1998 FIFA World Cup Group D

Nigeria won their first two games while Paraguay drew their first two games 0–0, which meant that Nigeria were certain of qualifying in first place with a game to spare. In their final game, Spain got their only victory after scoring six against Bulgaria, but were still eliminated in third place after Paraguay beat Nigeria. Thus, Spain were the only top seed not to advance to the second round, while all others topped their respective groups. On the other hand, Bulgaria could not repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament, finishing last in the group with a single point.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
4  Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: FIFA

Matches

Paraguay vs Bulgaria
Paraguay 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 27,650
Paraguay
Bulgaria
GK1José Luis Chilavert (c)
CB4Carlos Gamarra
CB5Celso Ayala
CB11Pedro Sarabia
RWB19Carlos Morales 43'
LWB21Jorge Luis Campos 78'
CM10Roberto Acuña
CM13Carlos Paredes
CM16Julio César Enciso
CF15Miguel Ángel Benítez 45'
CF9José Cardozo 70'
Substitutions:
DF20Denis Caniza 43'
FW18César Ramírez 70'
MF7Julio César Yegros 78'
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov
RB2Radostin Kishishev
CB3Trifon Ivanov (c) 73'
CB5Ivaylo Yordanov
LB4Ivaylo Petkov
RM16Anatoli Nankov 27'  89'
CM6Zlatko Yankov
CM11Ilian Iliev 77'
LM10Krasimir Balakov
FW8Hristo Stoichkov 45'
FW9Lyuboslav Penev 68'
Substitutions:
FW7Emil Kostadinov 68'
MF18Daniel Borimirov 77'
Manager:
Hristo Bonev

Assistant referees:
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Fourth official:
Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Spain vs Nigeria
Spain 2–3 Nigeria
Hierro 21'
Raúl 47'		 Report Adepoju 24'
Zubizarreta 73' (o.g.)
Oliseh 78'
Attendance: 33,257
Spain
Nigeria
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB2Albert Ferrer 45'
CB14Iván Campo 75'
CB4Rafael Alkorta
LB12Sergi
RM21Luis Enrique
CM20Miguel Ángel Nadal 59' 77'
CM6Fernando Hierro
LM10Raúl
SS19Kiko
CF11Alfonso 58'
Substitutions:
MF18Guillermo Amor 56' 45'
FW17Joseba Etxeberria 58'
MF16Albert Celades 77'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1Peter Rufai
RB2Mobi Oparaku 70'
CB5Uche Okechukwu (c) 62'
CB6Taribo West
LB3Celestine Babayaro
DM15Sunday Oliseh
RM7George Finidi
CM8Mutiu Adepoju
CM10Jay Jay Okocha
LM11Garba Lawal 90+3'
CF20Victor Ikpeba 83'
Substitutions:
FW9Rasheed Yekini 70'
MF13Tijani Babangida 83'
DF21Godwin Okpara 90+3'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

Assistant referees:
Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Ian McLeod (South Africa)

Nigeria vs Bulgaria
Nigeria 1–0 Bulgaria
Ikpeba 28' Report
Attendance: 45,500
Nigeria
Bulgaria
GK1Peter Rufai
RB8Mutiu Adepoju 20'
CB5Uche Okechukwu (c) 44'
CB6Taribo West
LB3Celestine Babayaro
DM15Sunday Oliseh
RM7Finidi George 84'
AM10Jay Jay Okocha 70'
LM11Garba Lawal
CF14Daniel Amokachi 67'
CF20Victor Ikpeba 49' 75'
Substitutions:
FW4Nwankwo Kanu 67'
FW9Rasheed Yekini 75'
MF13Tijani Babangida 84'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov
DF2Radostin Kishishev 78'
DF3Trifon Ivanov (c)
DF4Ivaylo Petkov
MF6Zlatko Yankov 84'
FW7Emil Kostadinov
FW8Hristo Stoichkov
MF10Krasimir Balakov
MF11Ilian Iliev 66' 66'
DF13Gosho Ginchev
MF14Marian Hristov 45'
Substitutions:
MF18Daniel Borimirov 45'
FW9Lyuboslav Penev 66'
FW19Georgi Bachev 84'
Manager:
Hristo Bonev

