Date: 28-06-1998
Stage: 1/8 final
Place: SAINT-DENIS
Running time: 99 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI: italian/spanish/english/russian/danish
My rating: ***
Notes: Schmeichel,B.Laudrup,M.Laudrup, Kanu,Finidi,Ikpeba,Oliseh,Okocha
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 28 June 1998, 21:00
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 79,500
Meteo: Clear, 20 °C
DENMARK
Peter Schmeichel
Søren Colding
Jan Heintze
Thomas Helveg
Jes Høgh
Marc Rieper-Jonsen
Martin Jørgensen
Allan Nielsen
Michael Laudrup (c)
Brian Laudrup
Peter Møller
Coach: Bo Johansson (DEN)
28′ Marc Rieper-Jonsen
58′ ↓Peter Møller ↑Ebbe Sand
77′ ↓Brian Laudrup ↑Morten Wieghorst
83′ ↓Michael Laudrup ↑Per Frandsen
NIGERIA
Peter Rufai
Uche Okechukwu (c)
backTaribo West
Celestine Babayaro
Mutiu Adepoju
Garba Lawal
Jay Jay Okocha
Sunday Oliseh
Finidi George
Victor Ikpeba
Nwankwo Kanu
Coach: Bora Milutinović (NGA)
49′ Jay Jay Okocha
64′ ↓Nwankwo Kanu ↑Rachidi Yekini
72′ ↓Garba Lawal ↑Tijana Babangida
Referee: Urs Meier (SUI)
Goals:
3′ Peter Møller DEN
12′ Brian Laudrup DEN
60′ Ebbe Sand DEN
76′ Thomas Helveg DEN
78′ Tijana Babangida NGA
Match overview
Denmark’s incisive counter-attacks ripped through Nigeria’s high defensive line, the game effectively won inside a quarter-hour. Sand and Helveg added gloss before Babangida’s consolation.
Trivia
This was the first time two brothers (Brian and Michael Laudrup) both scored or assisted in a World-Cup knockout game.
