Date: 17-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: MONTPELLIER
Running time: 100 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Maldini,Nesta,Baggio,Vieri, Song,Mboma,Omam-Byik
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 17 June 1998, 21:00
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 29,800
Meteo: Sunny, 26°C
ITALY
Gianluca Pagliuca
Fabio Cannavaro
Alessandro Costacurta
Paolo Maldini (c)
Alessandro Nesta
Demetrio Albertini
Dino Baggio
Luigi Di Biagio
Francesco Moriero
Roberto Baggio
Christian Vieri
Coach: Cesare Maldini (ITA)
26′ Alessandro Costacurta
64′ Luigi Di Biagio
62′ ↓Demetrio Albertini ↑Roberto Di Matteo
65′ ↓Roberto Baggio ↑Alessandro Del Piero
84′ ↓Francesco Moriero ↑Angelo Di Livio
CAMEROON
Jacques Songo’oGoalkeeper
Raymond Kalla (c)
Pierre Njanka
Rigobert Song
Pierre Womé
Salomon Olembe
Didier Angibeaud
Joseph N’Do
Samuel Ipoua
Patrick Mboma
Francois Omam-Biyik
Coach: Claude Le Roy (FRA)
7′ Pierre Womé
17′ Pierre Njanka
43′ Raymond Kalla
79′ Didier Angibeaud
85′ Rigobert Song
46′ ↓Samuel Ipoua ↑Joseph-Désiré Job
66′ ↓Patrick Mboma ↑Samuel Eto’o
66′ ↓François Omam-Biyik ↑Alphonse Tchami
Referee: Eddie Lennie (AUS)
Goals:
7′ Luigi Di Biagio ITA
75′ Christian Vieri ITA
89′ Christian Vieri ITA
Match overview
Italy eased past Cameroon in Montpellier with a 3-0 win. Di Biagio’s early strike set the tone before Vieri’s brace sealed victory. Italy controlled possession and limited Cameroon to few chances, topping Group B with a convincing performance.
Trivia
Christian Vieri’s brace was his first World Cup multi-goal game. Cameroon’s Raymond Kalla became the first African player sent off in France 1998.
