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England in World Cup 1998
Final Tournament

 

World Cup 1998 Final Tournament
10 June - 12 July 1998 in France

First Phase Group G Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Romania 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
England 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Colombia 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3
Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

 

First Phase Group G Matches
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
15-Jun-1998 Romania 1 Colombia 0 [1-0] Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,100
15-Jun-1998 England 2 Tunisia 0 [1-0] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 54,587
22-Jun-1998 Colombia 1 Tunisia 0 [0-0] Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 29,800
22-Jun-1998 Romania 2 England 1 [0-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse 33,500
26-Jun-1998 Romania 1 Tunisia 1 [0-1] Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,000
26-Jun-1998 Colombia 0 England 2 [0-2] Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 38,100

 

Second Phase Matches
Round of 16 Matches
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
27-Jun-1998 Italy 1 Norway 0 [1-0] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,000
27-Jun-1998 Brazil 4 Chile 1 [3-0] Parc des Princes, Paris 45,500
28-Jun-1998 France 1 Paraguay 0 [0-0] Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens 38,100

0-0 full-time, 0-0 after first period of extra time, 1-0 after extra time

28-Jun-1998 Nigeria 1 Denmark 4 [0-2] Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,000
29-Jun-1998 Germany 2 México 1 [0-0] Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier 29,800
29-Jun-1998 Netherlands 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse 33,500
30-Jun-1998 Romania 0 Croatia 1 [0-1] Parc Lescure, Bordeaux 31,800
30-Jun-1998 Argentina 2 England 2 [2-2] Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne 30,600
2-2 full-time, 2-2 after extra time, 4-3 penalty kicks

Quarterfinal Matches

Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
03-Jul-1998 Italy 0 France 0 [0-0] Stade de France, Saint-Denis 77,000
0-0 full-time, 0-0 after extra time, 3-4 penalty kicks
03-Jul-1998 Brazil 3 Denmark 2 [2-1] Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes 35,500
04-Jul-1998 Netherlands 2 Argentina 1 [1-1] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 55,000
04-Jul-1998 Germany 0 Croatia 3 [0-1] Stade de Gerland, Lyon 39,100

Semifinal Matches

Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
07-Jul-1998 Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 [0-0] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 54,000
1-1 full-time, 1-1 after extra time, 4-2 penalty kicks
08-Jul-1998 France 2 Croatia 1 [0-0] Stade de France, Saint-Denis 76,000

Third Place Match

Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
11-Jul-1998 Netherlands 1 Croatia 2 [1-2] Parc des Princes, Paris 45,500
Final Match
Date Match Score H.T. Venue Attendance
12-Jul-1998 Brazil 0 France 3 [0-2] Stade de France, Saint-Denis 75,000

Background

The draw, in Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on 4th December 1997, produced the following groups:

Group A Group B Group C Group D
A1-Brazil B1-Italy C1-France D1-Spain
A2-Scotland B2-Austria C2-Denmark D2-Bulgaria
A3-Norway B3-Cameroon C3-Saudi Arabia D3-Nigeria
A4-Morocco B4-Chile C4-South Africa D4-Paraguay
Group E Group F Group G Group H
E1-Netherlnds F1-Germany G1-Romania H1-Argentina
E2-Belgium F2-Yugoslavia G2-Colombia H2-Croatia
E3-Mexico F3-United States G3-Tunisia H3-Jamica
E4-South Korea F4-Iran G4-England H4-Japan

Notes

Further Information

The results, match summaries and tables for the entire World Cup 2002 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.

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