Date: 16-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: NANTES
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : portuguese/italian/spanish
My rating: ***
Notes: Ronaldo
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 16 June 1998, 21:00
Parc de Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,266
Meteo: Clear, 24°C
BRAZIL
Taffarel
Aldair
Cafu
Júnior Baiano
Roberto Carlos
César Sampaio
Dunga (c)
Leonardo
Bebeto
Rivaldo
Ronaldo
Coach: Mário Zagallo (BRA)
36′ César Sampaio
87′ Júnior Baiano
67′ ↓César Sampaio ↑Doriva
71′ ↓Bebeto ↑Edmundo
87′ ↓Rivaldo ↑Denilson
MOROCCO
Driss Benzekri
Abdelkarim El Hadrioui
Nourredine Naybet (c)
Youssef Rossi
Abdelilah Saber
Tahar El Khalej
Said Chiba
Youssef Chippo
Mustapha Hadji
Salaheddine Bassir
Abdeljelil Hadda
Coach: Henri Michel (FRA)
32′ Abdeljelil Hadda
64′ Said Chiba
75′ ↓Said Chiba ↑Gharib Amzine
75′ ↓Abdelilah Saber ↑Lahcen Abrami
89′ ↓Abdeljelil Hadda ↑Ali El Khattabi
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (RUS)
Goals:
9′ Ronaldo BRA
45′ Rivaldo BRA
50′ Bebeto BRA
Match overview
Brazil dominated Morocco in Bordeaux, capitalising on swift attacking play. Ronaldo opened the scoring, Rivaldo doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time, and Bebeto added a third early in the second half. Morocco struggled to contain Brazil’s fluid front three, sealing a comfortable 3-0 victory.
Trivia
This match marked Ronaldo’s first World Cup group-stage goal in sixteen years of international play. Morocco’s captain, Naybet, made his tournament debut after recovering from injury.
