France v South Africa, 12 June 1998
| Score | 3-0 to France |
| Referee | Marcio Rezende de Freitas |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group C |
| Venue | Stade Velodrome, Marseille |
| Attendance | 55,000 |
View France v South Africa head to head
Kick Off: 21:00 (20:00 BST)
3
France
Manager: Aime Jacquet
Goals:
| Christophe Dugarry | 34 |
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| Pierre Issa | own goal | 77 |
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| Thierry Henry | 90 |
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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
Emmanuel Petit
Midfielder
Zinédine Zidane
Forward
Stephane Guivarc'h
Forward
Thierry Henry
Substitutions:
| Christophe Dugarry for Stephane Guivarc'h | 26 |
| Alain Boghossian for Emmanuel Petit | 74 |
| David Trézéguet for Youri Djorkaeff | 83 |
Cards:
| Emmanuel Petit | 27 | Y |
| Didier Deschamps | 53 | Y |
| Zinédine Zidane | 75 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Lionel Charbonnier
Goalkeeper
Bernard Lama
Defender
Vincent Candela
Defender
Frank Leboeuf
Midfielder
Alain Boghossian
Midfielder
Christian Karembeu
Midfielder
Robert Pirés
Midfielder
Patrick Vieira
Midfielder/Forward
Bernard Diomede
Forward
Christophe Dugarry
Forward
David Trézéguet
0
South Africa
Manager: Philippe Trousier
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Hans Vonk
Goalkeeper
Pierre Issa
Defender
Willem Jackson
Defender
Themba Mnguni
Defender
David Nyathi
Defender
Mark Fish
Defender/Centre back
Lucas Radebe
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
Quinton Fortune
Midfielder
Brendan Augustine
Forward
Phil Masinga
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Forward
Substitutions:
| Helman Mkhalele for Brendan Augustine | 57 |
| Shaun Bartlett for Benni McCarthy | 89 |
Cards:
| Willem Jackson | 37 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brian Baloyi
Goalkeeper
Paul Evans
Defender
Themba Mnguni
Defender/Centre back
Aaron Mokoena
Midfielder
Theophilis Khumalo
Midfielder
Helman Mkhalele
Midfielder
Lebogang Morula
Midfielder
Alfred Maimane Phiri
Forward
Shaun Bartlett
Forward
Delron Buckley
Forward
Jerry Sikhosana