EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS

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1 England EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS /18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Wembley Stadium - London Thursday 5 October CET (19.45 local time) Group F - Matchday 9 Slovenia Last updated 05/10/ :10CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1

2 Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/10/2016 QR (GS) Slovenia - England 0-0 Ljubljana 2016 UEFA European Championship Date Stage reached Match Result Venue Goalscorers 14/06/2015 QR (GS) Slovenia - England 2-3 Ljubljana 15/11/2014 QR (GS) England - Slovenia 3-1 London FIFA World Cup Date Stage reached Novakovič 37, Pečnik 84; Wilshere 57, 73, Rooney 86 Rooney 59 (P), Welbeck 66, 72; Henderson 58 (og) Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/06/2010 GS-FT Slovenia - England 0-1 Port Elizabeth Defoe 23 Total Qualifying Home Away Final tournament Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA England Slovenia

3 Squad list England Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Joe Hart 19/04/ West Ham Jack Butland 10/03/ Stoke Jordan Pickford 07/03/ Everton Defenders - Ryan Bertrand 05/08/ Southampton Gary Cahill 19/12/ Chelsea Kieran Trippier 19/09/ Tottenham Kyle Walker 28/05/ Man. City Chris Smalling 22/11/ Man. United Michael Keane 11/01/ Everton Aaron Cresswell 15/12/ West Ham John Stones 28/05/ Man. City Harry Maguire 05/03/ Leicester Midfielders - Jake Livermore 14/11/ West Brom * Jordan Henderson 17/06/ Liverpool Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15/08/ Liverpool Raheem Sterling 08/12/ Man. City Jesse Lingard 15/12/ Man. United * Eric Dier 15/01/ Tottenham * Harry Winks 02/02/ Tottenham Forwards - Jermain Defoe 07/10/ Bournemouth Daniel Sturridge 01/09/ Liverpool * Harry Kane 28/07/ Tottenham Marcus Rashford 31/10/ Man. United * Coach - Gareth Southgate 03/09/

4 Slovenia Current season Qual. No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Jan Koprivec 15/07/ Pafos Vid Belec 06/06/ Benevento Jan Oblak 07/01/ Atlético Defenders - Boštjan Cesar 09/07/ Chievo * Bojan Jokić 17/05/ Ufa * Mitja Viler 01/09/ Maribor Matija Širok 31/05/ Domžale Antonio Delamea-Mlinar 10/06/ New England Revolution FT Nejc Skubic 13/06/ Konyaspor Aljaž Struna 04/08/ Palermo Miha Mevlja 12/06/ Zenit Midfielders - Valter Birsa 07/08/ Chievo * René Krhin 21/05/ Nantes * Josip Iličić 29/01/ Atalanta Jasmin Kurtič 10/01/ Atalanta Amedej Vetrih 16/09/ Domžale Damjan Bohar 18/10/ Maribor Benjamin Verbič 27/11/ København * Jan Repas 19/03/ Caen Rajko Rotman 19/03/ Forwards Göztepe Izmir Roman Bezjak 21/02/ Darmstadt * Tim Matavž 13/01/ Vitesse Andraž Šporar 27/02/ Arminia Coach - Srečko Katanec 16/07/

5 Head coach Gareth Southgate Date of birth: 3 September 1970 Nationality: English Playing career: Crystal Palace FC, Aston Villa FC, Middlesbrough FC Coaching career: Middlesbrough FC, England Under-21s, England (caretaker) Came through the ranks at Palace, initially as a midfielder, becoming captain and leading the club to promotion to the Premier League in 1993/94. Moved on to Villa following relegation in 1995 and was converted into a centre-back, winning the League Cup in his first season and helping the team reach the 2000 FA Cup final. Won 57 caps for England, although best known for missing a crucial penalty against Germany in the EURO '96 semi-final at Wembley; also appeared at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO Left Villa for Middlesbrough in 2001 and became the first Boro captain to lift a trophy, skippering the side to victory against Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers FC in the 2004 League Cup final; also helped Boro reach the UEFA Cup final in memorable fashion two years later. Defeat by Sevilla FC in Eindhoven proved Southgate's last game as he moved into the Middlesbrough dug-out to succeed Steve McClaren following the latter's departure for England; kept them in the Premier League until 2009, when they were relegated with Southgate dismissed that October. Joined the Football Association in 2011, initially as head of elite development before taking over as Under-21 coach two years later; appointed caretaker manager of the national side in September 2016 following Allardyce's departure. Srečko Katanec Date of birth: 16 July 1963 Nationality: Slovenian Playing career: NK Olimpija Ljubljana, GNK Dinamo Zagreb, FK Partizan, VfB Stuttgart, UC Sampdoria Coaching career: Slovenia Under-21s, ND Gorica, Slovenia (twice), Olympiacos FC, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Arab Emirates A centre-back or defensive midfielder, Katanec began his playing days at home-town club Olimpija before spells with Dinamo and Partizan. He reached the 1989 UEFA Cup final with Stuttgart and won the same competition the following season with Sampdoria, whom he also helped to the 1992 UEFA Champions League showpiece. Earned 31 caps for Yugoslavia (five goals) including at the 1984 UEFA European Championship, the 1984 Olympic Games and the 1990 FIFA World Cup and five for Slovenia (one goal). Started his coaching career with Slovenia's U21s in 1996, two years after retiring as a player. After a brief stint in the Gorica dugout, took charge of the senior Slovenia side in 1998 and guided them to UEFA EURO 2000 their first major tournament and the 2002 World Cup. Joined Olympiacos in 2002 but stayed for only three months and in February 2006 assumed the FYROM helm, where he remained for three years. Named United Arab Emirates coach in June 2009, a position he held for two years. Katanec was reappointed by Slovenia in January 2013, signing a contract until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, and stayed on despite the failure to reach France after a play-off defeat by Ukraine. 5

6 Match officials Referee Assistant referees Fourth official FIFA Match Commissioner Referee observer Felix Zwayer (GER) Thorsten Schiffner (GER), Marco Achmüller (GER) Christian Dingert (GER) Petr Fousek (CZE) Guy Goethals (BEL) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Felix Zwayer 19/05/ FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 07/06/2013 WC QR Iceland Slovenia 2-4 Reykjavik Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage reached Home Away Result Venue 07/06/2013 WC QR Iceland Slovenia 2-4 Reykjavik 04/07/2013 UEL 1QR Tromsø IL NK Celje 1-2 Tromso 16/09/2015 UCL GS Chelsea FC Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 4-0 London 18/02/2016 UEL R32 ACF Fiorentina Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-1 Florence 07/12/2016 UCL GS FC Porto Leicester City FC 5-0 Porto 09/03/2017 UEL R16 FC Rostov Manchester United FC 1-1 Rostov-on-Don 6

7 Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup comprises nine groups of six teams, with matches played on a home-andaway basis. Qualifying takes place under the 'Week of Football' concept, introduced ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, in which games are spread out from Thursday to Tuesday, shining the spotlight on more teams on the road to the finals in Russia. Moreover, thanks to the Week of Football, at least 43% of matches will be played on weekends, giving fans a better chance to follow the action on television, in the stadiums and on UEFA.com. Kick-off times will be set mainly at 18:00CET and 20:45CET on Saturdays and Sundays and at 20:45CET for Thursdays, Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays. In double-header matchweeks, sides will play on Thursday/Sunday, Friday/Monday or Saturday/Tuesday. Each day of the Week of Football will feature eight to ten games. The nine group winners will qualify directly for the final tournament. The eight best runners-up will contest play-offs to decide the last four qualifiers for the finals. The 13 qualifiers then join hosts Russia in the finals to make it 14 UEFA member associations represented. How qualification works The other confederations have the following qualifying berths: Africa: 5 Asia: 4.5 North and Central America and Caribbean: 3.5 Oceania: 0.5 South America: 4.5 7

