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Friday, 29 May 1998
Coupe Internationale Hassan II de Football, match three

Belgium 0 England 0 [0-0]
 no extra time - Belgium won 4-3 on penalties
 

 

Match Summary
 Belgium Squad
England Squad

Complexe Sportif Mohamed V, Maarif Ancien, Casablanca
Attendance: 20,000/25,000; Kick-off: tbc BST
Live on Sky Sports (UK) - Commentator: Martin Tyler

 
 
Belgium - Van Meir, scores (1-0).
England - Rob Lee, saved (1-0).
Belgium - Vital Borkelmans, scores (2-0).
England - Michael Owen, scores (2-1).
Belgium - Mbo Mpenza, scores (3-1).
England - David Beckham, scores (3-2).
Belgium - Enzo Scifo, saved (3-2).
England - Paul Merson, scores (3-3).
Belgium - Phillippe Van der Walle, scores (4-3).
England - Les Ferdinand, saved (4-3).		  
Results 1995-2000

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Match Summary

Officials

Belgium

Type

England
Referee (-) - Abderraham El-Arjoune
x (-), Morocco, FIFA-listed.

Assistant Referees - tbc

Fourth Official - tbc

This match was followed by Morocco vs. France.		   Goal Attempts  
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Belgium Team
 

Rank:

 FIFA (20 May 1998) 36th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 21st to 20th		 Colours: Made by Diadora - Red collared jerseys with red collar and black/yellow trim, black/yellow cuffs, red shorts with black/yellow hem, red socks with black/yellow trim.
Capt: Enzo Scifo Manager: Georges Leekens, 49 (18 May 1949), appointed in 1997.
Belgium Lineup
1 Van de Walle, Philippe     G     GA
2 Deflandre, Eric            
3 Van Meir, Eric            
4 Verstraeten, Mike            
5 Borkelmans, Vital            
6 De Boeck, Glen            
7 Verheyen, Gert            
8 Mpenza, Emile            
9 Goossens, Michael            
10 Scifo, Anzo            
14 Boffin, Danny            
Belgium Substitutes
11 Mpenza, Mbo            
13 Claessens, Lorenzo            
unused substitutes: 12-Filip De Wilde, 15-Loranzo Staelens, 16-Bertarnd Crasson, 17-Philippe Leonard
 
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Averages:

 Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

England Team
 

Rank:

 FIFA (20 May 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: Sol Campbell, first captaincy Head Coach: Glenn Hoddle, 40 (27 October 1957), appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996,
20th match, W 13 - D 4 - L 3 - F 29 - A 7.
England Lineup
1 Martyn, A. Nigel 31 11 August 1966 G Leeds United AFC 7 5ᵍᵃ
2 Neville, Gary, off 46th min. 23 18 February 1975 RB Manchester United FC 27 0
3 Neville, Philip, off 46th min. 21 21 January 1977 LB Manchester United FC 12 0
4 Butt, Nicholas 23 21 January 1975 M Manchester United FC 6 0
5 Campbell, Sulzeer J., off 75th min. 23 18 September 1974 CD Tottenham Hotspur FC 16 0
6 Keown, Martin R. 31 24 July 1966 CD Arsenal FC 18 1
7 Lee, Robert M. 32 1 February 1966 M Newcastle United FC 17 2
8 Gascoigne, Paul J., off 50th min. 31 27 May 1967 M Middlesbrough FC 57 10
9 Ferdinand, Leslie 31 8 December 1966 F Tottenham Hotspur FC 17 5
10 Merson, Paul 30 20 March 1968 M Middlesbrough FC 18 2
11 Le Saux, Graeme P. 29 17 October 1968 M Chelsea FC 25 1
England Substitutes
1? Ferdinand, Rio G., on 46th min. for G.Neville 19 7 November 1978 RB West Ham United FC 3 0
18 Owen, Michael J., on 46th min. for P.Neville 18 14 December 1979 F Liverpool FC 5 1
1? Beckham, David, on 50th min. for Gascoigne 23 2 May 1975 M Manchester United FC 15 0
1? Dublin, Dion, on 75th min. for Campbell 29 22 April 1969 F Coventry City FC 3 0

unused substitutes:

 13-Ian Walker, Darren Anderton, Steve McManaman, David Batty, Paul Scholes, Alan Shearer, Teddy Sheringham.

team notes:

 The last four fixtures against Belgium have all been under different managers, Sir Alf Ramsey (1970), Ron Greenwood (1980), Bobby Robson (1990) and now Hoddle.
 
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Averages:

 Age 27.7 Appearances/Goals - -

 
    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
 F.A. Yearbook
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