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
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.

Jamaica 1–3 Croatia
Earle 45' Report Stanić 27'
Prosinečki 53'
Šuker 69'
Attendance: 38,100
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

Japan 0–1 Croatia
Report Šuker 77'
Attendance: 35,500
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

Argentina 5–0 Jamaica
Ortega 31', 55'
Batistuta 73', 78', 83' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 45,500
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

Argentina 1–0 Croatia
Pineda 36' Report
Attendance: 31,800
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

Japan 1–2 Jamaica
Nakayama 74' Report Whitmore 39', 54'
Attendance: 39,100
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)

See also

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