1998 FIFA World Cup Group H

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Group H at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised CONMEBOL representatives Argentina, World Cup debutants Croatia, competing from the UEFA confederation, Jamaica of CONCACAF and Japan from the Asian Football Confederation.

Overall

Argentina qualified with a match to spare after they beat Japan and Jamaica with Gabriel Batistuta scoring in both games. Croatia did the same with Davor Šuker scoring in both games. Argentina then beat Croatia to take first place, while Jamaica got their first ever points in a World Cup finals tournament by beating Japan.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Jamaica 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0

Argentina vs Japan

14 June 1998
14:30
Argentina  1–0  Japan
Batistuta Goal 28' Report
Argentina
Japan
GK 1 Carlos Roa
DF 2 Roberto Ayala
MF 5 Matías Almeyda
DF 6 Roberto Sensini Substituted off 72'
FW 7 Claudio López Substituted off 61'
MF 8 Diego Simeone (c)
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta
MF 10 Ariel Ortega
MF 11 Juan Sebastián Verón
DF 14 Nelson Vivas
DF 22 Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
FW 18 Abel Balbo Substituted in 61'
DF 3 José Chamot Substituted in 72'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Akira Narahashi
DF 3 Naoki Soma Substituted off 84'
DF 4 Masami Ihara (c) Booked 26'
MF 6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
MF 8 Hidetoshi Nakata
FW 9 Masashi Nakayama Substituted off 65'
MF 10 Hiroshi Nanami
DF 17 Yutaka Akita
FW 18 Shoji Jo
DF 19 Eisuke Nakanishi Booked 67'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 65'
MF 22 Takashi Hirano Booked 90+2' Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Assistant referees:
Marc Van Den Broeck (Belgium)
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official:
Ryszard Wójcik (Polish)

Jamaica vs Croatia

14 June 1998
21:00
Jamaica  1–3  Croatia
Earle Goal 45' Report Stanić Goal 27'
Prosinečki Goal 53'
Šuker Goal 69'
Jamaica
Croatia
GK 1 Warren Barrett (c)
DF 5 Ian Goodison
MF 6 Fitzroy Simpson
MF 7 Peter Cargill Substituted off 69'
MF 11 Theodore Whitmore
DF 15 Ricardo Gardner
MF 16 Robbie Earle Substituted off 74'
FW 17 Onandi Lowe
FW 18 Deon Burton Booked 62'
DF 19 Frank Sinclair
FW 22 Paul Hall Substituted off 81'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Darryl Powell Substituted in 69'
FW 9 Andrew Williams Substituted in 74'
FW 10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 81'
Manager:
Brazil René Simões
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 4 Igor Štimac
DF 6 Slaven Bilić
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović
MF 8 Robert Prosinečki
FW 9 Davor Šuker
MF 10 Zvonimir Boban (c)
MF 13 Mario Stanić
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo Booked 5'
DF 17 Robert Jarni
DF 20 Dario Šimić Booked 59' Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Fourth official:
Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Japan vs Croatia

20 June 1998
14:30
Japan  0–1  Croatia
Report Šuker Goal 77'
Japan
Croatia
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
SW 4 Masami Ihara (c)
RB 2 Akira Narahashi Substituted off 79'
CB 17 Yutaka Akita Booked 89'
CB 19 Eisuke Nakanishi Booked 70'
LB 3 Naoki Soma
RM 6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM 8 Hidetoshi Nakata
LM 10 Hiroshi Nanami Booked 41' Substituted off 84'
CF 18 Shoji Jo
CF 9 Masashi Nakayama Substituted off 61'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Masayuki Okano Substituted in 61'
MF 15 Hiroaki Morishima Substituted in 79'
FW 12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
CB 6 Slaven Bilić
CB 14 Zvonimir Soldo
CB 4 Igor Štimac Substituted off 46'
RWB 20 Dario Šimić
LWB 17 Robert Jarni
DM 21 Krunoslav Jurčić
CM 8 Robert Prosinečki Booked 26' Substituted off 67'
CM 7 Aljoša Asanović
CF 13 Mario Stanić Booked 70' Substituted off 88'
CF 9 Davor Šuker (c)
Substitutions:
FW 19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in 46'
MF 11 Silvio Marić Substituted in 67'
DF 15 Igor Tudor Substituted in 88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Marere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Gunter Benko (Austria)

Argentina vs Jamaica

21 June 1998
17:30
Argentina  5–0  Jamaica
Ortega Goal 31', 55'
Batistuta Goal 73', 78', 83' (pen.)		 Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Argentina
Jamaica
GK 1 Carlos Roa
DF 2 Roberto Ayala
DF 3 Jose Chamot Booked 65'
MF 5 Matías Almeyda
DF 6 Roberto Sensini Substituted off 25'
FW 7 Claudio López Substituted off 75'
MF 8 Diego Simeone (c) Substituted off 80'
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta
MF 10 Ariel Ortega
MF 11 Juan Sebastián Verón
DF 22 Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
DF 14 Nelson Vivas Substituted in 25'
MF 20 Marcelo Gallardo Substituted in 75'
DF 4 Mauricio Pineda Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 1 Warren Barrett (c)
DF 2 Stephen Malcolm Substituted off 62'
DF 3 Chris Dawes
DF 5 Ian Goodison
MF 6 Fitzroy Simpson
MF 11 Theodore Whitmore Substituted off 73'
DF 15 Ricardo Gardner
FW 18 Deon Burton Substituted off 46'
DF 19 Frank Sinclair
MF 20 Darryl Powell Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 4', 45+1'
FW 22 Paul Hall
Substitutions:
MF 7 Peter Cargill Booked 88' Substituted in 46'
FW 10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 62'
MF 16 Robbie Earle Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Brazil René Simões

Assistant referees:
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Argentina vs Croatia

26 June 1998
16:00
Argentina  1–0  Croatia
Pineda Goal 36' Report
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Argentina
Croatia
GK 1 Carlos Roa
DF 2 Roberto Ayala Booked 35'
DF 4 Mauricio Pineda
MF 5 Matías Almeyda
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta (c)
MF 10 Ariel Ortega Booked 23' Substituted off 52'
MF 11 Juan Sebastián Verón
DF 13 Pablo Paz
DF 14 Nelson Vivas Booked 68'
MF 20 Marcelo Gallardo Substituted off 80'
DF 22 Javier Zanetti Substituted off 67'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Claudio López Substituted in 52'
MF 8 Diego Simeone Substituted in 67'
MF 16 Sergio Berti Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 6 Slaven Bilić Booked 20'
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović
MF 8 Robert Prosinečki Substituted off 67'
FW 9 Davor Šuker
MF 10 Zvonimir Boban (c) Booked 47'
MF 11 Silvio Marić Substituted off 46'
MF 13 Mario Stanić
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo Booked 43'
DF 17 Robert Jarni Booked 58'
DF 20 Dario Šimić
Substitutions:
FW 19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in 46'
DF 4 Igor Štimac Substituted in 67'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Japan vs Jamaica

26 June 1998
16:00
Japan  1–2  Jamaica
Nakayama Goal 74' Report Whitmore Goal 39', 54'
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Japan
Jamaica
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Akira Narahashi
DF 3 Naoki Soma
DF 4 Masami Ihara (c)
DF 5 Norio Omura Substituted off 58'
MF 6 Motohiro Yamaguchi Booked 4'
MF 8 Hidetoshi Nakata
FW 9 Masashi Nakayama
MF 10 Hiroshi Nanami Substituted off 78'
DF 17 Yutaka Akita
FW 18 Shoji Jo Substituted off 58'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 58'
MF 22 Takashi Hirano Substituted in 58'
MF 11 Shinji Ono Substituted in 78'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK 13 Aaron Lawrence
DF 2 Stephen Malcolm Booked 78'
DF 3 Chris Dawes Booked 88'
DF 5 Ian Goodison (c)
MF 6 Fitzroy Simpson Substituted off 89'
FW 8 Marcus Gayle Substituted off 80'
MF 11 Theodore Whitmore
DF 15 Ricardo Gardner
FW 17 Onandi Lowe
DF 19 Frank Sinclair
FW 22 Paul Hall Substituted off 72'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 72'
FW 18 Deon Burton Substituted in 80'
MF 16 Robbie Earle Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Brazil René Simões

Assistant referees:
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
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