Date: 20-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: BORDEAUX
Running time: 103 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ****
Notes: Scifo,Wilmots,Oliveira,Nilis, Campos,Blanco,Hernandez
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 20 June 1998, 17:30
Parc De Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 34,750
Meteo: Sunny, 28 °C
BELGIUM
Filip De Wilde
Vital Borkelmans
Eric Deflandre
Lorenzo Staelens
Gordan Vidovic
Danny Boffin
Enzo Scifo
Franky van der Elst (c)
Marc Wilmots
Luc Nilis
Luis Oliveira
Coach: Georges Leekens (BEL)
54′ Gert Verheyen
69′ Gordan Vidovic
17′ ↓Danny Boffin ↑Gert Verheyen
67′ ↓Franky van der Elst ↑Glenn De Boeck
77′ ↓Luc Nilis ↑Émile Mpenza
MEXICO
Jorge Campos
Duilio Davino
Ramon Ramirez
Joel Sanchez
Claudio Suarez
Alberto Garcia Aspe
Jaime Ordiales (c)
Pavel Pardo
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Luis Hernandez
Francisco Palencia
Coach: Manuel Lapuente (MEX)
28′ Pavel Pardo
39′ Ramon Ramirez
45′ Cuauhtemoc Blanco
46′ ↓Francisco Palencia ↑Jesus Arellano
59′ ↓Jaime Ordiales ↑German Villa
68′ ↓Alberto Garcia Aspe ↑Raul Lara
Referee: Hugh Dallas (SCO)
Goals:
43′ Marc Wilmots BEL
48′ Marc Wilmots BEL
56′ Alberto Garcia Aspe (p) MEX
63′ Cuauhtemoc Blanco MEX
Match overview
Belgium came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Mexico in Bordeaux. Wilmots’ brace was countered by Aspe’s penalty and Blanco’s reply, ensuring an entertaining stalemate.
Trivia
Gert Verheyen became the first substitute to be sent off in a World Cup group match when dismissed in the 54th minute.
