One team in Tallinn
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"One team in Tallinn" refers to a football match scheduled for 9 October 1996 in World Cup qualifying European Group 4 between the national teams of Estonia and Scotland. The match was abandoned after three seconds because the Estonian team were absent from the Kadrioru Stadium due to a dispute over its floodlights. Scotland expected to be awarded a walkover victory, but FIFA ordered that the match be replayed on neutral territory. The replayed match, staged at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, ended in a goalless draw.
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Event | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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Match was abandoned after three seconds due to Estonian team boycott FIFA orders the match to be rescheduled for 11 February 1997 at a neutral site | |||||||
Date | 9 October 1996 | ||||||
Venue | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn | ||||||
Referee | Miroslav Radoman (FR Yugoslavia) | ||||||
Attendance | 1,000 |
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