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.

Contents
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  68'

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea
DF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
DF 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
MF 6 Fuad Amin (c) 78'
FW 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber 84'
FW 10 Saeed Al-Owairan 79'
DF 13 Hussein Sulaimani
MF 14 Khalid Al-Muwallid 11'
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh 78'
FW 8 Obeid Al-Dosari 79'
FW 15 Yousuf Al-Thunayan 84'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

DENMARK:
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper 60'
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
FW 11 Brian Laudrup 84'
DF 12 Søren Colding
MF 14 Morten Wieghorst 12' 65'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen 73'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Allan Nielsen 73' 65'
MF 8 Per Frandsen 73'
DF 5 Jan Heintze 84'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Claudio Rossi
Jorge Diaz Garcia
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas

France vs South Africa

12 June 1998
21:00
 France  3 – 0  South Africa Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,077
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Dugarry  34'
Issa  77' (o.g.)
Henry  90'		 Report

FRANCE:
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 15 Lilian Thuram
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 5 Laurent Blanc
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu
MF 7 Didier Deschamps (c) 53'
MF 17 Emmanuel Petit 28' 73'
MF 10 Zinedine Zidane 75'
FW 6 Youri Djorkaeff 84'
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 29'
FW 12 Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 29'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian 73'
FW 20 David Trézéguet 84'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

SOUTH AFRICA:
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 4 Willem Jackson 39'
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c)
DF 5 Mark Fish
DF 21 Pierre Issa
DF 3 David Nyathi
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
FW 6 Phil Masinga
FW 12 Brendan Augustine 56'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy 89'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett 56'
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele 89'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto
Merere Gonzales
Fourth official:
Mario Sánchez Yanten

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  52' Report Nielsen  13'

SOUTH AFRICA:
GK 1 Hans Vonk
DF 3 David Nyathi 28' 88'
DF 5 Mark Fish
MF 7 Quinton Fortune
FW 9 Shaun Bartlett 77'
MF 10 John Moshoeu
MF 11 Helman Mkhalele
FW 12 Brendan Augustine 45'
FW 17 Benni McCarthy
DF 19 Lucas Radebe (c) 73'
DF 21 Pierre Issa 63'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Alfred Phiri  65', 68' 45'
FW 6 Phil Masinga 77'
FW 13 Delron Buckley 88'
Manager:
Philippe Troussier

DENMARK:
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel 57'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg 23' 82'
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh 56'
DF 6 Thomas Helveg
MF 7 Allan Nielsen
MF 10 Michael Laudrup (c) 58'
FW 11 Brian Laudrup
DF 12 Søren Colding
FW 19 Ebbe Sand 58'
MF 21 Martin Jørgensen
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
Celestino Galván
Fourth official:
Epifanio González

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  36', 77'
Trezeguet  68'
Lizarazu  85'		 Report

FRANCE:
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 3 Bixente Lizarazu 50'
DF 5 Laurent Blanc 36'
DF 8 Marcel Desailly
DF 15 Lilian Thuram
MF 7 Didier Deschamps (c)
MF 10 Zinedine Zidane  71'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède 58'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian
FW 12 Thierry Henry 79'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 30'
Substitutions:
FW 20 David Trézéguet 30'
FW 6 Youri Djorkaeff 58'
MF 11 Robert Pirès 79'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

SAUDI ARABIA:
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 Amin (c)
MF 16 Khamis Al-Owairan
MF 20 Hamzah Saleh
FW 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
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
Luis Torres Zuniga
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega

France vs Denmark

24 June 1998
16:00
 France  2 – 1  Denmark Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Djorkaeff  12' (pen.)
Petit  56'		 Report M. Laudrup  42' (pen.)

FRANCE:
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
DF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
DF 18 Franck Leboeuf
DF 2 Vincent Candela
MF 19 Christian Karembeu
MF 4 Patrick Vieira 62'
MF 17 Emmanuel Petit 79'
MF 13 Bernard Diomède 53'
MF 11 Robert Pirès 71'
FW 6 Youri Djorkaeff
FW 20 David Trézéguet 85'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 85'
FW 12 Thierry Henry 71'
MF 14 Alain Boghossian 64'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet

DENMARK:
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg
DF 3 Marc Rieper
DF 4 Jes Høgh
DF 5 Jan Heintze
DF 13 Jacob Laursen 45'
MF 6 Thomas Helveg
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' 45'
MF 15 Stig Tøfting 78' 75'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand 54'
Manager:
Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge
Emanuel Zammit
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira

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  19', 90+4' (pen.) Report Al-Jaber  45' (pen.)
Al-Thunayan  74' (pen.)

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell
Eddie Foley
Fourth official:
Alberto Tejada Noriega
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