaf, Earle Thomas,
Ray Mears, John Legg.
Central League:
Coaches: New Zealand: Juan Schwanner (Hungary/Chile).
Central League:
Note: Central League was a New Zealander regional selection.
05/06/1968, Auckland, Newmarket Park
Friendly
NEW ZEALAND 0
CARDIFF CITY FC 3
New Zealand: Neville Siebert, Colin Latimour, Gary Lake, Terry Haydon, Tom McNab [c],
David Wallace, Alex Milne, Brian Turner (Malcolm Ferguson), Paddy Breslin,
Ray Mears (Bill de Graaf), John Legg.
Cardiff City FC:
Referee: R.W. Cullen (New Zealand).
Coaches: New Zealand: Juan Schwanner (Hungary/Chile).
Cardiff City FC:
Note: Cardiff City FC is a Welsh club (playing in the English league).
12/07/1968, Brunei Town, The Padang
Borneo Cup
BRUNEI 1 (? pen)
SABAH 2 (Edward Nuing, Hanafiah Kreah)
Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore).
Coaches: Brunei: John Then (Singapore).
Sabah: Johnny Sun.
Notes: The result was annulled and Brunei were awarded a walkover after Sabah
made an illegal substitution in the final few minutes. The substitution
was to replace a player who had left the field earlier due to injury, but
the substitute entered the field without prior notification to the referee.
13/07/1968, Brunei Town, The Padang
Borneo Cup
BRUNEI 5 ()
SARAWAK 1 ()
Referee: Greg de Silva (Singapore).
Coaches: Brunei: John Then (Singapore).
Sarawak:
14/07/1968, Tórshavn
North Atlantic Cup
FAROE ISLANDS 0
ORKNEY ISLANDS 2
18/07/1968, Ulyanovsk
Friendly
RSFSR (RUSSIA) 2
JAPAN 0
06/08/1968, San Salvador, Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Friendly
EL SALVADOR 1 (Mauricio Rodríguez)
GÓRNIK ZABRZE 0
El Salvador: Joaquín Alabí, Roberto Rivas, Ernesto Ruano, Saturnino Osorio,
Jorge Vásquez, Salvador Cabezas, Alberto Villalta, Mauricio Rodríguez
(Sigfrido Espinoza), Mauricio González, Víctor Azúcar (Mario Flores),
Elmer Acevedo (José Antonio Quintanilla).
Górnik Zabrze: Jan Gomola, Rainer Kuchta, Stefan Florenski, Edward Olszówka, Jerzy Gorgoń,
Alfred Olek, Erwin Wilczek, Jerzy Musiałek, Włodzimierz Lubański,
Andrzej Jarosik, Jan Domarski.
Referee:
Coaches: El Salvador: Rigoberto Guzmán.
Górnik Zabrze: Géza Kalocsay (Hungary/Czechoslovakia).
Note: Górnik Zabrze is a Polish club.
09/08/1968, Ciudad de Guatemala
Friendly
GUATEMALA 0
GÓRNIK ZABRZE 3 (Włodzimierz Lubański 54', 89', ?)
Note: Górnik Zabrze is a Polish club.
10/08/1968, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Merdeka Stadium, 10929
Merdeka Tournament
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3
SOUTH KOREA 0
Referee: U Thang Tin (Burma).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
12/08/1968, Ipoh (Malaysia), Stadium Perak, 5702
Merdeka Tournament
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 5
INDONESIA 4
Referee: K. Mahendran (Malaysia).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
14/08/1968, Bogotá
Friendly
CD MILLONARIOS 0
ARGENTINA 1
Notes: CD Los Millonarios is a Colombian club.
The venue is also reported as Buenos Aires.
14/08/1968
Friendly
DAVOS 0
ISRAEL 11
Note: Davos is a Swiss club.
15/08/1968, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Merdeka Stadium, 7305
Merdeka Tournament
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3
TAIWAN 2
Referee: Sh. bin Awang (Malaysia).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
18/08/1968, Ipoh (Malaysia), Stadium Perak, 2148
Merdeka Tournament
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 4
SINGAPORE 4
Referee: Lee Kan-Chee (Hong Kong).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
18/08/1968
Friendly
FC VADUZ 1
ISRAEL 5
Note: FC Vaduz is a Liechtensteiner club.
21/08/1968
Friendly
FC LUZERN 3
ISRAEL 4
Note: FC Luzern is a Swiss club.
