470 vs Rep. of Ireland - 471 - 472 vs Turkey
Friendly International
Wednesday, 18/08/1999. KO 19:45 BST
NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 0 - 1 FRANCE (FRA) (H/T 0-0)
Venue: Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: Willie Young (SCO)
Assistant Referees:
Goalscorer: NIR: - ; FRA: Laslandes (76)
NORTHERN IRELAND: 4-4-1-1 (green - white - green)
Workd Ranking: 71
Manager: Lawrie McMenemy (Game 11. Won 4, Drew 3, Lost 4)
Captain: Steve Lomas (Game 9. Won 2, Drew 3, Lost 4)
Players
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Club
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Gls
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Sub
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Cap
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1
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Fulham
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46
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5
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2
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Newcastle United
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9
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3
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Manchester City
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18
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4
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West Ham United
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31
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5
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Watford
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5
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6
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Reading
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14
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7
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Birmingham City
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13
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8
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Leicester City
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28
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9
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Queen's Park Rangers
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55
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57
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10
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Wimbledon
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48
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11
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Watford
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74
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3
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Substitutes:
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1S
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Manchester City
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>46
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31
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9s
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West Bromwich Albion
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>55
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16
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11s
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Blackburn Rovers
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>74
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27
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Unused Substitutes: NOLAN I.R. (Sheffield Wednesday), JENKINS I. (Dundee United), MORROW S.J. (QPR), WHITLEY Jim (Manchester City), ROWLAND K. (QPR).
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FRANCE: 4-4-2 (white - blue - white)
World Ranking: 2
Manager: Roger Lemerre
Captain: Laurent Blanc
Fabien Barthez (AS Monaco FC)
Lilian Thuram (Parma FC)
Laurent Blanc (FC Internazionale)
Fabien Barthez (AS Monaco FC)
Lilian Thuram (Parma FC)
Laurent Blanc (FC Internazionale)
Marcel Desailly (Chelsea FC) [Frank Lebœuf (Chelsea) 65]
Bixente Lizarazu (FC Bayern Munchen) [Vincent Candela (AS Roma) 56]
Robert Pires (Olympique de Marseille)
Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC) [Frédéric Déhu (FC Barcelona) 84]
Alain Boghossian (Parma FC)
Johan Micoud (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) [Laurent Robert (Paris Saint-Germain FC) 56]
Lilian Laslandes (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) [Tony Vairelles (Olympique Lyonnais) 77]
Unused substitutes: Rame (Bordeaux), Deschamps (Chelsea)
Bixente Lizarazu (FC Bayern Munchen) [Vincent Candela (AS Roma) 56]
Robert Pires (Olympique de Marseille)
Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC) [Frédéric Déhu (FC Barcelona) 84]
Alain Boghossian (Parma FC)
Johan Micoud (FC Girondins de Bordeaux)
Sylvain Wiltord (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) [Laurent Robert (Paris Saint-Germain FC) 56]
Lilian Laslandes (FC Girondins de Bordeaux) [Tony Vairelles (Olympique Lyonnais) 77]
Unused substitutes: Rame (Bordeaux), Deschamps (Chelsea)
Match Programme:
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Match Report:
Notes:
- The World Cup trophy, which France had won the previous summer, was paraded around Windsor Park before kick-off by 10-year-old Damien McCorry.
- Surprisingly, given the opponents were World champions, this match failed to sell out.
- Northern Ireland's new Patrick manufactured kit was used for the first time in a senior international. Previous kit suppliers Olympic Sport had had their deal cut short due to financial problems.
- A commemorative pin badge was given away with the match programme.
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