8 Match-by-match lineups England FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group F Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts England Slovakia Slovenia Scotland Lithuania Malta Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) Slovakia 0-1 England Goals: 0-1 Lallana 90+5 England: Hart, Walker, Rose, Dier, Cahill, Stones, Sterling (71 Walcott), Henderson (64 Alli), Kane (82 Sturridge), Rooney, Lallana Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) England 2-0 Malta Goals: 1-0 Sturridge 29, 2-0 Alli 38 England: Hart, Walker, Bertrand (19 Rose), Henderson, Cahill, Stones, Walcott (68 Rashford), Alli, Sturridge (73 Vardy), Rooney, Lingard Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Slovenia 0-0 England England: Hart, Walker, Rose, Henderson, Cahill, Stones, Walcott (62 Townsend), Dier, Sturridge (82 Rashford), Alli (73 Rooney), Lingard Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) England 3-0 Scotland Goals: 1-0 Sturridge 23, 2-0 Lallana 50, 3-0 Cahill 61 England: Hart, Walker, Rose, Dier, Cahill, Stones, Sterling, Henderson, Sturridge (74 Vardy), Rooney, Lallana Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) England 2-0 Lithuania Goals: 1-0 Defoe 22, 2-0 Vardy 66 England: Hart, Walker, Bertrand, Dier, Keane, Stones, Sterling (60 Rashford), Oxlade-Chamberlain, Defoe (60 Vardy), Alli, Lallana Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Scotland 2-2 England Goals: 0-1 Oxlade-Chamberlain 70, 1-1 Griffiths 87, 2-1 Griffiths 90, 2-2 Kane 90+3 England: Hart, Walker, Bertrand, Dier, Cahill, Smalling, Rashford (65 Oxlade-Chamberlain), Livermore (92 Defoe), Kane, Alli (84 Sterling), Lallana Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) Malta 0-4 England Goals: 0-1 Kane 53, 0-2 Bertrand 86, 0-3 Welbeck 90+1, 0-4 Kane 90+2 England: Hart, Walker, Bertrand, Henderson, Cahill, Jones, Sterling (46 Rashford), Livermore, Kane, Alli (69 Vardy), Oxlade-Chamberlain (76 Welbeck) Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) England 2-1 Slovakia Goals: 0-1 Lobotka 3, 1-1 Dier 37, 2-1 Rashford 59 England: Hart, Walker, Bertrand, Henderson, Cahill, Jones, Rashford (84 Welbeck), Dier, Kane, Alli (93 Livermore), Oxlade-Chamberlain (83 Sterling) 8

9 Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) England-Slovenia Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Lithuania-England Slovenia FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (04/09/2016) Lithuania 2-2 Slovenia Goals: 1-0 Černych 32, 2-0 Slivka 34, 2-1 Krhin 77, 2-2 Cesar 90+3 Slovenia: Oblak, Skubic, Samardžić, Cesar, Krhin, Berić (46 Iličić), Birsa, Jokić, Bezjak, Kampl, Verbič (56 Novakovič) Matchday 2 (08/10/2016) Slovenia 1-0 Slovakia Goals: 1-0 Kronaveter 74 Slovenia: Oblak, Samardžić, Cesar, Krhin, Iličić, Kurtič (72 Kronaveter), Birsa (68 Novakovič), Jokić, Bezjak (91 M. Mevlja), Verbič, Aljaž Struna Matchday 3 (11/10/2016) Slovenia 0-0 England Slovenia: Oblak, Samardžić, Cesar (68 M. Mevlja), Krhin (84 Omladič), Iličić, Kurtič, Birsa (59 Kronaveter), Jokić, Bezjak, Verbič, Aljaž Struna Matchday 4 (11/11/2016) Malta 0-1 Slovenia Goals: 0-1 Verbič 47 Slovenia: Oblak, Skubic, Samardžić, Cesar, Krhin, Iličić, Kurtič, Birsa (71 Omladič), Novakovič (83 Šporar), Trajkovski (63 Jovič), Verbič Matchday 5 (26/03/2017) Scotland 1-0 Slovenia Goals: 1-0 C. Martin 88 Slovenia: Oblak, Samardžić, Cesar, Krhin, Iličić, Kurtič, Birsa (69 Berić), Jokić, Bezjak (58 Verbič), Kampl (87 Omladič), Aljaž Struna Matchday 6 (10/06/2017) Slovenia 2-0 Malta Goals: 1-0 Iličić 45+2, 2-0 Novakovič 84 Slovenia: Oblak, Skubic (89 Palčič), Delamea-Mlinar, Krhin, Iličić, Kurtič, Berić (64 Novakovič), Jokić, Bezjak (59 Omladič), M. Mevlja, Verbič Matchday 7 (01/09/2017) Slovakia 1-0 Slovenia Goals: 1-0 M. Mevlja 81 (og) Slovenia: Oblak, Skubic, Cesar, Krhin (80 Rotman), Iličić, Kurtič, Matavž, Birsa (60 Verbič), Jokić (9 Viler), M. Mevlja, Vetrih Matchday 8 (04/09/2017) Slovenia 4-0 Lithuania Goals: 1-0 Iličić 25 (P), 2-0 Iličić 61 (P), 3-0 Verbič 82, 4-0 Birsa 90 Slovenia: Oblak, Skubic, Viler, Cesar, Iličić (85 Matavž), Kurtič, Šporar (63 Birsa), Repas (86 Vetrih), M. Mevlja, Rotman, Verbič Matchday 9 (05/10/2017) England-Slovenia Matchday 10 (08/10/2017) Slovenia-Scotland 9

10 Legend Competitions Club competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League UCUP: UEFA Cup UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup SCUP: UEFA Super Cup UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Other abbreviations National team competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship WC: FIFA World Cup CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 10