1998 FIFA World Cup Group G

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates 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. 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

• 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

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GK 1 David Seaman CB 2 Sol Campbell Template:Yel CB 6 Gareth Southgate CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton CM 4 Paul Ince CM 8 David Batty LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux AM 16 Paul Scholes SS 10 Teddy Sheringham downward-facing red arrow 85' CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) Substitutions: FW 20 Michael Owen upward-facing green arrow 85' Manager: Glenn Hoddle

GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer RWB 5 Hatem Trabelsi downward-facing red arrow 79' CB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) CB 4 Mounir Boukadida CB 21 Khaled Badra LWB 17 José Clayton Template:Yel MF 10 Kais Ghodhbane Template:Yel MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah downward-facing red arrow 46' FW 11 Adel Sellimi FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane downward-facing red arrow 65' Substitutions: MF 8 Zoubeir Baya upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 2 Imed Ben Younes Template:Yel upward-facing green arrow 65' DF 7 Tarek Thabet upward-facing green arrow 79' Manager: Template:Flagicon 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.

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GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu CB 18 Iulian Filipescu Template:Yel CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu RWB 2 Dan Petrescu Template:Yel LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu Template:Yel CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 16 Gabriel Popescu downward-facing red arrow 68' AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) downward-facing red arrow 76' CF 9 Viorel Moldovan downward-facing red arrow 84' CF 11 Adrian Ilie Substitutions: MF 19 Ovidiu Stanga upward-facing green arrow 68' MF 15 Lucian Marinescu upward-facing green arrow 76' MF 14 Radu Niculescu upward-facing green arrow 84' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 4 José Santa Template:Yel DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera MF 6 Mauricio Serna MF 8 John Harold Lozano MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) MF 19 Freddy Rincón FW 11 Faustino Asprilla downward-facing red arrow 84' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal downward-facing red arrow 46' Substitutions: FW 9 Adolfo Valencia upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 21 Leider Preciado upward-facing green arrow 84' Manager: Hernán Dario Gómez

Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Colombia vs Tunisia

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GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 4 José Santa Template:Yel DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera MF 6 Mauricio Serna downward-facing red arrow 62' MF 8 John Harold Lozano MF 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) MF 19 Freddy Rincón downward-facing red arrow 56' FW 7 Antony de Ávila FW 9 Adolfo Valencia downward-facing red arrow 56' Substitutions: FW 21 Léider Preciado upward-facing green arrow 56' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal upward-facing green arrow 56' MF 14 Jorge Bolaño upward-facing green arrow 62' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer RB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) CB 6 Ferid Chouchane CB 7 Tarek Thabet downward-facing red arrow 76' LB 17 José Clayton Template:Yel MF 8 Zoubeir Baya downward-facing red arrow 73' MF 13 Riadh Bouazizi Template:Yel MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah FW 11 Adel Sellimi downward-facing red arrow 68' FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane Substitutions: FW 2 Imed Ben Younes upward-facing green arrow 68' MF 19 Faysal Ben Ahmed upward-facing green arrow 73' MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane upward-facing green arrow 76' Manager: Template:Flagicon Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary)

Romania vs England

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GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu Template:Yel CB 18 Iulian Filipescu Template:Yel CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu Template:Yel RWB 2 Dan Petrescu LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 16 Gabriel Popescu AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 72' CF 9 Viorel Moldovan downward-facing red arrow 86' CF 11 Adrian Ilie Substitutes: MF 19 Ovidiu Stângă upward-facing green arrow 72' downward-facing red arrow 81' MF 15 Lucian Marinescu upward-facing green arrow 81' FW 7 Marius Lăcătuș upward-facing green arrow 86' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

GK 1 David Seaman CB 12 Gary Neville CB 2 Sol Campbell CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux CM 4 Paul Ince downward-facing red arrow 32' CM 8 David Batty AM 16 Paul Scholes CF 10 Teddy Sheringham downward-facing red arrow 72' CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) Substitutions: MF 7 David Beckham upward-facing green arrow 32' FW 20 Michael Owen upward-facing green arrow 72' Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Colombia vs England

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GK 22 Faryd Mondragón DF 13 Wílmer Cabrera DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez Template:Yel DF 3 Ever Palacios DF 16 Luis Antonio Moreno MF 6 Mauricio Serna Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 46' MF 19 Freddy Rincón MF 8 John Harold Lozano AM 10 Carlos Valderrama (c) FW 7 Antony de Ávila downward-facing red arrow 46' FW 21 Léider Preciado downward-facing red arrow 46' Substitutes: FW 9 Adolfo Valencia upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 15 Víctor Aristizábal Template:Yel upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 20 Hamilton Ricard upward-facing green arrow 46' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 David Seaman CB 12 Gary Neville CB 2 Sol Campbell CB 5 Tony Adams RWB 14 Darren Anderton downward-facing red arrow 79' LWB 3 Graeme Le Saux CM 7 David Beckham CM 4 Paul Ince downward-facing red arrow 83' AM 16 Paul Scholes Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 73' CF 20 Michael Owen CF 9 Alan Shearer (c) Template:Yel Substitutions: MF 11 Steve McManaman upward-facing green arrow 73' MF 17 Rob Lee upward-facing green arrow 79' MF 8 David Batty upward-facing green arrow 83' Manager: Glenn Hoddle

Assistant referees: Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Fourth official: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

Romania vs Tunisia

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GK 12 Bogdan Stelea SW 4 Anton Doboș CB 3 Cristian Dulca downward-facing red arrow 32' CB 13 Liviu Ciobotariu RWB 2 Dan Petrescu LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu CM 15 Lucian Marinescu CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă CM 17 Ilie Dumitrescu downward-facing red arrow 68' AM 10 Gheorghe Hagi (c) CF 7 Marius Lăcătuș downward-facing red arrow 46' Substitutions: DF 6 Gheorghe Popescu upward-facing green arrow 32' FW 11 Adrian Ilie upward-facing green arrow 46' FW 9 Viorel Moldovan upward-facing green arrow 68' Manager: Anghel Iordănescu

GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer DF 3 Sami Trabelsi (c) DF 4 Mounir Boukadida DF 6 Ferid Chouchane MF 8 Zoubeir Baya Template:Yel MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane downward-facing red arrow 85' MF 13 Riadh Bouazizi MF 14 Sirajeddine Chihi MF 15 Skander Souayah Template:Yel downward-facing red arrow 90+1' FW 11 Adel Sellimi FW 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane downward-facing red arrow 60' Substitutions: FW 9 Riadh Jelassi upward-facing green arrow 60' DF 7 Tarek Thabet upward-facing green arrow 85' FW 2 Imed Ben Younes upward-facing green arrow 90+1' Manager: 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