Group F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised Germany and Yugoslavia of UEFA, Iran of the Asian Football Confederation and the United States from the CONCACAF region.
Germany and Yugoslavia both started well by beating the United States and Iran respectively. The United States was then eliminated with a match to spare after losing to Iran, while Germany drew with Yugoslavia. Iran needed to win their final game against Germany to qualify but was defeated, which meant that Yugoslavia would still have qualified even without their victory over the United States. Germany's two goals against both the United States and Iran put them top on goal difference.
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 FR Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3 4 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA
Germany advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group E ) in the round of 16. Yugoslavia advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group E ) in the round of 16.
Matches
FR Yugoslavia vs Iran 14 June 1998
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
GK 1 Ivica Kralj RB 2 Zoran Mirković CB 3 Goran Đorović CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović LB 16 Željko Petrović 42' CM 6 Branko Brnović 50' CM 4 Slaviša Jokanović RM 10 Dragan Stojković (c) 60' 68' LM 7 Vladimir Jugović SS 9 Predrag Mijatović CF 17 Savo Milošević 58' Substitutions: MF 20 Dejan Stanković 50' FW 21 Perica Ognjenović 58' FW 22 Darko Kovačević 68' Manager: Slobodan Santrač
GK 12 Nima Nakisa DF 4 Mohammad Khakpour DF 14 Nader Mohammadkhani (c) DF 17 Javad Zarincheh DF 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia MF 6 Karim Bagheri MF 9 Hamid Estili 68' MF 21 Mehrdad Minavand FW 10 Ali Daei FW 11 Khodadad Azizi Substitutions: MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian 68' Manager: Jalal Talebi
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
Germany vs United States 15 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Germany 2–0 Möller 9' 65' Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
GK 1 Andreas Köpke CB 2 Christian Wörns CB 6 Olaf Thon CB 4 Jürgen Kohler RWB 19 Stefan Reuter 70' LWB 3 Jörg Heinrich 84' DM 13 Jens Jeremies 30' CM 10 Thomas Häßler 50' AM 7 Andreas Möller 89' CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff Substitutions: MF 16 Dietmar Hamann 77' 50' DF 17 Christian Ziege 70' DF 14 Markus Babbel 89' Manager: Berti Vogts
GK 18 Kasey Keller CB 6 David Regis CB 5 Thomas Dooley (c) CB 3 Eddie Pope 85' DM 15 Chad Deering 72' DM 19 Brian Maisonneuve RW 4 Mike Burns 46' CM 21 Claudio Reyna LW 13 Cobi Jones AM 8 Earnie Stewart CF 11 Eric Wynalda 65' Substitutions: MF 2 Frankie Hejduk 50' 46' FW 7 Roy Wegerle 65' MF 10 Tab Ramos 72' Manager: Steve Sampson
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
Germany vs FR Yugoslavia 21 June 1998
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Germany 2–2 FR Yugoslavia Mihajlović 72' (o.g.) 78' Report Mijatović 13' 52'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
GK 1 Andreas Köpke SW 6 Olaf Thon CB 2 Christian Wörns CB 4 Jürgen Kohler RWB 3 Jörg Heinrich LWB 17 Christian Ziege 66' CM 13 Jens Jeremies CM 16 Dietmar Hamann 46' AM 7 Andreas Möller 57' CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff Substitutions: MF 8 Lothar Matthäus 75' 46' FW 9 Ulf Kirsten 57' DF 21 Michael Tarnat 66' Manager: Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ivica Kralj RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović CB 3 Goran Đorović CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović LB 16 Željko Petrović 74' DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović RM 20 Dejan Stanković 66' CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c) LM 7 Vladimir Jugović SS 9 Predrag Mijatović CF 22 Darko Kovačević 57' Substitutions: FW 21 Perica Ognjenović 57' MF 18 Dejan Govedarica 66' MF 19 Miroslav Stević 74' Manager: Slobodan Santrač
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
United States vs Iran 21 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
United States 1–2 McBride 87' Report Estili 40' 84'
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
GK 18 Kasey Keller CB 3 Eddie Pope CB 5 Thomas Dooley (c) 82' CB 6 David Regis 18' RWB 2 Frankie Hejduk CM 10 Tab Ramos 57' CM 21 Claudio Reyna CM 9 Joe-Max Moore LWB 13 Cobi Jones CF 7 Roy Wegerle 57' CF 20 Brian McBride Substitutions: MF 8 Earnie Stewart 57' MF 14 Predrag Radosavljević 57' MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve 82' Manager: Steve Sampson
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c) CB 4 Mohammad Khakpour CB 14 Nader Mohammadkhani 75' CB 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh RWB 17 Javad Zarincheh 77' 77' CM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia CM 6 Karim Bagheri CM 9 Hamid Estili LWB 21 Mehrdad Minavand 8' CF 11 Khodadad Azizi 74' CF 10 Ali Daei Substitutions: MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian 74' DF 5 Afshin Peyravani 75' DF 3 Naim Sadavi 77' Manager: Jalal Talebi
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
Germany vs Iran 25 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Germany 2–0 Bierhoff 50' 57' Report
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
GK 1 Andreas Köpke CB 4 Jürgen Kohler CB 2 Christian Wörns CB 6 Olaf Thon 46' SW 8 Lothar Matthäus RWB 3 Jörg Heinrich CM 5 Thomas Helmer CM 10 Thomas Häßler 45' 69' LWB 21 Michael Tarnat 76' CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) 31' CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff Substitutions: MF 16 Dietmar Hamann 46' FW 9 Ulf Kirsten 69' DF 17 Christian Ziege 76' Manager: Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c) DF 4 Mohammad Khakpour DF 14 Nader Mohammadkhani DF 17 Javad Zarincheh 70' DF 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia MF 6 Karim Bagheri MF 9 Hamid Estili MF 21 Mehrdad Minavand FW 10 Ali Daei 47' FW 11 Khodadad Azizi Substitutions: MF 8 Sirous Dinmohammadi 70' Manager: Jalal Talebi
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
United States vs FR Yugoslavia 25 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
GK 1 Brad Friedel DF 2 Frankie Hejduk 64' DF 4 Mike Burns DF 5 Thomas Dooley (c) 81' DF 6 David Regis MF 8 Earnie Stewart MF 13 Cobi Jones MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve MF 21 Claudio Reyna 13' FW 9 Joe-Max Moore 58' FW 20 Brian McBride Substitutions: MF 14 Preki 58' FW 11 Eric Wynalda 64' DF 17 Marcelo Balboa 81' Manager: Steve Sampson
GK 1 Ivica Kralj RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović CB 3 Goran Đorović CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović LB 16 Željko Petrović DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović RM 20 Dejan Stanković 41' 54' CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c) 62' LM 7 Vladimir Jugović SS 9 Predrag Mijatović 30' CF 17 Savo Milošević Substitutions: FW 21 Perica Ognjenović 61' 30' MF 6 Branko Brnović 54' MF 8 Dejan Savićević 62' Manager: Slobodan Santrač
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
See also wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about 1998 FIFA World Cup Group F, What is 1998 FIFA World Cup Group F? What does 1998 FIFA World Cup Group F mean?