The Three Lions squad for the match against Czech Republic  November 1998
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Anderton, Darren R.	3 March 1972	26	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	25	0	25	6	0	1
Batty, David	2 December 1968	29	M	Newcastle United FC	27	10	37	0	0	3
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	23	M	Manchester United FC	16	3	19	1	0	4 1
Butt, Nicholas	21 January 1975	23	M	Manchester United FC	2	4	6	0	0	None
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	24	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC	20	3	23	0	1	3
Dublin, Dion	22 April 1969	29	F	Aston Villa FC	2	1	3	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	20	D	West Ham United FC	2	2	4	0	0	None
Fowler, Robert B.	9 April 1975	23	F	Liverpool FC	3	4	7	2	0	None
Hendrie, Lee A.	18 May 1977	21	M	Aston Villa FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Hinchcliffe, Andrew G.	5 February 1969	30	D	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	0	7	0	0	None
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	20	M/F	Leicester City FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
	Emile Heskey withdrew from the squad due to being unfit through injury.
Keown, Martin R.	24 July 1966	32	D	Arsenal FC	17	1	18	1	0	2
Le Saux, Graeme P.	17 October 1968	30	D	Chelsea FC	28	3	31	1	0	2
Martyn, A. Nigel	11 August 1966	32	G	Leeds United AFC	6	1	7	0	0	None
Merson, Paul C.	20 March 1968	30	M	Aston Villa FC	8	12	20	2	0	-
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	23	D	Manchester United FC	29	2	31	0	0	2
Redknapp, Jamie F.	25 June 1973	25	M	Liverpool FC	7	3	10	0	0	2
Scholes, Paul	16 November 1974	23	M	Manchester United FC	13	1	14	4	0	4
	Paul Scholes withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
Seaman, David A.	19 September 1963	35	G	Arsenal FC	43	4	47	24 GA	1	1
Shearer, Alan	13 August 1970	28	F	Newcastle United FC	44	2	46	22	17	2
	Alan Shearer withdrew from the squad due to a hamstring injury.
Southgate, Gareth	3 September 1970	28	D	Aston Villa FC	26	4	30	1	0	2
Wright, Ian E.	3 November 1963	35	F	West Ham United FC	16	16	32	9	0	-
Wright, Richard I.	5 November 1977	21	G	Ipswich Town FC	0	0	0	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the third of the 1998-99 season, against Luxembourg on 14 October 1998.

Diary

England's opponent on this date originally was to have been Yugoslavia, but the Football Association, following intervention from the Foreign Secretary, withdrew its invitation because of atrocities committed against civilians in Kosovo.  Following unsuccessful efforts to secure Netherlands and then Belgium for this friendly match, the F.A. finally obtained the Czech Republic's agreement to the date.

Wednesday, 11 November 1998 - Michael Owen is out of the Czech Republic friendly after sustaining a hamstring injury.  Owen suffered the injury in a 3-1 Worthington Cup defeat by Tottenham Hotspur last night and as well as missing the England international, Owen will also be out for two Liverpool matches.

Thursday, 12 November 1998 - Tony Adams will miss the friendly with the Czech Republic next Wednesday.  The Arsenal veteran is struggling to be fit for the end of November after knee and ankle problems have sidelined him for the past three weeks.

Friday, 13 November 1998 - Glenn Hoddle has brought three uncapped players into the squad for next week's friendly against the Czech Republic but has resisted any temptation to recall Paul Gascoigne.  Ipswich goalkeeper Richard Wright, Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie and Leicester striker Emile Heskey are the new additions, while Liverpool forward Robbie Fowler also earns a call-up ahead of Manchester United striker Andrew Cole.  Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince is left out of the squad as he is unavailable for England's next competitive game against Poland in March, while Tim Flowers, Phil Neville and Ray Parlour are dropped.  Tony Adams, Michael Owen and Teddy Sheringham miss out through injury but Jamie Redknapp is included despite suffering from a knee problem.  Hoddle revealed he had been impressed with Gascoigne's performances for Middlesbrough but felt it was too early to bring the troubled star back into the England squad.

Tuesday, 17 November 1998 - Glenn Hoddle revealed yesterday that he will speak to Manchester United midfielder David Beckham about his on-the-field behaviour.  Hoddle said; "David has been left alone since the World Cup to a certain degree. He has had a fair crack of the whip. He has to deal with this element in his game. He has to curb it."  Beckham was red carded for kicking out at Argentine defender Diego Simeone at the World Cup in France this summer but is a likely starter for England tomorrow night in a friendly at Wembley against the Czech Republic.  Blackburn Rovers midfielder Tim Sherwood was sent off against United at the weekend for raising his arm to Beckham after fouling him. Beckham clearly ran to confront Sherwood and held his face on the ground after being hit in the chest by Sherwood's wrist and forearm.  
Beckham's United colleague Paul Scholes is a major doubt for the England team tomorrow night as Hoddle is set to field Dion Dublin in attack after injuries have forced Alan Shearer and Michael Owen out of the squad.  There are also major doubts over Emile Heskey, whose ankle injury forced him out of Leicester's game at the weekend at West Ham.  Jamie Redknapp, Ian Wright and Paul Merson also missed training as they recovered from minor knocks, although all three are expected to train today along with Gareth Southgate, who was given time off yesterday to attend the birth of his baby.

England Form: last six games
L W D L D W  f 9:a 6  success: 50%
748	22 June 1998 - Romania 2 England 1 [0-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse (37,500)	Moldovan, Petrescu Owen	WCF	NL
749	26 June 1998 - England 2 Colombia 0 [2-0] Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens (41,275)	Anderton, Beckham		NW
750	30 June 1998 - Argentina 2 England 2 [2-2] AET [2-2] & Penalties [4-3] Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (35,500)	Batistuta (pen), Zanetti Shearer (pen), Owen		ND
		Beckham
751	5 September 1998 - Sweden 2 England 1 [2-1] Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna (35,394)	A.Andersson, Mjällby Shearer	ECP	AL
		Ince
752	10 October 1998 - England 0 Bulgaria 0 [0-0] Wembley Stadium, Wembley (72,974)			HD
753	14 October 1998 - Luxembourg 0 England 3 [0-2] Stade Josy Barthel, Lëtzebuerg (8,000 to 8,200)	Owen, Shearer (pen), Southgate		AW

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