France vs Croatia — FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupWorld Cup 1998
Wed 8 Jul··Semi final·France won
Match overview
12 priority stats · full time- 7Corners6
- 0Cards3
- 23Shots12
- 6Shots on target3
- 17Fouls20
- 15Throw-ins31
- 1Offsides3
- 13Goal kicks7
- 2Saves4
- 28Tackles18
- 13Interceptions17
- 10Dribbles7
Period
Match statistics
| France | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 7 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 23 | Total shots | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 15 | Throw-ins | 31 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 13 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 28 | Tackles | 18 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 10 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 353 | Passes | 380 |
| 20 | Free kicks | 17 |
| 259 | Accurate passes | 280 |
| Shots | ||
| 7 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 10 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 15 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 20 | Touches in penalty area | 18 |
| 6 | Fouled in final third | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 15 | Throw-ins | 31 |
| 3 | Accurate crosses | 6 |
| 23 | Accurate long balls | 32 |
| 70 | Final third entries | 67 |
| Duels | ||
| 57% | Duels won (%) | 43% |
| 11 | Dispossessed | 14 |
| 10 | Dribbles | 7 |
| 56% | Ground duels (%) | 39% |
| 23% | Aerial duels (%) | 20% |
| Defending | ||
| 16% | Tackles won (%) | 9% |
| 13 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 34 | Clearances | 33 |
| 69 | Ball recoveries | 80 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 13 | Goal kicks | 7 |
| 3 | High claims | 2 |
| France | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 3 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 11 | Total shots | 5 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 10 | Throw-ins | 22 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 11 | Tackles | 9 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 0 | Big chances | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 208 | Passes | 209 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 154 | Accurate passes | 153 |
| Shots | ||
| 4 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 1 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 10 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| Passing | ||
| 10 | Throw-ins | 22 |
| 1 | Accurate crosses | 2 |
| 10 | Accurate long balls | 18 |
| 44 | Final third entries | 36 |
| Duels | ||
| 56% | Duels won (%) | 44% |
| 5 | Dispossessed | 4 |
| 3 | Dribbles | 1 |
| 23% | Ground duels (%) | 16% |
| 13% | Aerial duels (%) | 12% |
| Defending | ||
| 9% | Tackles won (%) | 5% |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 21 |
| 38 | Ball recoveries | 44 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 5 | Goal kicks | 3 |
| France | Statistic | Croatia |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| 4 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 12 | Total shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 46 | Ball possession | 54 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 145 | Passes | 171 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 105 | Accurate passes | 127 |
| Shots | ||
| 3 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 4 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 0 | Hit woodwork | 0 |
| Attack | ||
| 3 | Fouled in final third | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| 5 | Throw-ins | 9 |
| 2 | Accurate crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Accurate long balls | 14 |
| 26 | Final third entries | 31 |
| Duels | ||
| 58% | Duels won (%) | 42% |
| 6 | Dispossessed | 10 |
| 7 | Dribbles | 6 |
| 33% | Ground duels (%) | 23% |
| 10% | Aerial duels (%) | 8% |
| Defending | ||
| 7% | Tackles won (%) | 4% |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
| 31 | Ball recoveries | 36 |
| Goalkeeping | ||
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 8 | Goal kicks | 4 |
Line-ups
France4-3-2-1
Bench
Player ratings
France14 rated
Croatia12 rated
Player statistics
France
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilian ThuramDefender | 90′ | 8.7 | 2 | 2 | 22/35 | 9/12 | 6 | |||||
| Bixente LizarazuDefender | 90′ | 8.5 | 2 | 33/42 | 3 | 15/20 | 8 | |||||
| Marcel DesaillyDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 17/20 | 6/11 | 3 | |||||||
| Emmanuel PetitMidfielder | 90′ | 7.2 | 1 | 33/42 | 4 | 6/10 | 1 | |||||
| Didier DeschampsMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 2 | 27/40 | 2 | 8/12 | 3 | |||||
| Zinedine ZidaneForward | 90′ | 6.7 | 9 | 28/38 | 1 | 10/24 | 2 | |||||
| Fabien BarthezGoalkeeper | 90′ | 6.6 | 9/21 | 2 | ||||||||
| Youri DjorkaeffForward | 75′ | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 18/22 | 2 | 7/13 | 4 | ||||
| Laurent BlancDefender | 74′ | 6.7 | 1 | 25/29 | 1 | 5/6 | 1 | |||||
| Stephane Guivarc'hForward | 69′ | 7.4 | 2 | 16/24 | 2 | 4/11 | ||||||
| Thierry HenryForward | 59′ | 7.1 | 1 | 2 | 11/14 | 1 | 3/10 | |||||
| Christian KarembeuMidfielder | 31′ | 6.7 | 15/19 | 3/3 | ||||||||
| David TrezeguetForward | 21′ | 6.8 | 4/6 | 3/6 | ||||||||
| Frank LeboeufDefender | 15′ | 6.8 | 1 | 1/1 | ||||||||
| Alain BoghossianMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Bernard DiomedeForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Bernard LamaGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Christophe DugarryForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Lionel CharbonnierGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Patrick VieiraMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Robert PiresForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Vincent CandelaDefender | — | — |
Croatia
| Player | Min | Rtg | G | A | Sh | xG | Pass | KP | Duel | Tkl | Sv | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor ŠtimacDefender | 90′ | 7.7 | 30/42 | 8/12 | 5 | |||||||
| Dražen LadićGoalkeeper | 90′ | 7.4 | 9/21 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||||
| Aljoša AsanovićMidfielder | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 40/48 | 2 | 4/15 | ||||||
| Robert JarniDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 19/27 | 2 | 7/12 | 3 | |||||
| Slaven BilićDefender | 90′ | 7.4 | 1 | 26/35 | 6/8 | 2 | ||||||
| Davor ŠukerForward | 90′ | 7.1 | 1 | 6 | 22/28 | 5/16 | 1 | |||||
| Zvonimir SoldoMidfielder | 90′ | 7.1 | 26/37 | 2 | 8/12 | 3 | ||||||
| Goran VlaovićForward | 90′ | 6.6 | 3 | 21/26 | 3/11 | 1 | ||||||
| Dario ŠimićDefender | 90′ | 6.3 | 25/35 | 4/12 | ||||||||
| Mario StanićDefender | 89′ | 6.3 | 21/29 | 3 | 8/20 | 1 | ||||||
| Zvonimir BobanMidfielder | 65′ | 6.3 | 34/44 | 4/12 | 2 | |||||||
| Silvio MarićMidfielder | 25′ | 6.6 | 1 | 7/7 | 1/6 | |||||||
| Robert ProsinečkiMidfielder | 1′ | — | 0/1 | 1 | 0/1 | |||||||
| Anthony ŠerićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Ardian KoznikuForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Goran JurićDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Igor TudorDefender | — | — | ||||||||||
| Krunoslav JurčićMidfielder | — | — | ||||||||||
| Marijan MrmićGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Petar KrpanForward | — | — | ||||||||||
| Vladimir VasiljGoalkeeper | — | — | ||||||||||
| Zoran MamićDefender | — | — |