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France 2-1 Croatia - July 08, 1998 / World Cup 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup 1998 - Semi-finals
FRA
0
31' - Substitution
Christian Karembeuis substituted by Thierry Henry31
HT
FRA
46
46' - Goal
Davor Suker
46' - Goal
Davor Suker
47' - Goal
Lilian Thuram4766
66' - Substitution
Zvonimir Bobanis substituted by Silvio Maric
66' - Substitution
Zvonimir Bobanis substituted by Silvio Maric
68' - Substitution
Stéphane Guivarc'his substituted by David Trezeguet68 69' - Goal
Lilian Thuram69
74' - Substitution
Youri Djorkaeffis substituted by Frank Leboeuf74
76' - Red card
Laurent Blanc7689
89' - Substitution
Mario Stanicis substituted by Robert Prosinecki
89' - Substitution
Mario Stanicis substituted by Robert Prosinecki
FT
CRO
CRO
Team line-ups
France
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | G |
Fabien Barthez | 27 | 19 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Laurent Blanc | 76 | 32 | 74 | 4You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Christian Karembeu | 31 | 27 | 35 | 5.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 15 | D |
Lilian Thuram | 6947 | 26 | 38 | 9.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | D |
Marcel Desailly | 29 | 48 | 6.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Bixente Lizarazu | 28 | 38 | 5.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Didier Deschamps | 29 | 75 | 6You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Emmanuel Petit | 27 | 25 | 3.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | M |
Youri Djorkaeff | 74 | 30 | 44 | 6.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | M |
Zinédine Zidane | 26 | 38 | 7You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Stéphane Guivarc'h | 68 | 27 | 12 | 4.5You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
41
Croatia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Drazen Ladic | 35 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 6 | D |
Slaven Bilic | 29 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 4 | D |
Igor Stimac | 30 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | D |
Dario Simic | 22 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | M |
Zvonimir Soldo | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | M |
Mario Stanic | 89 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | M |
Aljosa Asanovic | 32 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 17 | M |
Robert Jarni | 29 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 10 | M |
Zvonimir Boban | 66 | 29 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Davor Suker | 46 | 30 | 42 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | F |
Goran Vlaovic | 25 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
28.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
37
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | D |
Frank Leboeuf | 74 | 30 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 20 | F |
David Trezeguet | 68 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 12 | F |
Thierry Henry | 31 | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | M |
Silvio Maric | 66 | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 8 | M |
Robert Prosinecki | 89 | 29 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
56
52
Success rate in this team:
63 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
47 %
Jacquet vs Croatia
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on July 08, 1998
Jacquet vs Blazevic
3 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on July 08, 1998
Manager
Age
Match num
63
49
Success rate in this team:
55 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Blazevic vs France
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on July 08, 1998
Blazevic vs Jacquet
0 victory
1 draw
3 losses
Latest figure on July 08, 1998
Referee
José Maria García Aranda
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
France1 match | General total | Croatia2 matches | 0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
France1 match | Season total | Croatia1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on July 08, 1998 | Latest figure on October 09, 1999 | |||||||
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Key figures
France keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a loss in World Cup running (since 28/06/1986). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/06/1986 (5 matches)
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Aimé Jacquet has reached 63% of wins .
France keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup running (since 12/06/1998). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 21/06/1986 (5 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DFrance 3-3 Norway25/02/1998 | 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 |
| Overall | VFinland 0-1 France05/06/1998 | 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 |
Current form
| Away | DMorocco 2-2 Croatia11/12/1996 | VGreece 0-1 Croatia30/04/1997 | LJapan 4-3 Croatia08/06/1997 | LDenmark 3-1 Croatia10/09/1997 | VSlovenia 1-3 Croatia11/10/1997 | DUkraine 1-1 Croatia15/11/1997 |
| Overall | VCroatia 7-0 Australia06/06/1998 | VCroatia 3-1 Jamaica14/06/1998 | VJapan 0-1 Croatia20/06/1998 | LCroatia 0-1 Argentina26/06/1998 | VRomania 0-1 Croatia30/06/1998 | VCroatia 3-0 Germany04/07/1998 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 10 | 9 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 9 |
| Scoring streak | 7 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 4 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
5 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
10 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
10 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.6 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.4 |
|
0.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
9 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
12 |
|
9 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Thierry Henry | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Davor Suker | |
| Thierry Henry | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Youri Djorkaeff | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Davor Suker | |
| Youri Djorkaeff | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
 | Fabien Barthez | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Competition total) | 2 assists | Mario Stanic | |
| Fabien Barthez | 1 assist | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| David Trezeguet | 1 goal, 1 assist during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Davor Suker | |
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