Belgium v Wales, 11 October 1997
| Score | 3-2 to Belgium |
| Referee | Vítor Melo Pereira |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 7 |
| Venue | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
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3
Belgium
Manager: Georges Leekens
Goals:
| Lorenzo Staelens | penalty | 4 |
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| Gert Claessens | 32 |
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| Marc Wilmots | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Filip De Wilde
Defender
Eric Deflandre
Defender
Rudy Smidts
Defender
Lorenzo Staelens
Defender/Left back
Nico Van Kerckhoven
Midfielder
Danny Boffin
Midfielder
Gert Claessens
Midfielder
Franky van der Elst
Midfielder
Marc Wilmots
Forward
Luis Oliveira
Substitutions:
| Mike Verstraeten for Bart De Roover | 65 |
| Luc Nilis for Gert Claessens | 68 |
| Vital Borkelmans for Nico Van Kerckhoven | 82 |
2
Wales
Manager: Bobby Gould
Goals:
| Mark Pembridge | penalty | 52 |
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| Ryan Giggs | 61 |
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Starting lineup:
Andy Marriott
Goalkeeper
Steve Jenkins
Defender
Karl Ready
Defender/Centre back
Rob W Edwards
Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Giggs
Midfielder
(captain)
Ceri Hughes
Midfielder
Mark Pembridge
Midfielder
John Robinson
Midfielder
Robbie Savage
Midfielder
John Hartson
Forward
Dean Saunders
Forward
Substitutions:
| Robert Page for Ceri Hughes | 46 |
| Gareth Taylor for John Hartson | 84 |
| John Oster for Robbie Savage | 90 |