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France 3-0 Brazil - July 12, 1998 / World Cup 1998

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World Cup 1998 - Final

Stade de France - Saint-Denis - France

July 12, 1998 - 21:00

80 000

France

3 - 0

Brazil

Assist by Emmanuel Petit (header) Zinédine Zidane

27'

Assist by Youri Djorkaeff (header) Zinédine Zidane

45'

Assist by Patrick Vieira (left foot) Emmanuel Petit

90+2'

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27' - Goal Zinédine Zidane27

33' - Yellow card Júnior Baiano

39' - Yellow card Didier Deschamps39

45' - Goal Zinédine Zidane45

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46' - Substitution Leonardois substituted by Denílson

48' - Yellow card Marcel Desailly48

56' - Yellow card Christian Karembeu56

57' - Substitution Christian Karembeuis substituted by Alain Boghossian57

66' - Substitution Stéphane Guivarc'his substituted by Christophe Dugarry66

68' - Red card Marcel Desailly68

74' - Substitution César Sampaiois substituted by Edmundo

75' - Substitution Youri Djorkaeffis substituted by Patrick Vieira75

92' - Goal Emmanuel Petit92

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match

France

3 - 0

Brazil

France Brazil

Team line-ups

France

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

9Guivarc'h66

Stéphane Guivarc'h

France

B.date06/09/1970

Age27 years

H1m84

positionStriker

10Zidane4527

Zinédine Zidane

France

B.date23/06/1972

Age26 years

H1m80

positionPlaymaker

6Djorkaeff75

Youri Djorkaeff

France

B.date09/03/1968

Age30 years

H1m76

positionPlaymaker

17Petit92

Emmanuel Petit

France

B.date22/09/1970

Age27 years

H1m85

positionLeft central midfielder

19Karembeu5756

Christian Karembeu

France

B.date03/12/1970

Age27 years

H1m77

positionRight central defender

7Deschamps39

Didier Deschamps

France

B.date15/10/1968

Age29 years

H1m73

positionDefensive Midfielder

3Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu

France

B.date09/12/1969

Age28 years

H1m69

positionLeft full-back

8Desailly4868

Marcel Desailly

France

B.date07/09/1968

Age29 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

18Leboeuf

Frank Leboeuf

France

B.date22/01/1968

Age30 years

H1m84

positionSweeper

15Thuram

Lilian Thuram

France

B.date01/01/1972

Age26 years

H1m82

positionRight central defender

16Barthez

Fabien Barthez

France

B.date28/06/1971

Age27 years

H1m83

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
16	G	Fabien Barthez		27	20	7.8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	D	Frank Leboeuf		30	16	6.2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	M	Christian Karembeu	5756	27	36	5.8You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	D	Marcel Desailly	4868	29	49	6.4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	D	Lilian Thuram		26	39	7.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Bixente Lizarazu		28	39	7.2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	M	Didier Deschamps	39	29	76	7.4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	M	Emmanuel Petit	92	27	26	6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	M	Youri Djorkaeff	75	30	45	6.6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Zinédine Zidane	4527	26	39	9.4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Stéphane Guivarc'h	66	27	13	5.2You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.8 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Brazil

forward

offensive midfielder

midfielder

defensive midfielder

defender

sweeper

goalkeeper

20Bebeto

Bebeto

Brazil

B.date16/02/1964

Age34 years

H1m78

positionStriker

9Ronaldo

Ronaldo

Brazil

B.date22/09/1976

Age21 years

H1m83

positionStriker

10Rivaldo

Rivaldo

Brazil

B.date19/04/1972

Age26 years

H1m86

positionSecond striker

5César Sampaio74

César Sampaio

Brazil

B.date31/03/1968

Age30 years

H1m77

positionDefensive Midfielder

18Leonardo46

Leonardo

Brazil

B.date05/09/1969

Age28 years

H1m72

positionPlaymaker

8Dunga

Dunga

Brazil

B.date31/10/1963

Age34 years

H1m77

positionDefensive Midfielder

6Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos

Brazil

B.date10/04/1973

Age25 years

H1m68

positionLeft full-back

3Aldair

Aldair

Brazil

B.date30/11/1965

Age32 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

4Júnior Baiano33

Júnior Baiano

Brazil

B.date14/03/1970

Age28 years

H1m93

positionCentral defender

2Cafu

Cafu

Brazil

B.date07/06/1970

Age28 years

H1m76

positionRight full-back

1Taffarel

Cláudio Taffarel

Brazil

B.date08/05/1966

Age32 years

H1m80

positionGoalkeeper

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Cláudio Taffarel		32	101	3.3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Júnior Baiano	33	28	24	3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Aldair		32	71	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Roberto Carlos		25	53	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
2	D	Cafu		28	70	3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	M	César Sampaio	74	30	39	3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Dunga		34	91	3You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
18	M	Leonardo	46	28	51	2.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	M	Rivaldo		26	21	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Ronaldo		21	44	4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	Bebeto		34	75	3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.9 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
22	G	Lionel Charbonnier		31
1	G	Bernard Lama		35
2	D	Vincent Candela		24
14	M	Alain Boghossian	57	27	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	M	Patrick Vieira	75	22	9	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
13	M	Bernard Diomède		24
11	M	Robert Pirès		24
21	F	Christophe Dugarry	66	26	27	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
20	F	David Trezeguet		20
12	F	Thierry Henry		20

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	G	Carlos Germano		27
22	G	Dida		24
14	D	Gonçalves		32
15	D	André Cruz		29
13	D	Zé Carlos		29
11	M	Émerson		22
17	M	Doriva		26
16	M	Zé Roberto		24
21	F	Edmundo	74	27	35	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
19	F	Denílson	46	20	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
7	F	Giovanni		26

Missing players				Cause
	D		Laurent Blanc	Suspended

No notable missing player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Frank Leboeuf

Laurent Blanc

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Cafu

Zé Carlos

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Aimé Jacquet

Success rate in this team:

64 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Jacquet vs Brazil

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on July 12, 1998

Jacquet vs Zagallo

1 victory

1 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on July 12, 1998

Manager

Age

Match num

Mário Zagallo

123

Success rate in this team:

70 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

49 %

Zagallo vs France

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 12, 1998

Zagallo vs Jacquet

0 victory

1 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on July 12, 1998

Referee

Said Belqola

1 victory	0 draw	1 loss	France2 matches	General total	Brazil1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	France1 match	Season total	Brazil1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on July 12, 1998					Latest figure on July 12, 1998

4th official

Abdul Rahman Al Zaid

1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	France1 match	General total	Brazil1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	France1 match	Season total	Brazil1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on July 12, 1998					Latest figure on July 12, 1998

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Comments

Key figures

It's the first time Emmanuel Petit scores 1 goal vs Brazil in his professional career

End of streak for Brazil after 7 matches with at least one goal scored (since 03/06/1998). It was the best streak for the club since 23/12/1994-12/12/1997 (47 matches).

End of streak for Brazil after 4 consecutive matches without a loss away from home in World Cup (since 29/06/1958). It's a record streak. The first of history

Read the next 16 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VFrance 3-0 South Africa12/06/1998

VFrance 4-0 Saudi Arabia18/06/1998

VDenmark 1-2 France24/06/1998

VFrance 1-0 Paraguay28/06/1998

DFrance 0-0 Italy03/07/1998

VFrance 2-1 Croatia08/07/1998

Overall

VFrance 3-0 South Africa12/06/1998

VFrance 4-0 Saudi Arabia18/06/1998

VDenmark 1-2 France24/06/1998

VFrance 1-0 Paraguay28/06/1998

DFrance 0-0 Italy03/07/1998

VFrance 2-1 Croatia08/07/1998

Current form

Away

VSouth Korea 1-2 Brazil10/08/1997

VJapan 0-3 Brazil13/08/1997

VSouth Africa 1-2 Brazil07/12/1997

VBrazil 3-0 Saudi Arabia12/12/1997

LUnited States 1-0 Brazil10/02/1998

VGermany 1-2 Brazil25/03/1998

Overall

VBrazil 2-1 Scotland10/06/1998

VBrazil 3-0 Morocco16/06/1998

LNorway 2-1 Brazil23/06/1998

VBrazil 4-1 Chile27/06/1998

VBrazil 3-2 Denmark03/07/1998

DNetherlands 1-1 Brazil07/07/1998

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	11	10
Drawless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	1	1
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Drawing streak	0	1
Unbeaten streak	1	3
Winless streak	0	1
Drawless streak	7	0
Scoring streak	1	7
Conceding streak	2	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

6	Number of games (Competition total)	6
6	Number of games (Home / Away)	0
5	Victories (Competition total)	4
5	Victories (Home / Away)	0
1	Draws (Competition total)	1
1	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

12	Goals scored (Competition total)	14
12	Goals scored (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals conceded (Competition total)	7
2	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
2	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	2.33
2	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	0
0.33	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.17
0.33	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	5
4	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
4	Clean sheets (Competition total)	1
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
2	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	5
2	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
2-1 (2 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	0

Bookings

9	Yellow cards (Competition total)	11
9	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	0
2	Red cards (Competition total)	0
2	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Thierry Henry	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	4 goals	Ronaldo
Thierry Henry	3 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Youri Djorkaeff	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Ronaldo
Youri Djorkaeff	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Youri Djorkaeff	2 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	3 assists	Rivaldo
Youri Djorkaeff	2 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)		-
Lilian Thuram	2 goals during the last match	The fittest player	4 goals, 3 assists during the last 5 matches	Ronaldo

Historical head to head

Home

5 matches

1 v

1 d

3 l

5 gf

9 ga

Away

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

0 v

1 d

1 l

3 gf

6 ga

Total

8 matches

1 v

3 d

4 l

10 gf

17 ga

Historical head to head

Home

1 match

0 v

1 d

0 l

2 gf

2 ga

Away

5 matches

3 v

1 d

1 l

9 gf

5 ga

Neutral ground

2 matches

1 v

1 d

0 l

6 gf

3 ga

Total

8 matches

4 v

3 d

1 l

17 gf

10 ga

Largest victory

Overall	1 - 0	April 01, 1978
Home	1 - 0	April 01, 1978

Largest victory

Overall	5 - 2	June 24, 1958
Away	2 - 0	August 26, 1992

Latest head to head

June 03, 1997 - Rencontres amicales 1997

France

1 - 1

Brazil

August 26, 1992 - Rencontres amicales 1992

France

0 - 2

Brazil

June 21, 1986 - Coupe du Monde 1986

Brazil

1 - 1

France

May 15, 1981 - Rencontres amicales 1981

France

1 - 3

Brazil

April 01, 1978 - Rencontres amicales 1978

France

1 - 0

Brazil

Best historical scorers against Brazil

Michel Platini	2 goals	1978 - 1986
Didier Six	2 goals	1977 - 1981
Marius Trésor	1 goal	1977 - 1977
Just Fontaine	1 goal	1958 - 1958
Fleury Di Nallo	1 goal	1963 - 1963
Marc Keller	1 goal	1997 - 1997

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/06/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against France

Pelé	6 goals	1958 - 1963
Sócrates	1 goal	1981 - 1981
Roberto Carlos	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Reinaldo	1 goal	1981 - 1981
Didi	1 goal	1958 - 1958
Luiz Henrique	1 goal	1992 - 1992

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/06/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Brazil

Maxime Bossis	4 matches	1977 - 1986
Michel Platini	3 matches	1977 - 1986
Didier Six	3 matches	1977 - 1981
Patrice Rio	2 matches	1977 - 1978
André Lerond	2 matches	1958 - 1963
Maryan Wisniewski	2 matches	1958 - 1963

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/06/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs France

Edinho	4 matches	1977 - 1986
Zico	3 matches	1978 - 1986
Júnior	3 matches	1981 - 1992
Toninho Cerezo	3 matches	1977 - 1981
Pelé	2 matches	1958 - 1963
Oscar	2 matches	1978 - 1981

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/06/1958. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

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France 3-0 Brazil - July 12, 1998 / World Cup 1998

France

3 - 0

Brazil

Team line-ups

First 11

First 11

Substitutes

Substitutes

Missing players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Manager

Jacquet vs Brazil

Jacquet vs Zagallo

Manager

Zagallo vs France

Zagallo vs Jacquet

Referee

4th official

Videos

Comments

Key figures

Pre-match

Current form

Current form

Running streaks

Running streaks

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

Goals

Betting aid

Bookings

Key players

Historical head to head

Historical head to head

Largest victory

Largest victory

Latest head to head

Best historical scorers against Brazil

Best historical scorers against France

Players with most games played vs Brazil

Players with most games played vs France