At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance. They won the match to take the second qualifying place.
Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 3 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Romania advanced to play Croatia (runner-up of Group H) in the round of 16. England advanced to play Argentina (winner of Group H) in the round of 16.
Matches
England vs Tunisia 15 June 1998
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
England 2–0 Shearer 42' 89' Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 54,587
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
GK 1 David Seaman CB 2 Sol Campbell 88' CB 6 Gareth Southgate CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton CM 4 Paul Ince CM 8 David Batty LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux AM 16 Paul Scholes SS 10 Teddy Sheringham 85' CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) Substitutions: FW 20 Michael Owen 85' Manager: Glenn Hoddle
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer RWB 5 Hatem Trabelsi 79' CB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) CB 4 Mounir Boukadida CB 21 Khaled Badra LWB 17 José Clayton 48' MF 10 Kais Ghodhbane 87' MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah 46' FW 11 Adel Sellimi FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane 65' Substitutions: MF 8 Zoubeir Baya 46' FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 70' 65' DF 7 Tarek Thabet 79' Manager:
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
Romania vs Colombia This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1994 tournament, also won by Romania.
15 June 1998
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Romania 1–0 Ilie 45+1' Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu CB 18 Iulian Filipescu 54' CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu RWB 2 Dan Petrescu 78' LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu 69' CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 16 Gabriel Popescu 68' AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) 76' CF 9 Viorel Moldovan 84' CF 11 Adrian Ilie Substitutions: MF 19 Ovidiu Stanga 68' MF 15 Lucian Marinescu 76' MF 14 Radu Niculescu 84' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu
GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 4 José Santa 47' DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera MF 6 Mauricio Serna MF 8 John Harold Lozano MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) MF 19 Freddy Rincón FW 11 Faustino Asprilla 84' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal 46' Substitutions: FW 9 Adolfo Valencia 46' FW 21 Leider Preciado 84' Manager: Hernán Dario Gómez
Assistant referees: Fourth official:
Colombia vs Tunisia 22 June 1998
17:30 CET (UTC+1)
Colombia 1–0 Preciado 83' Report
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 4 José Santa 18' DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera MF 6 Mauricio Serna 62' MF 8 John Harold Lozano MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) MF 19 Freddy Rincón 56' FW 7 Antony de Ávila FW 9 Adolfo Valencia 56' Substitutions: FW 21 Léider Preciado 56' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal 56' MF 14 Jorge Bolaño 62' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer RB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) CB 6 Ferid Chouchane CB 7 Tarek Thabet 76' LB 17 José Clayton 83' MF 8 Zoubeir Baya 73' MF 13 Riadh Bouazizi 16' MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah FW 11 Adel Sellimi 68' FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane Substitutions: FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 68' MF 19 Faysal Ben Ahmed 73' MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane 76' Manager:
Assistant referees: Czech Republic ) Fourth official:
Romania vs England 22 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Romania 2–1 Moldovan 46' 90' Report Owen 81'
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu 47' CB 18 Iulian Filipescu 88' CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu 78' RWB 2 Dan Petrescu LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 16 Gabriel Popescu AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) 4' 72' CF 9 Viorel Moldovan 86' CF 11 Adrian Ilie Substitutes: MF 19 Ovidiu Stângă 72' 81' MF 15 Lucian Marinescu 81' FW 7 Marius Lăcătuș 86' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 David Seaman CB 12 Gary Neville CB 2 Sol Campbell CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux CM 4 Paul Ince 32' CM 8 David Batty AM 16 Paul Scholes CF 10 Teddy Sheringham 72' CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) Substitutions: MF 7 David Beckham 32' FW 20 Michael Owen 72' Manager: Glenn Hoddle
Colombia vs England 26 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Colombia 0–2 Report Anderton 20' 29'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez 89' DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 16 Luis Antonio Moreno MF 6 Mauricio Serna 20' 46' MF 19 Freddy Rincón MF 8 John Harold Lozano AM 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) FW 7 Antony de Ávila 46' FW 21 Léider Preciado 46' Substitutes: FW 9 Adolfo Valencia 46' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal 86' 46' FW 20 Hamilton Ricard 46' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 1 David Seaman CB 12 Gary Neville CB 2 Sol Campbell CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton 79' LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux CM 7 David Beckham CM 4 Paul Ince 83' AM 16 Paul Scholes 22' 73' CF 20 Michael Owen CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) 89' Substitutions: MF 11 Steve McManaman 73' MF 17 Rob Lee 79' MF 8 David Batty 83' Manager: Glenn Hoddle
Assistant referees: Honduras ) Fourth official:
Romania vs Tunisia 26 June 1998
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Romania 1–1 Moldovan 71' Report Souayah 12' (pen.)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Eddie Lennie (Australia)
GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 4 Anton Doboș CB 3 Cristian Dulca 32' CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu RWB 2 Dan Petrescu LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu CM 15 Lucian Marinescu CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 17 Ilie Dumitrescu 68' AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș 46' Substitutions: DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu 32' FW 11 Adrian Ilie 46' FW 9 Viorel Moldovan 68' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer DF 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) DF 4 Mounir Boukadida DF 6 Ferid Chouchane MF 8 Zoubeir Baya 28' MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane 85' MF 13 Riadh Bouazizi MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah 57' 90+1' FW 11 Adel Sellimi FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane 60' Substitutions: FW 9 Riadh Jelassi 60' DF 7 Tarek Thabet 85' FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 90+1' Manager: Ali Selmi
Assistant referees: Fourth official: Trinidad and Tobago )
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