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          | Match
      Summary | 
  
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      Officials 
	  from France | Switzerland | Type | England |  
    | Referee 
    (black)  -
	Pascal Garbian x 
	(x), x, FIFA listed x.
 
    Assistant 
	Referees - 
    Serge Vallin and Attilo Nunez.Fourth Official - 
    Dominique Tavet, Switzerland. |  | Goal Attempts |  |  
    |  | Attempts on Target |  |  
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    |  | Offside Calls Against |  |  
    |  | Fouls Conceded |  |  
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	   Switzerland 
    Team | 
    
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    Rank: | FIFA (18 March 1998) 69th EFO ranking
 ELO rating 45th to 44th
 | Colours: | Made by Lotto - Red collared jerseys with white 
	shoulders/collars/cuffs, white shorts, red socks. |  
    | Capt: | Ciriaco Sforza | Manager: | Gilbert Gress, 
	56 (17 December 1941 in Strasburg, Germany, now part of France), appointed 
	in 1998. |  
    |  Switzerland
    
      Lineup |  
    | 1 | Corminboef, Joel |  |  | G | Neuchatel Xarux |  | GA |  
    | 2 | Vogel, Johann |  |  | M | Grasshopper Club |  |  |  
    | 3 | Fournier, Sebastien |  |  | M | Servette FC |  |  |  
    | 4 | Henchov, Stephane |  |  | D | Blackburn Rovers FC, England |  |  |  
    | 5  | Vega, Ramon |  |  | D | Tottenham Hotspur FC, England |  |  |  
    | 6 | Yakin, Murat |  |  | D | VfB Stuttgart, Germany |  |  |  
    | 7 | Sesa, David |  |  | F | Servette FC |  |  |  
    | 8 | Wicky, Raphael |  |  | M | SV Werder Bremen, Germany |  |  |  
    | 9 | Grassi, Marco |  |  | F | AS Cannes, France |  |  |  
    | 10 | Sforza, Ciriaco |  |  | M | 1.FC Kaiserslautern, Germany |  |  |  
    | 11 | Chapuisat, 
    Stephane |  |  | F | Borussia Dortmund, Germany |  |  |  
    |  Switzerland Substitutes |  
    | 16 | Lonfat, Johan |  |  |  | FC Bien |  |  |  
    | 17 | Kunz, Adrian |  |  |  | SV Werder Bremen, Germany |  |  |  
    | unused 
	substitutes: | 12-Pascal Zuberhaller, 13-Sebastien Jeannarel?, 14-Stefan 
          Wolf, 15-Patrick Muller. |  
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    | Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - |  | 
	
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	  flg.jpg) England 
    Team | 
	
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    Rank: | FIFA (18 March 1998) 5th EFO ranking
 ELO rating 5th to 6th
 | 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. |  
    | Capt: | Alan Shearer, eighth captaincy | Head Coach: | Glenn Hoddle, 
	40 (27 October 1957),
      appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996, 16th match, W 11 - D 2 - L 3 - F 25 - A 7.
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    | flg.jpg) England
    
      Lineup |  
    | 1 | Flowers, Timothy D. | 31 | 3 February 1967 | G | Blackburn Rovers FC | 10 | 9 GA |  
    | 2 | Keown,
      Martin R. | 31 | 24 July 1966 | RB | Arsenal FC | 16 | 1 |  
    | 3 | Hinchcliffe, 
    Andrew G. | 29 | 5 February 1969 | LB | Sheffield Wednesday FC | 5 | 0 |  
    | 4 | Ince, Paul E.C. | 30 | 21 October 1967 | M | Liverpool FC | 37 | 2 |  
    | 5 | Southgate, Gareth | 27 | 3 September 1970 | CD | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 0 |  
    | 6 | Ferdinand, Rio G. | 19 | 7 November 1978 | CD | West Ham United FC | 2 | 0 |  
    | 7 | McManaman, Steven | 26 | 11 February 1972 | M | Liverpool FC | 20 | 0 |  
    | 8  | Merson, Paul 
	C., off 80th min. | 30 | 20 March 1968 | M | Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 2 |  
    | 9 | Shearer, Alan | 27 | 13 August 1970 | F | Newcastle United FC | 37 | 16 |  
    | 10 | Owen, Michael J., off 69th 
	min. | 18 | 14 December 1979 | F | Liverpool FC | 2 | 0 |  
    | 11 | Lee, Robert 
	M. | 32 | 1 February 1966 | M | Newcastle United FC | 16 | 2 |  
    | flg.jpg) England Substitutes |  
    | 16 | Sheringham, Edward P., on 69th min. for Owen | 31 | 2 April 1966 | F | Manchester United FC | 31 | 8 |  
    | 14 | Batty, David, on 80th min. for Merson | 29 | 2 December 1968 | M | Newcastle United FC | 29 | 0 |  
    | unused 
	substitutes: | 12-Sol Campbell, 13-Nigel Martyn, 15-Jamie Redknapp, 17-Dion Dublin, 18-Dominic 
      Matteo. |  
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    | Averages: | Age | 27.3 | Appearances/Goals | - | - |  | 
  
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          | Match Report 
	  	by Mike Payne | 
	
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       Source Notes | 
	
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	  TheFA.comOriginal newspaper reports
 Official 
	  teamsheet
 Rothman's Yearbooks
 F.A. Yearbook
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