1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Northern Ireland - Portugal
0:0
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 173 | 29 March 1997 | Belfast / Windsor Park | 01:00 | 10500 |
Goals scored
Northern Ireland
- Tommy WRIGHT (GK)
- Ian NOLAN
- Stephen MORROW
- Colin HILL
- Gerry TAGGART
- Stephen LOMAS
- Keith GILLESPIE
- James MAGILTON
- Ian DOWIE
- Neil LENNON
- James QUINN (-68')
Line-up
- Alan FETTIS
- Darren PATTERSON
- Nigel WORTHINGTON
- Philip MULRYNE
- Jeff WHITLEY
- Gerard McMAHON (+68')
- Jonathan McCARTHY
Substitute(s)
Portugal
- VITOR BAIA (GK)
- SECRETARIO
- Dimas Manuel Marques TEIXEIRA (-64')
- Oceano Andrade CRUZ (-64')
- FERNANDO COUTO
- PAULO SOUSA
- LUIS FIGO
- Joao Vieira PINTO
- SERGIO CONCEICAO
- RUI COSTA
- PAULINHO SANTOS
Line-up
- Silva RUI CORREIA
- Fernando Alves NELSON
- Cristovao HELDER
- Pedro MARTINS (+64')
- RUI BARROS
- NUNO GOMES
- Jorge Reis CADETE (+64')
Substitute(s)
- Oceano Andrade CRUZ (POR) 20'
- , James QUINN (NIR) 62'
- , Pedro MARTINS (POR) 65'
- , FERNANDO COUTO (POR) 69'
- , LUIS FIGO (POR) 72'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Graziano CESARI (ITA) | |
| 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: | minutesPlayed |
| 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 |