29.10.1997 at 00:00 Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 32305
Republic of Ireland
1 - 1
Belgium
Referee: Laszlo Vagner
World Cup Play Off / Prog-match
Shay Given
Denis Irwin
Gary Kelly
Steve Staunton
Ian Harte
Kenny Cunningham
Ray Houghton
Andy Townsend
David Connolly
Mark Kennedy
Tony Cascarino
De Wilde, Verstraeten, Van Meir, Vidovic, Genaux, Wilmots, Van der Elst, Boffin, Van Kerckhoven, Nilis, Goossens, De Bilde, Verheyen;
Match 334 Wednesday, October 29th, 1997 World Cup play-off Lansdowne Road, Dublin Republic of Ireland 1 (Irwin) Belgium 1 (Nilis) Ireland: Shay Given (Newcastle), Gary Kelly (Leeds Utd), Ian Harte (Leeds Utd), Kenny Cunningham (Wimbledon), Denis Irwin (Manchester Utd), Ray Houghton (Reading), Andy Townsend (Middlesbrough), Steve Staunton (Aston Villa), Mark Kennedy (Liverpool), Tony Cascarino (AS Nancy), David Connolly (Feyenoord) Subs: Jeff Kenna (Blackburn) for Mark Kennedy 33 mins, Lee Carsley (Derby County) for Townsend 75, Tommy Coyne (Motherwell) for Connolly 82 Manager: Mick McCarthy Belgium: De Wilde, Verstraeten, Van Meir, Vidovic, Genaux, Wilmots, Van der Elst, Boffin, Van Kerckhoven, Nilis, Goossens, De Bilde, VerheyenVIDEO