France 2–1 Denmark

World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group C · 24 June 1998

France2–1Denmark

France and Denmark met on 24 June 1998 in the Group stage · Group C of the World Cup 1998 at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, in front of 39,100 spectators. France won against Denmark. Referee: Pierluigi Collina.

Goals

• 12′ 1–0 Youri Djorkaeff (pen.) (France)
• 42′ 1–1 Michael Laudrup (pen.) (Denmark)
• 56′ 2–1 Emmanuel Petit (France)

The first goal came in minute 12; in total 3 goals were scored, 2 from the penalty spot.

Other meetings of France and Denmark

• 11 June 2002 · World Cup 2002 — Denmark 2–0 France
• 26 June 2018 · World Cup 2018 — Denmark 0–0 France
• 26 November 2022 · World Cup 2022 — France 2–1 Denmark

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