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* Captain 502: v Moldova, Moldova, 1.9.96 England
won 3-0 Glenn Hoddles first game in charge was an easy
3-0 victory against Moldova. Goals from Barmby, Gascoigne and skipper
Shearer were enough to bring England home happy.
503: v Poland, Wembley, 9.10.96 England
won 2-1 England fought back from the shock of going 1-0
down after 6 minutes to win this crucial World cup qualifier with two
great goals from Alan Shearer.
504: v Georgia, Georgia, 9.11.96. England
won 2-0 Another easy win for England in what looked on
paper to be a pretty tough match, goals from Sheringham and Ferdinand
were enough for England. 505: v Italy, Wembley, 12.2.97. England
lost 1-0 Italy came out on top in this crucial World cup qualifier, Zola scored the only goal of the game after 18 minutes and England never really looked like scoring an equalizer.
506: v Mexico, Wembley, 29.3.97. England
won 2-0 Glenn Hoddle's first international friendly saw his team produce a good 2-0 victory. Teddy Sheringham scored the first with a penalty, and Robbie Fowler scored his first goal for England.
507: v Georgia, Wembley, 30.4.97. England
won 2-0 England struggled to a 2-0 victory over a very skilful Georgian team who lacked any killer touch. Spurs Teddy Sheringham scored the first goal of the match on 43 minutes heading home a Shearer cross. England went close on a number of occasions but had to wait until the last minute when Shearer scored from a bizarre free-kick on the edge of the six yard box.
508: v South Africa, Old Trafford, 24.5.97.
England won 2-1
509: v Poland, Katowice, 31.5.97. England won 2-0 Seaman G.Neville Campbell Southgate Ince Le Saux Beckham (P.Neville) Gascoigne (Batty) Shearer*1 Sheringham1 Lee England got of to a great start with a goal from skipper Alan Shearer after 6 minutes. Paul Gascoigne had to go off after 16 minutes, Shearer missed a penalty just before half-time. The second half was very scrappy and England had to wait until injury time when Sheringham scored their second. Hoddle will be very pleased with this result.
510: v Italy, Nantes, 4.6.97. England won
2-0 England played Italy for the second time in 4 months in the 'Tournoi' in France. England were two up by half time with goals from Ian Wright and Paul Scholes on his full England debut. England showed some great touches in the second half and could have added a few more goals.
511: v France, Montpellier, 7.6.97. England
won 1-0 England struggled to find their recent good form in what was a very uneventful game. France had the better chances throughout but some poor finishing and some great saves from David Seaman kept them scoreless. England's best chance in the first half came from Ian Wright. England won the game with a very late goal from hot shot Alan Shearer.
512: v Brazil, Paris, 10.6.97. England lost
1-0 England lost for the first time in seven matches to World champions Brazil but still managed to win the 'Tournoi', The game was scrappy and both teams had chances to add to the scoreline.
513: v Moldova, Wembley, 10.9.97 England
won 4-0 England's last home game at Wembley in the qualifying series for the 1998 World Cup in France ended in a comfortable win over group wipping boys Moldova.
514: v Italy, Rome, 11.10.97 England drew
0-0 England went to Italy needing a point to qualify for the World Cup, and produced one of the best away performances for many years. England out fought the Italians in every aspect of the game and could have won it near the end but Ian Wright hit the post.
515: v Cameroon, Wembley, 15.11.97 England
won 2-0
516: v Chile, Wembley, 11.2.98 England
lost 2-0 Chile were impressive especially Salas, England were poor. Liverpool's Michael Owen became the youngest England player this century making an impressive debut.
517: v Switzerland, Berne, 25.3.98 England
drew 1-1 I have watched a lot of football matches over the years but it is safe to say that this was the the worst game of football it has ever been my misfortune to witness. England continuing their World cup warm-up were ravaged by injuries and had to field an experimental team.
518: v Portugal, Wembley, 22.04.98 England
won 3-0 England continued their warm up for the World Cup with a convincing win over Portugal. Captain Alan Shearer returned to scoring form with two well taken goals. Portugal had chances during the game but could not beat the inform David Seaman.
519: v Saudi Arabia, Wembley, 23.05.98 England
drew 0-0 England's last game at Wembley before the World Cup ended in a disappointing scoreless draw. English players looked tired after a long domestic season and were lucky to get away with a draw as some sloppy finishing from the Saudi's saved their blushes.
520: v Morocco, Casablanca, 27.05.98 England
won 1-0 England kicked off the King Hassan II cup in Casablanca against hosts Morocco, in front of a huge crowd England did just about enough to win, Michael Owen came of the bench to become the youngest ever scorer for England, but on the down side an injury to Ian Wright ruled him out of the World Cup.
521: v Belgium, Casablanca, 29.05.98 England
drew 0-0 (lost 4-3 on penalties) England and Belgium fought out a dour scoreless draw in their second game in the King Hassan II cup. Both teams created little and Belgium won the penalty shootout 4-3.
522: v Tunisia, Marseille,15.06.98 England
won 2-0 England opened their World Cup 98 campaign in style with a very professional 2-0 win over Tunisia, Hoddle surprised everyone before the game by leaving out Manchester United player David Beckham and replacing him with Darren Anderton. England took the lead when Alan Shearer calmed the nerves heading in a Le Saux cross, and the impressive Paul Scholes sealed the three points in the last minute with a great goal. A good solid start to the World Cup.
523: v Romania, Toulouse, 15.06.98 England
lost 2-1 England's World Cup came crashing down around them as they were beaten by the impressive Romanian's in Toulouse. Hoddle again left out Beckham, but the Man Utd player got his chance when he replaced the injured Paul Ince. England were poor for most of the game and went behind just after half-time. England only sparked into life when Michael Owen came on for Sheringham, and the Liverpool youngster drew the teams level near the end. But Romania scored right at the death to leave England in trouble.
524: v Colombia, Lens, 26.06.98 England
won 2-0 England qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup with a comfortable win over Colombia. Hoddle bowed to public pressure and started with Beckham and Owen in place of Batty and Sheringham. England were never in any trouble and goals from Anderton and Beckham resulted in an easy win. England could have won by many more but it was a good all round performance.
525: v Argentina, St Etienne, 30.06.98 England
drew 2-2 (aet) (lost 4-3 on penalties) England's World Cup dreams were once again shattered by the lottery of the penalty shoot-out. England matched the favoured Argentina all the way in the first half. Batistuta and Shearer both scored penalties in the first 10 minutes, and then Michael Owen scored the goal of the tournement on 16 minutes. Argentina drew level just before half-time. Then on 47 minutes the game was turned on it's head when David Beckham lost his head and was sent-off. Both teams played out the rest of the game, England defended superbly and could have won the game but for some crap decesions by the referee. Then the dreaded shoot-out, and once again England lost out.
526: v Sweden, Stockholm, 05.09.98 England
lost 2-1 England decided that they would produce their worst performance under Glenn Hoddle in their opening Euro 2000 qualifying game against Sweden in Stockholm. England made the perfect start when skipper Alan Shearer scored with a free-kick after only two minutes. But from then on they played like a team uncomfortable with each other and were unwilling to fight for each other. The Swedes were stronger and deserved to take the points, but England should have had a penalty at the end when Shearer was fouled in the box. Paul Ince was sent-off for two bookable offences and joined David Beckham in holding an unwelcome record - becoming the first English players to be sent-off in successive internationals.
527: v Bulgaria, Wembley, 10.10.98 England
drew 0-0 England needing to win to bring themselves back into the qualifying race for Euro 2000 made the fans suffer as we had to sit through the biggest load of shite it has been my misfortune to witness supporting England. England were devoid of ideas all game and with Bulgaria sticking every player in defence the game turned into a footballing nightmare. The booing at the end was the loudest I have ever heard at Wembley and Glenn Hoddle can be left in no doubt about the difficulty of the job ahead.
528: v Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 14.09.98
England won 3-0 England were again very unconvincing but they got the win they need to keep in touch with Sweden at the top of group five. Not a great game but it's the result that counts.
529: v Czech Republic, Wembley, 18.11.98
England won 2-0 England fielded a patched up side due to a heavy injury and suspension list and turned in one of the better performances under Glenn Hoddles command. First half goals from Darren Anderton and Paul Merson set up the win and England could have had a few more but took it easy in the second half.
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