June 28th

Thin winner French Envy The Sweeping Danes

Rather boring yeasterday, since Norway and Chile did not show enough resistances against Italy and Brazil, then the audience in Lens and Paris must had enjoyed the true charm of Football with lots of thrill and suspence, though tasting quite different.

The 1st match between the host country France and Paraguay at Lens, which is the city of the new French Champions. France, who would must have enjoyed their superiority even though without sanctioned Zinedine Zidane, but then, were suffered by the opponent's stubborn, cunning defence as well as their swift attacking run. Goalless in 90 minutes, the match went into extra time to wait for the first World Cup Golden Goal, which finally came from the head of French Laurent Blanc.

However lost, Paraguayans fought well as far as their style could do, spirited by Jose Luis Chilavert's vigorous goalkeeping.

The night game at Paris Saint-Denis concluded with the sweeping victory by Denmark over Nigeria rather unexpectedly. Peter Moller, who greeted the first time in France at last, scored Dane's first goal at only 3rd minute. Then, beautifully minute Danish football totally overpowered Nigerians, who only showed a little vigour with some personal tricks from Jay-Jay Okocha and Sunday Oliseh.

Scorers

[N] Babangida:78min.

[D] Moller:3min., B.Laudrup:12min., Sand:60min.,Helveg:76min.

Adepoju

Uche(Capt.)

West

Babayaro

Colding

Rieper

Hogh

Heintze

Oliseh

George

Okocha

Kanu(Yekini:65min.)

Lawal(Babangida:73min.)

Helveg

M.Laudrup(Capt.)(Frandsen:84min.)

B.Laudrup(Wieghorst:78min.)

Nielsen

Ikpeba

Jorgensen

Moller(Sand:59min.)

Scorers

[F] Blanc:113min.= Golden Goal

Thuram

Blanc

Desailly

Lizarazu

Sarabia

Ayala

Gamarra

Deschamps(Capt.)

Petit(Boghossian:69min.)

Henry(Pires:64min.)

Diomede(Guivars'h:76min.)

Arce

Benitez

Acuna

Paredes(Caniza:74min.)

Enciso

Djorkaeff

Trezeguet

Cardozo(Rojas:91min.)

Campos(Yegros:55min.)