22/08/1968, Kuala Lumpur, Merdeka Stadium, 22476
Merdeka Tournament
MALAYSIA 4
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3
Referee: Lee Kan-Chee (Hong Kong).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
24/08/1968, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Merdeka Stadium, 2816
Merdeka Tournament
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3
INDONESIA 1
Referee: P.F. Nice (Malaysia).
Note: Western Australia was an Australian regional selection.
24/08/1968, Caracas (Venezuela)
Friendly
BOTAFOGO FR 1
ARGENTINA 0
Note: Botafogo FR is a Brazilian club.
31/08/1968, Hong Kong
Friendly
HONG KONG LEAGUE 1 (67')
SOUTH KOREA 7 (Lee Hoe-Teik x3, Huh Yoon-Jung x2, Lee Young-Keun, Kim Ki-Bok)
31/08/1968
Friendly
DEP. SAPRISSA 9
NICARAGUA 2
Note: Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican club.
05/09/1968, Auckland
Friendly
AUCKLAND U23 4 (Earle Thomas 2' 35', Dennis Tindall ~10' ~80')
FIJI 5 (Satish Dutta ~12' ~55', Kavaia Naborisi ~40', Esala Masi ~44',
Ratu Kaliappan ~50')
Auckland U23: Neville Siebert; Colin Latimour, Gary Lake; Iain Hastie, Billy Hunter,
Nigel Ashurst; Peter Lepper, George Lamont, Earle Thomas, Dennis Tindall,
Dave Taylor. [Sub used: Brent Kershaw.]
Fiji: Alfred Selwyn (Perumal Naika); Chandra Bhan Singh, Arjun Gopal;
Ramendra Narayan Singh, Waisea Naicovu, Onie Wong; Josateki Kurivitu,
Ratu Kaliappan, Esala Masi [c], Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi.
Referee:
Coaches: Auckland U23: Juan Schwanner (Hungary/Chile).
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Auckland U23 was a New Zealander regional selection.
07/09/1968, Rotorua
Friendly
BAY OF PLENTY 6 (Harry Airlie, Paul Nevison, John Bowden, Joe Bartunek x2, Alex Stephen)
FIJI 1 (Esala Masi)
Bay of Plenty: Dave Young; Roger Bronks, Don McNamara; Peter Wilcox, Joe Edgar,
Harry Airlie; Paul Nevison, John Bowden, Joe Bartunek, Alex Stephen,
Alex Kelly.
Fiji: Alfred Selwyn; John Krishna Chotka, Onie Wong; Meera Sami, Waisea Naicovu,
Ramendra Narayan Singh; Josateki Kurivitu, Ratu Kaliappan, Esala Masi [c],
Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi.
Referee:
Coaches: Bay of Plenty: [selector: M.Culbertson]
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Bay of Plenty was a New Zealander regional selection.
08/09/1968, Tauranga
Friendly
WESTERN BAY/PLENTY 3 (Don Bain x2, Jeff Coulshed)
FIJI 6 (Esala Masi x2, Ramendra Narayan Singh, Satish Dutta, Josateki Kurivitu,
Waisea Naicovu)
Western Bay/Plenty: Ian Turner; Brian Blake, Sam Lindsay; Jack Smith, Vince Wilson,
Peter Tester; Laurie Jamieson, Bill Ironside, Bill Hume, Don Bain,
Jeff Coulshed.
Referee:
Coaches: Western Bay/Plenty: [selector: R.Brown]
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Western Bay of Plenty was a New Zealander regional selection.
11/09/1968, Napier, McLean Park, 2000
Friendly
HAWKE'S BAY 4 (Kris Bower, Kerry Wilson, Lindsay Howett, Chris Davidson)
FIJI 2 (Kavaia Naborisi, Josateki Kurivitu)
Hawke's Bay: Ken Young; Terry O'Neill, Howard Richardson; Chris Davidson, Robin Strong,
Lindsay Howett; Kerry Wilson, Keith Elmey, Kris Bower, Bob Mulholland,
Richard Hing.
Fiji: Alfred Selwyn; Arjun Gopal, John Krishna Chotka; Ratu Kaliappan,
Waisea Naicovu, Onie Wong; Josateki Kurivitu, Ramendra Narayan Singh,
Esala Masi [c], Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi. [Sub used: Meera Sami]
Referee:
Coaches: Hawke's Bay: [selector: F.Knowles]
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Hawke's Bay was a New Zealander regional selection.
14/09/1968, Wellington, Basin Reserve
Friendly
WELLINGTON 2 (Geoff Brand ~70' ~90')
FIJI 2 (Satish Dutta ~44', Kavaia Naborisi ~50')
Wellington: Dave Houghton; Mike Jones, Arthur Coventry; Graham Bilby, Allan Jeffery,
Dave Wallace; Henry Greasley, Alex Milne, Geoff Brand, Imre Kiss,
Billy Wright. [Sub used: Steven Bruce]
Fiji: Alfred Selwyn; Arjun Gopal, John Krishna Chotka; Meera Sami,
Waisea Naicovu, Onie Wong; Ratu Kaliappan, Ramendra Narayan Singh,
Esala Masi [c], Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi.
[Sub used: Josateki Kurivitu]
Referee:
Coaches: Wellington: [selector: D.H.Charlton]
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Wellington was a New Zealander regional selection.
15/09/1968, New Plymouth
Friendly
TARANAKI 4 ()
FIJI 5 (Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi, Waisea Naicovu, Ratu Kaliappan,
B.Habib Buksh)
Taranaki: Richard Stephens; Don Harris, Marc Mana; Jim Clark, Colin Burrows,
D.Marrison; John Marshall, Robert Klouwens, Ken McDonald, Jim Law,
Ted Meuli.
Fiji: Alfred Selwyn; Arjun Gopal, John Krishna Chotka; Onie Wong, B.Habib Buksh,
Waisea Naicovu; Ratu Kaliappan, Ramendra Narayan Singh, Esala Masi [c],
Satish Dutta, Kavaia Naborisi. [Sub used: Josateki Kurivitu]
Referee:
Coaches: Taranaki: [selectors: M.Gorman and J.Leitch]
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Taranaki was a New Zealander regional selection.
15/09/1968
Friendly
TUNISIA 1 (Férid Laroussi)
OLYM. MARSEILLE 0
Note: Olympique de Marseille is a French club.
20/09/1968
Friendly
COLORADO XI 1
ISRAEL 11
Note: Colorado XI was an American regional selection.
21/09/1968, Canberra, Manuka Oval
Friendly
CAPITAL TERRITORY 5 (Keith Jones, Ernie Cumming x3, Heikki Hirvonen)
FIJI 3 (Esala Masi, Satish Dutta, Waisea Naicovu)
Capital Territory: Alastair Norwood (Wim Hilhorst 46'), Luigi Crino (Alex D'Ambrosio 46'),
Tony Radovanovic, Alan Green, Milin Josipovski, Jose Arquero [c],
Keith Jones, George Campbell, Ernie Cumming, Frank Virano, Heikki Hirvonen.
Fiji: Perumal Naika (Alfred Selwyn 46'), B.Habib Buksh, Waisea Naicovu,
Josateki Kurivitu, Ramendra Narayan Singh, Esala Masi [c], Satish Dutta,
Kavaia Naborisi, [3 missing].
Referee: Nick Szego (Australia).
Coaches: Capital Territory: Jim Ecimovic.
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Capital Territory was an Australian regional selection.
22/09/1968, Amsterdam
Friendly
RKSV DCG 4
ETHIOPIA 3
Note: RKSV DCG (Door Combinatie Groot) is a Dutch club.
22/09/1968, Oakland
Friendly
OAKLAND CLIPPERS 2 (?, Sale Milosevic 71')
ISRAEL 1 ()
Note: Oakland Clippers is an American club.
22/09/1968, Griffith, Ex-Servicemen's Oval
Friendly
RIVERINA 0
FIJI 5 (Josateki Kurivitu x4, ?)
Riverina: A.Neumann (GK), Angelo Bulzoni, G.Woods, Gerry Vio, L.Rorato, J.Mathot,
[5 unknown] [Sub: S.Rossi 46']
[Rest of squad: P.Crivalaro, V.Franchi, R.Jones, W.de Jong, R.Daniel,
V.Araces, M.Stivala.]
Fiji:
Referee: Rolf Meyer (Australia).
Coaches: Riverina: N.Santolin.
Fiji: Sashi M. Singh.
Note: Riverina was an Australian regional selection.
25/09/1968, Dapto, Dapto Showground
Friendly
ILLAWARRA XI 3 (?, Joe Byzkerk pen)
FIJI 4 (Satish Dutta x2, Josateki Kurivitu x2)
Illawarra XI: Bobby Jones, Ron McCullough, Peter Pont, Terry Nattall, Joe Byzkerk,
[6 missing].
Fiji:
Referee: V.Masters (Australia).
Note: The Illawarra XI was a combination of two Australian clubs, Western Suburbs
and Balgownie.
