Date: 13-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: SAINT-DENIS
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Overmars,Seedorf,Kluivert, Wilmots,Oliveira,Nilis
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 13 June 1998, 21:00
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 75,000
Meteo: Clear, mild, 20 °C
NETHERLANDS
Edwin van der Sar
Frank de Boer (c)
Arthur Numan
Jaap Stam
Phillip Cocu
Ronald de Boer
Marc Overmars
Clarence Seedorf
Aron Winter
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Patrick Kluivert
Coach: Guus Hiddink (NED)
80′ Patrick Kluivert
65′ ↓Clarence Seedorf ↑Bolo Zenden
65′ ↓Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink ↑Dennis Bergkamp
80′ ↓Ronald de Boer ↑Wim Jonk
BELGIUM
Filip De Wilde
Vital Borkelmans
Bertrand Crasson
Lorenzo Staelens
Mike Verstraeten
Danny Boffin
Philippe Clement
Franky van der Elst (c)
Marc Wilmots
Luc Nilis
Luis Oliveira
Coach: Georges Leekens (BEL)
20′ Lorenzo Staelens
29′ Eric Deflandre
22′ ↓Bertrand Crasson ↑Eric Deflandre
60′ ↓Luis Oliveira ↑Émile Mpenza
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
Goals:
none
Match overview
Belgium’s disciplined back line frustrated the Dutch; Kluivert’s late elbow and dismissal summed up a night of missed chances.
Trivia
This was the first World-Cup match refereed by Pierluigi Collina, later famed for the 2002 final.
