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Belgium 0-0 England - May 29, 1998 / Friendlies 1998
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BEL
0
HT
BEL
46' - Substitution
Michaël Goossensis substituted by Mbo Mpenza4646
46' - Substitution
Phil Nevilleis substituted by Michael Owen
46' - Substitution
Gary Nevilleis substituted by Rio Ferdinand
46' - Substitution
Phil Nevilleis substituted by Michael Owen 46' - Substitution
Gary Nevilleis substituted by Rio Ferdinand50
50' - Substitution
Paul Gascoigneis substituted by David Beckham
50' - Substitution
Paul Gascoigneis substituted by David Beckham
62' - Substitution
Gert Verheyenis substituted by Gert Claessens6276
76' - Substitution
Sol Campbellis substituted by Dion Dublin
76' - Substitution
Sol Campbellis substituted by Dion Dublin
FT
ENG
ENG
Team line-ups
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Philippe Vande Walle | 36 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Van Meir | 30 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Glen De Boeck | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mike Verstraeten | 30 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Deflandre | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Vital Borkelmans | 34 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Enzo Scifo | 32 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Danny Boffin | 32 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Michaël Goossens | 46 | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gert Verheyen | 62 | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Mpenza | 19 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
28.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Nigel Martyn | 31 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sol Campbell | 76 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Martin Keown | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Neville | 46 | 23 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Phil Neville | 46 | 21 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Graeme Le Saux | 29 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rob Lee | 32 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nicky Butt | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Gascoigne | 50 | 31 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Merson | 30 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Les Ferdinand | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
20
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Mbo Mpenza | 46 | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gert Claessens | 62 | 26 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Rio Ferdinand | 46 | 19 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Beckham | 50 | 23 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dion Dublin | 76 | 29 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Michael Owen | 46 | 18 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Eric Deflandre
IN
Philippe Léonard
OUT
Michaël Goossens
IN
Marc Wilmots
OUT
Eric Van Meir
IN
Philippe Clément
OUT
Vital Borkelmans
IN
Nico Van Kerckhoven
OUT
Philippe Vande Walle
IN
Filip De Wilde
OUT
Gert Verheyen
IN
Luc Nilis
OUT
Emile Mpenza
IN
Luis Oliveira
OUT
Glen De Boeck
IN
Gordan Vidovic
OUT
Mike Verstraeten
IN
Lorenzo Staelens
OUT
Enzo Scifo
IN
Bertrand Crasson
OUT
Danny Boffin
IN
Franky Van der Elst
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Rob Lee
IN
Paul Ince
OUT
Les Ferdinand
IN
Dion Dublin
OUT
Nicky Butt
IN
Steve McManaman
OUT
Nigel Martyn
IN
Tim Flowers
OUT
Gary Neville
IN
Gareth Southgate
OUT
Phil Neville
IN
Darren Anderton
OUT
Paul Merson
IN
Ian Wright
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
49
12
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Leekens vs England
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 29, 1998
Leekens vs Hoddle
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 29, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
40
20
Success rate in this team:
65 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Hoddle vs Belgium
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 29, 1998
Hoddle vs Leekens
0 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on May 29, 1998
Referee
Abderrahim El Arjoun
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | General total | England1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | England1 match | 0 victory |
1 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on May 29, 1998 | Latest figure on May 29, 1998 | |||||||
