1998 FIFA World Cup Group H
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.
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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
- Argentina advanced to play England (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.
- Croatia advanced to play Romania (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.
Matches
[edit]Argentina vs Japan
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Jamaica vs Croatia
[edit]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.
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Japan vs Croatia
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Argentina vs Jamaica
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Argentina vs Croatia
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Japan vs Jamaica
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See also
[edit]- Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
- Croatia at the FIFA World Cup
- Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup
- Japan at the FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup finalists | |
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Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Quarter-finals | |
Round of 16 | |
Group stage |
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