1998 FIFA World Cup Group H

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Group H at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised CONMEBOL representatives Argentina, and three World Cup debutants: Croatia, competing from the UEFA confederation; Jamaica of CONCACAF; and Japan from the Asian Football Confederation.

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Argentina qualified with a match to spare after they beat Japan and Jamaica with Gabriel Batistuta scoring in both games. Croatia did the same with Davor Šuker scoring in both games. Argentina then beat Croatia to take first place, while Jamaica got their first ever points in a World Cup finals tournament by beating Japan.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 330070+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 320142+26
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 310239−63
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 300314−30
Source: FIFA

Matches

Argentina vs Japan

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg1–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg28' Report
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
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Japan
GK1 Carlos Roa
RB14 Nelson Vivas
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Roberto Sensini Sub off.svg 72'
LB22 Javier Zanetti
DM5 Matías Almeyda
CM8 Diego Simeone (c)
CM11 Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10 Ariel Ortega
CF7 Claudio López Sub off.svg 61'
CF9 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
FW18 Abel Balbo Sub on.svg 61'
DF3 José Chamot Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17 Yutaka Akita
CB4 Masami Ihara (c)Yellow card.svg 26'
CB19 Eisuke Nakanishi Yellow card.svg 67'
RM2 Akira Narahashi
CM6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM10 Hiroshi Nanami
LM3 Naoki Soma Sub off.svg 84'
AM8 Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9 Masashi Nakayama Sub off.svg 65'
CF18 Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW12 Wagner Lopes Sub on.svg 65'
MF22 Takashi Hirano Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Assistant referees:
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official:
Ryszard Wójcik (Polish)

Jamaica vs Croatia

To date, this is the last match in which both sides were playing their first ever FIFA World Cup fixture. It was the first time it had happened since 1974, when East Germany played Australia.

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Earle Soccerball shade.svg45' Report Stanić Soccerball shade.svg27'
Prosinečki Soccerball shade.svg53'
Šuker Soccerball shade.svg69'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
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Croatia
GK1 Warren Barrett (c)
CB19 Frank Sinclair
CB7 Peter Cargill Sub off.svg 69'
CB5 Ian Goodison
RM6 Fitzroy Simpson
CM11 Theodore Whitmore
CM16 Robbie Earle Sub off.svg 74'
LM15 Ricardo Gardner
RF18 Deon Burton Yellow card.svg 62'
CF17 Onandi Lowe
LF22 Paul Hall Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
MF20 Darryl Powell Sub on.svg 69'
FW9 Andrew Williams Sub on.svg 74'
FW10 Walter Boyd Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg René Simões
GK1 Dražen Ladić
CB6 Slaven Bilić
CB14 Zvonimir Soldo Yellow card.svg 5'
CB4 Igor Štimac
RWB20 Dario Šimić Yellow card.svg 59'Sub off.svg 74'
LWB17 Robert Jarni
CM8 Robert Prosinečki
CM7 Aljoša Asanović
AM10 Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF13 Mario Stanić
CF9 Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW19 Goran Vlaović Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Fourth official:
Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Japan vs Croatia

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Report Šuker Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Croatia
GK20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17 Yutaka Akita Yellow card.svg 89'
CB4 Masami Ihara (c)
CB19 Eisuke Nakanishi Yellow card.svg 70'
RM2 Akira Narahashi Sub off.svg 79'
CM6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM10 Hiroshi Nanami Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 84'
LM3 Naoki Soma
AM8 Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9 Masashi Nakayama Sub off.svg 61'
CF18 Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW14 Masayuki Okano Sub on.svg 61'
MF15 Hiroaki Morishima Sub on.svg 79'
FW12 Wagner Lopes Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK1 Dražen Ladić
CB6 Slaven Bilić
CB14 Zvonimir Soldo
CB4 Igor Štimac Sub off.svg 46'
RWB20 Dario Šimić
LWB17 Robert Jarni
DM21 Krunoslav Jurčić
CM8 Robert Prosinečki Yellow card.svg 26'Sub off.svg 67'
CM7 Aljoša Asanović
CF13 Mario Stanić Yellow card.svg 70'Sub off.svg 88'
CF9 Davor Šuker (c)
Substitutions:
FW19 Goran Vlaović Sub on.svg 46'
MF11 Silvio Marić Sub on.svg 67'
DF15 Igor Tudor Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Marere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Gunter Benko (Austria)

