1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Northern Ireland - Germany
1:3 (0:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 21 | 20 August 1997 | Belfast / Windsor Park | 01:00 | 12037 |
- Michael HUGHES (NIR) 59',
- Oliver BIERHOFF (GER) 72',
- Oliver BIERHOFF (GER) 77',
- Oliver BIERHOFF (GER) 78'
Goals scored
Northern Ireland
- Aidan DAVISON
- Ian NOLAN
- Stephen MORROW
- Colin HILL
- Gerry TAGGART
- James MAGILTON
- Keith GILLESPIE (-78')
- Neil LENNON (-82')
- James QUINN
- Kevin HORLOCK
- Michael HUGHES
Line-up
- Roy CARROLL
- Philip GRAY
- Daniel GRIFFIN (+82')
- Gerard McMAHON (+78')
- Ian JENKINS
- Patrick McGIBBON
- Philip MULRYNE
Substitute(s)
Germany
- Andreas KOEPKE
- Christian WOERNS (-63')
- Joerg HEINRICH
- Juergen KOHLER
- Thomas HELMER
- Christian ZIEGE
- Andreas MOELLER
- Jens NOWOTNY
- Juergen KLINSMANN
- Mario BASLER (-83')
- Ulf KIRSTEN (-68')
Line-up
- Oliver KAHN
- Oliver BIERHOFF (+68')
- Markus BABBEL (+83')
- Darius WOSZ
- Thomas HAESSLER (+63')
- Fredi BOBIC
- Lars RICKEN
Substitute(s)
- Mario BASLER (GER) 30'
- , Joerg HEINRICH (GER) 56'
- , Michael HUGHES (NIR) 59'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Jose Maria GARCIA ARANDA (ESP) | |
| 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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