1998 FIFA World Cup Group B

Italy finished clear winners of this group with seven points. Injury-time equalisers for Austria, first against Cameroon and then against Chile, meant that all three of these teams could still qualify with one match to go. Austria were then eliminated after losing their final game to Italy (despite scoring once again in injury-time). Chile conceded equalisers in all their games, but their three draws were enough for them to qualify in second place and advance with a record-low three points.

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Chile 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
 Austria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2

Italy vs Chile

11 June 1998
17:30
Italy  2 – 2  Chile Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Vieri  10'
R. Baggio  85' (pen.)
Report Salas  45'49'

ITALY:
GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca
DF 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
DF 4 Fabio Cannavaro 31'
DF 5 Alessandro Costacurta
DF 6 Alessandro Nesta
MF 9 Demetrio Albertini
MF 11 Dino Baggio
MF 15 Angelo Di Livio 8' 61'
MF 16 Roberto Di Matteo 57'
FW 18 Roberto Baggio
FW 21 Christian Vieri 71'
Substitutions:
MF 14 Luigi Di Biagio 57'
FW 20 Enrico Chiesa 61'
FW 19 Filippo Inzaghi 71'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini

CHILE:
GK 1 Nelson Tapia
DF 3 Ronald Fuentes
DF 4 Francisco Rojas 66'
DF 5 Javier Margas 63'
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
MF 7 Nelson Parraguez 45'
MF 8 Clarence Acuña 53' 82'
FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c)
FW 11 Marcelo Salas
DF 15 Moisés Villarroel
MF 20 Fabián Estay 81'
Substitutions:
DF 14 Miguel Ramírez 63'
MF 10 José Luis Sierra 81'
MF 19 Fernando Cornejo 82'
Manager:
Nelson Acosta

Assistant referees:
Dramane Danté
Mohamed Mansri
Fourth official:
Marc Batta

Cameroon vs Austria

11 June 1998
21:00
Cameroon  1 – 1  Austria Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,460
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
Njanka  78' Report Polster  90'

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3 Pierre Wome
DF 4 Rigobert Song
DF 5 Raymond Kalla
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) 84'
MF 8 Didier Angibeaud
FW 10 Patrick Mboma
MF 14 Augustine Simo 65'
MF 15 Joseph Ndo
MF 18 Samuel Ipoua 30' 65'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Salomon Olembé 65'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job 65'
FW 9 Alphonse Tchami 84'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

AUSTRIA:
GK 1 Michael Konsel
DF 3 Peter Schöttel
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer 27'
DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger
MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger 82'
MF 10 Andreas Herzog 82'
MF 13 Harald Cerny 82'
MF 15 Arnold Wetl
MF 17 Roman Mählich
FW 19 Toni Polster (c)
MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer
Substitutions:
FW 7 Mario Haas 82'
FW 9 Ivica Vastić 82'
MF 18 Peter Stöger 82'
Manager:
Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees:
Celestino Galván
Reynaldo Salinas
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter

Chile vs Austria

17 June 1998
17:30
Chile  1 – 1  Austria Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Salas  70' Report Vastić  90'

CHILE:
GK 1 Nelson Tapia
DF 3 Ronald Fuentes
DF 4 Francisco Rojas
DF 5 Javier Margas
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
MF 7 Nelson Parraguez
MF 8 Clarence Acuña
FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c) 74'
FW 11 Marcelo Salas 58'
DF 15 Moisés Villarroel 16' 69'
MF 20 Fabián Estay 47' 56'
Substitutions:
MF 10 José Luis Sierra 56'
DF 2 Cristián Castañeda 69'
Manager:
Nelson Acosta

AUSTRIA:
GK 1 Michael Konsel
DF 3 Peter Schöttel 26'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger
FW 7 Mario Haas 73'
MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger
MF 13 Harald Cerny 45'
MF 15 Arnold Wetl
MF 17 Roman Mählich
FW 19 Toni Polster (c)
MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer 45'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Markus Schopp 45'
MF 10 Andreas Herzog 45'
FW 9 Ivica Vastić 73'
Manager:
Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees:
Hussain Ghadanfari
Fernando Tresaco Gracia
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim

