Brazil 3–2 Denmark: 1998 World Cup match
3–2Full time
Denmark
Match in one glance
BrazilDenmarkGoalCard
Brazil
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Brazil2Denmark
Martin Jørgensen opened the scoring at 2′.
Team comparison
BrazilDenmark
3Goals2
3Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRivaldoBrazil · 25′, 59′2goals
- 2BBebetoBrazil · 10′1goal
- 3BLBrian LaudrupDenmark · 50′1goal
- 4MJMartin JørgensenDenmark · 2′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1998
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1998-07-03
- Venue
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Brazil / DenmarkBrazil
Bebeto10′
Rivaldo25′
Rivaldo59′
Denmark
Martin Jørgensen2′
Brian Laudrup50′
Complete match timeline
BrazilDenmarkGoalCardSubstitution
Brazil
Denmark
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
17 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1M. Jørgensen 2′ · Bebeto 10′ · Rivaldo 25′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1B. Laudrup 50′ · Rivaldo 59′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Brazil
Reported rolesCT
1Cláudio TaffarelC
2CafuA
3AldairJB
4Júnior BaianoRC
6Roberto CarlosCS
5César SampaioD
8DungaR
10RivaldoL
18LeonardoR
9RonaldoB
20BebetoReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 11EEmerson71′
- 16ZRZé Roberto87′
- 19DDenílson64′
Match contributions
- Cafu▰ 81′
- Aldair▰ 37′
- Roberto Carlos▰ 11′
- Rivaldo⚽ 2
- Bebeto⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1CTCláudio TaffarelGoalkeeper
- 2CCafuRight-back
- 3AAldairCentre-back
- 4JBJúnior BaianoCentre-back
- 5CSCésar SampaioCentral midfielder
- 6RCRoberto CarlosLeft-back
- 8DDungaCentral midfielder
- 9RRonaldoCentre-forward
- 10RRivaldoAttacking midfielder
- 18LLeonardoAttacking midfielder
- 20BBebetoCentre-forward
Denmark
Reported roles- 1Peter SchmeichelGK
- 3Marc RieperCB
- 4Jes HøghCB
- 5Jan HeintzeLB
- 6Thomas HelvegCM
- 7Allan NielsenCM
- 10Michael LaudrupLW
- 11Brian LaudrupSS
- 12Søren ColdingRB
- 18Peter MøllerCF
- 21Martin JørgensenRW
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 2MSMichael Schjønberg87′
- 15STStig Tøfting46′
- 19ESEbbe Sand66′
Match contributions
- Thomas Helveg▰ 19′
- Brian Laudrup⚽ 1
- Søren Colding▰ 39′
- Martin Jørgensen⚽ 1
- Stig Tøfting▰ 72′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1PSPeter SchmeichelGoalkeeper
- 3MRMarc RieperCentre-back
- 4JHJes HøghCentre-back
- 5JHJan HeintzeLeft-back
- 6THThomas HelvegCentral midfielder
- 7ANAllan NielsenCentral midfielder
- 10MLMichael LaudrupLeft winger
- 11BLBrian LaudrupSS
- 12SCSøren ColdingRight-back
- 18PMPeter MøllerCentre-forward
- 21MJMartin JørgensenRight winger
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
3Brazil2Denmark
Martin Jørgensen opened the scoring at 2′.
Team comparison
BrazilDenmark
3Goals2
3Bookings3
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1RRivaldoBrazil · 25′, 59′2goals
- 2BBebetoBrazil · 10′1goal
- 3BLBrian LaudrupDenmark · 50′1goal
- 4MJMartin JørgensenDenmark · 2′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
- Quarter-final
- Stage
- Quarter-final
- Date
- 1998-07-03
- Venue
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Brazil / DenmarkBrazil
Bebeto10′
Rivaldo25′
Rivaldo59′
Denmark
Martin Jørgensen2′
Brian Laudrup50′
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.