Match No. 746 - Friday, 29th May 1998
- 1
- Philippe Vande WallePhilippe Vande Walle.
Born 22nd Dec 1961, Brugge, Belgium.
- 2
- Éric DeflandreÉric Deflandre.
Born 2nd Aug 1973, Rocourt, Belgium.
- 3
- Eric Van MeirEric Van Meir.
Born 28th Feb 1968, Antwerp, Belgium.
57'
- 4
- Mike VerstraetenMichaël Johan Stefan Verstraeten.
Born 12th Aug 1967, Mechelen, Belgium.
- 5
- Vital BorkelmansVital Philomene Borkelmans.
Born 1st Jun 1963, Maaseik, Blegium.
- 14
- Glen De BoeckGlen De Boeck.
Born 22nd Aug 1971, Boom, Belgium.
65'
- 7
- Gert VerheyenGert Verheyen.
Born 20th Sep 1970, Hoogstraten, Belgium.
62'
- 8
- Émile MpenzaEka Basunga Lokonda Mpenza.
Born 4th Jul 1978, Zellik, Belgium.
- 9
- Michaël GoossensMichaël Goossens.
Born 30th Nov 1973, Ougrée, Belgium.
- HT
- 10
- Enzo ScifoVincenzo Daniele Scifo.
Born 19th Feb 1966, La Louvière, Belgium.
(c)
- 15
- Danny BoffinDaniel Edouward Boffin.
Born 10th Jul 1965, Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
- 11
- Mbo MpenzaMbo Jérôme Mpenza.
Born 4th Dec 1976, Kinshasa, Zaire.
HT
- 13
- Gert ClaessensGert Claessens.
Born 21st Feb 1972, Tongeren, Belgium.
- 62'
- 1
- Nigel MartynLeeds, 7th of 23 caps
31 years, 9 months, 18 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Gary NevilleMan Utd, 27th of 85 caps
23 years, 3 months, 11 day
Right Back - HT
- 3
- Phil NevilleMan Utd, 12th of 59 caps
21 years, 4 months, 8 days
Left Back - HT
- 4
- Nicky ButtMan Utd, 6th of 39 caps
23 years, 4 months, 8 days
Midfield
- 5
- Sol CampbellSpurs, 16th of 73 caps
23 years, 8 months, 11 day
Centre Back (c)1st captaincy - 76'
- 6
- Martin KeownArsenal, 18th of 43 caps
31 years, 10 months, 5 days
Centre Back
- 7
- Rob LeeNewcastle Utd, 17th of 21 caps
32 years, 3 months, 28 days
Midfield
- 8
- Paul GascoigneMiddlesbrough, 57th of 57 caps
31 years, 0 months, 2 days
Midfield - 50'
- 9
- Les FerdinandSpurs, 17th of 17 caps
31 years, 5 months, 21 day
Centre Forward
- 10
- Paul MersonMiddlesbrough, 18th of 21 caps
30 years, 2 months, 9 days
Midfield
- 11
- Graeme Le SauxChelsea, 25th of 36 caps
29 years, 7 months, 12 days
Midfield
- 12
- Rio FerdinandWest Ham, 3rd of 81 caps
19 years, 6 months, 22 days
Centre Back - HT
- 18
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 5th of 89 caps
18 years, 5 months, 15 days
Centre Forward - HT
- 15
- David BeckhamMan Utd, 15th of 115 caps
23 years, 0 months, 27 days
Midfield - 50'
- 16
- Dion DublinCoventry, 3rd of 4 caps
29 years, 1 month, 7 days
Centre Forward - 76'
Notes
- Match InfoNo extra time was played. The match progressed straight to a penalty shoot-out after 90 minutes and the winner would receive an extra point.
- Penalty Shoot-outBelgium win 4-3 on Penalty Kicks
Eric van Meir scored
Robert Lee saved by Philippe van der Walle
Vital Borkelmans scored
Michael Owen scored
Mbo M'penza scored
David Beckham scored
Enzo Scifo saved by Nigel Martyn
Paul Merson scored
Philippe van der Walle scored
Les Ferdinand saved by Philippe van der Walle
- Tournament InfoFrance win the 1998 King Hassan Tournament on goals scored. England are runners-up.
- Player MilestonePaul Gascoigne's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneLes Ferdinand's Last Cap
- Player MilestoneGraeme Le Saux's 25th Cap
Sources
- YouTube
- Royal Belgian Football Association
- The Guardian "Gazza fails to spark England", Saturday 30th May, page 29.
Referee
Morocco Abderrahim El Arjoun
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, losing -7 ranking points to 1972 points England - 6th
Belgium - 20th
King Hassan II Cup
(1998)
- France
- 4
- +1
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 2
- England
- 4
- +1
- 0
- 1
- 1
- 2
- Morocco
- 2
- -1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 2
- Belgium
- 2
- -1
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 2
