Match No. 753 - Wednesday, 14th October 1998, 8:30pm
- 1
- Paul KochPaul Koch.
Born 7th Jun 1966.
- 2
- Ralph FerronRalph Ferron.
Born 13th Mar 1972.
- 3
- Nico FunckNicolas Funck.
Born 17th Oct 1972.
- 4
- Laurent DevilleLaurent Deville.
Born 24th Nov 1967.
Older brother of Frank Deville
- 5
- Jeff StrasserJeff Strasser.
Born 5th Oct 1974.
- 6
- Jeff SaibeneJeff Saibene.
Born 13th Sep 1968, Luxembourg City.
(c)
- 7
- Dany TheisDaniel Theis.
Born 11th Sep 1967.
61'
- 8
- Frank DevilleFrank Deville.
Born 12th Aug 1970.
Younger brother of Laurent Deville - 85'
- 9
- Marcel ChristopheMarcel Christophe.
Born 19th Aug 1974.
- 78'
- 10
- Manu CardoniManuel Cardoni.
Born 22nd Sep 1972, Esch-sur-Alzette.
38'
- 11
- Patrick PosingPatrick Posing.
Born 9th Sep 1971.
- 14
- Luc HoltzLuc Holtz.
Born 14th Jun 1969, Luxembourg City.
61'
- 18
- Paolo AmodioPaolo Amodio.
Born 28th May 1973.
- 78'
- 16
- Christian AlverdiChristian Alverdi.
Born 5th Nov 1973.
- 85'
Michael Owen4th of 40 goals. , 19' - "The second goal came in the 40th minute after England were awarded a penalty for a handball by Theis. Shearer stepped up to the spot and blasted his shot into the back of the net leaving Koch clutching his face in his hands." Alan Shearer22nd of 30 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 38' (pen)
- Gareth Southgate1st of 2 goals. , 88'
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 47th of 75 caps
35 years, 0 months, 25 days
Goalkeeper
- 2
- Rio FerdinandWest Ham, 4th of 81 caps
19 years, 11 month, 7 days
Centre Back
- 3
- Phil NevilleMan Utd, 13th of 59 caps
21 years, 8 months, 24 days
Left Wing Back
- 4
- David BattyNewcastle Utd, 37th of 42 caps
29 years, 10 months, 12 days
Midfielder
- 5
- Sol CampbellSpurs, 23rd of 73 caps
24 years, 0 months, 26 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Gareth SouthgateAston Villa, 30th of 57 caps
28 years, 1 month, 11 day
Centre Back
- 7
- David BeckhamMan Utd, 19th of 115 caps
23 years, 5 months, 12 days
Midfielder 21' Handball
- 8
- Darren AndertonSpurs, 25th of 30 caps
26 years, 7 months, 11 day
Right Wing Back - 63'
- 9
- Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 46th of 63 caps
28 years, 2 months, 1 day
Centre Forward (c)17th captaincy
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 12th of 89 caps
18 years, 10 months, 0 days
Centre Forward
- 11
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 14th of 66 caps
23 years, 10 months, 28 days
Attacking Midfielder - 77'
- 15
- Rob LeeNewcastle Utd, 21st of 21 caps
32 years, 8 months, 13 days
Right Wing Back - 63'
- 17
- Ian WrightWest Ham, 32nd of 33 caps
34 years, 11 month, 11 day
Centre Forward - 77'
Notes
- Missed Penalty: Dany TheisMarcel Christophe was brought down by Seaman in the 5th minute. Dany Theis hit the 6th minute penalty over the bar.
- Penalty: Alan Shearer3rd scored from 4 taken (75.0%). England's 81st overall. "The second goal came in the 40th minute after England were awarded a penalty for a handball by Theis. Shearer stepped up to the spot and blasted his shot into the back of the net leaving Koch clutching his face in his hands."
- Player MilestoneDarren Anderton's 25th Cap
- Player MilestoneRob Lee's Last Cap
- Goal MilestoneGareth Southgate's 1st Goal
Sources
- uefa.com
- BBC Football "England fail to impress"
- The Independent "Football: Hoddle clings to Owen lifeline", Wednesday 14th October 1998
- The Guardian "Southgate gloss on laboured win" Thursday 15th October 1998, page 26.
Referee
Greece Sotirios Vorgias
ELO Ratings
No change in rank, gaining 2 ranking points to 1934 points England - 9th
Luxembourg - 156th
Euro 2000 Qualifying
(Group 5)
- Sweden
- 22
- +8
- 0
- 1
- 7
- 8
- England
- 13
- +11
- 1
- 4
- 3
- 8
- Poland
- 13
- +4
- 3
- 1
- 4
- 8
- Bulgaria
- 8
- -2
- 4
- 2
- 2
- 8
- Luxembourg
- 0
- -21
- 8
- 0
- 0
- 8