Italy vs Cameroon

17 June 1998
21:00
Italy  3 – 0  Cameroon Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
Di Biagio  7'
Vieri  75'89'
Report

ITALY:
GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca
DF 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
DF 4 Fabio Cannavaro
DF 5 Alessandro Costacurta 26'
DF 6 Alessandro Nesta
MF 9 Demetrio Albertini 62'
MF 11 Dino Baggio
MF 14 Luigi Di Biagio 63'
MF 17 Francesco Moriero 83'
FW 18 Roberto Baggio 65'
FW 21 Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF 16 Roberto Di Matteo 62'
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero 65'
MF 15 Angelo Di Livio 83'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3 Pierre Wome 6'
DF 4 Rigobert Song 85'
DF 5 Raymond Kalla  42'
DF 6 Pierre Njanka 16'
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) 66'
MF 8 Didier Angibeaud 79'
FW 10 Patrick Mboma 66'
MF 15 Joseph Ndo
MF 18 Samuel Ipoua 45'
MF 20 Salomon Olembé
Substitutions:
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job 45'
FW 9 Alphonse Tchami 66'
FW 11 Samuel Eto'o 66'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees:
Lencie Fred
Claudio Rossi
Fourth official:
Pirom Un-Prasert

Italy vs Austria

23 June 1998
16:00
Italy  2 – 1  Austria Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)
Vieri  49'
R. Baggio  89'
Report Herzog  90' (pen.)

ITALY:
GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca
DF 3 Paolo Maldini (c) 87'
DF 4 Fabio Cannavaro
DF 5 Alessandro Costacurta
DF 6 Alessandro Nesta 4'
DF 7 Gianluca Pessotto
FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero 72'
MF 11 Dino Baggio
MF 14 Luigi Di Biagio
MF 17 Francesco Moriero
FW 21 Christian Vieri 60'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Giuseppe Bergomi 4'
FW 19 Filippo Inzaghi 60'
FW 18 Roberto Baggio 72'
Manager:
Cesare Maldini

AUSTRIA:
GK 1 Michael Konsel
DF 3 Peter Schöttel 43'
DF 4 Anton Pfeffer
DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger 3'
MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger 80'
FW 9 Ivica Vastić 35'
FW 14 Hannes Reinmayr 88'
MF 15 Arnold Wetl
MF 17 Roman Mählich
FW 19 Toni Polster (c) 62'
MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer 74'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Mario Haas 62'
MF 18 Peter Stöger 74'
MF 10 Andreas Herzog 80'
Manager:
Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren
Jean Young-Hyun
Fourth official:
Lim Kee Chong

Chile vs Cameroon

23 June 1998
16:00
Chile  1 – 1  Cameroon Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary)
Sierra  20' Report Mboma  55'

CHILE:
GK 1 Nelson Tapia
DF 3 Ronald Fuentes
DF 4 Francisco Rojas 55' 77'
DF 5 Javier Margas
DF 6 Pedro Reyes
MF 7 Nelson Parraguez 50'
MF 8 Clarence Acuña
FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c)
MF 10 José Luis Sierra 70'
FW 11 Marcelo Salas
DF 15 Moisés Villarroel 66' 70'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Fernando Cornejo 70'
MF 20 Fabián Estay 70'
DF 14 Miguel Ramírez 89' 77'
Manager:
Nelson Acosta

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Jacques Songo'o
DF 3 Pierre Wome
DF 4 Rigobert Song 8'  51'
DF 6 Pierre Njanka
FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c)
FW 10 Patrick Mboma
MF 15 Joseph Ndo 82'
FW 17 Michel Pensée
FW 19 Marcel Mahouvé
MF 20 Salomon Olembé 68'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job 72'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Didier Angibeaud 68'
FW 9 Alphonse Tchami 72'
DF 12 Lauren  88' 82'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees:
Nimal Wickeramatunge
Halim Abdul Hamid
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda