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MATCHFIFA World Cup1998Final1998-07-12
France
3–0
Brazil

France won its first FIFA World Cup title.

Match details

At a glance

City
Saint-Denis
Kick-off
21:00
Attendance
80,000
Referee
Said Belqola (Morocco)
Stage
Final
Scoring

Goals

27'
45+1'
90+3'
Starting XI

Lineups

France

  1. Fabien Barthez
  2. Lilian Thuram
  3. Marcel Desailly
  4. Frank Leboeuf
  5. Bixente Lizarazu
  6. Didier DeschampsC
  7. Christian Karembeu
  8. Emmanuel Petit
  9. Zinedine Zidane
  10. Youri Djorkaeff
  11. Stéphane Guivarc'h

Brazil

  1. Cláudio Taffarel
  2. Cafu
  3. Júnior Baiano
  4. Aldair
  5. Roberto Carlos
  6. César Sampaio
  7. Leonardo
  8. DungaC
  9. Rivaldo
  10. Bebeto
  11. Ronaldo
Tactical view

Lineup graphic

France 3-0 Brazil lineup graphic
BRA-FRA 1998-07-12.svg — Wikimedia Commons contributors
Officials & discipline

Match administration

RefereeSaid Belqola (Morocco)
Cards / dismissals
68' Marcel Desailly (France) sent off after second yellow
Context

Why this match matters

  • Zinedine Zidane scored twice from first-half corners.
  • France completed the 3-0 win despite Marcel Desailly's second-half dismissal.
Research

Sources

  • RSSSF — World Cup 1998 finalskickoff, stadium, attendance, officials, lineups, substitutions, scorers, bookings and sendings-offhttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html
  • RSSSF — World Cup 1998 overviewcompetition structure, knockout results, shootouts, scorers and final cross-checkhttps://www.rsssf.org/tables/98f.html
  • Wikimedia Commonsmatch-specific final lineup graphichttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BRA-FRA_1998-07-12.svg