FIFA World Cup qualification 1976

Luxembourg 1–4 Italy

Saturday 16 Oct 1976 · Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Luxembourg1–4Italy

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Graziani Bettega Antognoni Bettega Braun

24′0–1Francesco Graziani Italy
44′0–2Roberto Bettega Italy
50′0–3Giancarlo Antognoni Italy
81′0–4Roberto Bettega Italy
86′1–4Nico Braun Luxembourg

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Luxembourg: 1149 → 1147
Italy: 1828 → 1830

Expected score for Luxembourg: 3.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 10, 1924–2026.

Luxembourg wins: 0
Draws: 1
Italy wins: 9

Form either side

Luxembourg

Before

1–3 v Wales 1 May 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
2–6 v Austria 15 Oct 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
1–8 v Hungary 19 Oct 1975 · UEFA Euro qualification 1975
1–3 v Iceland 21 Aug 1976 · Friendly
1–7 v Finland 22 Sep 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976

After

0–5 v England 30 Mar 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–1 v Finland 26 May 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–2 v England 12 Oct 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
0–3 v Italy 3 Dec 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–3 v Poland 22 Mar 1978 · Friendly

Italy

Before

2–3 v England 28 May 1976 · Friendly
1–4 v Brazil 31 May 1976 · Friendly
4–2 v Romania 5 Jun 1976 · Friendly
1–0 v Denmark 22 Sep 1976 · Friendly
3–0 v Serbia 25 Sep 1976 · Friendly

After

2–0 v England 17 Nov 1976 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
1–2 v Portugal 22 Dec 1976 · Friendly
2–1 v Belgium 26 Jan 1977 · Friendly
3–0 v Finland 8 Jun 1977 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1977
1–2 v Germany 8 Oct 1977 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Luxembourg

1–7 v Finland 22 Sep 1976
1–4 v Italy 16 Oct 1976

Italy

4–1 v Luxembourg 16 Oct 1976
2–0 v England 17 Nov 1976

Every Luxembourg v Italy match10

From Luxembourg's side.


3 Jun 2026	Italy	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
4 Jun 2014	Italy	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
27 Apr 1988	Italy	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
5 Dec 1981	Italy	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
11 Oct 1980	Italy	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
3 Dec 1977	Italy	0–3	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1977	—
16 Oct 1976	Italy	1–4	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1976	—
31 Mar 1973	Italy	0–5	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1973	—
7 Oct 1972	Italy	0–4	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1972	—
29 May 1924	Italy	0–2	Neutral	Olympic Games 1924	—

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