Date: 18-06-1998
Stage: first round
Place: SAINT-DENIS
Running time: 98 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : french/italian/russian/english
My rating: **
Notes: Zidane,Henry,Lizarazu
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 18 June 1998, 21:00
Stade de France, Paris
Attendance: 75,000
Meteo: Clear, 20 °C
FRANCE
Fabien Barthez
Laurent Blanc
Marcel Desailly
Bixente Lizarazu
Lilian Thuram
Alain Boghossian
Didier Deschamps (c)
Zinédine Zidane
Bernard Diomede
Christophe Dugarry
Thierry Henry
Coach: Aime Jacquet (FRA)
35′ Laurent Blanc
52′ Bixente Lizarazu
70′ Zinédine Zidane
29′ ↓Christophe Dugarry ↑David Trézéguet
58′ ↓Bernard Diomede ↑Youri Djorkaeff
77′ ↓Thierry Henry ↑Robert Pirés
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Mohammed Al-Jahani
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
Hussein Sulaimani
Khamis Al-Dosari
Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
Faud Anwar (c)
Hamzah Saleh
Abdullah Zubromawi
Sami Al-Jaber
Saeed Al-Owairan
Coach: Carlos Alberto Perreira (KSA)
7′ Mohammed Al-Jahani
19′ Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
81′ Sami Al-Jaber
33′ ↓Saeed Al-Owairan ↑Ibrahim Al-Harbi
65′ ↓Ibrahim Al-Harbi ↑Khalid Al-Muwallid
76′ ↓Mohammed Al-Jahani ↑Ahmed Dokhi
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
Goals:
36′ Thierry Henry FRA
68′ David Trézéguet FRA
77′ Thierry Henry FRA
85′ Bixente Lizarazu FRA
Match overview
France secured top spot in Group C with a commanding 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia at the Stade de France. After a goalless opening half, Henry broke the deadlock before Trézéguet added the second. Henry struck again and Lizarazu capped the rout to send France through emphatically.
Trivia
Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi’s 19th-minute red card marked Saudi Arabia’s first-ever World Cup sending-off. Thierry Henry’s brace was his maiden multi-goal World Cup performance.
