1998 WORLD CUP - France

World Cup 1930-2006
Qualifying Tournament
First Round | Second Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | 3rd/4th playoff | Final | Statistics

France chosen as hosts ahead of Morocco.

First Round

Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H

Group A

10/06/1998                Brazil   2 - 1   Scotland              (1-1)   
10/06/1998               Morocco   2 - 2   Norway                (1-1)   
16/06/1998                Brazil   3 - 0   Morocco               (2-0)   
16/06/1998              Scotland   1 - 1   Norway                (0-0)   
23/06/1998                Brazil   1 - 2   Norway                (0-0)   
23/06/1998              Scotland   0 - 3   Morocco               (0-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   BRAZIL                    3     2     0     1     6     3    +3     6   66.7
2   NORWAY                    3     1     2     0     5     4    +1     5   55.6
3   Morocco                   3     1     1     1     5     5     0     4   44.4
4   Scotland                  3     0     1     2     2     6    -4     1   11.1

Group B

11/06/1998              Cameroon   1 - 1   Austria               (0-0)   
11/06/1998                 Italy   2 - 2   Chile                 (1-1)   
17/06/1998                 Chile   1 - 1   Austria               (0-0)   
17/06/1998                 Italy   3 - 0   Cameroon              (1-0)   
23/06/1998                 Chile   1 - 1   Cameroon              (1-0)   
23/06/1998                 Italy   2 - 1   Austria               (0-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   ITALY                     3     2     1     0     7     3    +4     7   77.8
2   CHILE                     3     0     3     0     4     4     0     3   33.3
3   Austria                   3     0     2     1     3     4    -1     2   22.2
4   Cameroon                  3     0     2     1     2     5    -3     2   22.2

Group C

12/06/1998                France   3 - 0   South_Africa          (1-0)   
12/06/1998          Saudi_Arabia   0 - 1   Denmark               (0-0)   
18/06/1998                France   4 - 0   Saudi_Arabia          (1-0)   
18/06/1998          South_Africa   1 - 1   Denmark               (0-1)   
24/06/1998                France   2 - 1   Denmark               (1-1)   
24/06/1998          South_Africa   2 - 2   Saudi_Arabia          (1-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   FRANCE                    3     3     0     0     9     1    +8     9  100.0
2   DENMARK                   3     1     1     1     3     3     0     4   44.4
3   South_Africa              3     0     2     1     3     6    -3     2   22.2
4   Saudi_Arabia              3     0     1     2     2     7    -5     1   11.1

Group D

12/06/1998              Paraguay   0 - 0   Bulgaria              (0-0)   
13/06/1998                 Spain   2 - 3   Nigeria               (1-1)   
19/06/1998               Nigeria   1 - 0   Bulgaria              (1-0)   
19/06/1998                 Spain   0 - 0   Paraguay              (0-0)   
24/06/1998               Nigeria   1 - 3   Paraguay              (1-1)   
24/06/1998                 Spain   6 - 1   Bulgaria              (2-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   NIGERIA                   3     2     0     1     5     5     0     6   66.7
2   PARAGUAY                  3     1     2     0     3     1    +2     5   55.6
3   Spain                     3     1     1     1     8     4    +4     4   44.4
4   Bulgaria                  3     0     1     2     1     7    -6     1   11.1

Group E

13/06/1998           Netherlands   0 - 0   Belgium               (0-0)   
13/06/1998           South_Korea   1 - 3   Mexico                (1-0)   
20/06/1998               Belgium   2 - 2   Mexico                (1-0)   
20/06/1998           Netherlands   5 - 0   South_Korea           (2-0)   
25/06/1998               Belgium   1 - 1   South_Korea           (1-0)   
25/06/1998           Netherlands   2 - 2   Mexico                (2-0)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   NETHERLANDS               3     1     2     0     7     2    +5     5   55.6
2   MEXICO                    3     1     2     0     7     5    +2     5   55.6
3   Belgium                   3     0     3     0     3     3     0     3   33.3
4   South_Korea               3     0     1     2     2     9    -7     1   11.1

Group F

14/06/1998            Yugoslavia   1 - 0   Iran                  (0-0)   
15/06/1998               Germany   2 - 0   U.S.A.                (1-0)   
21/06/1998               Germany   2 - 2   Yugoslavia            (0-1)   
21/06/1998                U.S.A.   1 - 2   Iran                  (0-1)   
25/06/1998               Germany   2 - 0   Iran                  (0-0)   
25/06/1998                U.S.A.   0 - 1   Yugoslavia            (0-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   GERMANY                   3     2     1     0     6     2    +4     7   77.8
2   YUGOSLAVIA                3     2     1     0     4     2    +2     7   77.8
3   Iran                      3     1     0     2     2     4    -2     3   33.3
4   U.S.A.                    3     0     0     3     1     5    -4     0    0.0

