Editing 1998 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Group C===
{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group C}}
France, the host nation, swept Group C when the start of their path to their first FIFA World Cup trophy culminated with their 2–1 win over Denmark, who despite their loss, progressed to the second round. Saudi Arabia, after a good performance four years earlier, finished bottom with only one point. Debutant South Africa grabbed two points and also exited at the group stage.
{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|transcludesection=standings}}
{{football box
|date = 12 June 1998
|time = 17:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score = 0–1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8729/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Marc Rieper|Rieper]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium = [[Stade Félix Bollaert]], [[Lens, Pas-de-Calais|Lens]]
|attendance = 38,100
|referee = [[Javier Castrilli]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 12 June 1998
|time = 21:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score = 3–0
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8730/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|RSA|1994}}
|goals1 = [[Christophe Dugarry|Dugarry]] {{goal|36}}<br />[[Pierre Issa|Issa]] {{goal|77|o.g.}}<br />[[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|attendance = 55,000
|referee = [[Márcio Rezende de Freitas]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]])
}}
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{{football box
|date = 18 June 1998
|time = 17:30 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 1–1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8746/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Benni McCarthy|McCarthy]] {{goal|51}}
|goals2 = [[Allan Nielsen|A. Nielsen]] {{goal|12}}
|stadium = [[Stadium de Toulouse|Stade de Toulouse]], [[Toulouse]]
|attendance = 33,500
|referee = [[John Toro Rendón]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 18 June 1998
|time = 21:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score = 4–0
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8745/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|37||78}}<br />[[David Trezeguet|Trezeguet]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Bixente Lizarazu|Lizarazu]] {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|attendance = 80,000
|referee = [[Arturo Brizio Carter]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
}}
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{{football box
|date = 24 June 1998
|time = 16:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}
|score = 2–1
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8762/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}
|goals1 = [[Youri Djorkaeff|Djorkaeff]] {{goal|12|pen.}}<br />[[Emmanuel Petit|Petit]] {{goal|56}}
|goals2 = [[Michael Laudrup|M. Laudrup]] {{goal|42|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Stade Gerland]], [[Lyon]]
|attendance = 39,100
|referee = [[Pierluigi Collina]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
}}

{{football box
|date = 24 June 1998
|time = 16:00 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] ([[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]])
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8764/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}
|goals1 = [[Shaun Bartlett|Bartlett]] {{goal|18||90+3|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Sami Al-Jaber|Al-Jaber]] {{goal|45+2|pen.}}<br />[[Yousuf Al-Thunayan|Al-Thunayan]] {{goal|74|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Stade Chaban-Delmas|Parc Lescure]], [[Bordeaux]]
|attendance = 31,800
|referee = [[Mario Sánchez Yantén|Mario Sánchez]] ([[Football Federation of Chile|Chile]])
}}