1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Germany - Albania
4:3 (0:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 28 | 11 October 1997 | Hanover / Niedersachsenstadion | 01:00 | 45000 |
- Juergen KOHLER (GER) 54' Own goal,
- Thomas HELMER (GER) 64',
- Oliver BIERHOFF (GER) 78',
- Igli TARE (ALB) 80',
- Olaf MARSCHALL (GER) 85',
- Rudi VATA (ALB) 87',
- Oliver BIERHOFF (GER) 90'
Goals scored
Germany
- Oliver KAHN
- Stefan REUTER
- Joerg HEINRICH
- Juergen KOHLER
- Thomas HELMER
- Olaf THON
- Andreas MOELLER
- Fredi BOBIC (-60')
- Oliver BIERHOFF
- Thomas HAESSLER
- Stefan KUNTZ (-72')
Line-up
- Andreas KOEPKE
- Olaf MARSCHALL (+72')
- Markus BABBEL
- Thomas LINKE
- Didi HAMANN
- Michael TARNAT (+60')
- Darius WOSZ
Substitute(s)
Albania
- Foto STRAKOSHA
- Afrim TOLE (+78')(-78')
- Ilir SHULKU
- Arian XHUMBA
- Rudi VATA
- Ervin FAKAJ
- Altin HAXHI
- Alban BUSHAJ (+90')(-90')
- Bledar KOLA
- Mahir HALILI (+55')(-55')
- Igli TARE
Line-up
- Blendi NALLBANI
- Alpin GALLO
- Arian PECO
- Indrit FORTUZI
- Ardjan MEMA
- Sokol PRENGA
- Elvis SINA
Substitute(s)
- Olaf THON (GER) 9'
- , Ervin FAKAJ (ALB) 11'
- , Stefan REUTER (GER) 69'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Rune PEDERSEN (NOR) | |
| 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 |