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

Netherlands 2–2 Mexico

Thursday 25 Jun 1998 · Saint-Étienne, France (neutral)

Netherlands2–2Mexico

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Cocu Boer Peláez Hernández

4′1–0Phillip Cocu Netherlands
18′2–0Ronald de Boer Netherlands
75′2–1Ricardo Peláez Mexico
90′2–2Luis Hernández Mexico

Line-ups

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

Netherlands

Came on

20Aron WinterMF↑70′
15Winston BogardeDF↑71′
21Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkFW↑78′

Mexico

Came on

21Jesús ArellanoMF↑45′
9Ricardo PeláezFW●↑55′

Elo

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

Netherlands: 1950 → 1945
Mexico: 1892 → 1897

Expected score for Netherlands: 58.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 9, 1960–2020.

Netherlands wins: 4
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 4

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

0–0 v Cameroon 27 May 1998 · Friendly
5–1 v Paraguay 1 Jun 1998 · Friendly
5–1 v Nigeria 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Belgium 13 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
5–0 v South Korea 20 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

2–1 v Serbia 29 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–1 v Argentina 4 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–1 v Brazil 7 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–2 v Croatia 11 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–0 v Peru 10 Oct 1998 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

0–0 v Republic of Ireland 23 May 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Japan 31 May 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Saudi Arabia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
3–1 v South Korea 13 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Belgium 20 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

1–2 v Germany 29 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–0 v El Salvador 17 Nov 1998 · Friendly
2–2 v Guatemala 18 Nov 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Argentina 10 Feb 1999 · Friendly
3–0 v Egypt 19 Feb 1999 · Lunar New Year Cup 1999

Group E

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Netherlands	3	1	2	0	+5	5
2Mexico	3	1	2	0	+2	5
3Belgium	3	0	3	0	0	3
4South Korea	3	0	1	2	-7	1

Road through the tournament

Netherlands

0–0 v Belgium Group stage
5–0 v South Korea Group stage
2–2 v Mexico Group stage
2–1 v Serbia Round of 16
2–1 v Argentina Quarter-final
1–1 v Brazil Semi-final
1–2 v Croatia Third-place play-off

Mexico

3–1 v South Korea Group stage
2–2 v Belgium Group stage
2–2 v Netherlands Group stage
1–2 v Germany Round of 16

Every Netherlands v Mexico match9

From Netherlands's side.


7 Oct 2020	Mexico	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 Nov 2014	Mexico	2–3	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 2014	Mexico	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Round of 16
26 May 2010	Mexico	2–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
1 Jun 2006	Mexico	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1998	Mexico	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
24 Feb 1998	Mexico	3–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
19 Apr 1961	Mexico	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jun 1960	Mexico	1–3	Away	Friendly	—

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