1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Wales - Belgium
1:2 (0:2)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 180 | 29 March 1997 | Cardiff / Arms Park | 01:00 | 14650 |
- Bertrand CRASSON (BEL) 24',
- Lorenzo STAELENS (BEL) 45',
- Gary SPEED (WAL) 60'
Goals scored
Wales
- Neville SOUTHALL (GK)
- Clayton BLACKMORE
- Mark PEMBRIDGE
- Vincent Peter JONES
- Christopher SYMONS
- Robert PAGE
- Barry HORNE
- Gary SPEED
- Dean SAUNDERS (-65')
- Mark HUGHES
- Ryan GIGGS
Line-up
- Stephen JENKINS
- Karl READY
- Ceri Morgan HUGHES
- John ROBINSON
- Iwan ROBERTS
- John HARTSON (+65')
- Andrew MARRIOTT
Substitute(s)
Belgium
- Filip DE WILDE (GK)
- Bertrand CRASSON
- Albert DE ROOVER
- Eric VAN MEIR
- Rudi SMIDTS
- Franky VAN DER ELST
- Lorenzo STAELENS
- Luis OLIVEIRA (-80')
- Emile MPENZA (-65')
- Dominique LEMOINE
- Nico VAN KERCKHOVEN
Line-up
- Philippe VANDE WALLE
- Mbo MPENZA (+65')
- Enzo SCIFO (+80')
- Bob PEETERS
- David BROCKEN
- Geoffrey CLAEYS
- Didier DHEEDENE
Substitute(s)
- Robert PAGE (WAL) 25'
- , Mark HUGHES (WAL) 26'
- , Barry HORNE (WAL) 54'
- , Emile MPENZA (BEL) 64'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Christer FAELLSTROM (SWE) | |
| 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 |
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