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

South Africa 1–1 Denmark

Thursday 18 Jun 1998 · Toulouse, France (neutral)

South Africa1–1Denmark

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nielsen McCarthy

12′0–1Allan Nielsen Denmark
51′1–1Benni McCarthy South Africa

Line-ups

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

South Africa

Came on

8Alfred PhiriMF↑46′
6Phil MasingaFW↑77′
13Delron BuckleyFW↑88′

Denmark

Came on

5Jan HeintzeDF↑58′
9Miklos MolnarFW↑58′
14Morten WieghorstMF↑82′

Elo

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

South Africa: 1674 → 1688
Denmark: 1848 → 1834

Expected score for South Africa: 26.9% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1998–2010.

South Africa wins: 1
Draws: 2
Denmark wins: 0

Form either side

South Africa

Before

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
0–3 v France 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

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
2–1 v Botswana 20 Feb 1999 · COSAFA Cup qualification 1999

Denmark

Before

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
1–0 v Saudi Arabia 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

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
0–0 v Belarus 5 Sep 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998

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

South Africa

0–3 v France Group stage
1–1 v Denmark Group stage
2–2 v Saudi Arabia 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 South Africa v Denmark match3

From South Africa's side.


5 Jun 2010	Denmark	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
28 Apr 1999	Denmark	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
18 Jun 1998	Denmark	1–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage

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