Colombia 0–2 England: 1998 World Cup match
0–2Full time
Match in one glance
ColombiaEnglandGoalCard
Colombia
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
0Colombia2England
Darren Anderton opened the scoring at 20′.
Team comparison
ColombiaEngland
0Goals2
3Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DBDavid BeckhamEngland · 29′1goal
- 2DADarren AndertonEngland · 20′1goal
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group G
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-26
- Venue
- Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Colombia / EnglandColombia
No goals
England
Darren Anderton20′
David Beckham29′
Complete match timeline
ColombiaEnglandGoalCardSubstitution
Colombia
England
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 2D. Anderton 20′ · D. Beckham 29′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Colombia
Reported rolesFM
22Faryd MondragónEP
3Ever PalaciosJB
5Jorge BermúdezWC
13Wílmer CabreraLA
16Luis Antonio MorenoMS
6Mauricio SernaJH
8John Harold LozanoFR
19Freddy RincónCV
10Carlos ValderramaAd
7Antony de ÁvilaLP
21Léider PreciadoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9AVAdolfo Valencia46′
- 15VAVíctor Aristizábal46′
- 20HRHámilton Ricard46′
Match contributions
- Jorge Bermúdez▰ 89′
- Mauricio Serna▰ 20′
- Víctor Aristizábal▰ 86′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3EPEver PalaciosDefender
- 5JBJorge BermúdezDefender
- 6MSMauricio SernaMidfielder
- 7AdAntony de ÁvilaForward
- 8JHJohn Harold LozanoMidfielder
- 10CVCarlos ValderramaAttacking midfielder
- 13WCWílmer CabreraDefender
- 16LALuis Antonio MorenoDefender
- 19FRFreddy RincónMidfielder
- 21LPLéider PreciadoForward
- 22FMFaryd MondragónGoalkeeper
England
Reported rolesDS
1David SeamanSC
2Sol CampbellGL
3Graeme Le SauxTA
5Tony AdamsGN
12Gary NevilleDA
14Darren AndertonPI
4Paul InceDB
7David BeckhamPS
16Paul ScholesAS
9Alan ShearerMO
20Michael OwenReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 8DBDavid Batty83′
- 11SMSteve McManaman73′
- 17RLRob Lee79′
Match contributions
- David Beckham⚽ 1
- Alan Shearer▰ 89′
- Darren Anderton⚽ 1
- Paul Scholes▰ 22′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1DSDavid SeamanGoalkeeper
- 2SCSol CampbellCentre-back
- 3GLGraeme Le SauxLWB
- 4PIPaul InceCentral midfielder
- 5TATony AdamsCentre-back
- 7DBDavid BeckhamCentral midfielder
- 9ASAlan ShearerCentre-forward
- 12GNGary NevilleCentre-back
- 14DADarren AndertonRWB
- 16PSPaul ScholesAttacking midfielder
- 20MOMichael OwenCentre-forward
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
0Colombia2England
Darren Anderton opened the scoring at 20′.
Team comparison
ColombiaEngland
0Goals2
3Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DBDavid BeckhamEngland · 29′1goal
- 2DADarren AndertonEngland · 20′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
- 1998-06-26
- Venue
- Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Colombia / EnglandColombia
No goals
England
Darren Anderton20′
David Beckham29′
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.