1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Belgium - Wales
3:2 (3:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 19 | 11 October 1997 | Brussels / King Baudouin | 01:00 | 25000 |
- Lorenzo STAELENS (BEL) 4',
- Gert CLAESSENS (BEL) 32',
- Marc WILMOTS (BEL) 39',
- Mark PEMBRIDGE (WAL) 53',
- Ryan GIGGS (WAL) 66'
Goals scored
Belgium
- Filip DE WILDE
- Eric DEFLANDRE
- Albert DE ROOVER (-65')
- Lorenzo STAELENS
- Rudi SMIDTS
- Franky VAN DER ELST
- Marc WILMOTS
- Luis OLIVEIRA
- Gert CLAESSENS (-68')
- Danny BOFFIN
- Nico VAN KERCKHOVEN (+82')(-82')
Line-up
- Philippe VANDE WALLE
- Dante BROGNO
- Luc NILIS (+68')
- Mbo MPENZA
- Olivier DOLL
- Mike VERSTRAETEN
- Vital BORKELMANS
Substitute(s)
Wales
- Andrew MARRIOTT
- Stephen JENKINS
- Robert EDWARDS
- John ROBINSON
- Karl READY
- Mark PEMBRIDGE
- Robbie SAVAGE (+90')(-90')
- Dean SAUNDERS
- John HARTSON (+85')(-85')
- Ceri Morgan HUGHES (+45' HT)(-45' HT)
- Ryan GIGGS
Line-up
- Robert PAGE
- Gareth TAYLOR
- Gary Gilbert LLOYD
- John OSTER
- Chris COLEMAN
- Paul TROLLOPE (+65')
- Paul JONES
Substitute(s)
- Robert EDWARDS (WAL) 3'
- , Lorenzo STAELENS (BEL) 52'
- , Luis OLIVEIRA (BEL) 57'
- , Karl READY (WAL) 67'
- , Gareth TAYLOR (WAL) 90'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Vitor MELO PEREIRA (POR) | |
| 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 |