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  • June 20th 1998 (17:30)
    Bordeaux, Stade Lescure
    BELGIUM - MEXICO
    2-2 (1-0)
    
         GOALS             43'  1-0  Marc Wilmots (assist - Luis Oliveira)
                           48'  2-0  Marc Wilmots
                           56'  2-1  Alberto Garcia Aspe (penalty)
                           63'  2-2  Cuauhtemoc Blanco (assist - Ramon Ramirez)
    
    
         REFEREE           Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
         LINESMEN          Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman)
                           Eddie Foley (Ireland)
         4TH OFFICIAL      Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
    
         YELLOW CARDS      39'  Ramon Ramirez (MEX)
                           47'  Cuauhtemoc Blanco (MEX)
                           68'  Gordan Vidovic (BEL)
    
         RED CARDS         29'  Pavel Pardo (MEX)
                           55'  Gert Verheyen (BEL)
    
         ATTENDANCE        31,800
    
    
    
    
         BELGIUM                             AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Filip de Wilde                 33   05 Jul 1964   Sporting Lisbon (POR)
          4 DF Gordan Vidovic                 29   23 Jun 1968   Excelsior Mouscron
          5 DF Vital Borkelmans               35   01 Jun 1963   Club Brügge
         22 DF Eric Deflandre                 24   02 Aug 1973   Club Brügge
          3 MD Lorenzo Staelens               34   30 Apr 1964   Club Brügge
          6 MD Frankie van der Elst (c) (-67) 37   30 Apr 1961   Club Brügge
         14 MD Enzo Scifo                     32   19 Feb 1966   RSC Anderlecht
         21 MD Danny Boffin             (-18) 32   10 Jul 1965   Metz (FRA)
          7 FW Marc Wilmots                   29   22 Feb 1969   Schalke 04 (GER)
          8 FW Luis Oliveira                  29   24 Mar 1969   AC Fiorentina (ITA)
         10 FW Luc Nilis                (-77) 31   25 May 1967   PSV Eindhoven (NED)
    
         Substitutes
         16 DF Glen de Boeck            (+67) 26   22 Aug 1971   RSC Anderlecht
         18 FW Gert Verheyen            (+18) 27   20 Sep 1970   Club Brügge
         20 FW Emile Mpenza             (+77) 19   04 Jul 1978   Standard Liege
    
         Coach: Georges Leekens               49   18 May 1949
    
    
    
         MEXICO                              AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
          1 GK Jorge Campos                   31   15 Oct 1966   U.N.A.M.
          2 DF Claudio Suarez                 29   17 Dec 1968   Guadalajara
          3 DF Joel Sanchez                   23   17 Aug 1974   Guadalajara
          5 DF Duilio Davino                  22   21 Mar 1976   America
         13 DF Pavel Pardo                    21   26 Jul 1976   Atlas
          7 MD Ramon Ramirez                  28   05 Dec 1969   Guadalajara
          8 MD Alberto Garcia Aspe (c)  (-68) 31   11 May 1967   America
         20 MD Jaime Ordiales           (-58) 35   23 Dec 1962   Toluca
         11 FW Cuauhtemoc Blanco              25   17 Jan 1973   Necaxa
         15 FW Luis Hernandez                 29   22 Dec 1968   Necaxa
         17 FW Francisco Palencia       (-46) 25   28 Apr 1973   Cruz Azul
    
         Substitutes
          4 MD German Villa             (+58) 25   02 Apr 1973   America
         14 MD Raul Lara                (+68) 25   28 Feb 1973   America
         21 FW Jesus Arellano           (+46) 25   08 May 1973   Guadalajara
    
         Coach: Manuel Lapuente               54   05 May 1944
    
    
    
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