World Cup Qualifying 1998 (Latvia)1. round
- Attendance: 20251
- Referee: Merk Markus (GER)
- First assistant: Schneider Erich (GER)
- Second assistant: Fuellbrunn Hans-Georg (GER)
- Fourth official: Steinborn Edgar (GER)
- Match progress
- Match report
46 | SubstitutionArturs Zakreševskis Igors Troickis | |
50 | SubstitutionAndrejs Štolcers Vladimirs Babičevs | |
57 | Yellow cardArturs Zakreševskis | |
Joachim BjörklundYellow card | 57 | |
Andreas Andersson Martin Dahlin Substitution | 57 | |
60 | Substitution | |
Mattias Jonson Kennet Andersson Substitution | 67 | |
Jesper Blomqvist Håkan Mild Substitution | 75 | |
84 | Yellow cardVitālijs Astafjevs | |
Mattias JonsonGoooal! 1:0 | 88 |
| Thomas Ravelli (G) | 1 | 1 | Oļegs Karavajevs (G) | |
| Gary Sundgren | 2 | 2 | Igors Troickis
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| Patrik Andersson | 3 | 3 | Valentīns Lobaņovs | |
| 4 | 4 | Oļegs Blagonadeždins | |
| Pontus Kåmark | 5 | 5 | Igors Stepanovs | |
| Pär Zetterberg | 6 | 6 | Valērijs Ivanovs | |
| 7 | 7 | Imants Bleidelis | |
| Jonas Thern (C) | 8 | 8 | Vits Rimkus
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| Niclas Alexandersson | 9 | 9 | Vladimirs Babičevs (C)
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| 10 | 10 | Marians Pahars | |
| 11 | 11 | Vitālijs Astafjevs
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| Reserves | ||||
| 12 | 12 | Arturs Zakreševskis
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| 13 | 14 | Andrejs Štolcers
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| 14 | 613 | Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs
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| Coaches | ||||
| Tommy Svensson | Jānis Gilis | |||
- In-competition stats
| 3 | Current position | 4 |
| 21 | Points | 10 |
| 16:9 | Goal difference | 10:15 |