France 3 vs. South Africa 0 in the 1998 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group C game played in the 1998 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of South Africa and France with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1998 World Cup, 1st Round Group C

Date: Friday, June 12, 1998

France

3 - 0

South Africa

Goals:

36'

Christophe Dugarry

77'

Pierre Issa

(own goal)

90'+2'

Thierry Henry

Players

France
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	16.	Fabien Barthez
DF	3.	Bixente Lizarazu
DF	5.	Laurent Blanc
DF	8.	Marcel Desailly
DF	15.	Lilian Thuram
MF	6.	Youri Djorkaeff 84'
MF	7.	Didier Deschamps (C)
MF	10.	Zinedine Zidane
MF	17.	Emmanuel Petit 73'
FW	9.	Stephane Guivarch 26'
FW	12.	Thierry Henry
		Entered
MF	14.	Alain Boghossian 73'
FW	20.	David Trezeguet 84'
FW	21.	Christophe Dugarry 26'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Bernard Lama
GK	22.	Lionel Charbonnier
DF	2.	Vincent Candela
DF	18.	Frank Leboeuf
MF	4.	Patrick Vieira
MF	11.	Robert Pires
MF	13.	Bernard Diomede
MF	19.	Christian Karembeu
	Coach: Aime Jacquet

South Africa
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Hans Vonk
DF	3.	David Nyathi
DF	4.	Willem Jackson
DF	5.	Mark Fish
DF	19.	Lucas Radebe (C)
DF	21.	Pierre Issa ()
MF	7.	Quinton Fortune
MF	10.	John Moshoeu
MF	12.	Brendan Augustine 56'
FW	6.	Phil Masinga
FW	17.	Benni Mccarthy 89'
		Entered
MF	11.	Helman Mkhalele 56'
FW	9.	Shaun Bartlett 89'
		Other Reserves
GK	16.	Brian Baloyi
GK	22.	Paul Evans
GK	23.	Simon Gopane
DF	2.	Themba Mnguni
MF	8.	Alfred Phiri
MF	13.	Delron Buckley
MF	15.	Doctor Khumalo
MF	18.	Lebogang Morula
MF	20.	William Mokoena
FW	14.	Jerry Sikhosana
	Coach: Philippe Troussier

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
France	Emmanuel Petit	28' yellow card
South Africa	Willem Jackson	39' yellow card
France	Didier Deschamps	53' yellow card
France	Zinedine Zidane	75' yellow card

Substitutions

France
Minute 26		Christophe Dugarry	replaced	Stephane Guivarch
Minute 73		Alain Boghossian	replaced	Emmanuel Petit
Minute 84		David Trezeguet	replaced	Youri Djorkaeff
South Africa
Minute 56		Helman Mkhalele	replaced	Brendan Augustine
Minute 89		Shaun Bartlett	replaced	Benni Mccarthy