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| Having taken over as coach of Australia on 01/01/1997 This was Terry Venables first game in charge. A 4 nation series designed to assess the locally based players talents, this being the first of these games, included Norway, New Zealand and South Korea. Similar matches are to be organised with expatriate Australians playing in European Leagues with a view to assembling the best possible squad for the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 18 1997 | Venue : Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne | |||
| Australia Zeljko Kalac, Matthew Bingley, Robbie Hooker (Ernie Tapai 66), Alex Tobin (Dominic Longo 76), Milan Ivanovic, Paul Trimboli (Robert Enes 66), Craig Foster, David Zdrilic, Mark Babic, Aytek Genc (Luke Casserly 12), Kris Trajanovski (Warren Spink 82) Goal : Bingley 24 |
1 | - | 0 | New Zealand Jason Batty, Neil Harlock, Rodger Gray, Michael McGarry (Stu Jacobs 36), Darren McClennan, Chris Jackson, Simon Elliott (Jason New 89), Mark Burton, Danny Hay, Chris Zoricich, Vaughan Coveny (Mark Elrick 75) |
| Referee : Eugene Brazzale (AUS) Linesmen : Andy Stacey, Jeremy Blaney Attendance : 10,496 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie
Match Report by David Arnold Match Report by Tony Moran | |||
| Having taken over as coach of Australia on 01/01/1997 This was Terry Venables first game in charge. A 4 nation series designed to assess the locally based players talents, this being the second of these games, included Norway, New Zealand and South Korea. Similar matches are to be organised with expatriate Australians playing in European Leagues with a view to assembling the best possible squad for the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 22 1997 | Venue : Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |||
| Australia Zeljko Kalac, Matthew Bingley (Robert Trajkovski 80), Robbie Hooker, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Robert Enes (Alistair Edwards 69), Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink 78), Craig Foster, David Zdrilic, Mark Babic, Kris Trajanovski (Ernie Tapai 67) Goals : Bingley 36, Edwards 72 |
2 | - | 1 | South Korea Kim Byung Ji, Kim Sang Hoon (sent off 47), Choi Young Il, Lee Lim Saeng, Lee Ki Hyung (Kim Tae Young 80), Kim Do Hoon (Park Kun Ha >45), Choi Moon Sik (Yoon Jun Hwan 54), Ko Jung Su (Cho Hyun Doo >45), Yoo Sang Chul (Kim Jong Soo 88), Ha Seok Ju, Hong Myung Bo Goal : Ha Seok Ju 76 |
| Referee : Simon Micallef (AUS) Linesmen : Rob Eedy, Jeff Palmer Attendance : 15161 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie
Match Report by David Marshall Match Report by Tony Moran | |||
| Having taken over as coach of Australia on 01/01/1997 This was Terry Venables first game in charge. A 4 nation series designed to assess the locally based players talents, this being the third of these games, included Norway, New Zealand and South Korea. Similar matches are to be organised with expatriate Australians playing in European Leagues with a view to assembling the best possible squad for the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : January 25 1997 | Venue : Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | |||
| Australia Zeljko Kalac, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Robbie Hooker, Matthew Bingley, Robert Enes, Mark Babic, Craig Foster, David Zdrilic, Kris Trajanovski (Ernie Tapai 69), Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink 71) Goals : Hooker 72 |
1 | - | 0 | Norway Thomas Gill, Bengt Skammelsrud, Tore Andre Flo, Havard Flo, Dan Eggen, Tore Pedersen, Sigurd Rushfeldt (Stig Johansen ~70), Erik Mykland (Trond Egil Soltvedt 77), Andre Bergdolmo (Thomas Pereira 43), Stale Solbakken, Erik Hoftun |
| Referee : Eddie Lennie (AUS) Linesmen : John Bowdler, Alex Spiroski Attendance : 17429 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie
Match Report by Mark Bowman Match Report by Stig Oppedal Match Report by Tony Moran | |||
| This match is part of Terry Venables' assessment of Australia's overseas based players who are expected to supply the bulk of the World Cup squad. The Macedonian coach Djoko Hadzievski on the other hand was preparing his side for World Cup qualifiers against Ireland. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : March 12 1997 | Venue : Skopje, Macedonia | |||
| Macedonia Danco Celeski, Goce Sedloski, Ljupco Markovski, Igor Nikolovski, Zoran Jovanovski, Mitko Stojkovski, Vlatko Gosev, Dzevdet Sajnovski, Milan Stojanovski, Gjorgi Hristov, Sasa Ciric |
