France v Croatia, 08 July 1998
| Score | 2-1 to France |
| Referee | José María García-Aranda |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals semi-final |
| Venue | Stade de France, Paris |
| Attendance | 76,000 |
View France v Croatia head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local
2
France
Manager: Aime Jacquet
Goals:
| Lilian Thuram | 47 |
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| Lilian Thuram | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Fabien Barthez
Defender
Laurent Blanc
Defender
Marcel Desailly
Defender
Bixente Lizarazu
Defender
Lilian Thuram
Midfielder
Didier Deschamps
(captain)
Midfielder
Youri Djorkaeff
Midfielder
Christian Karembeu
Midfielder
Emmanuel Petit
Midfielder
Zinédine Zidane
Forward
Stephane Guivarc'h
Substitutions:
| Thierry Henry for Christian Karembeu | 31 |
| David Trézéguet for Stephane Guivarc'h | 69 |
| Frank Leboeuf for Youri Djorkaeff | 75 |
Cards:
| Laurent Blanc | 76 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lionel Charbonnier
Goalkeeper
Bernard Lama
Defender
Vincent Candela
Defender
Frank Leboeuf
Midfielder
Alain Boghossian
Midfielder
Robert Pirés
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Midfielder/Forward
Bernard Diomede
Forward
Christophe Dugarry
Forward
Thierry Henry
Forward
David Trézéguet
1
Croatia
Manager: Miroslav Blazevic
Goals:
| Davor Suker | 46 |
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Starting lineup:
Dražen Ladić
Goalkeeper
Slaven Bilic
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
Igor Stimac
Defender
Aljoša Asanović
Midfielder
Zvonimir Boban
Midfielder
(captain)
Robert Jarni
Midfielder
Zvonimir Soldo
Midfielder
Mario Stanić
Midfielder
Davor Suker
Forward
(captain)
Goran Vlaović
Forward
Substitutions:
| Silvio Marić for Zvonimir Boban | 65 |
| Robert Prosinecki for Mario Stanić | 90 |
Cards:
| Aljoša Asanović | 45 | Y |
| Mario Stanić | 73 | Y |
| Dario Simić | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marijan Mrmić
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Vasilj
Defender
Goran Jurić
Defender
Zoran Mamic
Defender
Anthony Seric
Defender
Igor Tudor
Midfielder
Krunoslav Jurčić
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Forward
Ardijan Kozniku
Forward
Petar Krpan
Forward
Silvio Marić