1998 FIFA World Cup Group G

Football tournament group stage June 2018 At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html World Cup 1998 RSSSF 30 April 2026 With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance. They won the match to take the second qualifying place. Standings main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 ROU ENG COL TUN KO KO 2 1 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 4 ROU ENG COL TUN 1959 Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Romania advanced to play Croatia (runner-up of Group H) in the round of 16. England advanced to play Argentina (winner of Group H) in the round of 16. Matches England vs Tunisia main G1 1998 6 15 y 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) ENG 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#England vs Tunisia 2–0 TUN 1959 Shearer 42 Scholes 89 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,000 Masayoshi Okada (Japan) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8740 England vs Tunisia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8740/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – England v Tunisia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171212140501/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8740/index.html 12 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8902.htm Match Statistics – Group G – England v Tunisia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 15 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418031305/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8902.htm 18 April 2001 _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 FFFFFF England _ tun98A _ tun98A _ tun98A _ tun98A _whitetop CF0000 CF0000 CF0000 CF0000 FF0000 Tunisia GK 1 David SeamanCB 2 Sol Campbell 88CB 6 Gareth SouthgateCB 5 Tony AdamsRWB14Darren AndertonCM 4 Paul InceCM 8 David BattyLWB3 Graeme Le SauxAM 16Paul ScholesSS 10Teddy Sheringham 85CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)Substitutions:FW 20Michael Owen 85Manager:Glenn Hoddle GK 1 Chokri El OuaerRWB 5 Hatem Trabelsi 79CB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)CB 4 Mounir BoukadidaCB 21Khaled BadraLWB 17José Clayton 48MF 10Kaïs Ghodhbane 87MF 14Sirajeddine ChihiMF 15Skander Souayah 46FW 11Adel SellimiFW 18Mehdi Ben Slimane 65Substitutions:MF 8 Zoubeir Baya 46FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 70 65DF 7 Tarek Thabet 79Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak Assistant referees: Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) Romania vs Colombia This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1994 tournament, also won by Romania. main G2 1998 6 15 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) ROU 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#Romania vs Colombia 1–0 COL Ilie 45+1 Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,100 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8739 Romania vs Colombia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8739/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Romania v Colombia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171130144459/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8739/index.html 30 November 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8901.htm Match Statistics – Group G – Romania v Colombia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 15 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418015411/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8901.htm 18 April 2001 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98h FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 Romania _col98a _col98a _col98a _col98a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Colombia GK 12Bogdan SteleaSW 6 Gheorghe PopescuCB 18Iulian Filipescu 54CB 13Liviu CiobotariuRWB 2 Dan Petrescu 78LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu 69CM 5 Constantin GâlcăCM 16Gabriel Popescu 68AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c) 76CF 9 Viorel Moldovan 84CF 11Adrian IlieSubstitutions:MF 19Ovidiu Stîngă 68MF 15Lucian Marinescu 76MF 14Radu Niculescu 84Manager:Anghel Iordănescu GK 22Faryd MondragónDF 3 Ever PalaciosDF 4 José Santa 47DF 5 Jorge BermúdezDF 13Wílmer CabreraMF 6 Mauricio SernaMF 8 Harold LozanoMF 10Carlos Valderrama (c)MF 19Freddy RincónFW 11Faustino Asprilla 84FW 15Víctor Aristizábal 46Substitutions:FW 9 Adolfo Valencia 46FW 21Léider Preciado 84Manager:Hernán Dario Gómez Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Colombia vs Tunisia main G3 1998 6 22 y 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) COL 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#Colombia vs Tunisia 1–0 TUN 1959 Preciado 83 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 29,800 Bernd Heynemann (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8755 Colombia vs Tunisia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8755/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Colombia v Tunisia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171227074855/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8755/index.html 27 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8853.htm Match Statistics – Group G – Colombia v Tunisia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 22 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418003730/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8853.htm 18 April 2001 _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H FCE000 FCE000 FCE000 0000A0 CD0000 Colombia _tun98H _tun98H _tun98H _tun98H _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tunisia GK 22Faryd MondragónDF 3 Ever PalaciosDF 4 José Santa 18DF 5 Jorge BermúdezDF 13Wílmer CabreraMF 6 Mauricio Serna 62MF 8 Harold Lozano MF 10Carlos Valderrama (c)MF 19Freddy Rincón 56FW 7 Antony de ÁvilaFW 9 Adolfo Valencia 56Substitutions:FW 21Léider Preciado 56FW 15Víctor Aristizábal 56MF 14Jorge Bolaño 62Manager:Hernán Darío Gómez GK 1 Chokri El OuaerRB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)CB 6 Ferid ChouchaneCB 7 Tarek Thabet 76LB 17José Clayton 83MF 8 Zoubeir Baya 73MF 13Riadh Bouazizi 16MF 14Sirajeddine ChihiMF 15Skander SouayahFW 11Adel Sellimi 68FW 18Mehdi Ben SlimaneSubstitutions:FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 68MF 19Faysal Ben Ahmed 73MF 10Kaïs Ghodhbane 76Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary) Romania vs England main G4 1998 6 22 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) ROU 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#Romania vs England 2–1 ENG Moldovan 46 Petrescu 90 Owen 81 Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 33,500 Marc Batta (France) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8756 Romania vs England Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8756/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Romania v England FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171201100518/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8756/index.html 1 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8854.htm Match Statistics – Group G – Romania v England Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 22 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010418003937/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8854.htm 18 April 2001 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98 _rom98h FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 FFE601 Romania _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H _eng98H FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000080 FFFFFF England GK 12Bogdan SteleaSW 6 Gheorghe Popescu 47CB 18Iulian Filipescu 88CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu 78RWB2 Dan PetrescuLWB8 Dorinel MunteanuCM 5 Constantin GâlcăCM 16Gabriel PopescuAM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c) 4 72CF 9 Viorel Moldovan 86CF 11Adrian IlieSubstitutes:MF 19Ovidiu Stîngă 72 81MF 15Lucian Marinescu 81FW 7 Marius Lăcătuș 86Manager:Anghel Iordănescu GK 1 David SeamanCB 12Gary NevilleCB 2 Sol CampbellCB 5 Tony AdamsRWB14Darren AndertonLWB3 Graeme Le SauxCM 4 Paul Ince 32CM 8 David BattyAM 16Paul ScholesCF 10Teddy Sheringham 72CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)Substitutions:MF 7 David Beckham 32FW 20Michael Owen 72Manager:Glenn Hoddle Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa) Fourth official: Said Belqola (Morocco) Colombia vs England main G5 1998 6 26 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) COL 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#Colombia vs England 0–2 ENG Anderton 20 Beckham 29 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 38,100 Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8770 Colombia vs England Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8770/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Colombia v England FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171212131324/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8770/index.html 12 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8868.htm Match Statistics – Group G – Colombia v England Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 26 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419012356/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8868.htm 19 April 2001 _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H _colombia_98_00_H FCE000 FCE000 FCE000 0000A0 CD0000 Colombia _eng98a _eng98A _eng98H FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FFFFFF England GK 22Faryd MondragónDF 13Wílmer CabreraDF 5 Jorge Bermúdez 89DF 3 Ever PalaciosDF 16Luis Antonio MorenoMF 6 Mauricio Serna 20 46MF 19Freddy RincónMF 8 Harold LozanoAM 10Carlos Valderrama (c)FW 7 Antony de Ávila 46FW 21Léider Preciado 46Substitutes:FW 9 Adolfo Valencia 46FW 15Víctor Aristizábal 86 46FW 20Hámilton Ricard 46Manager:Hernán Darío Gómez GK 1 David SeamanCB 12Gary NevilleCB 2 Sol CampbellCB 5 Tony AdamsRWB14Darren Anderton 79LWB3 Graeme Le SauxCM 7 David BeckhamCM 4 Paul Ince 83AM 16Paul Scholes 22 73CF 20Michael OwenCF 9 Alan Shearer (c) 89Substitutions:MF 11Steve McManaman 73MF 17Rob Lee 79MF 8 David Batty 83Manager:Glenn Hoddle Assistant referees: Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Fourth official: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland) Romania vs Tunisia main G6 1998 6 26 y 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) ROU 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G#Romania vs Tunisia 1–1 TUN 1959 Moldovan 71 Souayah 12 pen. Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,000 Eddie Lennie (Australia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/1013/1014/8769 Romania vs Tunisia Group Matches 1998 FIFA World Cup France FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8769/index.html 1998 FIFA World Cup France – Matches – Romania v Tunisia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171213020823/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=1014/match=8769/index.html 13 December 2017 http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8867.htm Match Statistics – Group G – Romania v Tunisia Comité Français d'Organisation de la Coupe du Monde de Football 1998 26 June 1998 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010419011322/http://www.france98.com/english/competition/matchstat8867.htm 19 April 2001 _rom98a _rom98a _rom98a _rom98a _rom98a FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Romania _tun98H _tun98H _tun98H _tun98H _redtop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tunisia GK 12Bogdan SteleaSW 4 Anton DoboșCB 3 Cristian Dulca 32CB 13Liviu CiobotariuRWB 2 Dan PetrescuLWB 8 Dorinel MunteanuCM 15Lucian MarinescuCM 5 Constantin GâlcăCM 17Ilie Dumitrescu 68AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș 46Substitutions:DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu 32FW 11Adrian Ilie 46FW 9 Viorel Moldovan 68Manager:Anghel Iordănescu GK 1 Chokri El OuaerDF 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)DF 4 Mounir BoukadidaDF 6 Ferid ChouchaneMF 8 Zoubeir Baya 28MF 10Kaïs Ghodhbane 85MF 13Riadh BouaziziMF 14Sirajeddine ChihiMF 15Skander Souayah 57 90+1FW 11Adel SellimiFW 18Mehdi Ben Slimane 60Substitutions:FW 9 Riadh Jelassi 60DF 7 Tarek Thabet 85FW 2 Imed Ben Younes 90+1Manager:Ali Selmi Assistant referees: Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland) Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) See also Colombia at the FIFA World Cup England at the FIFA World Cup Romania at the FIFA World Cup Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report G Category:England at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Romania at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Tunisia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup Category:Sports competitions in Marseille Category:20th century in Marseille Category:Football in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Sports competitions in Lyon Category:20th century in Lyon Category:Football in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Sport in Toulouse Category:Football in Occitania (administrative region) Category:Sport in Montpellier Category:Sport in Lens, Pas-de-Calais Category:Football in Hauts-de-France Category:Sport in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Category:Football in Île-de-France