0 | - | 1 | Australia Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat, Mehmet Durakovic, George Kulscar, Tony Vidmar, Robbie Slater, Steve Corica (Josip Skoko), Ned Zelic (Danny Tiatto), Aurelio Vidmar, Mark Viduka, John Aloisi (Damian Mori) Goal : A Vidmar 89 |
| Referee : Slavko Radulovic (YUG) Linesmen : Slobodan Jankovic, Milan Vukovic Attendance : looked like ~3-5000 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Mark Bowman | |||
| This match is part of Terry Venables' assessment of Australia's overseas based players who are expected to supply the bulk of the World Cup squad. This was a Friendly match. | ||||
| Played : April 2 1997 | Venue : Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary | |||
| Hungary Laszlo Babos, Andras Kereszturi (Attila Plokai 78), Janos Banfi, Norbert Nagy, Attlia Kuttor, Gabor Halmai, Elek Nyilas (Tibor Dombi 60), Florian Urban (Bela Illes 46), Gabor Torma (Ferenc Horvath 70), Tibor Balog (Imre Aranyos 82), Laszlo Klausz Goal : Klausz 31 |
1 | - | 3 | Australia John Filan, Robbie Slater, Stan Lazaridis, Tony Vidmar, Steve Horvat, Tony Popovic, Josip Skoko (Kevin Muscat 46), Ned Zelic, Graham Arnold (John Aloisi 75), Aurelio Vidmar, Mark Viduka Goals : A Vidmar 4, 90, Muscat 89 |
| Referee : Hermann Albrecht (GER) Coaches : Terry Venables (AUS), Janos Csank (HUN) | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Mark Bowman | |||
| After the first 6 months of Venables reign the World Cup began for Australia with this game. This match equalled the Oceania record with New Zealand beating Fiji in the 80's also by 13-0 but fell short of the 17-0 record set by Iran against the Maldives only a week before. This was a World Cup Qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : June 11 1997 | Venue : Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Robbie Slater (Ernie Tapai 73), Stan Lazaridis (Robert Hooker 73), Steve Horvat, Alex Tobin, Tony Vidmar, Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Damian Mori, Aurelio Vidmar, John Aloisi Goals : Mori 2, 15, 37, 55, 82, Aloisi 34, 54, 83, 88, 89, Foster 69, Tapai 80, Bosnich 90pk |
13 | - | 0 | Solomon Islands Severino Aefi, Jimmy Manewai, Jeffrey Kwaomai, Timothy Inifiri, Saeni Daudau (sent off 53), Eddie Rukumana (Selson Molea 73), Noel Berry, Cliff Sasau, Colman Maniadola (Batram Suri 68), George Kiriau, Andrew Sala-Rockson (Augustine Peli 46) |
| Referee : Grimshaw (NZ) Attendance : 3127 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Mark Bowman | |||
| After Australia's 13-0 win coach Venables made many changes to his side for the second game still trying to fine tune the team and help him sort out the top 11. This was a World Cup qualification match. | ||||
| Played : June 13 1997 | Venue : Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Australia Zeljko Kalac, Kevin Muscat, Matthew Bingley (Stan Lazaridis 70), Milan Ivanovic, Craig Moore, Robert Enes, Robert Hooker (Ernie Tapai 70), Ned Zelic, Graham Arnold, Aurelio Vidmar (Kris Trajanovski 46), Paul Trimboli Goals : Vidmar 17, Trimboli 43, 45, Arnold 46, Bingley 66 |
5 | - | 0 | Tahiti Ricky Fassain (Jimmy Tahutini 17), Rex Faura, Jean Ludivion, Tetaio Auraa, Heimana Vaiho, Vetea Lai San, Eddie Etaeta, Olivier Dexter, Sylvain Boene, Harold Amaru (Steeve Fatupua 82), Marc Douepere (Jean-Lou Rousseau 63) |
| Referee : Brian Precious (NZ) Attendance : 2869 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Mark Bowman Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| The Solomons had beaten Fiji 4-1 on the Sunday in an upset, the game played at Gabbie Stadium in front of 254 people. The win seemed to have given the Solomons confidence. Technically speaking this was Australias away match. This was a World Cup Qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : June 17 1997 | Venue : Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Australia Jason Petkovic, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Ernie Tapai (Aurelio Vidmar 72), Stan Lazaridis, Robert Slater, Josip Skoko (Kevin Muscat 72), Damian Mori, Robert Enes (Kris Trajanovski 77), Tony Vidmar, Graham Arnold Goals : Slater 16, Arnold 17, Kaierea 39og, Tapai 47, 51, A Vidmar 77pk |
6 | - | 2 | Solomon Islands Severino Aefi (Peter Mautoa 49), Jimmy Kaierea, Saeni Daudau, Eddie Rukumana (sent off 77), Noel Berry (Colman Maniadola 82), Danny Wabo, Augustine Peli (Moses Toata 73), Batrim Suri, Robert Seni, Selson Molea, Sikele Buga Goals : Peli 63, Suri 70 |
