12 Jun
French Laurent Blanc (R) grabs South African Benedict McCarty at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa 12 June.

12 Jun
French Marcel Desailly tackles South African Philemon Masinga 12 June at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.

12 Jun
Mexican national soccer team star striker Luis Hernandez in action 12 June at the Gerland stadium in Lyon, center France.

12 Jun
Saudi forward Obied al Dussary (L) heads the ball off past Danish defender Jes Hogh, 12 June at the Felix Bollaert Stadium in Lens, northern France, during their 1998 Soccer World Cup group C first round match.

12 Jun
Danish defender Marc Rieper heads the ball off against Saudi players Khalid al Muwalid (L), K. Al-Dossari (16) and Abdullah Zubromawi, 12 June at the Felix Bollaert Stadium in Lens, northern France, during their 1998 Soccer World Cup group C first round match.

12 Jun
Caption: Paraguay's Miguel Benitez (L) kicks the ball in the air in front of Bulgarian Trifon Ivanov 12 June at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier during their 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D first round match.

12 Jun
Saudi forward Ibrahim al Shahrani (C) is challenged by Danish defender Jes Hogh, 12 June at the Felix Bollaert stadium in Lens, northern France, during their 1998 Soccer World Cup group C first round match.

12 Jun
French and South African supporters smile 12 June at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille before the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.

12 Jun
Bulgarian Zlatko Yankov leaves the field after he received a red card 12 June at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D first round match.

12 Jun
A Danish supporter wearing a Viking cap with a French flag attached to it waves a Danish national flag before the1998 Soccer World Cup group C match between Saudi Arabia and Denmark 12 June at Felix Bollaert stadium in Lens, northern France.

12 Jun
Paraguay's Carlos Gamarra ( R) duel in the air with Bulgarian Yvaylo Petkov (L), 12 June at the Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier, southern France during their 1998 Soccer World Cup Group A first round match.

13 Jun
Nigerian Mobi Oparaku jumps over Spanish forward Alfonso 13 June at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D match between Spain and Nigeria.

13 Jun
Nigerian mid-fielder Victor Ikpeba (L) shoots the ball towards the goal of Spanish captain and goalie Andoni Zubizarreta (R) 13 June at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D match between Spain and Nigeria.

13 Jun
Spanish mid-fielder Luis Enrique (L), Nigerian defender Celestine Babayaro (C) and their team-mates obey a minute of silence in respect to late Fernand Sastre, co-president of the French World Cup organising committee (DFO), at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes 13 June before the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D match between Spain and Nigeria.

13 Jun
Spanish defender Ivan Campo (R) and Nigerian mid-fielder Victor Ikpeba (L) tackle for the ball 13 June at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D match between Spain and Nigeria.

13 Jun
Nigerian defender Mutiu Adepoju (R), who scored the 1-1 equalizer for his team, and Spanish mid-fielder Miguel Angel Nadal (L) leap for a ball 13 June at La Beaujoire stadium in Nantes during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group D match between Spain and Nigeria.

13 Jun
(FILES) Photo dated 09 June 1997 shows Fernand Sastre, Co-President of the World Cup 98 Soccer Committee at the official France 98 centre on the Champs-Elysees with the FIFA Cup which will be given to the winning team. Fernand Sastre, 74 years died 13 June in Paris of lung cancer just four days after the start of the World Cup 98.

12 Jun
French forward Thierry Henry, jumping over South African goalkeeper Hans Vonk, smiles as he watches the ball go into the net for his team's third goal, 12 June at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.

12 Jun
French Youri Djorkaeff (front) and South African Brendan Augustine 12 June fight for the ball at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.

12 Jun
French Emmanuel Petit (L) and South African Benedict McCarthy fight for the ball 12 June at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.

12 Jun
French Christophe Dugarry (C) scores the first goal 12 June at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille during the 1998 Soccer World Cup Group C first round match between France and South Africa.