Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/England vs Chile (1998)

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The result was DELETE. Alexf^(talk) 19:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

England vs Chile (1998)

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Contested PROD with the rationale:"Non-notable football match. Nothing unique or special occured which warrants its own article". The article's creator contested on the articles talk page that it was one of the last matches at Wembley, an historic victory for Chile and Michael Owen's debut. However i still don't feel this makes it notable enough for its own article. Eddie6705 (talk) 00:02, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Eddie6705 (talk) 00:07, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. This match isn't notable. Notability is established by external sources, and they did not cover this widely at the time, nor have they done at any point since it was played. All matches have basic verifiable information of people playing/goals scored/etc. but that does not mean they are notable. Trebor (talk) 00:11, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable friendly match. There is no policy that says that every match between two national teams is notable, and there's nothing apparently significant or unusual about this one. Mandsford 00:50, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep This could be non-notable for British people(excluding Michael Owen's debut in national team),but fot Chileans this match is an historical match because they defeated a big team at their home stadium.This is a good reason to keep the article,along with Owen's debut.Gab 95 (talk) 00:58, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not a notable match, and saying "keep this because Team A beat Team B in B-Land" is not a valid reason. Giant Snowman 02:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – No evidence is present that there is enduring notability beyond the aftermath of the match. For such a match to merit an article, there has to be some level of coverage that goes beyond simple game previews and summaries, and I don't see that here. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 04:05, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - "one of the last matches at old Wembley", erm not exactly, there were at least five qualifying matches after that (the last being a 1–0 defeat by Germany in 2000). Michael Owen's debut - nah, he's not that important - do we have an article about Maradona's debut, or Pele's debut? England losing at home - nah - notable once upon a time, not now (ie England 3–6 Hungary is notable as it is still widely referenced today). I don't see how its that notable for Chile, either, it was only a friendly match against a country that isn't a rival (like Argentina, say). Jmorrison230582 (talk) 07:16, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Non-notable friendly match. Argyle 4 Life^talk 14:49, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. I tried looking for sources to establish notability under WP:EVENT, and drew an almost complete blank. Only this and this plus a few news reports from the time mention it, and none describes any lasting impact. Alzarian16 (talk) 19:03, 26 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete; non-notable event. bobrayner (talk) 19:34, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Not an encyclopedic topic. Chillum ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 03:38, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.