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          | Match
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      Officials 
	  from Germany | England | Type | Poland |  
    | Referee 
    (bronze/black)  - 
	Helmut Krug x 
	(x), x, FIFA listed x.
 
    Assistant 
	Referees - 
    Klaus Plettenburg and Egbert Engler.Fourth Official - 
    Hermann Albrecht. 
 Teams presented to The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howell 
	of Aston Manor.
 
 Match preceded by a presentation of Platinum 
    Discs to Ian Broudie, Frank Skinner and David Baddiel for sale of 600,000 
    copies of 'Three Lions' single.
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	  flg.jpg) England 
    Team | 
    
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    Rank: | FIFA (25 Sept 1996) 12th EFO ranking
 ELO rating 7th
 | 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. |  
    | Capt: | Alan Shearer, second captaincy | Head Coach: | Glenn Hoddle, 
	38 (27 October 1957),
      appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996, 2nd match, W 2 - D 0 - L 0 - F 5 - A 1.
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    | flg.jpg) England
    
      Lineup |  
    | 1 | Seaman, David
	A. | 33 | 19 September 1963 | G | Arsenal FC | 31 | 17 
	GA |  
    | 2 | Neville, Gary |  |  | RB |  |  |  |  
    | 3 | Pearce, Stuart | 34 | 24 April 1962 | LB | Nottingham Forest FC | 72 | 5 |  
    | 4 | Ince, Paul |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 5 | Southgate, Gareth, 
	off 51st min. | 26 | 3 September 1970 | CD | Aston Villa FC | 11 | 0 |  
    | 6 | Hinchcliffe, 
    Andrew G. | 27 | 5 February 1969 | CD | Everton FC | 2 | 0 |  
    | 7 | Beckham, David |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 8 | Gascoigne, Paul J. | 29 | 27 May 1967 | CM | Rangers FC, Scotland | 45 | 9 |  
    | 9   | Shearer, Alan | 26 | 13 August 1970 | CF | Newcastle United FC | 30 | 13 |  
    | 10 | Ferdinand, Leslie |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 11 | McManaman, Steven | 24 | 11 February 1972 | LM | Liverpool FC | 16 | 0 |  
    | flg.jpg) England Substitutes |  
    | 14 | Pallister, Gary A., on 51st min. for Southgate | 31 | 30 June 1965 | CD | Manchester United FC | 22 | 0 |  
    | unused 
	substitutes: | 12-Sol Campbell, 13-Ian Walker, 15-David Platt, 16-Matthew Le Tissier, 17-Teddy Sheringham, 
    18-Nick Barmby. |  
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    | - | - |  
    | Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - |  | 
	
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	   Poland 
    Team | 
	
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    Rank: | FIFA (25 Sept 1996) 56th EFO ranking
 ELO rating 45th to 49th
 | Colours: | Made by Nike - Red collared jerseys with white collars/trim, red 
	shorts, red socks |  
    | Capt: | Piotr Nowak | Manager: | Antoni Krzysztof
    Piechniczek, 54 (3 May 1942), appointed in 1996, having been in 
	charge 1981-86. |  
    |  Poland
    
      Lineup |  
    | 1 | Wozniak, Andrzej |  |  | G |  |  | GA |  
    | 2 | Michalski, Radoslaw |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 3 | Wojtala, Paweł |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 4 | Jozwiak, Marek |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 5 | Zielinski, Jacek |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 6 | Waldoch, Tomasz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 7 | Hajto, 
    Tomasz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 8 | Baluszynski, 
    Henryk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 9 | Warzycha, 
    Krzysztof |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 10 | Nowak, Piotr |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | 11 | Citko, Marek |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    |  Poland Substitutes |  
    | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
    | unused 
	substitutes: | 12-Maciej Szczesny, 13-Kazimierz Wegrzyn, 
      14-Adam Ledwon, 15-Ryszard Staniek, 16-Jerzy Brzeczek, 17-Marek Saganowski, 
      18-Cezary Kucharski. |  
    | team 
	notes: | Coach Antoni Piechniczek 
		  was in charge of Poland against England in the 1986 World Cup Finals. |  
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    | Averages: | Age | - | Appearances/Goals | - | - |  | 
  
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          | Match Report 
	  	by Mike Payne | 
	
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       Source Notes | 
	
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	  TheFA.comOriginal newspaper reports
 Official 
	  Teamsheet
 Rothman's Yearbooks
 F.A. Yearbook
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