Date: 11-06-2000
Stage: first round
Place: BRUGGE
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 25fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/english/spanish
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 11 June 2000, 18:00
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 28,100
Meteo: Mild evening, partly cloudy, 19°C
FRANCE
Fabien Barthez
Laurent Blanc
Marcel Desailly
Bixente Lizarazu
Lilian Thuram
Didier Deschamps (c)
Youri Djorkaeff
Emmanuel Petit
Zinédine Zidane
Nicolas Anelka
Thierry Henry
Coach: Roger Lemerre (FRA)
58′ ↓Youri Djorkaeff ↑Patrick Vieira
81′ ↓Nicolas Anelka ↑Sylvain Wiltord
DENMARK
Peter Schmeichel (c)
Søren Colding
Jan Heintze
René Henriksen
Michael Schjønberg
Morten Bisgaard
Jesper Grønkjaer
Allan Nielsen
Stig Tøfting
Ebbe Sand
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Coach: Bo Johansson (DEN)
90′ Michael Schjønberg
71′ ↓Morten Bisgaard ↑Martin Jørgensen
71′ ↓Stig Tøfting ↑Thomas Gravesen
79′ ↓Jon Dahl Tomasson ↑Mikkel Beck
Referee: Günther Benkö (AUT)
Goals:
15′ Laurent Blanc FRA
64′ Thierry Henry FRA
90′ Sylvain Wiltord FRA
Match overview
World champions France announced their intentions with a commanding victory over Denmark in Bruges. Laurent Blanc opened the scoring after a quarter-hour, before Thierry Henry’s sublime solo effort doubled the lead in the second half. Substitute Sylvain Wiltord completed the scoring in stoppage time as Les Bleus dominated proceedings against the 1992 European champions.
Trivia
This match featured the legendary Peter Schmeichel in goal for Denmark, facing the reigning World Cup champions. Thierry Henry’s performance earned him the man of the match award, showcasing the Arsenal striker’s growing reputation on the international stage during his breakthrough years.
