FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Romania 2–1 England

Monday 22 Jun 1998 · Toulouse, France (neutral)

Romania2–1England

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Moldovan Owen Petrescu

46′1–0Viorel Moldovan Romania
81′1–1Michael Owen England
90′2–1Dan Petrescu Romania

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Romania

Came on

19Ovidiu StîngăMF↑72′ ↓81′
15Lucian MarinescuMF↑81′
7Marius LăcătușFW↑86′

England

Came on

7David BeckhamMF↑32′
20Michael OwenFW●↑72′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Romania: 1860 → 1898
England: 1950 → 1912

Expected score for Romania: 37.3% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 10 of 12, 1939–2021.

Romania wins: 3
Draws: 6
England wins: 3

Form either side

Romania

Before

2–1 v Greece 8 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Belgium 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
3–2 v Paraguay 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
5–1 v Moldova 6 Jun 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Colombia 15 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

1–1 v Tunisia 26 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–1 v Croatia 30 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–0 v Norway 19 Aug 1998 · Friendly
7–0 v Liechtenstein 2 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
1–1 v Germany 5 Sep 1998 · Friendly

England

Before

3–0 v Portugal 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 23 May 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Morocco 27 May 1998 · King Hassan II Tournament 1998
0–0 v Belgium 29 May 1998 · King Hassan II Tournament 1998
2–0 v Tunisia 15 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

2–0 v Colombia 26 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Argentina 30 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–2 v Sweden 5 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
0–0 v Bulgaria 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998
3–0 v Luxembourg 14 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998

Group G

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Romania	3	2	1	0	+2	7
2England	3	2	0	1	+3	6
3Colombia	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4Tunisia	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Road through the tournament

Romania

1–0 v Colombia Group stage
2–1 v England Group stage
1–1 v Tunisia Group stage
0–1 v Croatia Round of 16

England

2–0 v Tunisia Group stage
1–2 v Romania Group stage
2–0 v Colombia Group stage
2–2 v Argentina Round of 16

Every Romania v England match12

From Romania's side.


6 Jun 2021	England	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
20 Jun 2000	England	3–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2000	Group stage
22 Jun 1998	England	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
12 Oct 1994	England	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Sep 1985	England	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
1 May 1985	England	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
29 Apr 1981	England	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
15 Oct 1980	England	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
2 Jun 1970	England	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1970	Group stage
15 Jan 1969	England	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
6 Nov 1968	England	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 May 1939	England	0–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul