1998 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups of four teams competing at the 1998 World Cup in France. The first matches were played on 10 June 1998 and the final games took place simultaneously on 23 June 1998. The group consisted of defending champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France. After Brazil beat Scotland and Morocco while Norway drew with Morocco and Scotland, Brazil had qualified as group winners with a game to spare. With ten minutes to go in the final two games, Morocco looked like they would take second place, because they were beating Scotland while Brazil were beating Norway. However, Norway scored two late goals to win and steal the runners up spot from Morocco.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Morocco	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
4	Scotland	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA

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

Matches

Brazil vs Scotland

10 June 1998

17:30 CET (UTC+1)

Brazil	2–1	Scotland
Sampaio 4' Boyd 73' (o.g.)	Report	Collins 38' (pen.)

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Brazil

Scotland


GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	3	Aldair	45+2'
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	César Sampaio	37'
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	7	Giovanni		46'
AM	10	Rivaldo
CF	9	Ronaldo
CF	20	Bebeto		72'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Leonardo		46'
FW	19	Denílson		72'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo


GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	4	Colin Calderwood
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	10	Darren Jackson	25'	78'
CM	8	Craig Burley
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly		84'
CF	9	Gordon Durie
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher
Substitutions:
MF	17	Billy McKinlay		78'
DF	6	Tosh McKinlay		84'
Manager:
Craig Brown

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Morocco vs Norway

10 June 1998

21:00 CET (UTC+1)

Morocco	2–2	Norway
Hadji 38' Hadda 59'	Report	Chippo 45+1' (o.g.) Eggen 61'

Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

Attendance: 29,800

Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

Morocco

Norway


GK	12	Driss Benzekri
RB	2	Abdelilah Saber
CB	4	Youssef Rossi
CB	6	Noureddine Naybet (c)
LB	3	Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
RM	7	Mustapha Hadji
CM	8	Saïd Chiba	79'
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej		90'
LM	18	Youssef Chippo		78'
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda		86'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Gharib Amzine		78'
FW	11	Ali El Khattabi		86'
MF	16	Rachid Azzouzi		90'
Manager:
Henri Michel


GK	1	Frode Grodås (c)
RB	4	Henning Berg
CB	15	Dan Eggen
CB	3	Ronny Johnsen
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM	17	Håvard Flo	72'
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal
CM	7	Erik Mykland
LM	20	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	46'
CF	9	Tore André Flo
Substitutions:
MF	21	Vidar Riseth	46'
MF	6	Ståle Solbakken	72'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)
Fourth official:
Eddie Lennie (Australia)

Scotland vs Norway

16 June 1998

17:30 CET (UTC+1)

Scotland	1–1	Norway
Burley 66'	Report	H. Flo 46'

Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

Attendance: 31,800

Referee: László Vágner (Hungary)

Scotland

Norway


GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	4	Colin Calderwood		59'
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	10	Darren Jackson	56'	61'
CM	8	Craig Burley
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly
CF	9	Gordon Durie	24'
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher
Substitutions:
DF	16	David Weir		59'
DF	2	Jackie McNamara		61'
Manager:
Craig Brown


GK	1	Frode Grodås (c)
RB	4	Henning Berg	58'	81'
CB	15	Dan Eggen
CB	3	Ronny Johnsen
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM	17	Håvard Flo		60'
CM	22	Roar Strand
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal	53'
CM	6	Ståle Solbakken
LM	21	Vidar Riseth		71'
CF	9	Tore André Flo
Substitutions:
MF	11	Mini Jakobsen		60'
FW	18	Egil Østenstad		71'
DF	2	Gunnar Halle		81'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

Brazil vs Morocco

16 June 1998

21:00 CET (UTC+1)

Brazil	3–0	Morocco
Ronaldo 9' Rivaldo 45+2' Bebeto 50'	Report

Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

Attendance: 35,500

Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Brazil

Morocco


GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	4	Júnior Baiano	87'
CB	3	Aldair
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	César Sampaio	36'	68'
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	18	Leonardo
AM	10	Rivaldo		87'
CF	20	Bebeto		72'
CF	9	Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF	17	Doriva		68'
FW	21	Edmundo		72'
FW	19	Denílson		87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo


GK	12	Driss Benzekri
RB	2	Abdelilah Saber		76'
CB	4	Youssef Rossi
CB	6	Noureddine Naybet (c)
LB	3	Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
RM	7	Mustapha Hadji
CM	8	Saïd Chiba	64'	76'
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej
LM	18	Youssef Chippo
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda	32'	88'
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
Substitutions:
DF	15	Lahcen Abrami		76'
MF	17	Gharib Amzine		76'
FW	11	Ali El Khattabi		88'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England)

Scotland vs Morocco

23 June 1998

21:00 CET (UTC+1)

Scotland	0–3	Morocco
	Report	Bassir 23', 85' Hadda 47'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Attendance: 30,600

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Scotland

Morocco


GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	16	David Weir
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	2	Jackie McNamara		54'
CM	8	Craig Burley	53'
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher	21'
CF	9	Gordon Durie		83'
Substitutions:
DF	6	Tosh McKinlay		54'
FW	20	Scott Booth		83'
Manager:
Craig Brown


GK	12	Driss Benzekri
RB	2	Abdelilah Saber		72'
CB	5	Smahi Triki
CB	6	Noureddine Naybet (c)
LB	15	Lahcen Abrami
RM	7	Mustapha Hadji
CM	17	Gharib Amzine		76'
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej
LM	18	Youssef Chippo	81'	87'
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
Substitutions:
DF	4	Youssef Rossi		72'
MF	16	Rachid Azzouzi		76'
MF	19	Jamal Sellami		87'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
László Vágner (Hungary)

Brazil vs Norway

23 June 1998

21:00 CET (UTC+1)

Brazil	1–2	Norway
Bebeto 78'	Report	T. A. Flo 83' Rekdal 89' (pen.)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

Brazil

Norway


GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	14	Gonçalves
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	18	Leonardo
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	10	Rivaldo
AM	19	Denílson
CF	20	Bebeto
CF	9	Ronaldo
Manager:
Mário Zagallo


GK	1	Frode Grodås (c)
RB	4	Henning Berg
CB	15	Dan Eggen
CB	3	Ronny Johnsen
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM	17	Håvard Flo		68'
CM	22	Roar Strand		46'
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen	54'
LM	21	Vidar Riseth		79'
CF	9	Tore André Flo	61'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Erik Mykland		46'
FW	20	Ole Gunnar Solskjær		68'
MF	16	Jostein Flo		79'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

1998 FIFA World Cup Group A

Contents

Standings

Matches

Brazil vs Scotland

Morocco vs Norway

Scotland vs Norway

Brazil vs Morocco

Scotland vs Morocco

Brazil vs Norway

See also