FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Saudi Arabia 0–1 Denmark

Friday 12 Jun 1998 · Lens, France (neutral)

Saudi Arabia0–1Denmark

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Rieper

69′0–1Marc Rieper Denmark

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Saudi Arabia

Came on

20Hamzah SalehMF↑78′
8Obeid Al-DosariFW↑79′
15Yousuf Al-ThunayanFW↑84′

Denmark

Came on

7Allan NielsenMF↑65′
8Per FrandsenMF↑73′
5Jan HeintzeDF↑84′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Saudi Arabia: 1713 → 1693
Denmark: 1828 → 1848

Expected score for Saudi Arabia: 34% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 3, 1995–2002.

Saudi Arabia wins: 0
Draws: 0
Denmark wins: 3

Form either side

Saudi Arabia

Before

1–1 v Iceland 13 May 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Namibia 17 May 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v England 23 May 1998 · Friendly
0–6 v Norway 27 May 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Mexico 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly

After

0–4 v France 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v South Africa 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
8–0 v Tanzania 11 Sep 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v Sudan 14 Sep 1998 · Friendly
3–2 v Senegal 17 Sep 1998 · Friendly

Denmark

Before

0–0 v Greece 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–0 v Scotland 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Norway 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–3 v Sweden 28 May 1998 · Friendly
1–2 v Cameroon 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly

After

1–1 v South Africa 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–2 v France 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
4–1 v Nigeria 28 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–3 v Brazil 3 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–1 v Czech Republic 19 Aug 1998 · Friendly

Group C

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1France	3	3	0	0	+8	9
2Denmark	3	1	1	1	0	4
3South Africa	3	0	2	1	-3	2
4Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	-5	1

Road through the tournament

Saudi Arabia

0–1 v Denmark Group stage
0–4 v France Group stage
2–2 v South Africa Group stage

Denmark

1–0 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
1–1 v South Africa Group stage
1–2 v France Group stage
4–1 v Nigeria Round of 16
2–3 v Brazil Quarter-final

Every Saudi Arabia v Denmark match3

From Saudi Arabia's side.


13 Feb 2002	Denmark	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 Jun 1998	Denmark	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
8 Jan 1995	Denmark	0–2	Home	Confederations Cup 1995	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul