Wales v Belgium, 29 March 1997

Score2-1 to Belgium
RefereeChrister Faellstrom
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group 7
VenueCardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance15,000

1  Wales

Manager: Bobby Gould

2  Belgium

Manager: Georges Leekens

Goals:

Gary Speed 67 G

Goals:

Bertrand Crasson 24 G
Lorenzo Staelens 44 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neville Southall
Defender Robert Page
Defender Kit Symons
Defender/Midfielder Clayton Blackmore
Midfielder Ryan Giggs
Midfielder Barry Horne
Midfielder Vinnie Jones (captain)
Midfielder Mark Pembridge
Midfielder Gary Speed
Forward Mark Hughes
Forward Dean Saunders

Starting lineup:

Filip De Wilde Goalkeeper
Bertrand Crasson Defender
Rudy Smidts Defender
Lorenzo Staelens Defender
Eric Van Meir Defender/Centre back
Nico Van Kerckhoven Defender/Left back
Franky van der Elst Midfielder
Émile Mpenza Forward
Luis Oliveira Forward

Substitutions:

John Hartson for Dean Saunders 64

Substitutions:

Mbo Mpenza for 64
Enzo Scifo for Luis Oliveira 79

On the bench:

Forward John Hartson

On the bench:

Midfielder Enzo Scifo
Forward Mbo Mpenza

1  Wales

Manager: Bobby Gould

Goals:

Gary Speed 67 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neville Southall
Defender Robert Page
Defender Kit Symons
Defender/Midfielder Clayton Blackmore
Midfielder Ryan Giggs
Midfielder Barry Horne
Midfielder Vinnie Jones (captain)
Midfielder Mark Pembridge
Midfielder Gary Speed
Forward Mark Hughes
Forward Dean Saunders

Substitutions:

John Hartson for Dean Saunders 64

On the bench:

Forward John Hartson

2  Belgium

Manager: Georges Leekens

Goals:

Bertrand Crasson 24 G
Lorenzo Staelens 44 G

Starting lineup:

Filip De Wilde Goalkeeper
Bertrand Crasson Defender
Rudy Smidts Defender
Lorenzo Staelens Defender
Eric Van Meir Defender/Centre back
Nico Van Kerckhoven Defender/Left back
Franky van der Elst Midfielder
Émile Mpenza Forward
Luis Oliveira Forward

Substitutions:

Mbo Mpenza for 64
Enzo Scifo for Luis Oliveira 79

On the bench:

Midfielder Enzo Scifo
Forward Mbo Mpenza