STADE ROI BAUDOUIN BRUSSELS BELGIUM 15/11/1997 20:00		WORLD CUP (Q) WORLD CUP (F) FRANCE 1998
BELGIUM 2 - 1 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND (45: 1 - 0, 90:2 - 1)

Goals
25	OLIVEIRA BARROSO LUIS	1 - 0
58	HOUGHTON RAY	1 - 1
69	NILIS LUC	2 - 1

Referees
Referee	BENKO GUNTER	AUT
1st assistant referee	ZEISZER MANFRED	AUT
2nd assistant referee	BEREUTER EGON	AUT

Selection of BELGIUM			Coach: LEEKENS GEORGES
#		Club	Sel.	Caps	In	Out
1	DE WILDE FILIP	Sporting C. de Portugal	51	18
2	DEFLANDRE ERIC	Club Brugge KV	6	3
3	VERSTRAETEN MIKE	FC Germinal Ekeren	3	3
4	DE BOECK GLEN	RSC Anderlecht	6	4
5	VIDOVIC GORDAN	Exc. Mouscron	4	4		63
6	VAN DER ELST FRANKY	Club Brugge KV	84	77
7	CLAESSENS GERT	Club Brugge KV	4	2		76
8	OLIVEIRA BARROSO LUIS	ACF Fiorentina	21	21
9	NILIS LUC	PSV Eindhoven	47	43		89
10	BOFFIN DANNY	FC Metz	35	31
11	VERHEYEN GERT	Club Brugge KV	13	11
Substitutes
12	VANDE WALLE PHILIPPE	K Lierse SK	16	2
13	LÉONARD PHILIPPE	AS Monaco	12	8	76
14	GOOSSENS MICHAËL	FC Schalke 04	11	9	89
15	HAAGDOREN FILIP	K Lierse SK	5	1
16	GENAUX RÉGIS	AC Udinese Calcio	21	16
17	DOLL OLIVIER	RSC Anderlecht	4	1
18	BORKELMANS VITAL	Club Brugge KV	26	15	63

Selection of REPUBLIC OF IRELAND			Coach:
#					In	Out
1	GIVEN
2	KENNA JEFFREY
3	STAUNTON STEPHEN
4	HARTE
5	CUNNINGHAM						89
6	CARSLEY
7	TOWNSEND ANDREW					86
8	MAC LOUGHLIN ALAN					49
9	KELLY GARY
10	CASCARINO
11	KENNEDY MARK					74
Substitutes
16	KELLY ALAN
12	HOUGHTON RAY				49
13	BREEN
14	CONNOLLY				74			82
15	KELLY DAVID				86
17	KILBAINE KEVIN