Assistant referees:
Jorge Díaz Gálvez (Chile)
Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Marcio Rezende (Brazil)

Spain vs Paraguay
Spain 0–0 Paraguay
Report
Attendance: 30,600
Spain
Paraguay
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB15Carlos Aguilera
CB5Abelardo 56'
CB4Rafael Alkorta
LB12Sergi 8'
RM17Joseba Etxeberria
CM6Fernando Hierro
CM18Guillermo Amor
LM21Luis Enrique
SS10Raúl 65'
CF9Juan Antonio Pizzi 52'
Substitutions:
FW7Fernando Morientes 52'
MF16Albert Celades 56'
FW19Kiko 87' 65'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1José Luis Chilavert (c)
DF2Francisco Arce 76'
DF4Carlos Gamarra
DF5Celso Ayala 30'
FW8Arístides Rojas 83'
MF10Roberto Acuña 73'
DF11Pedro Sarabia
FW15Miguel Ángel Benítez
MF16Julio César Enciso
DF20Denis Caniza
MF21Jorge Luis Campos 45'
Substitutions:
MF13Carlos Paredes 45'
MF7Julio César Yegros 73'
FW18César Ramírez 83'
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani

Assistant referees:
Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Esse Baharmast (United States)

Nigeria vs Paraguay
Nigeria 1–3 Paraguay
Oruma 11' Report Ayala 1'
Benítez 58'
Cardozo 86'
Attendance: 33,500
Nigeria
Paraguay
GK1Peter Rufai (c)
RB17Augustine Eguavoen 25'
CB6Taribo West
CB16Uche Okafor
LB19Ben Iroha 38'
RM13Tijani Babangida
CM15Sunday Oliseh 45'
CM18Wilson Oruma 68'
LM11Garba Lawal
CF9Rasheed Yekini
CF4Nwankwo Kanu
Substitutions:
DF21Godwin Okpara 45'
MF7Finidi George 68'
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
GK1José Luis Chilavert (c)
RB2Francisco Arce
CB4Carlos Gamarra
CB5Celso Ayala
LB11Pedro Sarabia
CM13Carlos Paredes
CM16Julio César Enciso
CM20Denis Caniza 55'
RF17Hugo Brizuela 77'
CF9José Cardozo
LF15Miguel Ángel Benítez 67'
Substitutions:
MF7Julio César Yegros 55'
MF10Roberto Acuña 67'
FW8Aristides Rojas 77'
Manager:
Paulo César Carpegiani

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Spain vs Bulgaria
Spain 6–1 Bulgaria
Hierro 6' (pen.)
Luis Enrique 18'
Morientes 55', 81'
Bachev 88' (o.g.)
Kiko 90+4'		 Report Kostadinov 58'
Attendance: 38,100
Spain
Bulgaria
GK1Andoni Zubizarreta (c)
RB15Carlos Aguilera 16'
CB20Miguel Ángel Nadal
CB4Rafael Alkorta
LB12Sergi
RM17Joseba Etxeberria 50'
CM6Fernando Hierro
CM18Guillermo Amor
LM21Luis Enrique 69'
SS11Alfonso 65'
CF7Fernando Morientes
Substitutions:
FW10Raúl 50'
FW19Kiko 65'
MF8Julen Guerrero 73' 69'
Manager:
Javier Clemente
GK1Zdravko Zdravkov
DF2Radostin Kishishev
DF3Trifon Ivanov (c)
MF5Ivaylo Yordanov
FW7Emil Kostadinov
FW8Hristo Stoichkov 45'
MF10Krasimir Balakov 61'
DF13Gosho Ginchev
MF16Anatoli Nankov 28'
MF18Daniel Borimirov
FW19Georgi Bachev 85'
Substitutions:
FW9Lyuboslav Penev 45' 28'
MF11Ilian Iliev 45'
MF14Marian Hristov 61'
Manager:
Hristo Bonev

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

See also
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