26/09/1968, Salta
Friendly
ARGENTINA 4
LIGA SALTEÑA 2
Note: Liga Salteña was an Argentinian regional selection.
26/09/1968, Caracas
Friendly
DEPORTIVO GALICIA 2
COSTA RICA 2
Note: Deportivo Galicia is a Venezuelan club.
28/09/1968, Gunnedah, Kitchener Oval, 300
Friendly
NORTH-WEST NSW 2 (Dudley Butler, Trevor Hart)
FIJI 5 (Josateki Kurivitu x4, Ratu Kaliappan)
North-West NSW: Terry Foote, Terry Williams, Chris Donovan, Fritz Mickerts, Roger Bevan,
Colin McIntosh, Dudley Butler, Col Eunson, George Edmonds [c],
Tony van Vliet, Joe Smith. [Sub used: Trevor Hart.]
Fiji:
Referee: A.Both (Australia).
Note: North-West New South Wales was an Australian regional selection.
29/09/1968, Caracas
Friendly
DEPORTIVO ITALIA 1
COSTA RICA 5
Note: Deportivo Italia is a Venezuelan club.
29/09/1968, Newcastle, Macquarie Field, 3000
Friendly
ADAMSTOWN ROSEBUD 5 (Ray Howells x3, John Doyle, Terry Dobson)
FIJI 1 (Josateki Kurivitu pen)
Adamstown Rosebud: Jim Dorman (GK), John Archibald, Ray Howells, Ken Whitmore
(Jim Sinclair 46'), Terry Dobson, John Doyle, [5 missing].
Fiji: Arjun Gopal, Waisea Naicovu, John Krishna Chotka, Ratu Kaliappan,
Josateki Kurivitu, [6 missing].
Note: Adamstown Rosebud is an Australian club.
29/09/1968
Friendly
LOS ANGELES XI 3
ISRAEL 5
Note: Los Angeles XI was an American selection.
??/10/1968
Friendly
USA 3
ROCHESTER LANCERS 2
Note: Rochester Lancers is an American club.
02/10/1968, Caracas
Friendly
UD CANARIAS 2
COSTA RICA 2
Note: UD Canarias is a Venezuelan club.
02/10/1968
Friendly
USSR 2
CHERNOMORETS ODES. 0
Note: Chernomorets Odessa is a Soviet club.
02/10/1968, Sydney, Sydney Athletic Field
Friendly
NSW AMATEUR XI 1 (J.Botta)
FIJI 3 (Esala Masi x2, Kavaia Naporisi)
Note: New South Wales Amateur XI was an Australian regional selection.
16/10/1968, Medellín, Estadio Atanasio Girardot
Friendly
ATLÉTICO NACIONAL 0
COSTA RICA 1 (Eduardo Chavarría 66' pen)
Atlético Nacional: Raúl Macías, Gustavo Acosta, Teófilo Campaz, José Marín, Gilberto Osorio,
Abel Álvarez, Óscar Terán, Jorge González, Bernardo Valencia, Antonio Rada,
Efraín Padilla.
Costa Rica: Didier Gutiérrez, Carlos Luis Elizondo, Wálter Elizondo, Álvaro McDonald,
Heriberto Rojas, Palomino Calvo, Eduardo Chavarría, Wally Vaughns
(Francisco Hernández), Errol Daniels, Leonel Hernández (Luis Chacón),
Héctor Coto.
Referee: Omar Delgado (Colombia).
Note: Atlético Nacional is a Colombian club.
01/11/1968, Oran, Stade du 19 Juin
Friendly (Coupe du 1er Novembre)
ALGERIA 0
RSFSR (RUSSIA) 0
Algeria: Mokrane Amar (Abdelkrim Laribi 'Krimo' 46'), Messaoud Belloucif,
Miloud Hadefi, Hacéne Djemaâ (Abdallah Kechra 46'), Tahar Benferhat
(Fodil Oulkhiar ~40'), Ali Attoui [c], Djillali Selmi
(Kamel Berroudji 46'), Ahcéne Lalmas, Arezki Koufi (Habi Hasni 46'),
Abderrahmane Soukhane, Achour Louahdi (Othmane Bendida 46').
RSFSR (Russia): Lev Kudasov, Viktor Sanin, Aleksandr Mironov, Nikolay Tanichev,
Vladimir Belyakov [c], Vladimir Proskurin, Pyotr Shubin
(Yevgeniy Shchyogolev 46'), Aleksandr Kazachiner, Anatoliy Tikhonov,
Yuriy Patrikeyev, Georgiy Kayshauri.
