1998 FIFA World Cup Group H

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

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 D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Jamaica 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

Argentina vs Japan
Argentina 1–0 Japan
Batistuta 28' Report
Attendance: 33,500
Argentina
Japan
GK1Carlos Roa
RB14Nelson Vivas
CB2Roberto Ayala
CB6Roberto Sensini 72'
LB22Javier Zanetti
DM5Matías Almeyda
CM8Diego Simeone (c)
CM11Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10Ariel Ortega
CF7Claudio López 61'
CF9Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
FW18Abel Balbo 61'
DF3José Chamot 72'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK20Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17Yutaka Akita
CB4Masami Ihara (c) 26'
CB19Eisuke Nakanishi 67'
RM2Akira Narahashi
CM6Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM10Hiroshi Nanami
LM3Naoki Soma 84'
AM8Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9Masashi Nakayama 65'
CF18Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW12Wagner Lopes 65'
MF22Takashi 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.

Jamaica 1–3 Croatia
Earle 45' Report Stanić 27'
Prosinečki 53'
Šuker 69'
Attendance: 38,100
Jamaica
Croatia
GK1Warren Barrett (c)
CB19Frank Sinclair
CB7Peter Cargill 69'
CB5Ian Goodison
RM6Fitzroy Simpson
CM11Theodore Whitmore
CM16Robbie Earle 74'
LM15Ricardo Gardner
RF18Deon Burton 62'
CF17Onandi Lowe
LF22Paul Hall 81'
Substitutions:
MF20Darryl Powell 69'
FW9Andrew Williams 74'
FW10Walter Boyd 81'
Manager:
René Simões
GK1Dražen Ladić
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB14Zvonimir Soldo 5'
CB4Igor Štimac
RWB20Dario Šimić 59' 74'
LWB17Robert Jarni
CM8Robert Prosinečki
CM7Aljoša Asanović
AM10Zvonimir Boban (c)
CF13Mario Stanić
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW19Goran Vlaović 74'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

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

Japan vs Croatia
Japan 0–1 Croatia
Report Šuker 77'
Attendance: 35,500
Japan
Croatia
GK20Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17Yutaka Akita 89'
CB4Masami Ihara (c)
CB19Eisuke Nakanishi 70'
RM2Akira Narahashi 79'
CM6Motohiro Yamaguchi
CM10Hiroshi Nanami 41' 84'
LM3Naoki Soma
AM8Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9Masashi Nakayama 61'
CF18Shoji Jo
Substitutions:
FW14Masayuki Okano 61'
MF15Hiroaki Morishima 79'
FW12Wagner Lopes 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK1Dražen Ladić
CB6Slaven Bilić
CB14Zvonimir Soldo
CB4Igor Štimac 46'
RWB20Dario Šimić
LWB17Robert Jarni
DM21Krunoslav Jurčić
CM8Robert Prosinečki 26' 67'
CM7Aljoša Asanović
CF13Mario Stanić 70' 88'
CF9Davor Šuker (c)
Substitutions:
FW19Goran Vlaović 46'
MF11Silvio Marić 67'
DF15Igor Tudor 88'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

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

Argentina vs Jamaica
Argentina 5–0 Jamaica
Ortega 31', 55'
Batistuta 73', 78', 83' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 45,500
Argentina
Jamaica
GK1Carlos Roa
RB22Javier Zanetti
CB2Roberto Ayala
CB6Roberto Sensini 25'
LB3José Chamot 65'
DM5Matías Almeyda
CM8Diego Simeone (c) 80'
CM11Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10Ariel Ortega
CF7Claudio López 75'
CF9Gabriel Batistuta
Substitutions:
DF14Nelson Vivas 25'
MF20Marcelo Gallardo 75'
DF4Mauricio Pineda 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK1Warren Barrett (c)
DF2Stephen Malcolm 62'
DF3Chris Dawes
DF5Ian Goodison
MF6Fitzroy Simpson
MF11Theodore Whitmore 73'
DF15Ricardo Gardner
FW18Deon Burton 46'
DF19Frank Sinclair
MF20Darryl Powell 4'  45+1'
FW22Paul Hall
Substitutions:
DF7Peter Cargill 88' 46'
FW10Walter Boyd 62'
MF16Robbie Earle 73'
Manager:
René Simões

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

Argentina vs Croatia
Argentina 1–0 Croatia
Pineda 36' Report
Attendance: 31,800
Argentina
Croatia
GK1Carlos Roa
RB14Nelson Vivas 68'
CB2Roberto Ayala 35'
CB13Pablo Paz
LB4Mauricio Pineda
DM22Javier Zanetti 67'
DM5Matías Almeyda
CM11Juan Sebastián Verón
AM10Ariel Ortega 23' 52'
AM20Marcelo Gallardo 80'
CF9Gabriel Batistuta (c)
Substitutions:
FW7Claudio López 52'
MF8Diego Simeone 67'
MF16Sergio Berti 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK1Dražen Ladić
CB20Dario Šimić
CB6Slaven Bilić 20'
CB14Zvonimir Soldo 43'
RWB11Silvio Marić 46'
LWB17Robert Jarni 58'
CM8Robert Prosinečki 67'
CM7Aljoša Asanović
AM10Zvonimir Boban (c) 47'
CF13Mario Stanić
CF9Davor Šuker
Substitutions:
FW19Goran Vlaović 46'
DF4Igor 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
Japan 1–2 Jamaica
Nakayama 74' Report Whitmore 39', 54'
Attendance: 39,100
Japan
Jamaica
GK20Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB17Yutaka Akita
CB4Masami Ihara (c)
CB5Norio Omura 58'
RM2Akira Narahashi
CM6Motohiro Yamaguchi 4'
CM10Hiroshi Nanami 78'
LM3Naoki Soma
AM8Hidetoshi Nakata
CF9Masashi Nakayama
CF18Shoji Jo 58'
Substitutions:
FW12Wagner Lopes 58'
MF22Takashi Hirano 58'
MF11Shinji Ono 78'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK13Aaron Lawrence
DF2Stephen Malcolm 78'
DF3Chris Dawes 88'
DF5Ian Goodison (c)
MF6Fitzroy Simpson 89'
FW8Marcus Gayle 80'
MF11Theodore Whitmore
DF15Ricardo Gardner
FW17Onandi Lowe
DF19Frank Sinclair
FW22Paul Hall 72'
Substitutions:
FW10Walter Boyd 72'
FW18Deon Burton 80'
MF16Robbie Earle 89'
Manager:
René Simões

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

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