Argentina vs Jamaica

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg5–0Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Ortega Soccerball shade.svg31', 55'
Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg73', 78', 83' (pen.)		 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
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Jamaica
GK1 Carlos Roa
RB22 Javier Zanetti
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Roberto Sensini Sub off.svg 25'
LB3 José Chamot Yellow card.svg 65'
DM5 Matías Almeyda
CM8 Diego Simeone (c)Sub off.svg 80'
CM11 Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10 Ariel Ortega
CF7 Claudio López Sub off.svg 75'
CF9 Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
DF14 Nelson Vivas Sub on.svg 25'
MF20 Marcelo Gallardo Sub on.svg 75'
DF4 Mauricio Pineda Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK1 Warren Barrett (c)
DF2 Stephen Malcolm Sub off.svg 62'
DF3 Chris Dawes
DF5 Ian Goodison
MF6 Fitzroy Simpson
MF11 Theodore Whitmore Sub off.svg 73'
DF15 Ricardo Gardner
FW18 Deon Burton Sub off.svg 46'
DF19 Frank Sinclair
MF20 Darryl Powell Yellow card.svg 4' Yellow-red card.svg 45+1'
FW22 Paul Hall
Substitutions:
DF7 Peter Cargill Yellow card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 46'
FW10 Walter Boyd Sub on.svg 62'
MF16 Robbie Earle Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg René Simões

Assistant referees:
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Argentina vs Croatia

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg1–0Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Pineda Soccerball shade.svg36' Report
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
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Croatia
GK1 Carlos Roa
RB14 Nelson Vivas Yellow card.svg 68'
CB2 Roberto Ayala Yellow card.svg 35'
CB13 Pablo Paz
LB4 Mauricio Pineda
DM22 Javier Zanetti Sub off.svg 67'
DM5 Matías Almeyda
CM11 Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10 Ariel Ortega Yellow card.svg 23'Sub off.svg 52'
AM20 Marcelo Gallardo Sub off.svg 80'
CF9 Gabriel Batistuta (c)
Substitutions:
FW7 Claudio López Sub on.svg 52'
MF8 Diego Simeone Sub on.svg 67'
MF16 Sergio Berti Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK1 Dražen Ladić
CB20 Dario Šimić
CB6 Slaven Bilić Yellow card.svg 20'
CB14 Zvonimir Soldo Yellow card.svg 43'
RWB11 Silvio Marić Sub off.svg 46'
LWB17 Robert Jarni Yellow card.svg 58'
CM8 Robert Prosinečki Sub off.svg 67'
CM7 Aljoša Asanović
AM10 Zvonimir Boban (c)Yellow card.svg 47'
CF13 Mario Stanić
CF9 Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW19 Goran Vlaović Sub on.svg 46'
DF4 Igor Štimac Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Japan vs Jamaica

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Whitmore Soccerball shade.svg39', 54'
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
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Japan
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Jamaica
GK20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17 Yutaka Akita
CB4 Masami Ihara (c)
CB5 Norio Omura Sub off.svg 58'
RM2 Akira Narahashi
CM6 Motohiro Yamaguchi Yellow card.svg 4'
CM10 Hiroshi Nanami Sub off.svg 78'
LM3 Naoki Soma
AM8 Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9 Masashi Nakayama
CF18 Shoji Jo Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
FW12 Wagner Lopes Sub on.svg 58'
MF22 Takashi Hirano Sub on.svg 58'
MF11 Shinji Ono Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK13 Aaron Lawrence
DF2 Stephen Malcolm Yellow card.svg 78'
DF3 Chris Dawes Yellow card.svg 88'
DF5 Ian Goodison (c)
MF6 Fitzroy Simpson Sub off.svg 89'
FW8 Marcus Gayle Sub off.svg 80'
MF11 Theodore Whitmore
DF15 Ricardo Gardner
FW17 Onandi Lowe
DF19 Frank Sinclair
FW22 Paul Hall Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutions:
FW10 Walter Boyd Sub on.svg 72'
FW18 Deon Burton Sub on.svg 80'
MF16 Robbie Earle Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg René Simões

Assistant referees:
Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

See also

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