Videos
March 07, 2012
Key figures
Belgium keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a win vs England surterrainneutre running (since 21/09/1947). It's a record streak. The first of history
Belgium keeps its 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs England running (since 12/06/1980). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for England after 4 consecutive matches without a draw surterrainneutre (since 19/06/1993). It was the best streak for the club since 11/06/1986-18/06/1988 (6 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
| Neutral ground | LEngland 1-0 Belgium26/06/1990 | VBelgium 1-0 Morocco19/06/1994 | VBelgium 1-0 Netherlands25/06/1994 | LBelgium 0-1 Saudi Arabia29/06/1994 | LGermany 3-2 Belgium02/07/1994 | LFrance 1-0 Belgium27/05/1998 |
| Overall | DIreland 1-1 Belgium29/10/1997 | VBelgium 2-1 Ireland15/11/1997 | VBelgium 2-0 United States25/02/1998 | DBelgium 2-2 Norway25/03/1998 | DBelgium 1-1 Romania22/04/1998 | LFrance 1-0 Belgium27/05/1998 |
Current form
| Neutral ground | DEngland 0-0 France14/06/1992 | DBrazil 1-1 England13/06/1993 | LGermany 2-1 England19/06/1993 | VSan Marino 1-7 England17/11/1993 | VEngland 2-0 Italy04/06/1997 | LBrazil 1-0 England10/06/1997 |
| Overall | VEngland 2-0 Cameroon15/11/1997 | LEngland 0-2 Chile11/02/1998 | DSwitzerland 1-1 England25/03/1998 | VEngland 3-0 Portugal22/04/1998 | DEngland 0-0 Saudi Arabia23/05/1998 | VMorocco 0-1 England27/05/1998 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 3 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Running streaks
| Neutral ground | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
Key players
 | Nico Van Kerckhoven | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Alan Shearer |  |
 | Luc Nilis | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Michael Owen | |
Historical head to head
Home
11 matches
1 v
1 d
9 l
16 gf
44 ga
Away
4 matches
0 v
1 d
3 l
3 gf
17 ga
Neutral ground
3 matches
0 v
2 d
1 l
5 gf
6 ga
Total
18 matches
1 v
4 d
13 l
24 gf
67 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
3 v
1 d
0 l
17 gf
3 ga
Away
11 matches
9 v
1 d
1 l
44 gf
16 ga
Neutral ground
3 matches
1 v
2 d
0 l
6 gf
5 ga
Total
18 matches
13 v
4 d
1 l
67 gf
24 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 2 |
May 09, 1936 |
| Neutral ground | No success yet | |
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 1 |
May 11, 1927 |
| Neutral ground | 1 - 0 |
June 26, 1990 |
Latest head to head
June 26, 1990 - Coupe du Monde 1990
June 12, 1980 - Euro 1980
February 25, 1970 - Rencontres amicales 1970
October 21, 1964 - Rencontres amicales 1964
June 17, 1954 - Coupe du Monde 1954
Best historical scorers against England
 |
Henrik Isemborghs | 2 goals | 1936 - 1936 |
|
Joseph Mermans | 2 goals | 1947 - 1950 |
|
Jacques Moeschal | 2 goals | 1928 - 1929 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 2 goals | 1954 - 1954 |
|
Raymond Braine | 2 goals | 1926 - 1926 |
 |
Jan Ceulemans | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/05/1921. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Belgium
 |
Dixie Dean | 5 goals | 1927 - 1928 |
|
George Camsell | 5 goals | 1929 - 1936 |
 |
Nat Lofthouse | 4 goals | 1952 - 1954 |
|
Frank R Osborne | 3 goals | 1926 - 1926 |
|
Joseph Carter | 2 goals | 1926 - 1929 |
 |
Alan Ball | 2 goals | 1970 - 1970 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/05/1921. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs England
|
Jean de Bie | 6 matches | 1921 - 1929 |
|
Flavien Van Halme | 6 matches | 1923 - 1929 |
|
Armand Swartenbroeks | 6 matches | 1921 - 1927 |
|
Pierre Braine | 5 matches | 1924 - 1929 |
|
Raymond Braine | 4 matches | 1926 - 1929 |
|
Joseph Mermans | 4 matches | 1947 - 1954 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 21/05/1921. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Belgium
 |
Tom Finney | 4 matches | 1947 - 1954 |
 |
Billy Wright | 4 matches | 1947 - 1954 |
|
Roy F Goodall | 3 matches | 1927 - 1931 |
|
Ernie Blenkinsop | 3 matches | 1928 - 1931 |
|
Jimmy Dickinson | 3 matches | 1950 - 1954 |
 |
Bobby Moore | 2 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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Competition info
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February 18, 1998
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May 16, 1998
May 17, 1998
May 27, 1998
May 28, 1998
May 29, 1998
May 30, 1998
June 02, 1998
June 03, 1998
June 05, 1998
June 06, 1998
June 07, 1998
June 22, 1998
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