France 3 - 0 South Africa: 1998 World Cup Matchday 1 (1998-06-12) | CupIntel

Matches & Results Groups & Standings Teams & Squads Knockout Stage Host Cities

Archive Teams Records Cities Guides

World Cup Hub

Matches
Cities
Fan Hubs
Guides
Standings
Teams
Archive

About Us Contact Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Disclaimer Affiliate Disclosure

Follow CupIntel

FIFA World Cup 2026 Fan Travel Guide

Independent fan travel platform for World Cup supporters.

© 2026 CupIntel

Back to World Cup 1998

Home
Archive
1998
France vs South Africa

Matchday 1Group C

France vs South Africa

3 - 0

1998-06-12 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Match Context

Tournament: World Cup 1998
Round: Matchday 1
Status: Finished
Match No.: 14

France history South Africa history

Data Source

Match and tournament data is based on CupIntel normalized OpenFootball snapshots. Historical scorer, squad, and venue detail varies by edition. See methodology.

Scorer identities are unavailable for this match in the canonical snapshot.

Score Breakdown

Full-Time3 - 0

No recorded scorer data

The canonical snapshot does not include goal records for this match.

Stade Vélodrome

Marseille

Related Group Matches

Saudi Arabia 0 - 1 Denmark France 4 - 0 Saudi Arabia South Africa 1 - 1 Denmark France 2 - 1 Denmark

Saudi Arabia vs Denmark France vs Saudi Arabia

Back to Group C Back to World Cup 1998