Group G

15/06/1998               England   2 - 0   Tunisia               (1-0)   
15/06/1998               Romania   1 - 0   Colombia              (1-0)   
22/06/1998              Colombia   1 - 0   Tunisia               (0-0)   
22/06/1998               Romania   2 - 1   England               (0-0)   
26/06/1998              Colombia   0 - 2   England               (0-2)   
26/06/1998               Romania   1 - 1   Tunisia               (0-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   ROMANIA                   3     2     1     0     4     2    +2     7   77.8
2   ENGLAND                   3     2     0     1     5     2    +3     6   66.7
3   Colombia                  3     1     0     2     1     3    -2     3   33.3
4   Tunisia                   3     0     1     2     1     4    -3     1   11.1

Group H

14/06/1998             Argentina   1 - 0   Japan                 (1-0)   
14/06/1998               Jamaica   1 - 3   Croatia               (1-1)   
20/06/1998                 Japan   0 - 1   Croatia               (0-0)   
21/06/1998             Argentina   5 - 0   Jamaica               (1-0)   
26/06/1998             Argentina   1 - 0   Croatia               (1-0)   
26/06/1998                 Japan   1 - 2   Jamaica               (0-1)   

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   ARGENTINA                 3     3     0     0     7     0    +7     9  100.0
2   CROATIA                   3     2     0     1     4     2    +2     6   66.7
3   Jamaica                   3     1     0     2     3     9    -6     3   33.3
4   Japan                     3     0     0     3     1     4    -3     0    0.0

Second Round

27/06/1998                Brazil   4 - 1   Chile                 (3-0)   

27/06/1998                 Italy   1 - 0   Norway                (1-0)   

28/06/1998                France   1 - 0   Paraguay              (0-0)    AET (FT: 0-0)

28/06/1998               Nigeria   1 - 4   Denmark               (0-2)   

29/06/1998           Netherlands   2 - 1   Yugoslavia            (1-0)   

29/06/1998               Germany   2 - 1   Mexico                (0-0)   

30/06/1998               Romania   0 - 1   Croatia               (0-1)   

30/06/1998             Argentina   2 - 2   England               (2-2)    PEN: 4-3 (AET: 2-2, FT: 2-2)

Quarter Finals

03/07/1998                Brazil   3 - 2   Denmark               (2-1)   

03/07/1998                France   0 - 0   Italy                 (0-0)    PEN: 4-3 (AET: 0-0, FT: 0-0)

04/07/1998           Netherlands   2 - 1   Argentina             (1-1)   

04/07/1998               Germany   0 - 3   Croatia               (0-1)   

Semi Finals

07/07/1998                Brazil   1 - 1   Netherlands           (0-0)    PEN: 4-2 (AET: 1-1, FT: 1-1)

08/07/1998                France   2 - 1   Croatia               (0-0)   

3rd/4th Playoff

11/07/1998           Netherlands   1 - 2   Croatia               (1-2)   

Final

12/07/1998                France   3 - 0   Brazil                (2-0)   

Statistics

    Team                      P     W     D     L    GF    GA  GDIF   PTS      %
1   France                    7     6     1     0    15     2   +13    19   90.5
2   Croatia                   7     5     0     2    11     5    +6    15   71.4
3   Brazil                    7     4     1     2    14    10    +4    13   61.9
4   Netherlands               7     3     3     1    13     7    +6    12   57.1
5   Italy                     5     3     2     0     8     3    +5    11   73.3
6   Argentina                 5     3     1     1    10     4    +6    10   66.7
7   Germany                   5     3     1     1     8     6    +2    10   66.7
8   England                   4     2     1     1     7     4    +3     7   58.3
9   Denmark                   5     2     1     2     9     7    +2     7   46.7
10  Yugoslavia                4     2     1     1     5     4    +1     7   58.3
11  Romania                   4     2     1     1     4     3    +1     7   58.3
12  Nigeria                   4     2     0     2     6     9    -3     6   50.0
13  Mexico                    4     1     2     1     8     7    +1     5   41.7
14  Paraguay                  4     1     2     1     3     2    +1     5   41.7
15  Norway                    4     1     2     1     5     5     0     5   41.7
16  Spain                     3     1     1     1     8     4    +4     4   44.4
17  Morocco                   3     1     1     1     5     5     0     4   44.4
18  Belgium                   3     0     3     0     3     3     0     3   33.3
19  Iran                      3     1     0     2     2     4    -2     3   33.3
20  Colombia                  3     1     0     2     1     3    -2     3   33.3
21  Chile                     4     0     3     1     5     8    -3     3   25.0
22  Jamaica                   3     1     0     2     3     9    -6     3   33.3
23  Austria                   3     0     2     1     3     4    -1     2   22.2
24  South_Africa              3     0     2     1     3     6    -3     2   22.2
25  Cameroon                  3     0     2     1     2     5    -3     2   22.2
26  Tunisia                   3     0     1     2     1     4    -3     1   11.1
27  Scotland                  3     0     1     2     2     6    -4     1   11.1
28  Saudi_Arabia              3     0     1     2     2     7    -5     1   11.1
29  Bulgaria                  3     0     1     2     1     7    -6     1   11.1
30  South_Korea               3     0     1     2     2     9    -7     1   11.1
31  Japan                     3     0     0     3     1     4    -3     0    0.0
32  U.S.A.                    3     0     0     3     1     5    -4     0    0.0