| Referee : Brian Precious (NZ) Attendance : 2122 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Mark Bowman Match Report by Stuart Jones Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| Australia, already qualified, played out this match disappointingly. Again this was, technically, their away match. Subsequently the other two sides played out a 1-1 draw on the 21st of June to formally end the Oceania Group A games. This was a World Cup qualification match. | ||||
| Played : June 19 1997 | Venue : Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Matthew Bingley (Kris Trajanovski 77), Craig Moore (Alex Tobin 46), Steve Horvat, Tony Popovic, Robert Hooker, Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar, John Aloisi, Damian Mori (Paul Trimboli 77) Goals : Zelic 10, Trimboli 89 |
2 | - | 0 | Tahiti Jimmy Tahutini, Harold Amaru, Jean Ludivion, Heimana Paama, Sylvain Boeene, Rex Faaura (Steeve Fatupua 85), Eddy Etaeta, Calixte Tetuanui, Vetea Laisan, Jean Lou Rousseau, Tetaio Auraa (Maco Nena 72) |
| Referee : B Grimshaw Attendance : 2918 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| Despite New Zealand's 1-0 loss to PNG in Group B they prevailed over them and Fiji to once again set up a Trans-Tasman showdown. This was a World Cup qualification match. | ||||
| Played : June 28 1997 | Venue : North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| New Zealand Jason Batty, Danny Hay, Ivan Vicelich, Gavin Wilkinson, Mark Atkinson, Simon Elliott, Michael McGarry (Noah Hickey 61), Chris Jackson (sent off 67), Richard van Steeden (Tim Stevens 85), Vaughan Coveny, Wynton Rufer |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Mark Bosnich, Milan Ivanovic, Craig Moore (Tony Vidmar 88), Alex Tobin, Ned Zelic, Robbie Slater, Stan Lazaridis, Craig Foster, Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold, John Aloisi Goals : Aloisi 18, A Vidmar 42, Foster 66 |
| Referee : Okada Masayoshi (Japan) Attendance : 25000 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Mark Bowman Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Bruce Holloway Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| This game had been scheduled for the Sydney Football Stadium on July 5 but the pitch was so waterlogged that the match referee called the game off. This was a World Cup qualification match. | ||||
| Played : July 6 1997 | Venue : Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Craig Moore (Tony Vidmar 31), Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Stan Lazaridis, Robbie Slater, Aurelio Vidmar, Graham Arnold (Damian Mori 79), John Aloisi (Paul Trimboli 79) Goals : Zelic 6, Arnold 54 |
2 | - | 0 | New Zealand Jason Batty, Mark Atkinson, Ivan Vicelich, Danny Hay, Gavin Wilkinson (Rodger Gray 84), Gareth Rowe, Richard van Steeden (Neil Harlock 80), Michael McGarry, Simon Elliott, Nick Viljoen, Tim Stevens (Noah Hickey 71) |
| Referee : Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) Attendance : 14045 | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Thomas Esamie | |||
| This was a friendly match. | ||||
| Played : October 1 1997 | Venue : El Menzah Olympic Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | |||
| Tunisia Boubaker Zitouni (Sofiane Khabir 46), Tarek Thabet, Hakim Nouira (Mounir Boukadida 46), Sami Trabelsi (Sabri Jaballah 81), Khaled Badra (Mohammed Mkacher 81), Sofiane Fekih (Nabil Kouki 81), Sirajeddine Chihi (Riadh Bouazizi 46), Zoubeir Beya (Sami Laaroussi 46), Skander Souayah, Hassen Gabsi, Mehdi Ben Slimane (Jameleddine Limam 65) |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Zeljko Kalac, Tony Vidmar, Kevin Muscat, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Robert Hooker (Paul Trimboli 85), Josip Skoko (Matthew Bingley 65), Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar (Robbie Slater 64), Mark Viduka (Damian Mori 85), John Aloisi (Harrison Kewell 46) Goals : A Vidmar 1, Viduka 23, Bingley 76 |
| Referee : Abderrahmane Ben Betka (Algeria) Attendance : 20000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Henryk Kasperczak (Tunisia) | ||||
| Squad listings | Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by David Arnold | |||
