1998 FIFA World Cup Group H

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

Overall

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.

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9
Croatia	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6
Jamaica	3	1	2	3	9	−6	3
Japan	3	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Argentina vs Japan

Argentina v Japan

14 June 1998
14:30

Argentina	1–0	Japan
Batistuta 28'	Report

Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Argentina

Japan


GK	1	Carlos Roa
DF	2	Roberto Ayala
MF	5	Matías Almeyda
DF	6	Roberto Sensini	72'
FW	7	Claudio López	61'
MF	8	Diego Simeone (c)
FW	9	Gabriel Batistuta
MF	10	Ariel Ortega
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
DF	14	Nelson Vivas
DF	22	Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
FW	18	Abel Balbo	61'
DF	3	José Chamot	72'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF	2	Akira Narahashi
DF	3	Naoki Soma		84'
DF	4	Masami Ihara (c)	26'
MF	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi
MF	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
FW	9	Masashi Nakayama		65'
MF	10	Hiroshi Nanami
DF	17	Yutaka Akita
FW	18	Shoji Jo
DF	19	Eisuke Nakanishi	67'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		65'
MF	22	Takashi Hirano	90+2'	84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

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

Jamaica vs Croatia

Jamaica v Croatia

14 June 1998
21:00

Jamaica	1–3	Croatia
Earle 45'	Report	Stanić 27' Prosinečki 53' Šuker 69'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Jamaica

Croatia


GK	1	Warren Barrett (c)
DF	5	Ian Goodison
MF	6	Fitzroy Simpson
MF	7	Peter Cargill		69'
MF	11	Theodore Whitmore
DF	15	Ricardo Gardner
MF	16	Robbie Earle		74'
FW	17	Onandi Lowe
FW	18	Deon Burton	62'
DF	19	Frank Sinclair
FW	22	Paul Hall		81'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Darryl Powell		69'
FW	9	Andrew Williams		74'
FW	10	Walter Boyd		81'
Manager:
René Simões


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
DF	4	Igor Štimac
DF	6	Slaven Bilić
MF	7	Aljoša Asanović
MF	8	Robert Prosinečki
FW	9	Davor Šuker
MF	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)
MF	13	Mario Stanić
MF	14	Zvonimir Soldo	5'
DF	17	Robert Jarni
DF	20	Dario Šimić	59'	74'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		74'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

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

Japan vs Croatia

Japan v Croatia

20 June 1998
14:30

Japan	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Šuker 77'

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Japan

Croatia


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
SW	4	Masami Ihara (c)
RB	2	Akira Narahashi		79'
CB	17	Yutaka Akita	89'
CB	19	Eisuke Nakanishi	70'
LB	3	Naoki Soma
RM	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
LM	10	Hiroshi Nanami	41'	84'
CF	18	Shoji Jo
CF	9	Masashi Nakayama		61'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Masayuki Okano		61'
MF	15	Hiroaki Morishima		79'
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
CB	6	Slaven Bilić
CB	14	Zvonimir Soldo
CB	4	Igor Štimac		46'
RWB	20	Dario Šimić
LWB	17	Robert Jarni
DM	21	Krunoslav Jurčić
CM	8	Robert Prosinečki	26'	67'
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović
CF	13	Mario Stanić	70'	88'
CF	9	Davor Šuker (c)
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		46'
MF	11	Silvio Marić		67'
DF	15	Igor Tudor		88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

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

Argentina vs Jamaica

Argentina v Jamaica

21 June 1998
17:30

Argentina	5–0	Jamaica
Ortega 31', 55' Batistuta 73', 78', 83' (pen.)	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Argentina

Jamaica


GK	1	Carlos Roa
DF	2	Roberto Ayala
DF	3	Jose Chamot	65'
MF	5	Matías Almeyda
DF	6	Roberto Sensini		25'
FW	7	Claudio López		75'
MF	8	Diego Simeone (c)		80'
FW	9	Gabriel Batistuta
MF	10	Ariel Ortega
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
DF	22	Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
DF	14	Nelson Vivas		25'
MF	20	Marcelo Gallardo		75'
DF	4	Mauricio Pineda		80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	1	Warren Barrett (c)
DF	2	Stephen Malcolm		62'
DF	3	Chris Dawes
DF	5	Ian Goodison
MF	6	Fitzroy Simpson
MF	11	Theodore Whitmore		73'
DF	15	Ricardo Gardner
FW	18	Deon Burton		46'
DF	19	Frank Sinclair
MF	20	Darryl Powell	4', 45+1'
FW	22	Paul Hall
Substitutions:
MF	7	Peter Cargill	88'	46'
FW	10	Walter Boyd		62'
MF	16	Robbie Earle		73'
Manager:
René Simões

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

Argentina vs Croatia

Argentina v Croatia

26 June 1998
16:00

Argentina	1–0	Croatia
Pineda 36'	Report

Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Argentina

Croatia


GK	1	Carlos Roa
DF	2	Roberto Ayala	35'
DF	4	Mauricio Pineda
MF	5	Matías Almeyda
FW	9	Gabriel Batistuta (c)
MF	10	Ariel Ortega	23'	52'
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
DF	13	Pablo Paz
DF	14	Nelson Vivas	68'
MF	20	Marcelo Gallardo		80'
DF	22	Javier Zanetti		67'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Claudio López		52'
MF	8	Diego Simeone		67'
MF	16	Sergio Berti		80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
DF	6	Slaven Bilić	20'
MF	7	Aljoša Asanović
MF	8	Robert Prosinečki		67'
FW	9	Davor Šuker
MF	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)	47'
MF	11	Silvio Marić		46'
MF	13	Mario Stanić
MF	14	Zvonimir Soldo	43'
DF	17	Robert Jarni	58'
DF	20	Dario Šimić
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		46'
DF	4	Igor Štimac		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 v Jamaica

26 June 1998
16:00

Japan	1–2	Jamaica
Nakayama 74'	Report	Whitmore 39', 54'

Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Japan

Jamaica


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF	2	Akira Narahashi
DF	3	Naoki Soma
DF	4	Masami Ihara (c)
DF	5	Norio Omura		58'
MF	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi	4'
MF	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
FW	9	Masashi Nakayama
MF	10	Hiroshi Nanami		78'
DF	17	Yutaka Akita
FW	18	Shoji Jo		58'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		58'
MF	22	Takashi Hirano		58'
MF	11	Shinji Ono		78'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada


GK	13	Aaron Lawrence
DF	2	Stephen Malcolm	78'
DF	3	Chris Dawes	88'
DF	5	Ian Goodison (c)
MF	6	Fitzroy Simpson		89'
FW	8	Marcus Gayle		80'
MF	11	Theodore Whitmore
DF	15	Ricardo Gardner
FW	17	Onandi Lowe
DF	19	Frank Sinclair
FW	22	Paul Hall		72'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Walter Boyd		72'
FW	18	Deon Burton		80'
MF	16	Robbie Earle		89'
Manager:
René Simões

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

1998 FIFA World Cup
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1998 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	France
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Netherlands
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Eliminated in the round of 16	Chile England Mexico Nigeria Norway Paraguay Romania FR Yugoslavia
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