Group C was composed of Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Denmark and host nation and eventual world champion France.
Next, France scored four to eliminate Saudi Arabia and qualify with a match to spare, while Denmark and South Africa drew.
Assistant referees: Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Jorge Diaz Garcia (Chile) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Assistant referees: Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Merere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Mario Sánchez Yanten (Chile) Assistant referees: Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia) Celestino Galván (Paraguay) Fourth official: Epifanio González (Paraguay) Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi was sent off in the 19th minute after tripping Bixente Lizarazu from behind.
Zinedine Zidane was ejected at the 71st minute when he appeared to plant his studs into the side of Saudi captain Fuad Anwar after they collided going for a ball.
[1] Assistant referees: Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Luis Torres Zuniga (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) Assistant referees: Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Emanuel Zammit (Malta) Fourth official: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) Assistant referees: Owen Powell (Jamaica) Eddie Foley (Ireland) Fourth official: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru)