Match No. 755 - Wednesday, 10th February 1999, 8:00pm
- 1
- David SeamanArsenal, 48th of 75 caps
35 years, 4 months, 12 days
Goalkeeper
HT
- 2
- Lee DixonArsenal, 22nd of 22 caps
34 years, 10 months, 15 days
Left Back
72'
- 3
- Graeme le SauxChelsea, 33rd of 36 caps
30 years, 3 months, 15 days
Left Back
- 4
- Paul InceLiverpool, 45th of 53 caps
31 years, 3 months, 11 day
Midfield
- 5
- Tony AdamsArsenal, 57th of 66 caps
32 years, 3 months, 31 days
Centre Back
- 6
- Martin KeownArsenal, 20th of 43 caps
32 years, 6 months, 8 days
Centre Back
86'
- 7
- David BeckhamMan Utd, 21st of 115 caps
23 years, 8 months, 30 days
Midfield
- 8
- Jamie RedknappLiverpool, 11th of 17 caps
25 years, 7 months, 6 days
Midfield
85'
- 9
- Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 47th of 63 caps
28 years, 5 months, 19 days
Centre Forward (c)18th captaincy
- 10
- Michael OwenLiverpool, 13th of 89 caps
19 years, 1 month, 18 days
Centre Forward
66'
- 11
- Darren AndertonSpurs, 27th of 30 caps
26 years, 11 months, 29 days
Midfield
- 13
- Nigel MartynLeeds, 9th of 23 caps
32 years, 5 months, 21 day
Goalkeeper
HT
- 17
- Andrew ColeMan Utd, 3rd of 15 caps
27 years, 3 months, 17 days
Centre Forward
66'
- 14
- Rio FerdinandWest Ham, 6th of 81 caps
20 years, 2 months, 24 days
Centre Back
72'
- 16
- Paul ScholesMan Utd, 15th of 66 caps
24 years, 2 months, 15 days
Midfield
85'
- 15
- Jason WilcoxBlackburn, 2nd of 3 caps
27 years, 6 months, 17 days
Left Midfield
86'
Nicolas Anelka, 68'
Nicolas Anelka, 76'
- 16
- Fabien BarthezFabien Alain Barthez.
Born 28th Jun 1971, Lavelanet.
- 15
- Lilian ThuramRuddy-Lilian Thuram-Ulien.
Born 1st Jan 1972, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- 3
- Bixente LizarazuBixente Jean-Michel Lizarazu.
Born 9th Dec 1969, Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
- 8
- Marcel DesaillyOdenkey Addy Abbey.
Born 7th Sep 1968, Accra, Ghana.
- 5
- Laurent BlancLaurent Robert Blanc.
Born 19th Nov 1965, Alès.
HT
- 7
- Didier DeschampsDidier Deschamps.
Born 15th Oct 1968, Bayonne.
(c)
90'
- 17
- Emmanuel PetitEmmanuel Laurent Petit.
Born 22nd Sep 1970, Dieppe.
- 10
- Zinédine ZidaneZinédine Yazid Zidane.
Born 23rd Jun 1972, Marseille.
- 6
- Youri DjorkaeffYouri Raffi Djorkaeff.
Born 9th Mar 1968, Lyon.
83'
- 12
- Nicolas AnelkaNicolas Sébastien Anelka.
Born 14th Mar 1979, Le Chesnay.
84'
- 11
- Robert PirèsRobert Emmanuel Pirès.
Born 29th Oct 1973, Reims.
HT
- 18
- Frank LeboeufFrank Alain James Leboeuf.
Born 22nd Jan 1968, Marseille.
HT
- 21
- Christophe DugarryChristophe Jérôme Dugarry.
Born 24th Mar 1972, Bordeaux.
HT
- 13
- Sylvain WiltordSylvain Wiltord.
Born 10th May 1974, Neuilliy-sur-Marne.
83'
- 4
- Patrick VieiraPatrick Vieira.
Born 23rd Jun 1976, Dakar, Senegal.
84'
- 2
- Vincent CandelaVincent Philippe Antoine Candela.
Born 24th Oct 1973, Bédarieux.
90'
Notes
- Wilkinson: First MatchHoward Wilkinson acts as caretaker manager.
- Player MilestoneLee Dixon's Last Cap
Sources
- Wembley - The Complete Record 1923 - 2000 by Glen Isherwood (Sports Books 2006)
- French Football Federation
- BBC Football "World champs outclass England"
- The Guardian "Anelka clouds the new dawn", Thursday 11th February 1999, page 26.
Referee
Germany Hellmut Krug
ELO Ratings
Down 1 place, losing -14 ranking points to 1930 points England - 10th - 1
France - 1st