South Africa v Denmark, 18 June 1998
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | John Jairo Toro Rendon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group C |
| Venue | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse |
| Attendance | 33,500 |
View South Africa v Denmark head to head
Kick Off: 17:30 Local (16:30 BST)
3 Red cards were handed out in this fixture -
South Africa - Alfred Phiri 68'
Denmark - Miklos Molnar 66' and Morten Wieghorst 85'
1
South Africa
Manager: Bo Johansson
Goals:
| Benni McCarthy | 52 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Hans Vonk
Defender
Pierre Issa
Defender
David Nyathi
Defender/Centre back
Mark Fish
Defender/Centre back
Lucas Radebe
(captain)
Midfielder
Quinton Fortune
Midfielder
Helman Mkhalele
Midfielder
John Moshoeu
Forward
Brendan Augustine
Forward
Shaun Bartlett
Forward
Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
| Alfred Maimane Phiri for Brendan Augustine | 46 |
| Phil Masinga for Shaun Bartlett | 77 |
| Delron Buckley for David Nyathi | 88 |
Cards:
| David Nyathi | 38 | Y |
| Pierre Issa | 63 | Y |
| Alfred Maimane Phiri | 65 | Y |
| Alfred Maimane Phiri | 68 | R |
| Lucas Radebe | 73 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brian Baloyi
Goalkeeper
Simon Gopane
Defender
Willem Jackson
Defender
Themba Mnguni
Defender/Centre back
Aaron Mokoena
Midfielder
Theophilis Khumalo
Midfielder
Lebogang Morula
Midfielder
Alfred Maimane Phiri
Forward
Delron Buckley
Forward
Phil Masinga
Forward
Jerry Sikhosana
Comments:
Andre Arendse (#22) was injured before the start of the tournament. His replacement, Paul Evans, was also injured shortly after arriving as a replacement. Simon Gopane was then called up, and sat on the bench for the last two matches.
1
Denmark
Manager: Philippe Trousier
Goals:
| Allan Nielsen | 13 |
|
Starting lineup:
Peter Schmeichel
Goalkeeper
Søren Colding
Defender
Thomas Helveg
Defender
Jes Høgh
Defender
Marc Rieper-Jonsen
Defender
Michael Schjønberg
Defender
Martin Jørgensen
Midfielder
Allan Nielsen
Midfielder
Michael Laudrup
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Brian Laudrup
Forward
Ebbe Sand
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jan Heintze for Michael Laudrup | 58 |
| Miklos Molnar for Ebbe Sand | 58 |
| Morten Wieghorst for Michael Schjønberg | 82 |
Cards:
| Michael Schjønberg | 23 | Y |
| Jes Høgh | 55 | Y |
| Peter Schmeichel | 57 | Y |
| Miklos Molnar | 67 | R |
| Morten Wieghorst | 85 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Peter Kjær
Goalkeeper
Mogens Krogh
Defender
Jan Heintze
Defender
René Henriksen
Defender
Jacob Laursen
Midfielder
Per Frandsen
Midfielder
Bjarne Goldbaek
Midfielder
Stig Tøfting
Midfielder
Morten Wieghorst
Forward
Miklos Molnar
Forward
Peter Møller