1998 FIFA World Cup Group D

Football tournament group stage June 2018 Group D of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was played from 12 to 24 June 1998.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html World Cup 1998 RSSSF 30 April 2026 Nigeria won their first two games while Paraguay drew their first two games 0–0, which meant that Nigeria were certain of qualifying in first place with a game to spare. In their final game, Spain got their only victory after scoring six against Bulgaria, but were still eliminated in third place after Paraguay beat Nigeria. Thus, Spain were the only top seed not to advance to the second round, while all others topped their respective groups. On the other hand, Bulgaria could not repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament, finishing last in the group with a single point. Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 NGA PAR ESP BUL KO KO 2 0 1 5 5 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 8 4 0 1 2 1 7 NGA PAR 1990 ESP BUL Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Nigeria advanced to play Denmark (runner-up of Group C) in the round of 16. Paraguay advanced to play France (winner of Group C) in the round of 16. Matches Paraguay vs Bulgaria main D1 1998 6 12 y 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) PAR 1990 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Paraguay vs Bulgaria 0–0 BUL Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 29,800 Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8728 Paraguay vs Bulgaria Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8728/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Paraguay v Bulgaria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171229065835/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8728/index.html 29 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8893.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Paraguay v Bulgaria Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 12 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418004605/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8893.htm 18 April 2001 _par98a _par98a _par98a _whitebottom FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Paraguay _bul98A _bul98A _bul98A _bul98A _bul98A FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Bulgaria GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c)CB 4 Carlos GamarraCB 5 Celso AyalaCB 11Pedro SarabiaRWB 19Carlos Morales 43LWB 21Jorge Luis Campos 78CM 10Roberto AcuñaCM 13Carlos ParedesCM 16Julio César EncisoSS 15Miguel Ángel Benítez 45CF 9 José Cardozo 70Substitutions:DF 20Denis Caniza 43FW 18César Ramírez 70MF 7 Julio César Yegros 78Manager:BRA Paulo César Carpegiani GK 1 Zdravko ZdravkovRB 2 Radostin KishishevCB 3 Trifon Ivanov (c) 73CB 5 Ivaylo YordanovLB 4 Ivaylo PetkovRM 16Anatoli Nankov 2 27 89CM 6 Zlatko YankovCM 11Ilian Iliev 77LM 10Krasimir BalakovFW 8 Hristo Stoichkov 45FW 9 Lyuboslav Penev 68Substitutions:FW 7 Emil Kostadinov 68MF 18Daniel Borimirov 77Manager:Hristo Bonev Assistant referees: Achmat Salie (South Africa) Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait) Fourth official: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) Spain vs Nigeria main D2 1998 6 13 y 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) ESP 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Spain vs Nigeria 2–3 NGA Hierro 21 Raúl 47 Adepoju 24 Zubizarreta 73 o.g. Oliseh 78 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 35,500 Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8731 Spain vs Nigeria Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8731/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Spain v Nigeria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095215/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8731/index.html 11 November 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8896.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Spain v Nigeria Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 13 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418004927/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8896.htm 18 April 2001 _esp9800a _esp9800a _esp9800a _esp9800a _esp98a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Spain _nga98h _vneck_nga98h _nga98h _nig98h _nig98h 008751 008751 008751 008751 008751 Nigeria GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)RB 2 Albert Ferrer 45CB 14Iván Campo 75CB 4 Rafael AlkortaLB 12SergiDM 20Miguel Ángel Nadal 59 77DM 6 Fernando HierroAM 21Luis EnriqueLF 10RaúlRF 11Alfonso 58CF 19KikoSubstitutions:MF 18Guillermo Amor 56 45FW 17Joseba Etxeberria 58MF 16Albert Celades 77Manager:Javier Clemente GK 1 Peter RufaiRB 2 Mobi Oparaku 70CB 5 Uche Okechukwu (c) 62CB 6 Taribo WestLB 3 Celestine BabayaroDM 15Sunday OlisehRM 7 Finidi GeorgeCM 8 Mutiu AdepojuCM 10Jay-Jay OkochaLM 11Garba Lawal 90+3CF 20Victor Ikpeba 83Substitutions:FW 9 Rashidi Yekini 70MF 13Tijani Babangida 83DF 21Godwin Okpara 90+3Manager:FR Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović Assistant referees: Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica) Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Ian McLeod (South Africa) Nigeria vs Bulgaria main D3 1998 6 19 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) NGA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Nigeria vs Bulgaria 1–0 BUL Ikpeba 28 Parc des Princes, Paris 45,500 Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8747 Nigeria vs Bulgaria Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8747/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Nigeria v Bulgaria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095141/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8747/index.html 11 November 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8909.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Nigeria v Bulgaria Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 19 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419012120/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8909.htm 19 April 2001 _nga98h _vneck_nga98h _nga98h _nig98h _nig98h 008751 008751 008751 008751 008751 Nigeria _bul98H _bul98H _bul98H _bul98A _red_midband_color FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Bulgaria GK 1 Peter RufaiRB 8 Mutiu Adepoju 20CB 5 Uche Okechukwu (c) 44CB 6 Taribo WestLB 3 Celestine BabayaroDM 15Sunday OlisehRM 7 Finidi George 84AM 10Jay-Jay Okocha 70LM 11Garba LawalCF 14Daniel Amokachi 67CF 20Victor Ikpeba 49 75Substitutions:FW 4 Nwankwo Kanu 67FW 9 Rasheed Yekini 75MF 13Tijani Babangida 84Manager:FR Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović GK 1 Zdravko ZdravkovDF 2 Radostin Kishishev 78DF 3 Trifon Ivanov (c)DF 4 Ivaylo PetkovMF 6 Zlatko Yankov 84FW 7 Emil KostadinovFW 8 Hristo StoichkovMF 10Krasimir BalakovMF 11Ilian Iliev 66 66DF 13Gosho GinchevMF 14Marian Hristov 45Substitutions:MF 18Daniel Borimirov 45FW 9 Lyuboslav Penev 66FW 19Georgi Bachev 84Manager:Hristo Bonev Assistant referees: Jorge Díaz Gálvez (Chile) Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Fourth official: Marcio Rezende (Brazil) Spain vs Paraguay main D4 1998 6 19 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) ESP 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Spain vs Paraguay 0–0 PAR 1990 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 30,600 Ian McLeod (South Africa) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8748 Spain vs Paraguay Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8748/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Spain v Paraguay FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204173444/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8748/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8910.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Spain v Paraguay Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 19 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419012248/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8910.htm 19 April 2001 _esp9800 _esp9800h _esp9800 _esp9800 _esp98h ED1C24 ED1C24 ED1C24 003060 003060 Spain _par98a _par98a _par98a _bluebottom FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Paraguay GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)RB 15Carlos AguileraCB 5 Abelardo 56CB 4 Rafael AlkortaLB 12Sergi 8RM 17Joseba EtxeberriaCM 6 Fernando HierroCM 18Guillermo AmorLM 21Luis EnriqueSS 10Raúl 65CF 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi 52Substitutions:FW 7Fernando Morientes 52MF 16Albert Celades 56FW 19Kiko 87 65Manager:Javier Clemente GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c)DF 2 Francisco Arce 76DF 4 Carlos GamarraDF 5 Celso Ayala 30FW 8 Arístides Rojas 83MF 10Roberto Acuña 73DF 11Pedro SarabiaFW 15Miguel Ángel BenítezMF 16Julio César EncisoDF 20Denis CanizaMF 21Jorge Luis Campos 45Substitutions:MF 13Carlos Paredes 45MF 7 Julio César Yegros 73FW 18César Ramírez 83Manager:BRA Paulo César Carpegiani Assistant referees: Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa) Owen Powell (Jamaica) Fourth official: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) Nigeria vs Paraguay main D5 1998 6 24 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) NGA 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Nigeria vs Paraguay 1–3 PAR 1990 Oruma 11 Ayala 1 Benítez 58 Cardozo 86 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 33,500 Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8763 Nigeria vs Paraguay Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8763/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Nigeria v Paraguay FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171231153654/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8763/index.html 31 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8861.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Nigeria v Paraguay Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 24 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419011751/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8861.htm 19 April 2001 _nga98h _vneck_nga98h _nga98h _nig98a _nig98a 008751 008751 008751 FFFFFF FFFFFF Nigeria _par98h _par98h _par98h _whitebottom FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 0000FF 0000FF Paraguay GK 1 Peter Rufai (c)RB 17Augustine Eguavoen 25CB 6 Taribo WestCB 16Uche OkaforLB 19Ben Iroha 38RM 13Tijani BabangidaCM 15Sunday Oliseh 45CM 18Wilson Oruma 68LM 11Garba LawalCF 9 Rasheed YekiniCF 4 Nwankwo KanuSubstitutions:DF 21Godwin Okpara 45MF 7 Finidi George 68Manager:FR Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c)RB 2 Francisco ArceCB 4 Carlos GamarraCB 5 Celso AyalaLB 11Pedro SarabiaCM 13Carlos ParedesCM 16Julio César EncisoCM 20Denis Caniza 55RF 17Hugo Brizuela 77CF 9 José CardozoLF 15Miguel Ángel Benítez 67Substitutions:MF 7 Julio César Yegros 55MF 10Roberto Acuña 67FW 8 Arístides Rojas 77Manager:BRA Paulo César Carpegiani Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Mikael Nilsson (Sweden) Fourth official: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) Spain vs Bulgaria main D6 1998 6 24 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) ESP 1998 FIFA World Cup Group D#Spain vs Bulgaria 6–1 BUL Hierro 6 pen. Luis Enrique 18 Morientes 55 81 Bachev 88 o.g. Kiko 90+4 Kostadinov 58 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 38,100 Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8761 Spain vs Bulgaria Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8761/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Spain v Bulgaria FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171204192546/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8761/index.html 4 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8859.htm Match Statistics – Group D – Spain v Bulgaria Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 24 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418031404/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8859.htm 18 April 2001 _esp9800 _esp9800h _esp9800 _esp9800 _esp98h ED1C24 ED1C24 ED1C24 003060 003060 Spain _bul98H _bul98H _bul98H _bul98H _red_midband_color FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 008000 FFFFFF Bulgaria GK 1 Andoni Zubizarreta (c)RB 15Carlos Aguilera 16CB 20Miguel Ángel NadalCB 4 Rafael AlkortaLB 12SergiRM 17Joseba Etxeberria 50CM 6 Fernando HierroCM 18Guillermo AmorLM 21Luis Enrique 69SS 11Alfonso 65CF 7 Fernando MorientesSubstitutions:FW 10Raúl 50FW 19Kiko 65MF 8 Julen Guerrero 73 69Manager:Javier Clemente GK 1 Zdravko ZdravkovDF 2 Radostin KishishevDF 3 Trifon Ivanov (c)DF 5 Ivaylo YordanovFW 7 Emil KostadinovFW 8 Hristo Stoichkov 45MF 10Krasimir Balakov 61DF 13Gosho GinchevMF 16Anatoli Nankov 28MF 18Daniel BorimirovFW 19Georgi Bachev 85Substitutions:FW 9 Lyuboslav Penev 45 28MF 11Ilian Iliev 45MF 14Marian Hristov 61Manager:Hristo Bonev Assistant referees: Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Fourth official: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) See also Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup France at the FIFA World Cup Spain at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report D Group Category:Bulgaria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Group Group Category:Sport in Saint-Étienne Category:20th century in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Sport in Lens, Pas-de-Calais Category:Football in Hauts-de-France Category:Sport in Nantes Category:Football in Pays de la Loire Category:International football competitions in Paris Category:Sport in Montpellier Category:Football in Occitania (administrative region) Category:Sport in Toulouse Category:1998 in Paris