| Having negotiated the winning of Oceania it was something of a wait to discover the identity of the final obstacle to Australia's re-appearance at a World Cup. After Japan won the qualifying match against Iran in Johor Bahru it was Iran the Aussies had to face. This was a World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : November 22 1997 | Venue : Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |||
| Iran Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c), Naim Saadavi, Mohammad Khakpour, Mohammad Peyravani, Mehdi Pashazadeh (Farhad Majidi 75), Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hamid Estili, Ali Reza Mansourian (Ebrahim Tahami 64), Reza Shahroudi, Khodadad Azizi, Ali Daei Goals : Azizi 40 |
1 | - | 1 | Australia Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat, Craig Moore, Alex Tobin (c), Tony Vidmar, Robbie Slater (Stan Lazaridis 58), Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 58), Harry Kewell (Graham Arnold 89), Mark Viduka Goals : Kewell 19 |
| Referee : Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) Linesmen : Salvatore Marano, Pietro Kontnet (Italy) Attendance : 128000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Valdeir Vieira (Iran) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Mark Bowman | ||||
| The second leg of the qualifier was at home for Australia and with the 1-1 from the first leg Australia needed a win or a 0-0 draw to advance to the World Cup. During this game a spectator damaged the net and this required just over 5 minutes to fix. All events subsequent to this event at 48mins are recorded disregarding the interruption as no play was taking place. This was a World Cup qualifying match. | ||||
| Played : November 29 1997 | Venue : Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Craig Moore (Graham Arnold 78), Steve Horvat, Alex Tobin (c), Stan Lazaridis, Robbie Slater (Tony Vidmar 76), Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 76), Craig Foster, Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka Goals : Kewell 32, A Vidmar 48 |
2 | - | 2 | Iran Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c), Naim Saadavi (Ebrahim Tahami 70 (Ali Akbar Ostad Asadi 84)), Mohammad Khakpour, Mohammad Ali Peyrovani, Mehdi Pashazadeh, Hamid Estili, Karim Bagheri, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Reza Shahroudi (Ali Reza Mansourian 52), Khodadad Azizi, Ali Daei Goals : Bagheri 71, Azizi 75 |
| Referee : Sandor Puhl (Hungary) Attendance : 85022 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Valdeir Vieira (Iran) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Markian Jaworsky Match Report from Persian Gulf Sccer Site Post match musings by various | ||||
| This was meant to be a warm-up series for Australia in preparation for the World Cup but as it turns out it was a consolation event. The team had to overcome their disappointment of the previous fortnight and try to regain some pride and respect from a good showing here. This was a Continental Championship match. | ||||
| Played : December 12 1997 | Venue : King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Australia Zeljko Kalac, Tony Vidmar, Steven Horvat, Alex Tobin (c), Stan Lazaridis, Robert Slater (Ernest Tapai 81), Craig Foster, Ned Zelic, Aurelio Vidmar (Robert Hooker 46), John Aloisi, Mark Viduka (Damian Mori 73) Goals : Viduka 45, Aloisi 60, Mori 90+ |
3 | - | 1 | Mexico Osvaldo Sanchez, Isaac Terrazas (Salvador Carmona 67), Claudio Suarez, Jose Francisco Gabriel de Anda (Luis Hernandez 63), Pavel Pardo, Raul Rodrigo Lara, Ramon Jesus Ramirez, Braulio Luna, Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Paulo Cesar Chavez (Luis Garcia 46), Jose Manuel Abundis Goal : Hernandez 81pk |
| Referee : Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) Linesmen : Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman), Sankar Komaleeswaran (India) Attendance : 15000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Manuel Lapuente (Mexico) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by Chris Dunkerley Match Report by Markian Jaworsky | ||||
| After the cleansing win against Mexico Australia had to face up to the reigning World Champions who had earlier cleaned up the Saudis 3-0. Just before this match Mexico also beat the Saudis going 2 better for 5-0. This was a Continental Championship match. | ||||
| Played : December 14 1997 | Venue : King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat, Stan Lazaridis, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin (c), Ned Zelic, Craig Foster, Mark Viduka (Matthew Bingley 90+), Aurelio Vidmar (Ernie Tapai 61), Tony Vidmar, John Aloisi (Damian Mori 69) |
0 | - | 0 | Brazil Nelson Silva 'Dida', Jose Ferreira 'Ze Maria', Raimundo Ramos 'Junior Baiano', Aldair dos Santos, Roberto Carlos da Silva, Flavio Conceicao, Rivaldo Ferreira (Denilson de Oliveira 64), Cesar Sampaio (Dorival Guidoni 'Doriva' 89), Leonardo de Araujo (c), Ronaldo da Lima, Jose de Oliveira 'Bebeto' |
| Referee : Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) Linesmen : Alfaro Fernandez (SLV), Jacques Poudevigne (FRA) Attendance : 11000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Mario Jorge Zagallo (Brazil) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie | ||||
| Australia began this match with a chance of winning the group providing they could beat Saudi Arabia more handsomely than any Brazilian win over Mexico. However the match did not run Australia's way and they had to rely on any Brazilian win in the following game to progress in the tournament. The Brazilians obliged with a 3-2 win. This was a Continental Championship match. | ||||
| Played : December 16 1997 | Venue : King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Deayea, Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi, Abdullah Zubromawi, Ibrahim Al-Harbi, Sami Al-Jaber, Saeed Owairan (Khamees Al-Zahrani 90+), Fahad Mehallel (Obeid Al-Dossary), Ahmed Al-Dossari, Hussein Sulimani, Khalid Al-Mowalad (c) (Khalid Al-Temawi 78), Khamis Al-Dossary Goal : Al-Khilaiwi 40 |
1 | - | 0 | Australia Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat, Stan Lazaridis, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin (c), Ned Zelic, Robbie Slater (Aurelio Vidmar 75), Craig Foster, Josip Skoko, Damian Mori (Harry Kewell 67), John Aloisi (Mark Viduka 67) |
| Referee : Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Linesmen : Alberto Barrientos (Argentina), Oscar Soria (Bolivia) Attendance : 20000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Otto Pfister (Saudi Arabia) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie | ||||
| Having managed second place in their group Australia faced the Group B winners Uruguay who with a very young team manged to win all their games so far in the second semi-final after Brazil had earlier disposed of the Czech Republic 2-0. This match was left scoreless at full-time but only 2 minutes into sudden death extra time Australia got the winner. This was a Continental Championship match. | ||||
| Played : December 19 1997 | Venue : King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Milan Ivanovic, Stan Laazridis, Alex Tobin (c), Tony Vidmar, Ned Zelic, Craig Foster, Aurelio Vidmar (Josip Skoko 81), Kevin Muscat, Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell Goals : Kewell 92 |
1 | - | 0 | Uruguay Claudio Flores, Luis Lopez, Paolo Montero, Gustavo Mendez, Edgardo Adinolfi, De Los Santos, Pablo Garcia, Liber Vespa, Alvaro Recoba (Debray Silva 81), Marcelo Zalayeta, Andres Olivera |
| Referee : Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) Linesmen : Jacques Poudevigne (France), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman) Attendance : 22000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Victor Pua (Uruguay) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by David Arnold | ||||
| After their golden goal victory over Uruguay Australia faced Brazil in the final of the tournament. At the end of the game you imagine they might wish they hadn't having suffered the greatest loss by an Australian side in about 40 years. This was a Continental Championship match. | ||||
| Played : December 21 1997 | Venue : King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Australia Mark Bosnich, Steve Horvat (Matthew Bingley 56), Stan Lazaridis, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin (c), Ned Zelic, Craig Foster, Mark Viduka (sent off 24), Aurelio Vidmar (John Aloisi 30), Harry Kewell, Tony Vidmar (Kevin Muscat 30) |
0 | - | 6 | Brazil Nelson Silva 'Dida', Marcos de Moraes 'Cafu', Raimundo Ramos 'Junior Baiano', Aldair dos Santos, Roberto Carlos da Silva, Cesar Sampaio, Oswaldo Giroldo 'Juninho', Carlos Verri 'Dunga', Denilson de Oliveira, Ronaldo da Lima, Romario Faria de Souza Goals : Ronaldo 15, 28, 59, Romario 38, 53, 75pk |
| Referee : Pirom Un Prasert (Thailand) Linesmen : Jacques Poudevigne (France), Mohamed Al-Musawi (Oman) Attendance : 65000 Coach : Terry Venables (Australia), Mario Zagallo (Brazil) | ||||
| Match Report by Thomas Esamie Match Report by David Marshall | ||||