FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Italy 5–0 Luxembourg

Saturday 31 Mar 1973 · Genoa, Italy

Italy5–0Luxembourg

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Riva Riva Rivera Riva Riva

18′1–0Gigi Riva Italy
45′2–0Gigi Riva Italy
63′3–0Gianni Rivera Italy
70′4–0Gigi Riva Italy
80′5–0Gigi Riva Italy

Hat-trick: Gigi Riva

Elo

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

Italy: 1815 → 1816
Luxembourg: 1219 → 1218

Expected score for Italy: 98.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 10, 1924–2026.

Italy wins: 9
Draws: 1
Luxembourg wins: 0

Form either side

Italy

Before

3–1 v Serbia 20 Sep 1972 · Friendly
4–0 v Luxembourg 7 Oct 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–0 v Switzerland 21 Oct 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–0 v Turkey 13 Jan 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–0 v Turkey 25 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

After

2–0 v Brazil 9 Jun 1973 · Friendly
2–0 v England 14 Jun 1973 · Friendly
2–0 v Sweden 29 Sep 1973 · Friendly
2–0 v Switzerland 20 Oct 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–0 v England 14 Nov 1973 · Friendly

Luxembourg

Before

0–8 v Netherlands 17 Nov 1971 · UEFA Euro qualification 1971
0–6 v Czech Republic 26 Apr 1972 · Friendly
0–4 v Italy 7 Oct 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
2–0 v Turkey 22 Oct 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–3 v Turkey 10 Dec 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972

After

0–1 v Switzerland 8 Apr 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
0–1 v Switzerland 26 Sep 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
0–2 v Canada 7 Oct 1973 · Friendly
2–4 v Hungary 13 Oct 1974 · UEFA Euro qualification 1974
0–5 v Wales 20 Nov 1974 · UEFA Euro qualification 1974

Road through the tournament

Italy

0–0 v Turkey 13 Jan 1973
1–0 v Turkey 25 Feb 1973
5–0 v Luxembourg 31 Mar 1973
2–0 v Switzerland 20 Oct 1973

Luxembourg

0–5 v Italy 31 Mar 1973
0–1 v Switzerland 8 Apr 1973
0–1 v Switzerland 26 Sep 1973

Every Italy v Luxembourg match10

From Italy's side.


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

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