1998 FIFA World Cup Group G

Romania won their first two games while Tunisia lost their first two games. After they then drew with each other, Romania finished top and Tunisia bottom.

England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final group game. England won the match to take the second qualifying place.

Overall

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 321042+27
 England 320152+36
 Colombia 310213−23
 Tunisia 301214−31

England vs Tunisia

15 June 1998
14:30
England  2–0  Tunisia
Shearer  43'
Scholes  89' 		Report
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 54,587
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
England
Tunisia
GK 1 David Seaman
CB 2 Sol Campbell  88'
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
CB 5 Tony Adams
RWB14Darren Anderton
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
CM 4 Paul Ince
CM 8 David Batty
AM 16Paul Scholes
CF 10Teddy Sheringham  85'
CF 9 Alan Shearer(c)
Substitutions:
FW 20Michael Owen  85'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
RB 5 Hatem Trabelsi  79'
CB 3 Sami Trabelsi(c)
CB 4 Mounir Boukadida
LB 17José Clayton  48'
MF 10Kais Ghodhbane  87'
MF 21Khaled Badra
MF 14Sirajeddine Chihi
MF 15Skander Souayah  45'
FW 11Adel Sellimi
FW 18Mehdi Ben Slimane  65'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Zoubeir Baya  45'
FW 2 Imed Ben Younes  70'  65'
DF 7 Tarek Thabet  79'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Romania vs Colombia

15 June 1998
17:30
Romania  1–0  Colombia
Ilie  45' Report
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Romania
Colombia
GK 12Bogdan Stelea
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu  78'
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu  69'
CF 9 Viorel Moldovan  84'
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)  76'
CF 11Adrian Ilie
CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu
CM 16Gabriel Popescu  68'
CB18Iulian Filipescu  54'
Substitutions:
19Ovidiu Stanga  68'
15Lucian Marinescu  76'
14Radu Niculescu  84'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 22Faryd Mondragon
3 Ever Palacios
4 José Santa  47'
5 Jorge Bermudez
6 Mauricio Serna
8 Harold Lozano
10Carlos Valderrama(c)
11Faustino Asprilla  84'
13Wilmer Cabrera
15Victor Aristizabal  45'
19Freddy Rincón
Substitutions:
9 Adolfo Valencia  45'
21Leider Preciado  84'
Manager:
Hernan Gomez

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Colombia vs Tunisia

22 June 1998
17:30
Colombia  1–0  Tunisia
Preciado  83' Report
Colombia
Tunisia
GK 22Faryd Mondragón
3 Ever Palacios
4 José Santa  18'
5 Jorge Bermúdez
6 Mauricio Serna  62'
7 Antony de Ávila
8 Harold Lozano
9 Adolfo Valencia  56'
10Carlos Valderrama(c)
13Wilmer Cabrera
19Freddy Rincón  56'
Substitutions:
15Víctor Aristizábal  56'
21Léider Preciado  56'
14Jorge Bolaño  62'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
3 Sami Trabelsi(c)
6 Ferid Chouchane
7 Tarek Thabet  76'
8 Zoubeir Baya  73'
11Adel Sellimi  68'
13Riadh Bouazizi  16'
14Sirajeddine Chihi
15Skander Souayah
17Clayton  83'
18Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
2 Imed Ben Younes  68'
19Faysal Ben Ahmed  73'
10Kaies Ghodhbane  76'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
Erich Schneider (Germany)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
László Vágner (Hungary)

Romania vs England

22 June 1998
21:00
Romania  2–1  England
Moldovan  46'
Petrescu  90' 		Report Owen  81'
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Romania
England
GK 12Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu  45'
CB 18Iulian Filipescu  88'
CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu  78'  81'
RWB2 Dan Petrescu
DM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
LWB8 Dorinel Munteanu
CM 16Gabriel Popescu
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)  4'  72'
SS 11Adrian Ilie
CF 9 Viorel Moldovan  86'
Substitutes:
FW 19Ovidiu Stângă  72'
MF 15Lucian Marinescu  81'
MF 7 Marius Lăcătuș  86'
Manager:
Anghel Iordanescu
GK 1 David Seaman
RWB14Darren Anderton
CB 12Gary Neville
CB 2 Sol Campbell
CB 5 Tony Adams
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
CM 4 Paul Ince  32'
CM 8 David Batty
AM 16Paul Scholes
CF 10Teddy Sheringham  72'
CF 9 Alan Shearer(c)
Substitutions:
MF 7 David Beckham  32'
FW 20Michael Owen  72'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle

Colombia vs England

26 June 1998
21:00
Colombia  0–2  England
Report Anderton  20'
Beckham  29'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Colombia
England
GK 22Faryd Mondragón
DF 13Wilmer Cabrera
DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez  89'
DF 3 Ever Palacios
DF 16Luis Antonio Moreno
MF 6 Mauricio Serna  20'  45'
MF 19Freddy Rincón
MF 8 John Harold Lozano
AM 10Carlos Valderrama (c)
FW 7 Antony de Ávila  45'
FW 21Léider Preciado  45'
Substitutes:
FW 9 Adolfo Valencia  45'
FW 15Víctor Aristizábal  86'  45'
FW 20Hamilton Ricard  45'
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 1 David Seaman
CB 12Gary Neville
CB 2 Sol Campbell
CB 5 Tony Adams
RWB14Darren Anderton  79'
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
CM 7 David Beckham
CM 4 Paul Ince  83'
AM 16Paul Scholes  22'  73'
CF 20Michael Owen
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)  86'
Substitutions:
MF 11Steve McManaman  73'
MF 17Robert Lee  79'
MF 8 David Batty  83'
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle

Assistant referees:
Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

Romania vs Tunisia

26 June 1998
21:00
Romania  1–1  Tunisia
Moldovan  72' Report Souayah  12' (pen.)
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,000
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
Romania
Tunisia
GK 12Bogdan Stelea
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu
CB 3 Cristian Dulca  32'
SW 4 Anton Doboș
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș  46'
LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu  76'
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi(c)
CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu
RW 15Lucian Marinescu
LW17Ilie Dumitrescu  68'
Substitutions:
6 Gheorghe Popescu  32'
11Adrian Ilie  46'
9 Viorel Moldovan  68'
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
3 Sami Trabelsi(c)
4 Mounir Boukadida
6 Ferid Chouchane
8 Zoubeir Baya  28'
10Kaies Ghodhbane  85'
11Adel Sellimi
13Riadh Bouazizi
14Sirajeddine Chihi
15Skander Souayah  57'  91'
18Mehdi Ben Slimane  60'
Substitutions:
9 Riadh Jelassi  60'
7 Tarek Thabet  85'
2 Imed Ben Younes  91'
Manager:
Ali Selmi

Assistant referees:
Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)