France 2 vs. Croatia 1 in the 1998 World Cup
Information about the Semifinals game played in the 1998 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Croatia and France with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.
Game played in the 1998 World Cup, Semifinals
Date: Wednesday, July 08, 1998
Game Data:
Players
 France |
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| Pos | Je | Player | ||
| Starters | ||||
| GK | 16. | |
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| DF | 3. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 8. | |
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| DF | 15. |  |
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| MF | 6. |
77'
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| MF | 7. |
Didier Deschamps
(C)
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| MF | 10. | |
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| MF | 17. | |
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| MF | 19. |
31'
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| FW | 9. |
68'
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| Entered | ||||
| DF | 18. |
77'
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| FW | 12. |
31'
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| FW | 20. |
68'
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| Other Reserves | ||||
| GK | 1. | |
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| GK | 22. | |
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| DF | 2. | |
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| MF | 4. | |
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| MF | 11. | |
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| MF | 13. | |
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| MF | 14. | |
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| FW | 21. | |
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| Coach: Aime Jacquet | ||||
 Croatia |
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| Pos | Je | Player | |
| Starters | |||
| GK | 1. | |
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| DF | 4. | |
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| DF | 6. | |
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| DF | 14. | |
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| DF | 20. | |
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| MF | 7. | |
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| MF | 10. |
Zvonimir Boban
(C)
63'
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| MF | 13. |
89'
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| MF | 17. | |
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| FW | 9. | |
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| FW | 19. | |
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| Entered | |||
| MF | 8. |
89'
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| MF | 11. |
63'
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| Other Reserves | |||
| GK | 12. | |
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| GK | 22. | |
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| DF | 5. | |
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| DF | 15. | |
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| DF | 18. | |
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| MF | 3. | |
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| MF | 21. | |
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| FW | 2. | |
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| FW | 16. | |
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| Coach: Miroslav Blazevic | |||
Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time
Cards
National Team |
Player |
Card and Minutes |
| Croatia
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Aljosa Asanovic | 45' yellow card |
| Croatia
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Mario Stanic | 75' yellow card |
| France
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Laurent Blanc |
76' ejection - straight red card
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| Croatia
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Dario Simic | 88' yellow card |
Substitutions
| France |
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Minute
31
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Thierry Henry | replaced |
Christian Karembeu | ||
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Minute
68
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David Trezeguet | replaced |
Stephane Guivarch | ||
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Minute
77
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Frank Leboeuf | replaced |
Youri Djorkaeff | ||
| Croatia |
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Minute
63
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Silvio Maric | replaced |
Zvonimir Boban | ||
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Minute
89
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Robert Prosinecki | replaced |
Mario Stanic | ||