1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Malta - Spain
0:3 (0:3)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 376 | 18 December 1996 | Suva / National Stadium | 01:00 | 3200 |
- Julen GUERRERO (ESP) 8',
- Julen GUERRERO (ESP) 26',
- Julen GUERRERO (ESP) 33'
Goals scored
Malta
- Richard Reginald CINI (GK)
- Jeffrey CHETCUTI
- Richard BUHAGIAR
- Silvio VELLA
- Darren DEBONO
- Ivan ZAMMIT
- Gilbert AGIUS (-80')
- Noel TURNER
- Hubert SUDA (-70')
- Joe BRINCAT
- Antoine ZAHRA
Line-up
- Ernest BARRY
- Nicholas SALIBA
- Brian SAID (+70')
- Joseph SANT FOURNIER
- David CAMILLERI
- David CARABOTT
- Stefan SULTANA (+80')
Substitute(s)
Spain
- Andoni ZUBIZARRETA (GK)
- Alberto BELSUE ARIAS (-70')
- ARANZABAL
- ABELARDO
- Miguel Angel NADAL
- Roberto RIOS
- LUIS ENRIQUE
- Julen GUERRERO
- PIZZI
- RAUL (-60')
- Pep GUARDIOLA (-60')
Line-up
- SERGI
- Santiago CANIZARES
- KIKO
- ALFONSO
- Alvarez ARMANDO (+70')
- Javier MANJARIN (+60')
- Guillermo AMOR (+60')
Substitute(s)
- LUIS ENRIQUE (ESP) 49'
- , Roberto RIOS (ESP) 74'
Cautions
- Darren DEBONO (MLT) 68',
- Guillermo AMOR (ESP) 85'
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Nikolai LEVNIKOV (RUS) | |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |