France 4 vs. Saudi Arabia 0 in the 1998 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group C game played in the 1998 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Saudi Arabia and France with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 1998 World Cup, 1st Round Group C

Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998

France

4 - 0

Saudi Arabia

Goals:

37'

Thierry Henry

68'

David Trezeguet

78'

Thierry Henry

85'

Bixente Lizarazu

Players

France
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	16.	Fabien Barthez
DF	3.	Bixente Lizarazu
DF	5.	Laurent Blanc
DF	8.	Marcel Desailly
DF	15.	Lilian Thuram
MF	7.	Didier Deschamps (C)
MF	10.	Zinedine Zidane
MF	13.	Bernard Diomede 58'
MF	14.	Alain Boghossian
FW	12.	Thierry Henry 79'
FW	21.	Christophe Dugarry 30'
		Entered
MF	6.	Youri Djorkaeff 58'
MF	11.	Robert Pires 79'
FW	20.	David Trezeguet 30'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Bernard Lama
GK	22.	Lionel Charbonnier
DF	2.	Vincent Candela
DF	18.	Frank Leboeuf
MF	4.	Patrick Vieira
MF	17.	Emmanuel Petit
MF	19.	Christian Karembeu
FW	9.	Stephane Guivarch
	Coach: Aime Jacquet

Saudi Arabia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Mohammed Al Deayea
DF	2.	Mohammed Al Jahani 76'
DF	3.	Mohammed Al Khlaiwi
DF	4.	Abdullah Zubromawi
DF	13.	Hussein Al Sulaimani
MF	6.	Fuad Amin (C)
MF	7.	Ibrahim Al Shahrani
MF	16.	Khamis Al Dossari
MF	20.	Hamza Saleh
FW	9.	Sami Al Jaber
FW	10.	Said Al Owayran 33'
		Entered
DF	17.	Ahmed Al Dosari 76'
MF	12.	Ibrahim Al Harbi 33' 65'
MF	14.	Khaled Al Muwallid 65'
		Other Reserves
GK	21.	Hussein Al Sadeq
GK	22.	Tisir Al Antaif
DF	5.	Ahmed Madani
DF	19.	Abdulaziz Al Janoubi
MF	18.	Nawaf Al Temiyat
FW	8.	Obeid Al Dosari
FW	11.	Fahad Al Mehalel
FW	15.	Youssef Al Tunayan
	Coach: Mohammed Al Kharashy

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Saudi Arabia	Mohammed Al Jahani	7' yellow card
Saudi Arabia	Mohammed Al Khlaiwi	19' ejection - straight red card
France	Laurent Blanc	36' yellow card
France	Bixente Lizarazu	50' yellow card
France	Zinedine Zidane	71' ejection - straight red card
Saudi Arabia	Sami Al Jaber	82' yellow card

Substitutions

France
Minute 30		David Trezeguet	replaced	Christophe Dugarry
Minute 58		Youri Djorkaeff	replaced	Bernard Diomede
Minute 79		Robert Pires	replaced	Thierry Henry
Saudi Arabia
Minute 33		Ibrahim Al Harbi	replaced	Said Al Owayran
Minute 65		Khaled Al Muwallid	replaced	Ibrahim Al Harbi
Minute 76		Ahmed Al Dosari	replaced	Mohammed Al Jahani