Has there ever been a football match where any one player did not touch the ball at all?

Question

Is that possible?

Answer 1

probably in the bad old days if fighting broke out and they cancelled the match at the touchline

Answer 2

possible, but i dont know if it has happened tho

Answer 3

If this counts, I think there was a 1998 World Cup qualifying match, Estonia v Scotland in Tallin, when Estonia failed to turn up for the match on 9th October 1996.

The match was rescheduled for 11th February 1997.

Answer 4

Adam is as close as it gets.

Estonia didnt turn up but the referee had to start the match officially before it could be deemed invalid for Scotland to get the points, and the win.

"Scotland kicked off, Billy Dodds passed the ball to John Collins, and before Collins left the centre circle, the Yugoslav referee had blown again. The match was over."

Two touches of the ball is as close to none as you will get.

Answer 5

If yes then it would probably be a keeper.

Answer 6

possibly, if the team was so weak they never got up to challenge the keeper.

Answer 7

it happened to me in the army i was on the right wing

waiting for a pass but the mugs  were playing straight down the middle all the time. its a fact