1998 FIFA World Cup Group A

International football tournament June 2018 Group A of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups of four teams competing at the 1998 World Cup in France. The first matches were played on 10 June 1998 and the final games took place simultaneously on 23 June 1998. The group consisted of defending champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html World Cup 1998 RSSSF 30 April 2026 After Brazil beat Scotland and Morocco while Norway drew with Morocco and Scotland, Brazil had qualified as group winners with a game to spare. With ten minutes to go in the final two games, Morocco looked like they would take second place, because they were beating Scotland while Brazil were beating Norway. However, Norway scored two late goals to win and steal the runners up spot from Morocco. Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 BRA NOR MAR SCO KO KO 2 0 1 6 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 1 1 5 5 0 1 2 2 6 BRA NOR MAR SCO Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16. Norway advanced to play Italy (winner of Group B) in the round of 16. Matches Brazil vs Scotland main A1 1998 6 10 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) BRA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Scotland 2–1 SCO César Sampaio 5 Boyd 74 o.g. Collins 38 pen. Stade de France, Saint-Denis 80,000 José María García-Aranda (Spain) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/4000 Brazil vs Scotland Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=4000/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Brazil v Scotland FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171216211628/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=4000/index.html 16 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8887.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Brazil v Scotland Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 10 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419013048/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8887.htm 19 April 2001 _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98hl FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 004A99 FFFFFF Brazil _sco98h _sco98h _sco98h _navytop 123456 123456 123456 FFFFFF FF0000 Scotland GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 CafuCB 4 Júnior BaianoCB 3 Aldair 45+2LB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César Sampaio 37CM 8 Dunga (c)AM 7 Giovanni 46AM 10RivaldoCF 9 RonaldoCF 20Bebeto 72Substitutions:MF 18Leonardo 46FW 19Denílson 72Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Jim LeightonCB 4 Colin CalderwoodCB 5 Colin Hendry (c)CB 3 Tom BoydRM 10Darren Jackson 25 78CM 8 Craig BurleyCM 14Paul LambertCM 11John CollinsLM 22Christian Dailly 84CF 9 Gordon DurieCF 7 Kevin GallacherSubstitutions:MF 17Billy McKinlay 78DF 6 Tosh McKinlay 84Manager:Craig Brown Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia) Fourth official: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) Morocco vs Norway main A2 1998 6 10 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) MAR 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Morocco vs Norway 2–2 NOR Hadji 37 Hadda 60 Chippo 45+1 o.g. Eggen 61 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 29,800 Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8725 Morocco vs Norway Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8725/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Morocco v Norway FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014326/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8725/index.html 14 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8888.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Morocco v Norway Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 10 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419012925/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8888.htm 19 April 2001 _mor98 _mor98 _mor98 _mor98 _mor98 005F1E 009530 005F1E 005F1E 005F1E Morocco _nor98A _nor98A _nor98A FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 203060 FFFFFF Norway GK 12Driss BenzekriRB 2 Abdelilah SaberCB 4 Youssef RossiCB 6 Noureddine Naybet (c)LB 3 Abdelkrim El HadriouiDM 20Tahar El Khalej 90CM 8 Saïd Chiba 79CM 18Youssef Chippo 78AM 7 Mustapha HadjiCF 9 Abdeljalil Hadda 86CF 14Salaheddine BassirSubstitutions:MF 17Gharib Amzine 78FW 11Ali El Khattabi 86MF 16Rachid Azzouzi 90Manager:FRA Henri Michel GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)RB 4 Henning BergCB 15Dan EggenCB 3 Ronny JohnsenLB 5 Stig Inge BjørnebyeRM 17Håvard Flo 72CM 8 Øyvind LeonhardsenCM 10Kjetil RekdalCM 7 Erik MyklandLM 20Ole Gunnar Solskjær 46CF 9 Tore André FloSubstitutions:MF 21Vidar Riseth 46MF 6 Ståle Solbakken 72Manager:Egil Olsen Assistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: Eddie Lennie (Australia) Scotland vs Norway main A3 1998 6 16 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) SCO 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Scotland vs Norway 1–1 NOR Burley 66 H. Flo 46 Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 31,800 László Vágner (Hungary) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8741 Scotland vs Norway Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8741/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Scotland v Norway FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171203022214/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8741/index.html 3 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8903.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Scotland v Norway Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 16 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418032536/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8903.htm 18 April 2001 _sco98a _sco98a _sco98a _yellowsides _navytop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 FF0000 Scotland _nor98h _nor98h _nor98h _umbro_shorts_98 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF 203060 Norway GK 1 Jim LeightonCB 4 Colin Calderwood 59CB 5 Colin Hendry (c)CB 3 Tom BoydRM 10Darren Jackson 56 61CM 8 Craig BurleyCM 14Paul LambertCM 11John CollinsLM 22Christian DaillyCF 9 Gordon Durie 24CF 7 Kevin GallacherSubstitutions:DF 16David Weir 59DF 2 Jackie McNamara 61Manager:Craig Brown GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)RB 4 Henning Berg 58 81CB 15Dan EggenCB 3 Ronny JohnsenLB 5 Stig Inge BjørnebyeRM 17Håvard Flo 60CM 22Roar StrandCM 10Kjetil Rekdal 53CM 6 Ståle SolbakkenLM 21Vidar Riseth 71CF 9 Tore André FloSubstitutions:MF 11Mini Jakobsen 60FW 18Egil Østenstad 71DF 2 Gunnar Halle 81Manager:Egil Olsen Assistant referees: Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Fourth official: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) Brazil vs Morocco main A4 1998 6 16 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) BRA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Morocco 3–0 MAR Ronaldo 9 Rivaldo 45+2 Bebeto 50 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 35,500 Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8742 Brazil vs Morocco Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8742/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Brazil v Morocco FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214014616/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8742/index.html 14 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8904.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Brazil v Morocco Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 16 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419011057/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8904.htm 19 April 2001 _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98al FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 004A99 004A99 Brazil _mor98_away _mor98_away _mor98_away _mor98_away _pol20hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Morocco GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 CafuCB 4 Júnior Baiano 87CB 3 AldairLB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César Sampaio 36 68CM 8 Dunga (c)AM 18LeonardoAM 10Rivaldo 87CF 20Bebeto 72CF 9 RonaldoSubstitutions:MF 17Doriva 68FW 21Edmundo 72FW 19Denílson 87Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 12Driss BenzekriRB 2 Abdelilah Saber 76CB 4 Youssef RossiCB 6 Noureddine Naybet (c)LB 3 Abdelkrim El HadriouiDM 20Tahar El KhalejCM 8 Saïd Chiba 64 76CM 18Youssef ChippoAM 7 Mustapha HadjiCF 9 Abdeljalil Hadda 32 88CF 14Salaheddine BassirSubstitutions:DF 15Lahcen Abrami 76MF 17Gharib Amzine 76FW 11Ali El Khattabi 88Manager:FRA Henri Michel Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Mark Warren (England) Fourth official: Paul Durkin (England) Scotland vs Morocco main A5 1998 6 23 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) SCO 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Scotland vs Morocco 0–3 MAR Bassir 23 85 Hadda 46 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 30,600 Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8758 Scotland vs Morocco Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8758/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Scotland v Morocco FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171230024657/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8758/index.html 30 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8856.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Scotland v Morocco Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 23 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418004856/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8856.htm 18 April 2001 _sco98h _sco98h _sco98h _navytop 123456 123456 123456 FFFFFF FF0000 Scotland _mor98_away _mor98_away _mor98_away _mor98 _pol20hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 005F1E FFFFFF Morocco GK 1 Jim LeightonCB 16David WeirCB 5 Colin Hendry (c)CB 3 Tom BoydRM 2 Jackie McNamara 54CM 8 Craig Burley 0 53CM 14Paul LambertCM 11John CollinsLM 22Christian DaillyCF 7 Kevin Gallacher 21CF 9 Gordon Durie 83Substitutions:DF 6 Tosh McKinlay 54FW 20Scott Booth 83Manager:Craig Brown GK 12Driss BenzekriRB 2 Abdelilah Saber 72CB 5 Smahi TrikiCB 6 Noureddine Naybet (c)LB 15Lahcen AbramiDM 20Tahar El KhalejCM 17Gharib Amzine 76CM 18Youssef Chippo 81 87AM 7 Mustapha HadjiCF 9 Abdeljalil HaddaCF 14Salaheddine BassirSubstitutions:DF 4 Youssef Rossi 72MF 16Rachid Azzouzi 76MF 19Jamal Sellami 87Manager:FRA Henri Michel Assistant referees: Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica) Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary) Brazil vs Norway main A6 1998 6 23 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) BRA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A#Brazil vs Norway 1–2 NOR Bebeto 78 T. A. Flo 83 Rekdal 89 pen. Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,000 Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8759 Brazil vs Norway Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8759/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Brazil v Norway FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214171957/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8759/index.html 14 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8857.htm Match Statistics – Group A – Brazil v Norway Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 23 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418005524/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8857.htm 18 April 2001 _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98h _bra98hl FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 004A99 FFFFFF Brazil _nor98h _nor98h _nor98h _umbro_shorts_98 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF 203060 Norway GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 CafuCB 4 Júnior BaianoCB 14GonçalvesLB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 18LeonardoCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10RivaldoAM 19DenílsonCF 20BebetoCF 9 RonaldoManager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)RB 4 Henning BergCB 15Dan EggenCB 3 Ronny JohnsenLB 5 Stig Inge BjørnebyeRM 17Håvard Flo 68CM 22Roar Strand 46CM 10Kjetil RekdalCM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen 54LM 21Vidar Riseth 79CF 9 Tore André Flo 61Substitutions:MF 7 Erik Mykland 46FW 20Ole Gunnar Solskjær 68MF 16Jostein Flo 79Manager:Egil Olsen Assistant referees: Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) See also Brazil at the FIFA World Cup Morocco at the FIFA World Cup Norway at the FIFA World Cup Scotland at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report A Group Category:Norway at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Group Group Category:Sports competitions in Marseille Category:20th century in Marseille Category:Sport in Nantes Category:Sport in Saint-Étienne Category:20th century in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Sports competitions in Bordeaux Category:Sport in Montpellier Category:Sport in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Category:Football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Football in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Category:Football in Île-de-France Category:Football in Occitania (administrative region) Category:Football in Pays de la Loire Category:Football in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur