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France 4–0 Saudi Arabia

Thursday 18 Jun 1998 · Saint-Denis, France

France4–0Saudi Arabia

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Henry Trezeguet Henry Lizarazu

37′1–0Thierry Henry France
68′2–0David Trezeguet France
78′3–0Thierry Henry France
85′4–0Bixente Lizarazu France

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

20David TrezeguetFW●↑30′
6Youri DjorkaeffMF↑58′
11Robert PiresMF↑79′

Saudi Arabia

Came on

12Ibrahim Al-HarbiMF↑33′ ↓65′
14Khalid Al-MuwallidMF↑65′
17Ahmed Al-DokhiDF↑76′

Elo

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

France: 1974 → 1985
Saudi Arabia: 1692 → 1681

Expected score for France: 90% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 1, 1998–1998.

France wins: 1
Draws: 0
Saudi Arabia wins: 0

Form either side

France

Before

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
3–0 v South Africa 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

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
3–0 v Brazil 12 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Saudi Arabia

Before

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
0–1 v Denmark 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

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
4–1 v Lebanon 27 Sep 1998 · Arab Cup 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

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

Saudi Arabia

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

Every France v Saudi Arabia match1

From France's side.


18 Jun 1998	Saudi Arabia	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage

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