Date: 25-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: PARIS
Running time: 104 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : english/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 25 June 1998, 16:00
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 48,500
Meteo: Warm, clear, 22°C
BELGIUM
Philippe Vande Walle
Vital Borkelmans
Eric Deflandre
Lorenzo Staelens
Gordan Vidovic
Nico Van Kerckhoven
Philippe Clement
Enzo Scifo (c)
Marc Wilmots
Luc Nilis
Luis Oliveira
Coach: Georges Leekens (BEL)
65′ Vital Borkelmans
46′ ↓Luis Oliveira ↑Mbo Mpenza
67′ ↓Enzo Scifo ↑Franky van der Elst
74′ ↓Philippe Clement ↑Émile Mpenza
SOUTH KOREA
KIM Byung-Ji
LEE Min-Sung
HONG Myong-Bo
LEE Sang-Hun
KIM Tae-Young
KIM Do-Keun
YOO Sang-chul (c)
HA Seok-Ju
CHOI Sung-Yong
SEO Jung-Won
CHOI Yong-Soo
Coach: CHA Bum Kun (KOR)
49′ KIM Tae-Young
83′ KIM Byung-Ji
83′ LEE Min-Sung
67′ LEE Lim-Saeng
46′ ↓KIM Do-Keun ↑KO Jong-Soo
46′ ↓CHOI Sung-Yong ↑LEE Lim-Saeng
68′ ↓LEE Sang-Hun ↑JANG Hyung-Seok
Referee: Marcio Rezende de Freitas (BRA)
Goals:
7′ Luc Nilis BEL
72′ YOO Sang-chul KOR
Match overview
Belgium and South Korea played out a dramatic 1-1 draw in their final Group E match at the 1998 World Cup. Luc Nilis gave Belgium an early lead after seven minutes, but the Koreans fought back with YOO Sang-chul equalising late in the second half. Both teams showed determination but lacked the precision needed for victory.
Trivia
This match marked one of South Korea’s best World Cup performances at the time, with their equaliser coming in the 72nd minute through captain YOO Sang-chul. Belgium’s early goal by Luc Nilis was their fastest scored in the tournament, but they couldn’t hold onto their advantage despite having several chances.
