1998 FIFA World Cup Group E

Mexico and the Netherlands qualified after they both beat South Korea and drew with Belgium before drawing with each other. The Netherlands' five goals against South Korea put them top on goal difference. Belgium could have qualified with a big win in their final game, against South Korea who were already out, but they could only draw.

Contents
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
 Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
 Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 −7 1

Korea Republic vs Mexico

13 June 1998
17:30
 South Korea  1 – 3  Mexico Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,133
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Ha Seok-Ju  28' Report Peláez  51'
Hernández  74', 84'

KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK 1 Kim Byung-Ji
5 Lee Min-Sung 20'
6 Yoo Sang-Chul (c)
7 Kim Do-Keun 60'
8 Noh Jung-Yoon 55'
9 Kim Do-Hoon
13 Kim Tae-Young
14 Ko Jong-Soo 75'
15 Lee Sang-Yoon
17 Ha Seok-Ju  30'
20 Hong Myung-Bo
Substitutions:
16 Jang Hyung-Seok 55'
2 Choi Sung-Yong 60'
11 Seo Jung-Won 75'
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun

MEXICO:
GK 1 Jorge Campos
2 Claudio Suarez
5 Duilio Davino
7 Ramón Ramírez
8 Alberto Garcia Aspe (c) 27' 71'
11 Cuauhtemoc Blanco
13 Pavel Pardo
14 Raul Lara
15 Luis Hernandez
19 Braulio Luna 45'
20 Jaime Ordiales 26' 45'
Substitutions:
9 Ricardo Peláez 45'
21 Jesus Arellano 45'
6 Marcelino Bernal 71'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Assistant referees:
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Eric Schneider (Germany)
Fourth official:
John Toro Lendon (Colombia)

Netherlands vs Belgium

13 June 1998
21:00
 Netherlands  0 – 0  Belgium Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Report

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
3 Jaap Stam
4 Frank de Boer (c)
5 Arthur Numan
7 Ronald de Boer 80'
9 Patrick Kluivert  82'
10 Clarence Seedorf 69'
11 Phillip Cocu
14 Marc Overmars
20 Aron Winter
21 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 69'
Substitutions:
12 Boudewijn Zenden 69'
8 Dennis Bergkamp 69'
6 Wim Jonk 80'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

BELGIUM:
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
2 Bertrand Crasson 22'
3 Lorenzo Staelens 20'
5 Vital Borkelmans
6 Franky Van der Elst (c)
7 Marc Wilmots
8 Luis Oliveira 60'
10 Luc Nilis
15 Philippe Clement
17 Mike Verstraeten
21 Danny Boffin
Substitutions:
22 Eric Deflandre 30' 22'
20 Emile Mpenza 60'
Manager:
Georges Leekens

Assistant referees:
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Fourth official:
Ramesh Ramhdan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Belgium vs Mexico

20 June 1998
17:30
 Belgium  2 – 2  Mexico Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Wilmots  43', 47' Report García Aspe  55' (pen.)
Blanco  62'

BELGIUM:
GK 1 Filip De Wilde
3 Lorenzo Staelens
4 Gordan Vidovic 68'
5 Vital Borkelmans
6 Franky Van der Elst (c) 67'
7 Marc Wilmots
8 Luis Oliveira
10 Luc Nilis 77'
14 Enzo Scifo
21 Danny Boffin 17'
22 Eric Deflandre
Substitutions:
18 Gert Verheyen  54' 17'
16 Glen De Boeck 67'
20 Emile Mpenza 77'
Manager:
Georges Leekens

MEXICO:
GK 1 Jorge Campos
2 Claudio Suárez
3 Joel Sánchez
5 Duilio Davino
7 Ramón Ramírez 39'
8 Alberto García Aspe (c)
11 Cuauhtemoc Blanco 47'
13 Pável Pardo  28'
15 Luis Hernández
17 Francisco Palencia 45'
20 Jaime Ordiales 57'
Substitutions:
21 Jesús Arellano 45'
4 Germán Villa 57'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Assistant referees:
Eddie Foley (Ireland)
Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
Fourth official:
Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Netherlands vs Korea Republic

20 June 1998
21:00
 Netherlands  5 – 0  South Korea Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Cocu  38'
Overmars  42'
Bergkamp  71'
Van Hooijdonk  80'
R. de Boer  83'		 Report

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
3 Jaap Stam
4 Frank de Boer (c)
5 Arthur Numan 80'
6 Wim Jonk
7 Ronald de Boer 84'
8 Dennis Bergkamp 78'
11 Phillip Cocu
14 Marc Overmars
16 Edgar Davids
20 Aron Winter
Substitutions:
17 Pierre van Hooijdonk 78'
15 Winston Bogarde 80'
12 Boudewijn Zenden 84'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK 1 Kim Byung-Ji
2 Choi Sung-Yong 53'
4 Choi Young-Il (c)
5 Lee Min-Sung
6 Yoo Sang-Chul
7 Kim Do-Keun
9 Kim Do-Hoon 69'
10 Choi Yong-Soo 26'
11 Seo Jung-Won 77'
15 Lee Sang-Yoon
20 Hong Myung-Bo
Substitutions:
13 Kim Tae-Young 53'
14 Ko Jong-Soo 90+2' 69'
21 Lee Dong-Gook 77'
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pociegel (Poland)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Netherlands vs Mexico

25 June 1998
16:00
 Netherlands  2 – 2  Mexico Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)
Cocu  4'
R. de Boer  18'		 Report Peláez  75'
Hernández  90+5'

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
2 Michael Reiziger
3 Jaap Stam 21'
4 Frank de Boer (c)
5 Arthur Numan 46' 71'
6 Wim Jonk 70'
7 Ronald de Boer
8 Dennis Bergkamp 78'
11 Phillip Cocu
14 Marc Overmars
16 Edgar Davids
Substitutions:
20 Aron Winter 70'
15 Winston Bogarde 71'
21 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 78'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

MEXICO:
GK 1 Jorge Campos
2 Claudio Suárez
3 Joel Sánchez 55'
4 Germán Villa 18'
5 Duilio Davino
7 Ramón Ramírez  89'
8 Alberto García Aspe (c)
11 Cuauhtemoc Blanco
15 Luis Hernández 45'
18 Salvador Carmona 58'
19 Braulio Luna 45'
Substitutions:
21 Jesús Arellano 45'
9 Ricardo Peláez 18' 55'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Garcia (Spain)
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Belgium vs Korea Republic

25 June 1998
16:00
 Belgium  1 – 1  South Korea Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)
Nilis  7' Report Yoo Sang-Chul  71'

BELGIUM:
GK 12 Philippe Vande Walle
3 Lorenzo Staelens
4 Gordan Vidovic
5 Vital Borkelmans 65'
7 Marc Wilmots
8 Luis Oliveira 45'
10 Luc Nilis
11 Nico van Kerckhoven
14 Enzo Scifo (c) 65'
15 Philippe Clement 74'
22 Eric Deflandre
Substitutions:
9 Mbo Mpenza 45'
6 Franky Van der Elst 65'
20 Emile Mpenza 74'
Manager:
Georges Leekens

KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK 1 Kim Byung-Ji 83'
2 Choi Sung-Yong 45'
5 Lee Min-Sung 83'
6 Yoo Sang-Chul (c)
7 Kim Do-Keun 45'
10 Choi Yong-Soo
11 Seo Jung-Won
12 Lee Sang-Hun 66'
13 Kim Tae-Young 48'
17 Ha Seok-Ju
20 Hong Myung-Bo
Substitutions:
3 Lee Lim-Saeng 67' 45'
14 Ko Jong-Soo 45'
16 Jang Hyung-Seok 66'
Manager:
Cha Bum-Kun

Assistant referees:
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Stages
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Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage