1998 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised four teams: Asian Football Confederation representatives Saudi Arabia, South Africa from the Confederation of African Football, UEFA's Denmark and hosts France.

Denmark and France started well, defeating Saudi Arabia and South Africa respectively. Next, France scored four to eliminate Saudi Arabia and qualify with a match to spare, while Denmark and South Africa drew. Needing a big win in their final game, against Saudi Arabia, South Africa conceded two penalties and could only draw, so Denmark still qualified despite losing their final game to France.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

Saudi Arabia vs Denmark

12 June 1998
17:30
 Saudi Arabia  0 – 1  Denmark Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,140
Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina)
Report Rieper Goal 69'
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Amin (c) Substituted off 78'
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid Booked 11'
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber Substituted off 84'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan Substituted off 79'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh Substituted in 78'
FW 8 Obeid Al-Dosari Substituted in 79'
FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper Booked 60'
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12 Søren Colding
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 14 Morten Wieghorst Booked 12' Substituted off 65'
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen Substituted off 73'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup Substituted off 84'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 7 Allan Nielsen Booked 73' Substituted in 65'
MF 8 Per Frandsen Substituted in 73'
DF 5 Jan Heintze Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
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France vs South Africa

12 June 1998
21:00
 France  3 – 0  South Africa Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Dugarry Goal 36'
Issa Goal 77' (o.g.)
Henry Goal 90+2'		 Report
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
CB 5 Laurent Blanc
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Booked 53'
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit Booked 28' Substituted off 73'
RW 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted off 84'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane Booked 75'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted off 26'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted in 26'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 73'
FW 20 David Trézéguet Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi
DF 4 Willem Jackson Booked 39'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c)
DF 21 Pierre Issa
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
MF 10 John Moshoeu
FW 6 Phil Masinga
FW 12 Brendan Augustine Substituted off 56'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy Substituted off 89'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele Substituted in 56'
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile)
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South Africa vs Denmark

18 June 1998
17:30
 South Africa  1 – 1  Denmark Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,300
Referee: John Toro Rendón (Colombia)
McCarthy Goal 51' Report Nielsen Goal 12'
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi Booked 28' Substituted off 88'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c) Booked 73'
DF 21 Pierre Issa Booked 63'
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett Substituted off 77'
FW 12 Brendan Augustine Substituted off 46'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alfred Phiri Yellow cardRed card 65', 68' Substituted in 46'
FW 6 Phil Masinga Substituted in 77'
FW 13 Delron Buckley Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel Booked 57'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg Booked 23' Substituted off 82'
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh Booked 56'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12 Søren Colding
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c) Substituted off 58'
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen
FW 11 Brian Laudrup
FW 19 Ebbe Sand Substituted off 58'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Heintze Substituted in 58'
FW 9 Miklos Molnar Red card 66' Substituted in 58'
MF 14 Morten Wieghorst Red card 85' Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Epifanio González (Paraguay)
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France vs Saudi Arabia

18 June 1998
21:00
 France  4 – 0  Saudi Arabia Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Henry Goal 37', 78'
Trezeguet Goal 68'
Lizarazu Goal 85'		 Report
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu Booked 50'
DF 5 Laurent Blanc Booked 36'
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 15 Lilian Thuram
MF 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
MF 10 Zinedine Zidane Red card 71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède Substituted off 58'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted off 79'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry Substituted off 30'
Substitutions:
FW 20 David Trézéguet Substituted in 30'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff Substituted in 58'
MF 11 Robert Pirès Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani Booked 7' Substituted off 76'
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi Red card 19'
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Amin (c)
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber Booked 82'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan Substituted off 33'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi Substituted in 33' Substituted off 65'
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid Substituted in 65'
DF 17 Ahmed Dokhi Substituted in 76'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Assistant referees:
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
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France vs Denmark

24 June 1998
16:00
 France  2 – 1  Denmark Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Djorkaeff Goal 12' (pen.)
Petit Goal 56'		 Report M. Laudrup Goal 42' (pen.)
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 2 Vincent Candela
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 18 Franck Leboeuf
MF 4 Patrick Vieira Booked 62'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff
MF 11 Robert Pirès Substituted off 71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède Booked 53'
MF 17 Emmanuel Petit Substituted off 64'
MF 19 Christian Karembeu
FW 20 David Trézéguet Substituted off 85'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian Substituted in 64'
FW 12 Thierry Henry Substituted in 71'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substituted in 85'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 5 Jan Heintze
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 13 Jacob Laursen Substituted off 46'
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen Substituted off 54'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding Booked 65' Substituted in 46'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand Substituted in 54'
MF 15 Stig Tøfting Booked 78' Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
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South Africa vs Saudi Arabia

24 June 1998
16:00
 South Africa  2 – 2  Saudi Arabia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)
Bartlett Goal 18', 90+3' (pen.) Report Al-Jaber Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan Goal 74' (pen.)
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi
DF 4 Willem Jackson Substituted off 46'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c) Booked 65'
DF 21 Pierre Issa
MF 7 Quinton Fortune Booked 38' Substituted off 67'
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett
FW 17 Benni McCarthy Substituted off 46'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Delron Buckley Substituted in 46'
FW 14 Jerry Sikhosana Substituted in 46'
MF 15 Doctor Khumalo Substituted in 67'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Amin (c)
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan Booked 30'
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber
FW 11 Fahad Al-Mehallel Substituted off 64'
FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan Substituted off 81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani Substituted in 64'
MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Mohammed Al-Kharashy

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Eddie Foley (Ireland)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)
Stages
General information
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage
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