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France 3–0 South Africa

Friday 12 Jun 1998 · Marseille, France

France3–0South Africa

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Dugarry Issa Henry

36′1–0Christophe Dugarry France
77′2–0Pierre Issa France · own goal
90′3–0Thierry Henry France

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

21Christophe DugarryFW●↑26′
14Alain BoghossianMF↑73′
20David TrezeguetFW↑84′

South Africa

Came on

11Helman MkhaleleMF↑56′
9Shaun BartlettFW↑89′

Elo

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

France: 1964 → 1975
South Africa: 1684 → 1673

Expected score for France: 89.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 5, 1997–2022.

France wins: 3
Draws: 1
South Africa wins: 1

Form either side

France

Before

0–1 v Russia 25 Mar 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Sweden 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Belgium 27 May 1998 · King Hassan II Tournament 1998
2–2 v Morocco 29 May 1998 · King Hassan II Tournament 1998
1–0 v Finland 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Saudi Arabia 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–1 v Denmark 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–0 v Paraguay 28 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–0 v Italy 3 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–1 v Croatia 8 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

South Africa

Before

2–1 v DR Congo 25 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
0–2 v Egypt 28 Feb 1998 · African Cup of Nations 1998
1–1 v Zambia 20 May 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 25 May 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Iceland 6 Jun 1998 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Denmark 18 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Saudi Arabia 24 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–0 v Angola 3 Oct 1998 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1998
2–1 v Egypt 16 Dec 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Mauritius 23 Jan 1999 · African Cup of Nations qualification 1999

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

France

3–0 v South Africa Group stage
4–0 v Saudi Arabia Group stage
2–1 v Denmark Group stage
1–0 v Paraguay Round of 16
0–0 v Italy Quarter-final
2–1 v Croatia Semi-final
3–0 v Brazil Final

South Africa

0–3 v France Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Group stage
2–2 v Saudi Arabia Group stage

Every France v South Africa match5

From France's side.


29 Mar 2022	South Africa	5–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2010	South Africa	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 2010	Group stage
7 Oct 2000	South Africa	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jun 1998	South Africa	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
11 Oct 1997	South Africa	2–1	Home	Friendly	—

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