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England National Football Team Match No. 744

England 0 Saudi Arabia 0 [0-0]

Saturday, 23 May 1998

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Saudi Arabia Pre-Match

 

Match Summary
Status: A Green Flag International friendly.
Venue: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, capacity 80,000.
Attendance: 63,733
Goals: None
Cautions: Saudi Arabia - Sayeed Al-Owairan.
Saudi Arabia - Mohammed Al-Jahani.
Expulsions: None
Officials: Referee - Dick Z.G. Jol, 42 (29-Mar-1956), Netherlands, FIFA-listed 1993;
Assistant Referees - G.J. Hubers & J.H. Vuurman, Netherlands,
Fourth official - H.H.B. van Beek, Netherlands;
Conditions: Kickoff 3.00 p.m.
Miscellany: Teams presented to Sir Bobby Charlton C.B.E. (ex-England legend)
Statistics:

Type

England

Saudi Arabia
Goal Attempts - -
Attempts on Target - -
Hit Bar/Post - -
Corner Kicks Won - -
Offside Calls Against - -
Fouls Conceded - -
Time of Possession - -
Statistics:

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England Team
Ranking: 5th in FIFA ranking of 20 May 1998; 5th in Elo world ranking before this match and 6th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with navy blue collar and red/navy blue side panels, navy blue shorts with white and red trim, white stockings with navy blue tops.  The 1997 "home" uniform.
Coach: Glenn Hoddle, 40, appointed manager 2 May 1996, effective 30 June 1996;
18th match, W 12 - D 3 - L 3 - F 28 - A 7.
Captain: Alan Shearer, 10th captaincy

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Seaman, David A. 19-Sep-1963 34 G Arsenal FC 40 0 1988-2002
2-Neville, Gary A. 18-Feb-1975 23 D Manchester United FC 26 0 1995-active
3-Hinchcliffe, Andrew G., sub off 74th min. 05-Feb-1969 29 D Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 0 1996-1998
4-Batty, David 02-Dec-1968 29 M Newcastle United FC 31 0 1991-1999
5-Adams, Tony A. 10-Oct-1966 31 D Arsenal FC 51 4 1987-2000
6-Southgate, Gareth 03-Sep-1970 27 D Aston Villa FC 24 0 1995-2004
7-Beckham, David R.J., sub off 60th min. 02-May-1975 23 M Manchester United FC 14 0 1996-active
8-Anderton, Darren R. 03-Mar-1972 26 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 5 1994-2001
9-Shearer, Alan, sub off 74th min. 13-Aug-1970 27 F Newcastle United FC 39 18 1992-2000
10-Sheringham, Edward P., sub off 60th min. 02-Apr-1966 32 F Manchester United FC 33 9 1993-2002
11-Scholes, Paul 16-Nov-1974 23 M Manchester United FC 7 3 1997-2004

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
15-Gascoigne, Paul J., sub on 60th min. for Beckham 27-May-1967 30 M Middlesbrough FC 55 10 1988-1998
17-Wright, Ian E., sub on 60th min. for Sheringham 03-Nov-1963 34 F Arsenal FC 30 9 1991-1998
14-Neville, Philip J., sub on 74th min. for Hinchcliffe 21-Jan-1977 21 D Manchester United FC 11 0 1996-active
18-Ferdinand, Leslie, sub on 74th min. for Shearer 08-Dec-1966 31 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 15 5 1993-1998
Formation:

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Substitutes
Not Used:		 12-Sol Campbell, 13-Tim Flowers, 16-Paul Merson.

Saudi Arabia Team
Ranking: 34th in FIFA ranking of 20 May 1998; 45th in Elo world ranking before this match and 43rd after this match.
Colours: Green shirts with white collar, white shorts, green stockings;
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira, 55
Captain: Fuad Amin

Saudi Arabia Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Al-Daeyea, Mohammed A. 02-Aug-1972 25 G Al-Tae 98 0 1990-active
2-Al-Jahani, Mohammed S. 28-Sep-1974 23 D Al-Ahli - 0 -
3-Al-Khilaiwi, Mohammed S. 01-Sep-1971 26 D Al-Ittihad 92 0 1990-2001
4-Zubromawi, Abdullah S. 15-Nov-1973 24 D Al-Ahli 63 0 1993-2002
13-Solaimani, Hussain A. 21-Jan-1977 21 D Al-Ahli - - -
6-Amin, Fuad A., sub off 78th min. 13-Oct-1972 25 M Al-Shabab - - -
7-Al-Shahrani, Ibrahim S. 21-Jul-1974 23 M Al-Ahli - - -
16-Al-Owairan, Khamis 08-Sep-1973 24 M Al-Hilal - - -
9-Al-Jaber, Sami A. 11-Dec-1972 25 M Al-Ahli 99 24 1992-active
10-Al-Owairan, Sayeed, sub off 78th min. 19-Aug-1967 30 F Al-Shabab - - -
14-Al-Muwalid, Khalid Mass'Ad 23-Nov-1971 26 M Al-Ahli - - -

Saudi Arabia Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
19-Al-Dossary, Obeid S., sub on 78th min. for Amin 02-Oct-1975 22 F Al-Wehda - - -
26-Al-Temyat, Nawaf, sub on 78th min. for S. Al-Owairan 28-Jun-1976 21 M Al-Hilal - - -
Formation:

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Substitutes
Not Used:		 5-Ahmed J. Madani, 15-Youssef M. Al-Thynian, 20-Hamzah Saleh, 21-Hussein J. Al-Sadiq, 23-Ahmed D. Al-Dossary.

Match Report

 

 

 

Source Notes

 

Sources

Football Association archives
Official match teamsheet
Wembley: The Complete Record
News of the World Football Annual 1998-99
SaudiArabianSoccer
Planet World Cup
RSSSF.com

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