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Belarus 2–1 Wales: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying, 2 September 2000
Belarus and Wales finished 2–1 on 2 September 2000 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Minsk.
2 September 2000 · Minsk
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The match
Belarus and Wales finished 2–1 on 2 September 2000 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Minsk.
Belarus won by 1 goal.
Goals and incidents
Aleksandr Khatskevich scored in minute 39 (Belarus). Valentin Belkevich scored in minute 56 (Belarus). Gary Speed scored in minute 90 (Wales).
Craig Bellamy was sent off in minute 65.
The competition campaign
The match was played in Group 5 of the qualifying round. Belarus and Wales contested this fixture within that competition stage.
Belarus’s next recorded match in this campaign was Poland 3–1 Belarus on 7 October 2000.
Wales’s next recorded match in this campaign was Wales 1–1 Norway on 7 October 2000.
Venue and attendance
The venue identified in the match record is National Olympic Stadium Dinamo, Minsk.
The recorded attendance was 32,000 spectators.
Other results in the campaign
Belarus’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Poland 3–1 Belarus on 7 October 2000; Belarus 2–1 Armenia on 11 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.
Wales’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Wales 1–1 Norway on 7 October 2000; Poland 0–0 Wales on 11 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.
Sources
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