The 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Teams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra time and penalties if a winner could not be determined after 90 minutes.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Christian Vieri scored his fifth goal of the finals and the only one of the game in the 18th minute with exquisite precision, bursting on to Luigi Di Biagio's pass 40 yards from goal. Norway had their moments but failed to finish as Gianluca Pagliuca made some brilliant saves.
Italy
1–0
Norway
Vieri 18'
Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany)
Italy
Norway
GK
12
Gianluca Pagliuca
RB
2
Giuseppe Bergomi
CB
4
Fabio Cannavaro
CB
5
Alessandro Costacurta
LB
3
Paolo Maldini (c)
89'
RM
17
Francesco Moriero
38'
63'
CM
9
Demetrio Albertini
72'
CM
14
Luigi Di Biagio
84'
LM
11
Dino Baggio
SS
10
Alessandro Del Piero
77'
CF
21
Christian Vieri
Substitutes:
MF
15
Angelo Di Livio
63'
DF
7
Gianluca Pessotto
72'
FW
20
Enrico Chiesa
77'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK
1
Frode Grodås (c)
RB
4
Henning Berg
CB
15
Dan Eggen
CB
3
Ronny Johnsen
LB
5
Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM
17
Håvard Flo
35'
73'
CM
7
Erik Mykland
54'
CM
10
Kjetil Rekdal
62'
CM
8
Øyvind Leonhardsen
13'
LM
21
Vidar Riseth
CF
9
Tore André Flo
Substitutes:
MF
22
Roar Strand
13'
39'
MF
6
Ståle Solbakken
39'
FW
20
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
73'
Manager:
Egil Olsen
Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Fourth official: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)
Just three minutes after Slobodan Komljenović scored the equalizer, Predrag Mijatović missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to hit it to the sides due to Edwin van der Sar's reach, the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career. Edgar Davids scored the winning goal for the Netherlands in injury time; Davids, suffering a cramp, had asked to be substituted moments before but Guus Hiddink asked him to stay in the field. An apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and Winston Bogarde in the celebration was explained by the former as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally choked by Pierre van Hooijdonk.
Argentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides. All four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time. With the score tied at 2–2, David Beckham retaliated after being fouled by Diego Simeone and was sent off. Beckham's teammate Michael Owen subsequently described Beckham's act as "childish and unnecessary", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved. In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first. David Seaman saved Argentina's second penalty from Hernán Crespo to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when Carlos Roa saved from Paul Ince. The tie ended with another Roa save, from David Batty. Batty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken. England had also exited on penalties in the recent UEFA Euro 1996.
Argentina
2–2 (a.e.t.)
England
Batistuta 5' (pen.) Zanetti 45+1'
Report
Shearer 9' (pen.) Owen 16'
Penalties
Berti Crespo Verón Gallardo Ayala
4–3
Shearer Ince Merson Owen Batty
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Argentina
England
GK
1
Carlos Roa
120'
RB
22
Javier Zanetti
CB
14
Nelson Vivas
CB
2
Roberto Ayala
LB
3
José Chamot
DM
5
Matías Almeyda
73'
CM
8
Diego Simeone (c)
47'
91'
CM
11
Juan Sebastián Verón
44'
AM
10
Ariel Ortega
SS
7
Claudio López
68'
CF
9
Gabriel Batistuta
68'
Substitutes:
FW
19
Hernán Crespo
68'
MF
20
Marcelo Gallardo
68'
MF
16
Sergio Berti
91'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK
1
David Seaman
5'
CB
12
Gary Neville
CB
5
Tony Adams
CB
2
Sol Campbell
RWB
14
Darren Anderton
97'
CM
7
David Beckham
47'
CM
4
Paul Ince
10'
LWB
3
Graeme Le Saux
71'
AM
16
Paul Scholes
78'
CF
20
Michael Owen
CF
9
Alan Shearer (c)
Substitutes:
DF
6
Gareth Southgate
71'
MF
15
Paul Merson
78'
MF
8
David Batty
97'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
Assistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Fourth official: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Quarter-finals
Italy vs France
Italy
0–0 (a.e.t.)
France
Report
Penalties
R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio
3–4
Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Italy
France
GK
12
Gianluca Pagliuca
RB
2
Giuseppe Bergomi
28'
CB
4
Fabio Cannavaro
CB
5
Alessandro Costacurta
113'
LB
3
Paolo Maldini (c)
CM
11
Dino Baggio
52'
CM
14
Luigi Di Biagio
RW
17
Francesco Moriero
LW
7
Gianluca Pessotto
90'
SS
10
Alessandro Del Piero
26'
67'
CF
21
Christian Vieri
Substitutes:
MF
9
Demetrio Albertini
52'
FW
18
Roberto Baggio
67'
MF
15
Angelo Di Livio
90'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini
GK
16
Fabien Barthez
RB
15
Lilian Thuram
CB
5
Laurent Blanc
CB
8
Marcel Desailly
LB
3
Bixente Lizarazu
DM
7
Didier Deschamps (c)
62'
RM
19
Christian Karembeu
65'
LM
17
Emmanuel Petit
AM
10
Zinedine Zidane
CF
6
Youri Djorkaeff
CF
9
Stéphane Guivarc'h
53'
65'
Substitutes:
FW
12
Thierry Henry
65'
FW
20
David Trezeguet
65'
Manager:
Aimé Jacquet
Assistant referees: Mark Warren (England) Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Fourth official: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Brazil vs Denmark
Brazil
3–2
Denmark
Bebeto 10' Rivaldo 25', 59'
Report
M. Jørgensen 2' B. Laudrup 50'
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Brazil
Denmark
GK
1
Cláudio Taffarel
RB
2
Cafu
81'
CB
3
Aldair
37'
CB
4
Junior Baiano
LB
6
Roberto Carlos
11'
CM
5
César Sampaio
CM
8
Dunga (c)
AM
10
Rivaldo
87'
AM
18
Leonardo
71'
CF
20
Bebeto
64'
CF
9
Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW
19
Denílson
64'
MF
11
Emerson
71'
MF
16
Zé Roberto
87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK
1
Peter Schmeichel
RB
12
Søren Colding
39'
CB
3
Marc Rieper
CB
4
Jes Høgh
LB
5
Jan Heintze
CM
6
Thomas Helveg
19'
87'
CM
7
Allan Nielsen
46'
RW
21
Martin Jørgensen
LW
10
Michael Laudrup (c)
SS
11
Brian Laudrup
CF
18
Peter Møller
66'
Substitutes:
MF
15
Stig Tøfting
72'
46'
FW
19
Ebbe Sand
66'
DF
2
Michael Schjønberg
87'
Manager:
Bo Johansson
Assistant referees: Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
As both were European teams, this was already set pre-match as the fifth consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third, stretching back to 1982.
Assistant referees: Mark Warren (England) Achmat Salie (South Africa) Fourth official: Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
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