Match No. 702 - Wednesday, 17th November 1993

  • Davide Gualtieri, 1'   (0:08)
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    • 1
    • Pierluigi Benedettini  
    • 2
    • Mauro Valentini  
    •  47'
    • 3
    • Mirco Gennari  
    • 4
    • Loris Zanotti  
    • 5
    • Claudio Canti  
    • 6
    • William Guerra  
    • 7
    • Pierangelo Manzaroli  
    • 8
    • Pier Domenico Della Valle  
    • 9
    • Nicola Bacciocchi  
    •  62'
    • 10
    • Massimo Bonini  
    • 11
    • Davide Gualtieri  
    • 15
    • Luca Gobbi  
    •  47'
    • 13
    • Paolo Mazza  
    •  62'

Notes

  • Goal RecordDavide Gualtieri's goal is recorded as being the quickest in World Cup history, (possibly in international history) timed at 8.3 seconds.
  • Attendance RecordLowest attendance at an England international in the 20th century.
  • World Cup 1994 QualificationHaving failed to qualify for the World Cup '94 Taylor resigned 6 days later.
  • Away GameDespite the game being played in Bologna, 80 miles north-east of San Marino, this game is deemed to have been an away game.
  • Hat-Trick: Ian Wright1st hat-trick (73rd overall).
  • Player MilestoneStuart Ripley's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneDes Walker's Last Cap
  • Player MilestoneAndy Sinton's Last Cap
  • Goal MilestonePaul Ince's 1st Goal
  • Match MilestoneEngland's 400th win

Sources

  • England - The Quest for the World Cup - A Complete Record by Clive Leatherdale (Two Heads Publishing 1994)
  • www.independent.co.uk England find themselves in seventh hell

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Referee

  •  Mohamed Nazri Abdullah

Attendance

  • 2,378

Half Time Score

  • England 3 - 1 San Marino

ELO Rankings

  •  England - 13th   0
  •  San Marino - 187th