France 4–0 Saudi Arabia: 1998 World Cup match
4–0Full time
Match in one glance
FranceSaudi ArabiaGoalCard
France
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
4France0Saudi Arabia
Thierry Henry opened the scoring at 37′.
Team comparison
FranceSaudi Arabia
4Goals0
3Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1THThierry HenryFrance · 37′, 78′2goals
- 2BLBixente LizarazuFrance · 85′1goal
- 3DTDavid TrezeguetFrance · 68′1goal
Decisive moments
6 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-18
- Venue
- Stade de France, Paris (Saint-Denis)
- Result
- 4–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / Saudi ArabiaFrance
Thierry Henry37′
David Trezeguet68′
Thierry Henry78′
Bixente Lizarazu85′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
Complete match timeline
FranceSaudi ArabiaGoalCardSubstitution
France
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
16 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0T. Henry 37′
Second half
45′–90′3 – 0D. Trezeguet 68′ · T. Henry 78′ · B. Lizarazu 85′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
France
Reported rolesFB
16Fabien BarthezBL
3Bixente LizarazuLB
5Laurent BlancMD
8Marcel DesaillyLT
15Lilian ThuramDD
7Didier DeschampsZZ
10Zinedine ZidaneBD
13Bernard DiomèdeAB
14Alain BoghossianTH
12Thierry HenryCD
21Christophe DugarryReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6YDYouri Djorkaeff58′
- 11RPRobert Pires79′
- 20DTDavid Trezeguet30′
Match contributions
- Bixente Lizarazu⚽ 1▰ 50′
- Laurent Blanc▰ 36′
- Zinedine Zidane▰ 71′
- Thierry Henry⚽ 2
- David Trezeguet⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 3BLBixente LizarazuDefender
- 5LBLaurent BlancDefender
- 7DDDidier DeschampsMidfielder
- 8MDMarcel DesaillyDefender
- 10ZZZinedine ZidaneMidfielder
- 12THThierry HenryForward
- 13BDBernard DiomèdeMidfielder
- 14ABAlain BoghossianMidfielder
- 15LTLilian ThuramDefender
- 16FBFabien BarthezGoalkeeper
- 21CDChristophe DugarryForward
Saudi Arabia
Reported rolesMA
1Mohamed Al-DeayeaMA
2Mohammed Al-JahaniMA
3Mohammed Al-KhilaiwiAS
4Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiHA
13Hussein AbdulghaniFA
6Fuad AnwarIA
7Ibrahim Al-ShahraniKA
16Khamis Al-DosariHS
20Hamzah SalehSA
9Sami Al-JaberSA
10Saeed Al-OwairanReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 12IAIbrahim Al-Harbi33′
- 14KAKhalid Al-Muwallid65′
- 17AAAhmed Al-Dokhi76′
Match contributions
- Mohammed Al-Jahani▰ 7′
- Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi▰ 19′
- Sami Al-Jaber▰ 82′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MAMohamed Al-DeayeaGoalkeeper
- 2MAMohammed Al-JahaniDefender
- 3MAMohammed Al-KhilaiwiDefender
- 4ASAbdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiDefender
- 6FAFuad AnwarMidfielder
- 7IAIbrahim Al-ShahraniMidfielder
- 9SASami Al-JaberForward
- 10SASaeed Al-OwairanForward
- 13HAHussein AbdulghaniDefender
- 16KAKhamis Al-DosariMidfielder
- 20HSHamzah SalehMidfielder
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
4France0Saudi Arabia
Thierry Henry opened the scoring at 37′.
Team comparison
FranceSaudi Arabia
4Goals0
3Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1THThierry HenryFrance · 37′, 78′2goals
- 2BLBixente LizarazuFrance · 85′1goal
- 3DTDavid TrezeguetFrance · 68′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
6 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Matches, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 1998-06-18
- Venue
- Stade de France, Paris (Saint-Denis)
- Result
- 4–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
France / Saudi ArabiaFrance
Thierry Henry37′
David Trezeguet68′
Thierry Henry78′
Bixente Lizarazu85′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
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.