1998 FIFA World Cup Group B

Template:Short description Italy finished clear winners of this group with seven points. Injury-time equalisers for Austria, first against Cameroon and then against Chile, meant that all three of these teams could still qualify with one match to go. Austria were then eliminated after losing their final game to Italy (despite scoring once again in injury-time). Chile conceded equalisers in all their games, but their three draws were enough for them to qualify in second place and advance with a record-low three points.

Standings

• Italy advanced to play Norway (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16.
• Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group A) in the round of 16.

Matches

Italy vs Chile

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GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca RB 5 Alessandro Costacurta CB 6 Alessandro Nesta CB 4 Fabio Cannavaro Template:Yel LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 15 Angelo Di Livio Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 61' CM 9 Demetrio Albertini CM 16 Roberto Di Matteo downward-facing red arrow 57' LM 11 Dino Baggio SS 18 Roberto Baggio CF 21 Christian Vieri downward-facing red arrow 71' Substitutions: MF 14 Luigi Di Biagio upward-facing green arrow 57' FW 20 Enrico Chiesa upward-facing green arrow 61' FW 19 Filippo Inzaghi upward-facing green arrow 71' Manager: Cesare Maldini

GK 1 Nelson Tapia RWB 15 Moisés Villarroel CB 3 Ronald Fuentes CB 5 Javier Margas downward-facing red arrow 63' CB 6 Pedro Reyes LWB 4 Francisco Rojas Template:Yel CM 7 Nelson Parraguez Template:Yel CM 20 Fabián Estay downward-facing red arrow 81' CM 8 Clarence Acuña Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 82' FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c) FW 11 Marcelo Salas Substitutions: DF 14 Miguel Ramírez upward-facing green arrow 63' MF 10 José Luis Sierra upward-facing green arrow 81' MF 19 Fernando Cornejo upward-facing green arrow 82' Manager: Template:Flagicon Nelson Acosta

Assistant referees: Dramane Danté (Mali) Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Fourth official: Marc Batta (France)

Cameroon vs Austria

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GK 1 Jacques Songo'o RB 3 Pierre Wome CB 4 Rigobert Song CB 5 Raymond Kalla LB 6 Pierre Njanka MF 8 Didier Angibeaud MF 14 Augustine Simo downward-facing red arrow 65' MF 15 Joseph N'Do MF 18 Samuel Ipoua Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 65' FW 10 Patrick Mboma FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) downward-facing red arrow 84' Substitutions: MF 20 Salomon Olembé upward-facing green arrow 65' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job upward-facing green arrow 65' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami upward-facing green arrow 84' Manager: Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy

GK 1 Michael Konsel DF 3 Peter Schöttel DF 4 Anton Pfeffer Template:Yel DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger downward-facing red arrow 82' MF 10 Andreas Herzog downward-facing red arrow 82' MF 13 Harald Cerny downward-facing red arrow 82' MF 15 Arnold Wetl MF 17 Roman Mählich FW 19 Toni Polster (c) MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer Substitutions: FW 7 Mario Haas upward-facing green arrow 82' FW 9 Ivica Vastić upward-facing green arrow 82' MF 18 Peter Stöger upward-facing green arrow 82' Manager: Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees: Celestino Galván (Paraguay) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Fourth official: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Chile vs Austria

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GK 1 Nelson Tapia RWB 15 Moisés Villarroel Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 69' CB 6 Pedro Reyes CB 3 Ronald Fuentes CB 5 Javier Margas LWB 4 Francisco Rojas MF 7 Nelson Parraguez MF 8 Clarence Acuña MF 20 Fabián Estay Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 56' FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c) Template:Yel FW 11 Marcelo Salas Template:Yel Substitutions: MF 10 José Luis Sierra upward-facing green arrow 56' DF 2 Cristián Castañeda upward-facing green arrow 69' Manager: Template:Flagicon Nelson Acosta

GK 1 Michael Konsel CB 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger CB 3 Peter Schöttel Template:Yel CB 4 Anton Pfeffer RWB 13 Harald Cerny downward-facing red arrow 45' MF 22 Dietmar Kühbauer downward-facing red arrow 45' MF 17 Roman Mählich MF 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger LWB 15 Arnold Wetl FW 7 Mario Haas downward-facing red arrow 73' FW 19 Toni Polster (c) Substitutions: DF 2 Markus Schopp upward-facing green arrow 45' MF 10 Andreas Herzog upward-facing green arrow 45' FW 9 Ivica Vastić upward-facing green arrow 73' Manager: Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees: Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait) Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Italy vs Cameroon

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GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca RB 5 Alessandro Costacurta Template:Yel CB 6 Alessandro Nesta CB 4 Fabio Cannavaro LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 17 Francesco Moriero downward-facing red arrow 83' CM 9 Demetrio Albertini downward-facing red arrow 62' CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio Template:Yel LM 11 Dino Baggio SS 18 Roberto Baggio downward-facing red arrow 65' CF 21 Christian Vieri Substitutions: MF 16 Roberto Di Matteo upward-facing green arrow 62' FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 65' MF 15 Angelo Di Livio upward-facing green arrow 83' Manager: Cesare Maldini

GK 1 Jacques Songo'o RB 3 Pierre Wome Template:Yel CB 4 Rigobert Song Template:Yel CB 5 Raymond Kalla Red card 42' LB 6 Pierre Njanka Template:Yel CM 15 Joseph N'Do CM 8 Didier Angibeaud Template:Yel CM 20 Salomon Olembé FW 18 Samuel Ipoua downward-facing red arrow 45' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) downward-facing red arrow 66' FW 10 Patrick Mboma downward-facing red arrow 66' Substitutions: FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job upward-facing green arrow 45' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami upward-facing green arrow 66' FW 11 Samuel Eto'o upward-facing green arrow 66' Manager: Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees: Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Fourth official: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Italy vs Austria

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GK 12 Gianluca Pagliuca RB 5 Alessandro Costacurta CB 4 Fabio Cannavaro CB 6 Alessandro Nesta downward-facing red arrow 4' LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) Template:Yel RM 17 Francesco Moriero CM 11 Dino Baggio CM 14 Luigi Di Biagio LM 7 Gianluca Pessotto FW 10 Alessandro Del Piero downward-facing red arrow 72' FW 21 Christian Vieri downward-facing red arrow 60' Substitutions: RB 2 Giuseppe Bergomi upward-facing green arrow 4' FW 19 Filippo Inzaghi upward-facing green arrow 60' FW 18 Roberto Baggio upward-facing green arrow 72' Manager: Cesare Maldini

GK 1 Michael Konsel DF 3 Peter Schöttel Template:Yel DF 4 Anton Pfeffer DF 5 Wolfgang Feiersinger Template:Yel RWB 17 Roman Mählich CM 8 Heimo Pfeifenberger downward-facing red arrow 80' CM 14 Hannes Reinmayr Template:Yel CM 22 Dietmar Kühbauer downward-facing red arrow 74' LWB 15 Arnold Wetl FW 9 Ivica Vastić Template:Yel FW 19 Toni Polster (c) downward-facing red arrow 62' Substitutions: FW 7 Mario Haas upward-facing green arrow 62' MF 18 Peter Stöger upward-facing green arrow 74' MF 10 Andreas Herzog upward-facing green arrow 80' Manager: Herbert Prohaska

Assistant referees: Mark Warren (England) Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Chile vs Cameroon

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GK 1 Nelson Tapia DF 3 Ronald Fuentes DF 4 Francisco Rojas Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 77' DF 5 Javier Margas DF 6 Pedro Reyes MF 7 Nelson Parraguez Template:Yel MF 8 Clarence Acuña FW 9 Iván Zamorano (c) MF 10 José Luis Sierra downward-facing red arrow 70' FW 11 Marcelo Salas DF 15 Moisés Villarroel Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 70' Substitutions: MF 19 Fernando Cornejo upward-facing green arrow 70' MF 20 Fabián Estay upward-facing green arrow 70' DF 14 Miguel Ramírez Template:Yel upward-facing green arrow 77' Manager: Template:Flagicon Nelson Acosta

GK 1 Jacques Songo'o RB 3 Pierre Wome CB 4 Rigobert Song Template:YelRed card 51' CB 17 Michel Pensée LB 6 Pierre Njanka RM 19 Marcel Mahouvé CM 15 Joseph N'Do downward-facing red arrow 82' CM 20 Salomon Olembé downward-facing red arrow 68' LM 21 Joseph-Désiré Job downward-facing red arrow 72' FW 7 François Omam-Biyik (c) FW 10 Patrick Mboma Substitutions: MF 8 Didier Angibeaud upward-facing green arrow 68' FW 9 Alphonse Tchami upward-facing green arrow 72' DF 12 Lauren Red card 88' upward-facing green arrow 82' Manager: Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy

Assistant referees: Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka) Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Fourth official: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

See also

• Austria at the FIFA World Cup
• Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup
• Chile at the FIFA World Cup
• Italy at the FIFA World Cup