1998 FIFA World Cup Group C

Football tournament group stage June 2018 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.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html World Cup 1998 RSSSF 30 April 2026 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 main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 FRA DEN RSA KSA KO KO 3 0 0 9 1 H 1 1 1 3 3 0 2 1 3 6 0 1 2 2 7 FRA 1974 DEN RSA KSA Q green1 Advance to knockout stage France advanced to play Paraguay (runner-up of Group D) in the round of 16. Denmark advanced to play Nigeria (winner of Group D) in the round of 16. Matches Saudi Arabia vs Denmark main C1 1998 6 12 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) KSA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#Saudi Arabia vs Denmark 0–1 DEN Rieper 69 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 38,100 Javier Castrilli (Argentina) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8729 Saudi Arabia vs Denmark Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8729/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Saudi Arabia v Denmark FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204175005/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8729/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8891.htm Match Statistics – Group C – Saudi Arabia v Denmark Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 12 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010417112927/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8891.htm 17 April 2001 _saudiarabia1998h _ksa_wc98h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Saudi Arabia _den1998h _den1998h _den1998h _den98h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Denmark GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 2 Mohammed SheliahDF 3 Mohammed Al-KhilaiwiDF 4 Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiDF 13Hussein AbdulghaniMF 6 Fuad Anwar (c) 78MF 7 Ibrahim SuwayedMF 14Khaled Massad 11MF 16Khamis Al-OwairanFW 9 Sami Al-Jaber 84FW 10Saeed Al-Owairan 79Substitutions:MF 20Hamzah Saleh 78FW 8 Obeid Al-Dosari 79FW 15Yousuf Al-Thunayan 84Manager:BRA Carlos Alberto Parreira GK 1 Peter SchmeichelDF 2 Michael SchjønbergDF 3 Marc Rieper 60DF 4 Jes HøghDF 6 Thomas HelvegDF 12Søren ColdingMF 10Michael Laudrup (c)MF 14Morten Wieghorst 12 65MF 21Martin Jørgensen 73FW 11Brian Laudrup 84FW 19Ebbe SandSubstitutions:MF 7 Allan Nielsen 73 65MF 8 Per Frandsen 73DF 5 Jan Heintze 84Manager:SWE Bo Johansson Assistant referees: Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) France vs South Africa main C2 1998 6 12 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) FRA 1974 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#France vs South Africa 3–0 RSA 1994 Dugarry 36 Issa 77 o.g. Henry 90+2 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,000 Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8730 France vs South Africa Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8730/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – France v South Africa FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204172936/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8730/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8892.htm Match Statistics – Group C – France v South Africa Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 12 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010210045307/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8892.htm 10 February 2001 _france1998h _france1998h _france1998h _france1998a _fra98h 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF FF0000 France _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008800 FFFFFF South Africa GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 15Lilian ThuramCB 8 Marcel DesaillyCB 5 Laurent BlancLB 3 Bixente LizarazuCM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) 53CM 17Emmanuel Petit 28 73RW 6 Youri Djorkaeff 84AM 10Zinedine Zidane 75LW 12Thierry HenryCF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 26Substitutions:FW 21Christophe Dugarry 26MF 14Alain Boghossian 73FW 20David Trezeguet 84Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 Hans VonkDF 3 David NyathiDF 4 Willem Jackson 39DF 5 Mark FishDF 19Lucas Radebe (c)DF 21Pierre IssaMF 7 Quinton FortuneMF 10John MoshoeuFW 6 Phil MasingaFW 12Brendan Augustine 56FW 17Benni McCarthy 89Substitutions:MF 11Helman Mkhalele 56FW 9 Shaun Bartlett 89Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier Assistant referees: Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) South Africa vs Denmark main C3 1998 6 18 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) RSA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#South Africa vs Denmark 1–1 DEN McCarthy 51 Nielsen 12 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 33,500 John Toro Rendón (Colombia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8746 South Africa vs Denmark Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8746/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – South Africa v Denmark FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204172224/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8746/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8908.htm Match Statistics – Group C – South Africa v Denmark Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 18 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419010912/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8908.htm 19 April 2001 _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008800 FFFFFF South Africa _den1998h _den1998h _den1998h _den98h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Denmark GK 1 Hans VonkDF 3 David Nyathi 28 88DF 5 Mark FishDF 19Lucas Radebe (c) 73DF 21Pierre Issa 63MF 7 Quinton FortuneMF 10John MoshoeuMF 11Helman MkhaleleFW 9 Shaun Bartlett 77FW 12Brendan Augustine 46FW 17Benni McCarthySubstitutions:MF 8 Alfred Phiri 1 65 68 46FW 6 Phil Masinga 77FW 13Delron Buckley 88Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier GK 1 Peter Schmeichel 57DF 2 Michael Schjønberg 23 82DF 3 Marc RieperDF 4 Jes Høgh 56DF 6 Thomas HelvegDF 12Søren ColdingMF 7 Allan NielsenMF 10Michael Laudrup (c) 58MF 21Martin JørgensenFW 11Brian LaudrupFW 19Ebbe Sand 58Substitutions:DF 5 Jan Heintze 58FW 9 Miklos Molnar 0 66 58MF 14Morten Wieghorst 0 85 82Manager:SWE 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.Bonnie DeSimone France 4, Saudi Arabia 0 chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune 19 June 1998 main C4 1998 6 18 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) FRA 1974 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#France vs Saudi Arabia 4–0 KSA Henry 37 78 Trezeguet 68 Lizarazu 85 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8745 France vs Saudi Arabia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8745/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – France v Saudi Arabia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204172218/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8745/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8907.htm Match Statistics – Group C – France v Saudi Arabia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 18 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010417113219/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8907.htm 17 April 2001 _france1998h _france1998h _france1998h _france1998a _fra98h 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF FF0000 France _saudiarabia1998h _ksa_wc98h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Saudi Arabia GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 Laurent Blanc 36CB 8 Marcel DesaillyLB 3 Bixente Lizarazu 50CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c)CM 14Alain BoghossianRW 12Thierry Henry 79AM 10Zinedine Zidane 0 71LW 13Bernard Diomède 58CF 21Christophe Dugarry 30Substitutions:FW 20David Trezeguet 30MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff 58MF 11Robert Pires 79Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani 7 76DF 3 Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi 0 19DF 4 Abdullah ZubromawiDF 13Hussein AbdulghaniMF 6 Fuad Anwar (c)MF 7 Ibrahim SuwayedMF 16Khamis Al-OwairanMF 20Hamzah SalehFW 9 Sami Al-Jaber 82FW 10Saeed Al-Owairan 33Substitutions:MF 12Ibrahim Mater 33 65MF 14Khaled Massad 65DF 17Ahmed Al-Dokhi 76Manager:BRA Carlos Alberto Parreira Assistant referees: Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) France vs Denmark main C5 1998 6 24 y 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) FRA 1974 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#France vs Denmark 2–1 DEN Djorkaeff 12 pen. Petit 56 M. Laudrup 42 pen. Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,100 Pierluigi Collina (Italy) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8762 France vs Denmark Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8762/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – France v Denmark FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171210005933/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8762/index.html 10 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8860.htm Match Statistics – Group C – France v Denmark Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 24 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418032121/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8860.htm 18 April 2001 _france1998h _france1998h _france1998h _france1998a _fra98h 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FFFFFF FF0000 France _den1998a _den1998a _den1998a _den98a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Denmark GK 16Fabien BarthezDF 2 Vincent CandelaDF 8 Marcel Desailly (c)DF 18Frank LeboeufMF 4 Patrick Vieira 62MF 6 Youri DjorkaeffMF 11Robert Pires 71MF 13Bernard Diomède 53MF 17Emmanuel Petit 64MF 19Christian KarembeuFW 20David Trezeguet 85Substitutions:MF 14Alain Boghossian 64FW 12Thierry Henry 71FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h 85Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 Peter Schmeichel DF 2 Michael Schjønberg DF 3 Marc RieperDF 4 Jes HøghDF 5 Jan HeintzeDF 6 Thomas HelvegDF 13Jacob Laursen 46MF 7 Allan NielsenMF 10Michael Laudrup (c)MF 21Martin Jørgensen 54FW 11Brian Laudrup 75Substitutions:DF 12Søren Colding 65 46FW 19Ebbe Sand 54MF 15Stig Tøfting 78 75Manager:SWE Bo Johansson Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Emanuel Zammit (Malta) Fourth official: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) South Africa vs Saudi Arabia main C6 1998 6 24 y 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) RSA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C#South Africa vs Saudi Arabia 2–2 KSA Bartlett 18 90+3 pen. Al-Jaber 45+2 pen. Al-Thunayan 74 pen. Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 31,800 Mario Sánchez (Chile) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8764 South Africa vs Saudi Arabia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8764/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – South Africa v Saudi Arabia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204175009/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8764/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8862.htm Match Statistics – Group C – South Africa v Saudi Arabia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 24 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010417112929/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8862.htm 17 April 2001 _afs98h _afs98h _afs98h _afs98a _afs98h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008800 FFFFFF South Africa _saudiarabia1998a _ksa_wc98h 008000 008000 008000 008000 008000 Saudi Arabia GK 1 Hans VonkDF 3 David NyathiDF 4 Willem Jackson 46DF 5 Mark FishDF 19Lucas Radebe (c) 65DF 21Pierre IssaMF 7 Quinton Fortune 38 67MF 10John MoshoeuMF 11Helman MkhaleleFW 9 Shaun BartlettFW 17Benni McCarthy 46Substitutions:FW 13Delron Buckley 46FW 14Jerry Sikhosana 46MF 15Doctor Khumalo 67Manager:FRA 1974 Philippe Troussier GK 1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaDF 2 Mohammed Al-JahaniDF 4 Abdullah ZubromawiDF 13Hussein AbdulghaniMF 6 Fuad AnwarMF 16Khamis Al-Owairan 30MF 18Nawaf Al-TemyatMF 20Hamzah SalehFW 9 Sami Al-JaberFW 11Fahad Al-Mehallel 64FW 15Yousuf Al-Thunayan (c) 81Substitutions:MF 7 Ibrahim Suwayed 64MF 12Ibrahim Mater 81Manager:Mohammed Al-Kharashy Assistant referees: Owen Powell (Jamaica) Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland) Fourth official: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) See also Denmark at the FIFA World Cup France at the FIFA World Cup Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup South Africa at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report C Group Category:South Africa at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Saudi Arabia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Group Category:Sport in Lens, Pas-de-Calais Category:Football in Hauts-de-France Category:Sports competitions in Bordeaux Category:Football in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Category:Sports competitions in Marseille Category:20th century in Marseille Category:Football in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Sport in Toulouse Category:Football in Occitania (administrative region) Category:Sport in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Category:Football in Île-de-France Category:Sports competitions in Lyon Category:20th century in Lyon Category:Football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes