1998 FIFA World Cup Group C

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. Group C was composed of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Denmark and host nation and eventual world champion 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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

Saudi Arabia vs Denmark

Saudi Arabia 0–1 Denmark
Report Rieper 69'
Attendance: 38,100
Saudi Arabia
Denmark
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 Anwar (c)  78'
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid  11'
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber  84'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan  79'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh  78'
FW 8 Obeid Al-Dosari  79'
FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan  84'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper  60'
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12 Søren Colding
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 14 Morten Wieghorst  12'  65'
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen  73'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup  84'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand
Substitutions:
MF 7 Allan Nielsen  73'  65'
MF 8 Per Frandsen  73'
DF 5 Jan Heintze  84'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

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

France vs South Africa

France 3–0 South Africa
Dugarry 36'
Issa 77' (o.g.)
Henry 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 55,000
France
South Africa
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)  53'
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit  28'  73'
RW 6 Youri Djorkaeff  84'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane  75'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h  26'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry  26'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian  73'
FW 20 David Trezeguet  84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi
DF 4 Willem Jackson  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  56'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy  89'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele  56'
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett  89'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

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

South Africa vs Denmark

South Africa 1–1 Denmark
McCarthy 51' Report A. Nielsen 12'
Attendance: 33,500
South Africa
Denmark
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi  28'  88'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c)  73'
DF 21 Pierre Issa  63'
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett  77'
FW 12 Brendan Augustine  46'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alfred Phiri  65'  68'  46'
FW 6 Phil Masinga  77'
FW 13 Delron Buckley  88'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel  57'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg  23'  82'
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh  56'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
DF 12 Søren Colding
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)  58'
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen
FW 11 Brian Laudrup
FW 19 Ebbe Sand  58'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jan Heintze  58'
FW 9 Miklos Molnar  66'  58'
MF 14 Morten Wieghorst  85'  82'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

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

France vs Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi was sent off in the 19th minute after tripping Bixente Lizarazu from behind. Zinedine Zidane was ejected at the 71st minute when he appeared to plant his studs into the side of Saudi captain Fuad Anwar after they collided going for a ball.[1]

France 4–0 Saudi Arabia
Henry 37', 78'
Trezeguet 68'
Lizarazu 85'		 Report
Attendance: 80,000
France
Saudi Arabia
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 Laurent Blanc  36'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu  50'
CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
CM 14 Alain Boghossian
RW 12 Thierry Henry  79'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane  71'
LW 13 Bernard Diomède  58'
CF 21 Christophe Dugarry  30'
Substitutions:
FW 20 David Trezeguet  30'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  58'
MF 11 Robert Pires  79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani  7'  76'
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi  19'
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 6 Fuad Anwar (c)
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber  82'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan  33'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi  33'  65'
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid  65'
DF 17 Ahmed Dokhi  76'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

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

France vs Denmark

France 2–1 Denmark
Djorkaeff 12' (pen.)
Petit 56'		 Report M. Laudrup 42' (pen.)
Attendance: 39,100
France
Denmark
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 2 Vincent Candela
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 18 Frank Leboeuf
MF 4 Patrick Vieira  62'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff
MF 11 Robert Pires  71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède  53'
MF 17 Emmanuel Petit  64'
MF 19 Christian Karembeu
FW 20 David Trezeguet  85'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian  64'
FW 12 Thierry Henry  71'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h  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  46'
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen  54'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup  75'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Søren Colding  65'  46'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand  54'
MF 15 Stig Tøfting  78'  75'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

South Africa vs Saudi Arabia

South Africa 2–2 Saudi Arabia
Bartlett 18', 90+3' (pen.) Report Al-Jaber 45+2' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan 74' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,800
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi
DF 4 Willem Jackson  46'
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c)  65'
DF 21 Pierre Issa
MF 7 Quinton Fortune  38'  67'
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett
FW 17 Benni McCarthy  46'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Delron Buckley  46'
FW 14 Jerry Sikhosana  46'
MF 15 Doctor Khumalo  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 Anwar
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan  30'
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber
FW 11 Fahad Al-Mehallel  64'
FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c)  81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani  64'
MF 12 Ibrahim Al-Harbi  81'
Manager:
Mohammed Al-Kharashy

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Eddie Foley (Ireland)
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)

See also

References

  1. ^ DeSimone, Bonnie (19 June 1998). "France 4, Saudi Arabia 0". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
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