South Africa 1–1 Denmark: 1998 World Cup match
1–1Full time
Denmark
Match in one glance
South AfricaDenmarkGoalCard
South Africa
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
1South Africa1Denmark
Allan Nielsen opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
South AfricaDenmark
1Goals1
4Bookings5
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BMBenni McCarthySouth Africa · 51′1goal
- 2ANAllan NielsenDenmark · 12′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-18
- Venue
- Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
South Africa / DenmarkSouth Africa
Benni McCarthy51′
Denmark
Allan Nielsen12′
Complete match timeline
South AfricaDenmarkGoalCardSubstitution
South Africa
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
16 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1A. Nielsen 12′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 0B. McCarthy 51′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
South Africa
Reported rolesHV
1Hans VonkDN
3David NyathiMF
5Mark FishLR
19Lucas RadebePI
21Pierre IssaQF
7Quinton FortuneJM
10John MoshoeuHM
11Helman MkhaleleSB
9Shaun BartlettBA
12Brendan AugustineBM
17Benni McCarthyReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6PMPhil Masinga77′
- 8APAlfred Phiri46′
- 13DBDelron Buckley88′
Match contributions
- David Nyathi▰ 28′
- Benni McCarthy⚽ 1
- Lucas Radebe▰ 73′
- Pierre Issa▰ 63′
- Alfred Phiri▰ 65′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1HVHans VonkGoalkeeper
- 3DNDavid NyathiDefender
- 5MFMark FishDefender
- 7QFQuinton FortuneMidfielder
- 9SBShaun BartlettForward
- 10JMJohn MoshoeuMidfielder
- 11HMHelman MkhaleleMidfielder
- 12BABrendan AugustineForward
- 17BMBenni McCarthyForward
- 19LRLucas RadebeDefender
- 21PIPierre IssaDefender
Denmark
Reported rolesPS
1Peter SchmeichelMS
2Michael SchjønbergMR
3Marc RieperJH
4Jes HøghTH
6Thomas HelvegSC
12Søren ColdingAN
7Allan NielsenML
10Michael LaudrupMJ
21Martin JørgensenBL
11Brian LaudrupES
19Ebbe SandReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 5JHJan Heintze58′
- 9MMMiklos Molnar58′
- 14MWMorten Wieghorst82′
Match contributions
- Peter Schmeichel▰ 57′
- Michael Schjønberg▰ 23′
- Jes Høgh▰ 56′
- Allan Nielsen⚽ 1
- Miklos Molnar▰ 66′
- Morten Wieghorst▰ 85′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPeter SchmeichelGoalkeeper
- 2MSMichael SchjønbergDefender
- 3MRMarc RieperDefender
- 4JHJes HøghDefender
- 6THThomas HelvegDefender
- 7ANAllan NielsenMidfielder
- 10MLMichael LaudrupMidfielder
- 11BLBrian LaudrupForward
- 12SCSøren ColdingDefender
- 19ESEbbe SandForward
- 21MJMartin JørgensenMidfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
1South Africa1Denmark
Allan Nielsen opened the scoring at 12′.
Team comparison
South AfricaDenmark
1Goals1
4Bookings5
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1BMBenni McCarthySouth Africa · 51′1goal
- 2ANAllan NielsenDenmark · 12′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-18
- Venue
- Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
- Result
- 1–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
South Africa / DenmarkSouth Africa
Benni McCarthy51′
Denmark
Allan Nielsen12′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.