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England National Football Team Match No. 762

England 2 Belgium 1 [1-1]

Sunday, 10 October 1999

Match Summary and Report

Match Summary and Report Team Records England Pre-Match Belgium Pre-Match


 

Match Summary
Status: A friendly match.
Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, capacity 41,600.
Attendance: 40,897.
Goals: England - Alan Shearer, 6th min.
Belgium - Branko Strupar, 14th min.
England - Jamie Redknapp, 66th min.
Cautions: England - Michael Owen
Belgium - Yves Vanderhaeghe
Expulsions: None.
Officials: Referee - Anders Frisk, 36 (18-Feb-1963), Sweden, FIFA-listed 1991;
Assistant Referees - Mikael Nilsson & Kenneth Petersson, Sweden;
Fourth Official - David Laws, England;
Conditions: Kickoff 3:00 p.m. BST;
Miscellany: Teams presented to David Watson (ex-England & Sunderland defender); England mascot is Mark Grufferty, 7 years old, Hartlepool;
Notes: England wore black armbands as a mark of respect following the death of Dr. Tony O'Neill, FAI General Secretary and co-organiser behind Euro '96.
Also respect was shown, particularly through a minute's silence preceding kick-off, for those who lost their lives in the Paddington rail disaster.
Statistics:

Type

England

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

-

England Team
Ranking: 12th in FIFA ranking of 15 September 1999; 11th in Elo world ranking before this match and 11th after this match.
Colours: Red shirts with navy blue collar, white shorts, red socks.  The 1999 "away" uniform.
Coach: J. Kevin Keegan, 48, appointed temporary manager 17 February 1999 and full-time manager 14 May 1999,
7th match, W 3 - D 4 - L 0 - F 13 - A 4.
Captain: Alan Shearer, 25th captaincy. 

England Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-Seaman, David A., sub off 46th min. 19-Sep-1963 36 G Arsenal FC 53 0 1988-2002
2-Dyer, Kieron C., sub off 58th min. 29-Dec-1978 20 M Newcastle United FC 3 0 1999-active
3-Southgate, Gareth 03-Sep-1970 29 D Aston Villa FC 32 1 1995-2004
4-Lampard, Frank J., sub off 76th min. 20-Jun-1978 21 M West Ham United FC 1 0 1999-active
5-Adams, Tony A. 10-Oct-1966 33 D Arsenal FC 60 5 1987-2000
6-Keown, Martin R. 24-Jul-1966 33 D Arsenal FC 27 1 1992-2002
7- Redknapp, Jamie F. 25-Jun-1973 26 M Liverpool FC 15 1 1995-1999
8-Ince, Paul E.C. 21-Oct-1967 31 M Middlesbrough FC 46 2 1992-2000
9- Shearer, Alan, sub off 86th min. 13-Aug-1970 29 F Newcastle United FC 54 28 1992-2000
10-Phillips, Kevin M., sub off 58th min. 25-Jul-1973 26 F Sunderland AFC 2 0 1999-2002
11-Guppy, Stephen A. 29-Mar-1969 30 M Leicester City FC 1 0 1999

England Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
13-Martyn, A. Nigel, sub on 46th min. for Seaman 11-Aug-1966 33 G Leeds United AFC 12 0 1992-2002
12-Neville, Philip J., sub on 58th min. for Dyer 21-Jan-1977 22 D Manchester United FC 20 0 1996-active
18-Owen, Michael J., sub on 58th min. for Phillips 14-Dec-1979 19 F Liverpool FC 16 5 1998-active
15-Wise, Dennis F., sub on 76th min. for Lampard 16-Dec-1966 32 M Chelsea FC 13 1 1991-2000
17-Heskey, Emile W.I., sub on 86th min. for Shearer 11-Jan-1978 21 F Leicester City FC 3 0 1999-active
Formation:

3-5-2

 Seaman (Martyn) -
Keown, Adams, Southgate -
Dyer (Neville), Ince, Redknapp, Lampard (Wise), Guppy -
Phillips (Owen), Shearer (Heskey).
Substitutes
Not Used:		 Graeme Le Saux, Paul Scholes.

Belgium Team
Ranking: 32nd in FIFA ranking of 15 September 1999; 24th in Elo world ranking before this match and 25th after this match.
Colours: White shirts with black collar, white shorts, white socks; made by Nike.
Coach: Robert Waseige, 60, appointed 20 August 1999,
3rd match, W 1 - D 1 - L 1 - F 10 - A 7.
Captain: Marc Wilmots

Belgium Lineup
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
1-De Vlieger, Geert, sub off 46th min. 16-Oct-1971 27 G RSC Anderlecht 5 0 1999-2004
2-Deflandre, Eric 02-Aug-1973 26 D Club Brugge KV 18 0 1996-active
3-Peeters, Jacky 13-Dec-1969 29 D Arminia Bielefeld, Germany 3 0 1999-2002
4-Van Meir, Eric 28-Feb-1968 31 D K Lierse SK 17 1 -
5-Oyen, David 17-Jul-1975 24 D RSC Anderlecht 3 0 -
6-Vanderhaeghe, Yves 30-Jan-1970 29 M R Excelsior Mouscron 7 0 1999-active
7-Wilmots, Marc 22-Feb-1969 30 M FC Schalke 04, Germany 42 15 1990-2002
8-Van Kerckhoven, Nico 14-Dec-1970 28 D FC Schalke 04, Germany 21 2 1996-active
9-De Bilde, Gilles 09-Jun-1971 28 F Sheffield Wednesday FC, England 18 1 -
10- Strupar, Branko 09-Feb-1970 29 F KRC Genk 4 4 1999-2002
11-Tanghe, Stefaan, sub off 46th min. 15-Jan-1972 27 M R Excelsior Mouscron 6 1 1999-2002

Belgium Substitutes
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G Career
-Gaspercic, Ronald L., sub on 46th min. for De Vlieger 09-May-1969 30 G Extremadura, Spain 5 0 -
14-Walem, Johan, sub on 46th min. for Tanghe 01-Feb-1972 27 M Parma AC, Italy 17 1 -
17-Brogno, Toni, sub on 74th min. for Strupar 19-Jul-1973 26 F KVC Westerlo 4 0 -
Formation:

3-4-1-2

De Vlieger (Gaspercic) -
Van Meir, Peeters, Oyen -
Deflandre, Vanderhaege, Tanghe (Walem), Van Kerckhoven -
Wilmots -
Strupar (Brogno), De Bilde.
Substitutes
Not Used:		 Frédéric Pierre, David Brocken, Bart Goor, Philippe Clement.

Match Report

 

 

 

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