Referee: Hadj Ahmed Daho (Algeria).
Coaches: Algeria: Lucien Leduc (France).
RSFSR (Russia): Yevgeniy Rogov.
Note: The cup (coupe du 1er Novembre) was awarded to Algeria.
06/11/1968, Alger, Stade El-Anasser
Friendly
ALGERIA 0
RSFSR (RUSSIA) 0
Algeria: Abdelkrim Laribi 'Krimo' (Mohamed Ounès), Messaoud Belloucif
(Fodil Oulkhiar), Ali Khiari (Lakhdar Bouyahi 80'), Ali Attoui [c],
Miloud Hadefi, Abdallah Kechra (Hacéne Djemaâ), Ahcéne Lalmas,
Abdelhamid Salhi (Omar Betrouni), Abdelmadjid Benarab (Noureddine Hachouf),
Zoubir Aouadj (Madjid Saheb), Achour Louahdi.
RSFSR (Russia): Lev Kudasov, Viktor Sanin, Nikolay Tanichev, Vladimir Belyakov [c],
Aleksandr Mironov, Aleksandr Golovanov, Yuriy Patrikeyev,
Vladimir Proskurin, Aleksandr Kazachiner, Anatoliy Tikhonov,
Nodar Papelishvili.
Referee: Settaoui (Algeria).
Coaches: Algeria: Lucien Leduc (France).
RSFSR (Russia): Yevgeniy Rogov.
06/11/1968, Rio de Janeiro, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho 'Maracanã', 93000
Friendly (10th Anniversary of Brazil's first World Cup)
BRAZIL 2 (Rivellino 2', Tostão 90')
WORLD XI 1 (Flórián Albert 33')
Brazil: Picasso, Carlos Alberto Torres (Moreira 46'), Jurandir III, Roberto Dias,
Everaldo I, Gérson I, Rivellino, Natal (Paulo Borges 46'), Jairzinho
(Tostão 46'), Pelé, Paulo César Caju.
World XI: Lev Yashin [USSR] (Ladislao Mazurkiewicz [Uruguay] 46'),
Dezső Novák [Hungary], Albert Shesternyov [USSR],
Willi Schulz [West Germany], Silvio Marzolini [Argentina]
(Roberto Perfumo [Argentina] 46'), Franz Beckenbauer [West Germany],
Lajos Szűcs [Hungary], Amancio Amaro [Spain] (Slava Metreveli [USSR] 46'),
Flórián Albert [Hungary] (Pedro Rocha [Uruguay] 46'),
Wolfgang Overath [West Germany], Dragan Džajić [Yugoslavia]
(János Farkas [Hungary] 46').
Referee: Diego de Leo (Mexico).
Coaches: Brazil: Aymoré Moreira.
World XI: Dettmar Cramer (West Germany).
10/11/1968, Maracaibo
Friendly
ZULIA FC 4
COSTA RICA 2
Note: Zulia FC is a Venezuelan club.
13/11/1968, Curitiba, Estádio Belfort Duarte
Friendly
BRAZIL 2 (Dirceu Lopes 57', Zé Carlos 89')
CORITIBA FC 1 (Passarinho 77')
Brazil: Félix, Carlos Alberto Torres, Jurandir III, Roberto Dias, Paulo Henrique
(Nilo), Gérson I (Zé Carlos), Rivellino (Dirceu Lopes), Paulo Borges
(Natal), Jairzinho (Leivinha), Pelé (Tostão), Paulo César Caju.
Coritiba FC: Joel, Deleu, Roderley, Nico, Ismael, Rossi (Lucas), Rinaldo, Passarinho,
Krüger, Kosilek, Carlos Alberto (Wálter).
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil).
Coaches: Brazil: Aymoré Moreira.
Coritiba FC: Francisco Sarno.
Note: Coritiba FC is a Brazilian club.
05/12/1968, Alger
Friendly
ALGERIA 3
ALGERIA ESPOIRS 2
05/12/1968, Bogotá, Estadio Nemesio Camacho 'El Campín'
Friendly
CD LOS MILLONARIOS 3 (Juan Carlos Carotti 61', Óscar García 71' pen, Humberto Lozano 75')
POLAND 1 (Robert Gadocha 36')
CD Los Millonarios: Otoniel Quintana, Humberto Lozano, Finot Castaño, Julio Édgar Gaviria,
Gabriel Hernández, Óscar García, Enrique Fernández (?. Quintero),
Juan Carlos Carotti, José Lizcano (Pedro Ornad), Juan Carlos Justich,
Eduardo Ghillio.
Poland: Hubert Kostka, Jan Leszczyński, Walter Winkler, Stefan Kliński,
Bolesław Szadkowski (Andrzej Jarosik), Bernard Blaut, Janusz Źmijewski,
Erwin Wilczek, Jerzy Sadek, Kazimierz Deyna, Robert Gadocha
(Zygfryd Szołtysik).
Referee: Mario Canessa (Chile).
Coaches: CD Los Millonarios: Francisco Zuluaga.
Poland: Ryszard Koncewicz.
Note: CD Los Millonarios is a Colombian club.
08/12/1968, Bogotá, Estadio Nemesio Camacho 'El Campín'
Friendly
CD LOS MILLONARIOS 0
POLAND 1 (Zygfryd Szołtysik 32')
CD Los Millonarios: Otoniel Quintana, Humberto Lozano, Finot Castaño, Julio Édgar Gaviria,
Gabriel Hernández, Óscar García, Enrique Fernández, José Lizcano,
Juan Carlos Justich, Pedro Ornad, Eduardo Ghillio.
Poland: [Played: Bernard Blaut, Janusz Źmijewski, Jerzy Sadek, Kazimierz Deyna,
Zygfryd Szołtysik.]
Referee:
Coaches: CD Los Millonarios: Francisco Zuluaga.
Poland: Ryszard Koncewicz.
Note: CD Los Millonarios is a Colombian club.
11/12/1968, Alger
Friendly
ALGERIA 3
ALGERIA ESPOIRS 2
11/12/1968, Santiago, Estadio Nacional
Friendly
CSD COLO-COLO 1
POLAND 2
Note: CSD Colo-Colo is a Chilean club.
13/12/1968, Santiago, Estadio Nacional
Friendly
CD UNIV. CATÓLICA 0
POLAND 1 (Janusz Źmijewski 76')
CD Univ. Católica:
Poland: Hubert Kostka, Zygmunt Anczok, Bolesław Szadkowski, Walter Winkler,
Adam Musiał, Kazimierz Deyna, Janusz Źmijewski, Zygfryd Szołtysik,
Jerzy Sadek, Bernard Blaut, Robert Gadocha.
Note: CD Universidad Católica is a Chilean club.
14/12/1968, Potsdam, 1500
Friendly
EAST GERMANY 5 ()
GTS WISŁA KRAKÓW 1 (Krzysztof Hausner 26')
Note: GTS Wisła Kraków is a Polish club.
??/12/1968, Curitiba
Torneio Internacional de Verão
ATL. PARANAENSE ?
BULGARIA ?
Note: Atléico Paranaense is a Brazilian club.
19/12/1968, Curitiba, Estádio Belfort Duarte
Torneio Internacional de Verão
CORITIBA FC 1 (Kosilek)
BULGARIA 0
Coritiba FC: Joel, Deleu, Antoninho, Nico, Nilo, Lucas, Rossi, Passarinho, Kosilek,
Krüger, Carlos Alberto.
Bulgaria:
Referee:
Coaches: Coritiba FC: Francisco Sarno.
Bulgaria:
Note: Coritiba FC is a Brazilian club.
19/12/1968, San Salvador, Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
Friendly
EL SALVADOR 3 (Elmer Acevedo 10' 71', Víctor Azúcar 29')
OFK BEOGRAD 0
El Salvador: Jorge Suárez, Saturnino Osorio, Salvador Mariona (Guillermo Castro),
Ricardo Ruballo (Jorge Vásquez), Julio César Mejía (Roberto Rivas),
Jorge Búcaro, Salvador Cabezas, Joel Estrada (Mauricio González),
Mario Monge, Víctor Azúcar, Elmer Acevedo.
OFK Beograd: Bratislav Đorđević, Stojan Vukašinović, Zdravko Jokić,
Dragoslav Stepanović, Slobodan Zoraja, Zoran Tomašević, Bogdan Turudija,
Dušan Petrović, Slobodan Santrač, Dragan Utješinović, Ivica Matković.
Referee:
Coaches: El Salvador: Gregorio Bundio (Argentina).
OFK Beograd: Žarko Mihajlović.
Note: OFK Beograd is a Yugoslavian club.
29/12/1968
Friendly
OLYMPIQUE 0
USSR 1
Note: Olympique is a French club, although it is not clear which club.