England 2–0 Tunisia: 1998 World Cup match
2–0Full time
Match in one glance
EnglandTunisiaGoalCard
England
Tunisia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2England0Tunisia
Alan Shearer opened the scoring at 42′.
Team comparison
EnglandTunisia
2Goals0
1Bookings3
1Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ASAlan ShearerEngland · 42′1goal
- 2PSPaul ScholesEngland · 89′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group G
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-15
- Venue
- Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / TunisiaEngland
Alan Shearer42′
Paul Scholes89′
Tunisia
No goals
Complete match timeline
EnglandTunisiaGoalCardSubstitution
England
Tunisia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
10 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0A. Shearer 42′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0P. Scholes 89′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
England
Reported rolesDS
1David SeamanSC
2Sol CampbellGL
3Graeme Le SauxTA
5Tony AdamsGS
6Gareth SouthgateDA
14Darren AndertonPI
4Paul InceDB
8David BattyPS
16Paul ScholesAS
9Alan ShearerTS
10Teddy SheringhamReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 20MOMichael Owen85′
Match contributions
- Sol Campbell▰ 88′
- Alan Shearer⚽ 1
- Paul Scholes⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DSDavid SeamanGoalkeeper
- 2SCSol CampbellCentre-back
- 3GLGraeme Le SauxLWB
- 4PIPaul InceCentral midfielder
- 5TATony AdamsCentre-back
- 6GSGareth SouthgateCentre-back
- 8DBDavid BattyCentral midfielder
- 9ASAlan ShearerCentre-forward
- 10TSTeddy SheringhamCentre-forward
- 14DADarren AndertonRWB
- 16PSPaul ScholesAttacking midfielder
Tunisia
Reported rolesCE
1Chokri El OuaerST
3Sami TrabelsiMB
4Mounir BoukadidaHT
5Hatem TrabelsiJC
17José ClaytonKB
21Khaled BadraKG
10Kaies GhodhbaneSC
14Sirajeddine ChihiSS
15Skander SouayahAS
11Adel SellimiMB
18Mehdi Ben SlimaneReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2IBImed Ben Younes65′
- 7TTTarek Thabet79′
- 8ZBZoubeir Baya46′
Match contributions
- Kaies Ghodhbane▰ 87′
- José Clayton▰ 48′
- Imed Ben Younes▰ 70′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1CEChokri El OuaerGoalkeeper
- 3STSami TrabelsiCentre-back
- 4MBMounir BoukadidaCentre-back
- 5HTHatem TrabelsiRight-back
- 10KGKaies GhodhbaneMidfielder
- 11ASAdel SellimiForward
- 14SCSirajeddine ChihiMidfielder
- 15SSSkander SouayahMidfielder
- 17JCJosé ClaytonLeft-back
- 18MBMehdi Ben SlimaneForward
- 21KBKhaled BadraDefender
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2England0Tunisia
Alan Shearer opened the scoring at 42′.
Team comparison
EnglandTunisia
2Goals0
1Bookings3
1Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1ASAlan ShearerEngland · 42′1goal
- 2PSPaul ScholesEngland · 89′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group G
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-15
- Venue
- Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
- Result
- 2–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
England / TunisiaEngland
Alan Shearer42′
Paul Scholes89′
Tunisia
No goals
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.