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Match
Summary |
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  Officials
from Portugal |
England |
Type |
Mexico |
Referee
(-) - V.M. Melo Pereira
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(x), x, FIFA listed x.
Assistant
Referees -
C.M. Ferreia Le Mitos and A.G. Gomes de Carvalho.
Fourth Official -
J.J. Bento Marques.
Teams presented to Sepp Blatter, FIFA General Secretary. |
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Goal Attempts |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (27 February 1997) 12th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 8th |
Colours: |
The 1997 Umbro
home uniform - White shadow pinstriped collared jersey with navy
buttoned-collar, navy/red side panels, navy shorts with red/white lower side
panel, white socks with navy tops and two red hoops. |
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Capt: |
Paul Ince, third captaincy |
Head Coach: |
Glenn Hoddle,
39 (27 October 1957),
appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996,
5th match, W 4 - D 0 - L 1 - F 9 - A 2. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
James, David |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Keown,
Martin R. |
30 |
24 July 1966 |
RB |
Arsenal FC |
12 |
1 |
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3 |
Pearce, Stuart |
34 |
24 April 1962 |
LB |
Nottingham Forest FC player/manager |
74 |
5 |
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4 |
Batty, David, off
53rd min. |
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5 |
Southgate, Gareth |
26 |
3 September 1970 |
CD |
Aston Villa FC |
13 |
0 |
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6 |
Le Saux, Graeme
P. |
28 |
17 October 1968 |
CD |
Blackburn Rovers FC |
14 |
1 |
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7 |
Lee, Robert M. |
31 |
1 February 1966 |
M |
Newcastle United FC |
8 |
1 |
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8 |
Ince, Paul |
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9 |
Fowler, Robert
B. |
21 |
9 April 1975 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
6 |
1 |
10 |
Sheringham, Edward P., off 37th min. |
30 |
2 April 1966 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
22 |
6
(1) |
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52nd penalty kick scored |
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11 |
McManaman, Steven,
off 66th min. |
25 |
11 February 1972 |
LM |
Liverpool FC |
18 |
0 |
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England Substitutes |
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17 |
Wright, Ian E., on 37th min. for Sheringham |
33 |
3 November 1963 |
F |
Arsenal FC |
23 |
5 |
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15 |
Redknapp, Jamie
F., on
53rd min. for Batty |
23 |
25 June 1973 |
M |
Liverpool FC |
6 |
0 |
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16 |
Butt, Nicholas, on 66th min. for
McManaman |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-David May, 13-Tim Flowers, 14-Phil
Neville, 18-Stan Collymore. |
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records: |
Teddy Sheringham's goal is the 700th friendly goal
scored by England |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 Mexico
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA (27 February 1997) 11th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 15th to 17th |
Colours: |
Made by Aba Sport - Green collared jerseys with shadow Azteca image
and white collar/cuffs with azteca trim, white shorts with azteca hem trim,
red socks with white tops and green hoop. |
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Capt: |
Alberto Garcia Aspe |
Manager: |
Velibor Milutinović,
52 (7 September 1944 in Yugoslavia), appointed in 1995, having been in
charge 1983-86. |
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Mexico
Lineup |
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25 |
Rios, Adolfo |
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G |
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GA |
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2 |
Saurez, Claudio |
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13 |
Pardo, Pavel |
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16 |
Coyote, Alberto |
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5 |
Davino, Duilio |
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18 |
Alfaro, Enrique |
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7 |
Ramirez, Ramon |
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8 |
Aspe, Alberto Garcia |
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17 |
Galindo, Benjamin |
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27 |
Hermosillo, Carlos |
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11 |
Alves, Luis Roberto |
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Mexico Substitutes |
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15 |
Hernandez, Luis |
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1 |
Pineda, Hugo |
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unused
substitutes: |
3-Joll Sanchez, 6-Marcelino Bernal,
14-Joaquin Del Olmo, 19-Ricardo Pelaez, 20-Nicolas Ramirez. |
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team
notes: |
Coach Bora Milutinović was in charge of Mexico against
England in the summer friendlies of 1985 and 1986. He was also
coaching United States when they played England in 1993 and 1994. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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 Source Notes |
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official
teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
Mike Payne's England: The Complete Post-War Record
(Breedon Books Publishing Company, Derby, U.K., 1993)
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