ENGLAND
WC98 qualifications
past | country
Europe GROUP 2
Coach : Glenn HODDLE
9 participations
1 victory
Organizer of the WorldCup in 1966

FIFA World Ranking (05/1998) : 5th
Selection 1998 of England
Goalkeeper:
David Seaman (Arsenal), Tim Flowers (Blackburn), Nigel Martyn (Leeds),
Defenders:
Sol Campbell (Tottenham), Tony Adams (Arsenal), Martin Keown (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (West Ham), Gareth Southgate (Aston Villa), Gary Neville (Manchester United),
Midfielders:
Darren Anderton (Tottenham), David Beckham (Manchester United), Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea), Robert Lee (Newcastle), Steve McManaman (Liverpool), Paul Ince (Liverpool), David Batty (Newcastle), Paul Merson (Middlesbrough), Paul Scholes (Manchester United).
Forwards:
Les Ferdinand (Tottenham), Alan Shearer (Newcastle), Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United), Michael Owen (Liverpool).

To resume the preliminary competition
  • Composition of Group 2 : Georgia, Italy, Moldava, Poland.
  • Matches played in group 2
    ENGLAND Moldava
    Poland
    Georgia
    Italy
    Georgia
    Poland
    Moldava
    Italy
    3-0
    2-1
    2-0
    0-1
    2-0
    2-0
    4-0
    0-0
    Final Table in group 2
    Pos P W D L Goals Pts
    1 8 6 1 1 15:2 19
  • Team of the eliminatories France98.
    Best players :
    Shearer, Gascoigne, Ince, Beckham.
    Typical team :
    Seaman - G. Neville, Southgate, Adams (ou Campbell) - Batty, Ince, Gascoigne, Beckham, Le Saux - Sheringham, Shearer.


     ADAMS Tony
     BARMBY Nicholas
     BATTY David
     BECKHAM David
     CAMPBELL Sol
     DRAPER Mark
     FERDINAND Leslie
     FOWLER Robert Bernard
     GASCOIGNE Paul
     HINCHCLIFFE Andy
     INCE Paul
     JAMES David
     KEOWN Martin
     LEE Robert
     LE SAUX Graeme
     LE TISSIER Matthew
     McMANAMAN Stephen
     MERSON Paul
     NEVILLE Gary
     PALLISTER Gary
     PEARCE Stuart
     PLATT David
     REDKNAPP Jamie Frank
     SCHOLES Paul
     SEAMAN David
     SHEARER Alan
     SHERINGHAM Teddy
     SOUTHGATE Gareth
     STONE Steven
     WALKER Ian
     WRIGHT Ian


    Grading in the previous cups
    1990 3rd place 4th
    1986 Quarter 8th
    1982 2nd round 6th
    1970 Quarter 8th
    1966 Finale 1st
    1962 Quarter 8th
    1958 8th final 12th
    1954 Quarter 7th
    1950 1st round 8th
  • To resume the previous cups
    1990 3rd place Italy England 2-1
    1990 Semi finale RFA England 1-1(p.kicks)
    1990 Quarter England Cameroon 3-2(e.t.)
    1990 8th finale England Belgium 1-0(e.t.)
    1990 1st round England Egypt 1-0
    1990 1st round England Netherlands 0-0
    1990 1st round England Irish Rep. 1-1
    1986 Quart Argentina England 2-1
    1986 8th finale England Paraguay 3-0
    1986 1st round England Poland 3-0
    1986 1st round England Morocco 0-0
    1986 1st round Portugal England 1-0
    1982 2nd round England Spain 0-0
    1982 2nd round RFA England 0-0
    1982 1st round England Kuwait 1-0
    1982 1st round England Tchecoslovakia 2-0
    1982 1st round England France 3-1
    1970 Quart RFA England 3-2(e.t.)
    1970 8th finale England Tchecoslovakia 1-0
    1970 8th finale Brasil England 1-0
    1970 8th finale England Romania 1-0
    1966 Finale England RFA 4-2(e.t.)
    1966 Semi finale England Portugal 2-1
    1966 Quarter England Argentina 1-0
    1966 8th finale England France 2-0
    1966 8th finale England Mexico 2-0
    1966 8th finale England Uruguay 0-0
    1962 Quarter Brasil England 3-1
    1962 8th finale Bulgaria England 0-0
    1962 8th finale England Argentina 3-1
    1962 8th finale Hungary England 2-1
    1958 8th finale USSR England 1-0
    1958 8th finale Austria England 2-2
    1958 8th finale Brasil England 0-0
    1958 8th finale England USSR 2-2
    1954 Quarter Uruguay England 4-2
    1954 8th finale England Switzerland 2-0
    1954 8th finale England Belgium 4-4(e.t.)
    1950 1st round Spain England 1-0
    1950 8th finale United-States England 1-0
    1950 8th finale England Chile 2-0


    ENGLAND
    Country caracteristics:
    47.450.000 inhabitants, 131.760 kmē
    City:
    Londres
    System of government :
    Constitutional Monarchy
    Time difference :
    no with Paris
    Colors:
    white t-shirt, black short, white socks.
    Federation:
    The Football Association created in 1878
    Principals clubs:
    Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Newcastle.
    Principals stadiums:
    The Empire Stadium (Wembley, 80.000), Old Trafford (Manchester, 45.000), Anfield Road (Liverpool, 45.054), Ellan Road (Leeds, 43.000), Hillsborough (Sheffield, 41.237).

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