1998 Fifa World Cup Group H

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.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Croatia	3	2	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Jamaica	3	1	2	3	9	−6	3
4	Japan	3	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Source: FIFA

Argentina advanced to play England (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.
Croatia advanced to play Romania (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.

Matches

Argentina vs Japan

14 June 1998

14:30 CET (UTC+1)

Argentina	1–0	Japan
Batistuta 28'	Report

Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

Attendance: 33,500

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

Argentina

Japan


GK	1	Carlos Roa
RB	14	Nelson Vivas
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Roberto Sensini	72'
LB	22	Javier Zanetti
DM	5	Matías Almeyda
CM	8	Diego Simeone (c)
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
AM	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	7	Claudio López	61'
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
FW	18	Abel Balbo	61'
DF	3	José Chamot	72'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB	17	Yutaka Akita
CB	4	Masami Ihara (c)	26'
CB	19	Eisuke Nakanishi	67'
RM	2	Akira Narahashi
CM	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM	10	Hiroshi Nanami
LM	3	Naoki Soma		84'
AM	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
CF	9	Masashi Nakayama		65'
CF	18	Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		65'
MF	22	Takashi Hirano	90+2'	84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

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

Jamaica vs Croatia

To date, this is the last match in which both sides were playing their first ever FIFA World Cup fixture. It was the first time it had happened since 1974, when East Germany played Australia.

14 June 1998

21:00 CET (UTC+1)

Jamaica	1–3	Croatia
Earle 45'	Report	Stanić 27' Prosinečki 53' Šuker 69'

Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

Attendance: 38,100

Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Jamaica

Croatia


GK	1	Warren Barrett (c)
CB	19	Frank Sinclair
CB	7	Peter Cargill		69'
CB	5	Ian Goodison
RM	6	Fitzroy Simpson
CM	11	Theodore Whitmore
CM	16	Robbie Earle		74'
LM	15	Ricardo Gardner
RF	18	Deon Burton	62'
CF	17	Onandi Lowe
LF	22	Paul Hall		81'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Darryl Powell		69'
FW	9	Andrew Williams		74'
FW	10	Walter Boyd		81'
Manager:
René Simões


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
CB	6	Slaven Bilić
CB	14	Zvonimir Soldo	5'
CB	4	Igor Štimac
RWB	20	Dario Šimić	59'	74'
LWB	17	Robert Jarni
CM	8	Robert Prosinečki
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović
AM	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF	13	Mario Stanić
CF	9	Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		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 CET (UTC+1)

Japan	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Šuker 77'

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 35,500

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Japan

Croatia


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB	17	Yutaka Akita	89'
CB	4	Masami Ihara (c)
CB	19	Eisuke Nakanishi	70'
RM	2	Akira Narahashi		79'
CM	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM	10	Hiroshi Nanami	41'	84'
LM	3	Naoki Soma
AM	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
CF	9	Masashi Nakayama		61'
CF	18	Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW	14	Masayuki Okano		61'
MF	15	Hiroaki Morishima		79'
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
CB	6	Slaven Bilić
CB	14	Zvonimir Soldo
CB	4	Igor Štimac		46'
RWB	20	Dario Šimić
LWB	17	Robert Jarni
DM	21	Krunoslav Jurčić
CM	8	Robert Prosinečki	26'	67'
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović
CF	13	Mario Stanić	70'	88'
CF	9	Davor Šuker (c)
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		46'
MF	11	Silvio Marić		67'
DF	15	Igor Tudor		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 CET (UTC+1)

Argentina	5–0	Jamaica
Ortega 31', 55' Batistuta 73', 78', 83' (pen.)	Report

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 45,500

Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Argentina

Jamaica


GK	1	Carlos Roa
RB	22	Javier Zanetti
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Roberto Sensini		25'
LB	3	José Chamot	65'
DM	5	Matías Almeyda
CM	8	Diego Simeone (c)		80'
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
AM	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	7	Claudio López		75'
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
DF	14	Nelson Vivas		25'
MF	20	Marcelo Gallardo		75'
DF	4	Mauricio Pineda		80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	1	Warren Barrett (c)
DF	2	Stephen Malcolm		62'
DF	3	Chris Dawes
DF	5	Ian Goodison
MF	6	Fitzroy Simpson
MF	11	Theodore Whitmore		73'
DF	15	Ricardo Gardner
FW	18	Deon Burton		46'
DF	19	Frank Sinclair
MF	20	Darryl Powell	4' 45+1'
FW	22	Paul Hall
Substitutions:
DF	7	Peter Cargill	88'	46'
FW	10	Walter Boyd		62'
MF	16	Robbie Earle		73'
Manager:
René Simões

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

Argentina vs Croatia

26 June 1998

16:00 CET (UTC+1)

Argentina	1–0	Croatia
Pineda 36'	Report

Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

Attendance: 31,800

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Argentina

Croatia


GK	1	Carlos Roa
RB	14	Nelson Vivas	68'
CB	2	Roberto Ayala	35'
CB	13	Pablo Paz
LB	4	Mauricio Pineda
DM	22	Javier Zanetti		67'
DM	5	Matías Almeyda
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón
AM	10	Ariel Ortega	23'	52'
AM	20	Marcelo Gallardo		80'
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta (c)
Substitutions:
FW	7	Claudio López		52'
MF	8	Diego Simeone		67'
MF	16	Sergio Berti		80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella


GK	1	Dražen Ladić
CB	20	Dario Šimić
CB	6	Slaven Bilić	20'
CB	14	Zvonimir Soldo	43'
RWB	11	Silvio Marić		46'
LWB	17	Robert Jarni	58'
CM	8	Robert Prosinečki		67'
CM	7	Aljoša Asanović
AM	10	Zvonimir Boban (c)	47'
CF	13	Mario Stanić
CF	9	Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW	19	Goran Vlaović		46'
DF	4	Igor Štimac		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 CET (UTC+1)

Japan	1–2	Jamaica
Nakayama 74'	Report	Whitmore 39', 54'

Stade Gerland, Lyon

Attendance: 39,100

Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Japan

Jamaica


GK	20	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB	17	Yutaka Akita
CB	4	Masami Ihara (c)
CB	5	Norio Omura		58'
RM	2	Akira Narahashi
CM	6	Motohiro Yamaguchi	4'
CM	10	Hiroshi Nanami		78'
LM	3	Naoki Soma
AM	8	Hidetoshi Nakata
CF	9	Masashi Nakayama
CF	18	Shoji Jo		58'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Wagner Lopes		58'
MF	22	Takashi Hirano		58'
MF	11	Shinji Ono		78'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada


GK	13	Aaron Lawrence
DF	2	Stephen Malcolm	78'
DF	3	Chris Dawes	88'
DF	5	Ian Goodison (c)
MF	6	Fitzroy Simpson		89'
FW	8	Marcus Gayle		80'
MF	11	Theodore Whitmore
DF	15	Ricardo Gardner
FW	17	Onandi Lowe
DF	19	Frank Sinclair
FW	22	Paul Hall		72'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Walter Boyd		72'
FW	18	Deon Burton		80'
MF	16	Robbie Earle		89'
Manager:
René Simões

Assistant referees:
Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

1998 Fifa World Cup Group H

Standings

Matches

Argentina vs Japan

Jamaica vs Croatia

Japan vs Croatia

Argentina vs Jamaica

Argentina vs Croatia

Japan vs Jamaica

See also

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