International Career
Bentley was an England international for six years. He made his debut against Sweden and played for his country at the 1950 FIFA World Cup, including the infamous 1-0 defeat to the USA. He scored the winning goal against Scotland in qualifying for that tournament to deny the Scots a place, for which he was dubbed "the man who robbed Scotland of Rio." In November 1954 he scored a hat-trick against Wales. He earned twelve England caps and scored nine goals.
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13 May 1949 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm | Sweden |
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International Match | |
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25 May 1950 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Scotland |
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1950 BHC | 1 |
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14 May 1950 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon | Portugal |
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International Match | |
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18 May 1950 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels | Belgium |
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International Match | 1 |
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25 June 1950 | Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro | Chile |
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1950 FIFA World Cup | |
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19 June 1950 | Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte | United States |
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1950 FIFA World Cup | |
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12 November 1952 | Wembley Stadium, London | Wales |
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1953 BHC | 1 |
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26 November 1952 | Wembley Stadium, London | Belgium |
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International Match | |
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10 November 1954 | Wembley Stadium, London | Wales |
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1955 BHC | 3 |
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1 December 1954 | Wembley Stadium, London | West Germany |
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International Match | 1 |
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18 May 1955 | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | Spain |
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International Match | 1 |
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22 May 1955 | Estádio das Antas, Porto | Portugal |
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International Match | 1 |
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