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Wednesday, 11 February 1998
A Green Flag International Friendly Match

England 0 Chile 2 [0-1]
 

 

Match Summary
England Squad
Chile Squad

Wembley Stadium, Wembley, Brent, Greater London
Attendance: 65,228
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Kick-off: 8.00pm GMT
Live on Sky Sports (UK) -
Commentator: Martin Tyler

Chile - Marcelo Salas (two, one penalty)
 
Results 1995-2000

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Match Summary

Officials from Poland

England

Type

Chile

Referee (-) - Ryszard Wojcik
x (x), x, FIFA listed x.

Assistant Referees - K. Slabik and E. Koczar.

Reserve Official -
T. Mikulski.

Teams presented to Sir Tom Finney, C.B.E., ex-England legend
  Goal Attempts  
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  Possession  

England Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (23 December 1997) 4th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 5th to 6th
Colours: The 1997 Umbro home uniform - White shadow pinstriped collared jersey with navy buttoned-collar, navy/red side panels, navy shorts with red/white lower side panel, white socks with navy tops and two red hoops.
Capt: Tony Adams, twelfth captaincy Head Coach: Glenn Hoddle, 40 (27 October 1957), appointed 2 May 1996, effective 27 June 1996,
15th match, W 11 - D 1 - L 3 - F 24 - A 6.
England Lineup
1 Martyn, A. Nigel 31 11 August 1966 G Leeds United AFC 6 5 GA
2 Neville, Gary A. 22 18 February 1975 RB Manchester United FC 24 0
3 Campbell, Sulzeer J. 23 18 September 1974 LB Tottenham Hotspur FC 13 0
4 Batty, David, off 63rd min. 29 2 December 1968 M Newcastle United FC 28 0
5 Adams, Tony A. 31 10 October 1966 CD Arsenal FC 49 4
6 Neville, Philip A., off 46th min. 21 21 January 1977 CD Manchester United FC 9 0
7 Lee, Robert M. 32 1 February 1966 M Newcastle United FC 15 2
8 Butt, Nicholas 23 21 January 1975 M Manchester United FC 5 0
9 Dublin, Dion 28 22 April 1969 F Coventry City FC 1 0
10 Sheringham, Edward P., off 63rd min. 31 2 April 1966 F Manchester United FC 30 8
11 Owen, Michael J. 18 14 December 1979 F Liverpool FC 1 0
England Substitutes
14 Le Saux, Graeme P., on 46th min. for P.Neville 29 17 October 1968 D Chelsea FC 22 1
18 Shearer, Alan, on 63rd min. for Sheringham 27 13 August 1970 F Newcastle United FC 36 16
15 Ince, Paul E.C., on 63rd min. for Batty 30 21 October 1967 M Liverpool FC 36 2

unused substitutes:

12-Gareth Southgate, 13-Shaka Hislop, 16-Paul Gascoigne, 17-Steve McManaman.

team notes:

Michael Owen becomes the youngest England player this century.
 
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Averages:

Age 26.3 Appearances/Goals - -

 

Chile Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (23 Dec 1997) 16th
EFO ranking

ELO rating 28th to 23rd
Colours: Made by Reebok - Red collared jerseys with white Reebok logo expanding across chest, blue collar, blue shorts, blue socks.
Capt: Marcelo Salas Manager: Nelson Bonifacio Acosta Lopez, 53 (12 June 1944 in Uruguay), appointed in 1996.
Chile Lineup
1 Tapia, Nelson     G     GA
2 Furntes, Ronald            
3 Reyes, Pedro            
4 Rojas, Francisco            
5 Margas, Javier            
18 Villarroel, M            
7 Parraguez, Nelson            
8 Acuna, Clarence            
21 Barrera, Rodrigo            
10 Sierra, Jose Luis            
11 Salas, Marcelo            
Chile Substitutes
1              

unused substitutes:

6-Pablo Galdames, 9-Marcelo Vega, 12-Marcelo Ramirez, 15-Sebastian Rozenthal, 17-Fernando Cornejo, 20-Rodrigo Valenzuela, 22-Juan Carrero.
 
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Averages:

Age - Appearances/Goals - -

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

 

Source Notes

TheFA.com
Original newspaper reports
Official teamsheet
Rothman's Yearbooks
F.A. Yearbook
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