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Match
Summary |
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  Officials
from Poland |
England |
Type |
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oat |
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Referee
(white/black) -
Z. Przesmycki
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(x), x, FIFA listed x.
Linesmen -
Z. Urbanczyk and S. Zyjewski.
Reserve Official -
K.J. Hawkes, Gloucestershire FA.
Teams presented to
Jack Charlton, OBE,
ex-England player
This match was
preceded by Arsenal women vs. Wembley women. |
13 |
Goal Attempts |
4 |
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Attempts on Target |
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Hit Bar/Post |
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Corner Kicks Won |
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Offside Calls Against |
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Fouls Conceded |
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Possession |
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flg.jpg) England
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA
(24 April 1996) 23rd
EFO ranking
ELO rating 11th to 12th |
Colours: |
The 1995 Umbro
home uniform - White v-neck collared shadow striped jersey with navy
overlapping collar, navy shorts with white/turquoise side triangle, white
socks with two turquoise hoops. |
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Capt: |
David Platt,
eighteenth
captaincy |
Head coach: |
Terence Frederick Venables,
53 (6 January 1943),
appointed 28 January 1994,
17th
match, W 7 - D 9 - L 1 - F 21 - A 10, incl. one abandoned. |
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England
Lineup |
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1 |
Seaman, David
A. |
32 |
19 September 1963 |
G |
Arsenal FC |
23 |
13
GA |
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2 |
Neville, Gary |
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3 |
Pearce, Stuart. |
34 |
24 April 1962 |
LB |
Nottingham Forest FC |
64 |
5 |
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4 |
Ince, Paul |
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5 |
Wright, Mark |
32 |
1 August 1963 |
CD |
Liverpool FC |
44 |
1 |
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6 |
McManaman, Steven |
24 |
11 February 1972 |
M |
Liverpool FC |
9 |
0 |
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7 |
Platt, David A. |
29 |
10 June 1966 |
M |
Arsenal FC |
57 |
26 |
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8 |
Gascoigne, Paul J. |
28 |
27 May 1967 |
M |
Rangers FC, Scotland |
37 |
6 |
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9 |
Fowler, Robert B. |
21 |
9 April 1975 |
F |
Liverpool FC |
2 |
0 |
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10 |
Sheringham, Edward P. |
30 |
2 April 1966 |
F |
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
14 |
2 |
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11 |
Stone, Steven
B. |
24 |
20 August 1971 |
M |
Nottingham Forest FC |
5 |
2 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Ugo Ehiogu, 13-Tim Flowers, 14-Sol
Campbell, 15-Dennis Wise, 16-Stan Collymore. |
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Neville, Wright, Pearce -
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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 Croatia
Team |
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Rank: |
FIFA
(24 April 1996) 28th
EFO ranking
ELO rating 12th to 11th |
Colours: |
Made by Lotto - Red and white chequered v-necked collared jerseys
with white overlapping collars/cuffs and red/blue trim, white shorts, blue
socks. |
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Capt: |
Zvonimir Boban |
Manager: |
Miroslav Blazevic, 61 (10
February 1935 in Bosnia) |
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Croatia
Lineup |
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1 |
Mrmic, Marijan |
30 |
6 May 1965 |
G |
NK Varteks |
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GA |
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2 |
Pavlicic, Dubravko |
28 |
28 November 1967 |
CD |
Hercules de Alicante CF SAD,
Spain |
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3 |
Jarni, Robert |
27 |
26 October 1968 |
LB |
Real Betis Balompie SAD,
Spain |
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4 |
Stimac, Igor |
28 |
6 September 1967 |
CD |
Derby County FC, England |
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5 |
Jerkan, Nikola |
31 |
8 December 1964 |
D |
Real Oviedo SAD, Spain |
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6 |
Bilić, Slaven |
27 |
11 September 1968 |
D |
West Ham United FC, England |
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7 |
Asanovic, Aljosa |
30 |
14 December 1965 |
M |
Real Vallodolid CF SAD, Spain, on loan
from HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
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8 |
Prosinečki, Robert |
27 |
12 January 1969
born in West
Germany |
M |
FC Barcelona, Spain |
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9 |
Suker, Davor |
28 |
1 January 1968 |
F |
Sevilla FC SAD, Spain |
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10 |
Boban, Zvonimir |
27 |
8 October 1968 |
M |
AC Milan SpA, Italy |
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11 |
Boksic, Alen |
26 |
21 January 1970 |
F |
SS Lazio SpA, Italy |
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Croatia Substitutes |
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1 |
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unused
substitutes: |
12-Drazen Ladic, 13-Zvonimir Soldo,
14-Mario Stanic, 15-Mladen Mladenovic,
16-Igor Pamic. |
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Averages: |
Age |
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Appearances/Goals |
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Match Report
by Mike Payne |
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Match Report
by Norman Giller |
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Croatia came to contain rather than
conquer, and frustrated England with defensive tactics that completely
spoiled the game as a spectacle. England would have won comfortably but
for five squandered chances, with the lively Robbie Fowler the biggest
offender. The statistics speak for themselves: England had 13
attempts on goal to just four by Croatia. Terry Venables experimented with
three rather than four defenders in the back line, Mark Wright flanked by
Gary Neville and Stuart Pearce. It worked to a degree, but the Croatians -
beautifully composed on the ball
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did not give the system a proper test because of their negative approach.
England very nearly got the win they deserved ten minutes from the end
when Steve McManaman drilled the ball against a post.
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 Source Notes |
Dubravko Pavlicic tragically died,
aged 44, of pancreatic cancer, on 4 April 2012.
TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
F.A. Yearbook
Norman Giller, Football Author
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