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1998 FIFA World Cup Group F

Group F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised Germany and Yugoslavia of UEFA, Iran of the Asian Football Confederation and the United States from the CONCACAF region.

Germany and Yugoslavia both started well by beating the United States and Iran respectively. The United States was then eliminated with a match to spare after losing to Iran, while Germany drew with Yugoslavia. Iran needed to win their final game against Germany to qualify but was defeated, which meant that Yugoslavia would still have qualified even without their victory over the United States. Germany's two goals against both the United States and Iran put them top on goal difference.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  FR Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
3  Iran 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  United States 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: FIFA

Matches

FR Yugoslavia vs Iran

FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Iran
Mihajlović 73' Report
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
FR Yugoslavia
Iran
GK 1 Ivica Kralj
RB 2 Zoran Mirković
CB 3 Goran Đorović
CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović
LB 16 Željko Petrović Yellow card 42'
DM 6 Branko Brnović downward-facing red arrow 50'
DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović
AM 10 Dragan Stojković (c) Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović
CF 17 Savo Milošević downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Dejan Stanković upward-facing green arrow 50'
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 22 Darko Kovačević upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Slobodan Santrač
GK 12 Nima Nakisa
DF 4 Mohammad Khakpour
DF 14 Nader Mohammadkhani (c)
DF 17 Javad Zarincheh
DF 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh
MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
MF 6 Karim Bagheri
MF 9 Hamid Estili downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 21 Mehrdad Minavand
FW 10 Ali Daei
FW 11 Khodadad Azizi
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Jalal Talebi

Assistant referees:
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Jacek Pociegel (Poland)
Fourth official:
Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Germany vs United States

Germany 2–0 United States
Möller 9'
Klinsmann 65'		 Report
Attendance: 45,500
Germany
United States[1]
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
CB 2 Christian Wörns
CB 6 Olaf Thon
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
RWB 19 Stefan Reuter downward-facing red arrow 70'
LWB 3 Jörg Heinrich Yellow card 84'
DM 13 Jens Jeremies Yellow card 30'
CM 10 Thomas Häßler downward-facing red arrow 50'
AM 7 Andreas Möller downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 16 Dietmar Hamann Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 50'
DF 17 Christian Ziege upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 14 Markus Babbel upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 18 Kasey Keller
CB 6 David Regis
CB 5 Thomas Dooley (c)
CB 3 Eddie Pope Yellow card 85'
DM 15 Chad Deering downward-facing red arrow 72'
DM 19 Brian Maisonneuve
RW 4 Mike Burns downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 21 Claudio Reyna
LW 13 Cobi Jones
AM 8 Earnie Stewart
CF 11 Eric Wynalda downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Frankie Hejduk Yellow card 50' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 7 Roy Wegerle upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 10 Tab Ramos upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Steve Sampson

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Germany vs FR Yugoslavia

Germany 2–2 FR Yugoslavia
Mihajlović 72' (o.g.)
Bierhoff 78'		 Report Mijatović 13'
Stojković 52'
Attendance: 38,100
Germany
FR Yugoslavia
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
SW 6 Olaf Thon
CB 2 Christian Wörns
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
RWB 3 Jörg Heinrich
LWB 17 Christian Ziege downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 13 Jens Jeremies
CM 16 Dietmar Hamann downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 7 Andreas Möller downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 8 Lothar Matthäus Yellow card 75' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Ulf Kirsten upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 21 Michael Tarnat upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ivica Kralj
RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović
CB 3 Goran Đorović
CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović
LB 16 Željko Petrović downward-facing red arrow 74'
DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović
RM 20 Dejan Stanković downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)
LM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović
CF 22 Darko Kovačević downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 18 Dejan Govedarica upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 19 Miroslav Stević upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Slobodan Santrač

Assistant referees:
Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

United States vs Iran

Main article: United States v Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup)
United States 1–2 Iran
McBride 87' Report Estili 40'
Mahdavikia 84'
Attendance: 39,100
United States[2][3]
Iran
GK 18 Kasey Keller
CB 3 Eddie Pope
CB 5 Thomas Dooley (c) downward-facing red arrow 82'
CB 6 David Regis Yellow card 18'
RWB 2 Frankie Hejduk
CM 10 Tab Ramos downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 21 Claudio Reyna
CM 9 Joe-Max Moore
LWB 13 Cobi Jones
CF 7 Roy Wegerle downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 20 Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF 8 Earnie Stewart upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 14 Predrag Radosavljević upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Steve Sampson
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c)
CB 4 Mohammad Khakpour
CB 14 Nader Mohammadkhani downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh
RWB 17 Javad Zarincheh Yellow card 77' downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM 6 Karim Bagheri
CM 9 Hamid Estili
LWB 21 Mehrdad Minavand Yellow card 8'
CF 11 Khodadad Azizi downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 10 Ali Daei
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 5 Afshin Peyravani upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 3 Naim Sadavi upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Jalal Talebi

Assistant referees:
Laurent Rausisi (Switzerland)
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Fourth official:
Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Germany vs Iran

Germany 2–0 Iran
Bierhoff 50'
Klinsmann 57'		 Report
Attendance: 29,800
Germany
Iran
GK 1 Andreas Köpke
CB 4 Jürgen Kohler
CB 2 Christian Wörns
CB 6 Olaf Thon downward-facing red arrow 46'
SW 8 Lothar Matthäus
RWB 3 Jörg Heinrich
CM 5 Thomas Helmer
CM 10 Thomas Häßler Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 69'
LWB 21 Michael Tarnat downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c) Yellow card 31'
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 16 Dietmar Hamann upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Ulf Kirsten upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 17 Christian Ziege upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c)
DF 4 Mohammad Khakpour
DF 14 Nader Mohammadkhani
DF 17 Javad Zarincheh downward-facing red arrow 70'
DF 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh
MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
MF 6 Karim Bagheri
MF 9 Hamid Estili
MF 21 Mehrdad Minavand
FW 10 Ali Daei Yellow card 47'
FW 11 Khodadad Azizi
Substitutions:
MF 8 Sirous Dinmohammadi upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Jalal Talebi

Assistant referees:
Celestino Galvan (Paraguay)
Jorge Diaz Galvez (Chile)
Fourth official:
Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

United States vs FR Yugoslavia

United States 0–1 FR Yugoslavia
Report Komljenović 4'
Attendance: 35,500
United States
FR Yugoslavia
GK 1 Brad Friedel
DF 2 Frankie Hejduk downward-facing red arrow 64'
DF 4 Mike Burns
DF 5 Thomas Dooley (c) downward-facing red arrow 81'
DF 6 David Regis
MF 8 Earnie Stewart
MF 13 Cobi Jones
MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve
MF 21 Claudio Reyna Yellow card 13'
FW 9 Joe-Max Moore downward-facing red arrow 58'
FW 20 Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF 14 Preki upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 11 Eric Wynalda upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Steve Sampson
GK 1 Ivica Kralj
RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović
CB 3 Goran Đorović
CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović
LB 16 Željko Petrović
DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović
RM 20 Dejan Stanković Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 54'
CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
LM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović downward-facing red arrow 30'
CF 17 Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović Yellow card 61' upward-facing green arrow 30'
MF 6 Branko Brnović upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 8 Dejan Savićević upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Slobodan Santrač

Assistant referees:
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Ian McLeod (South Africa)

See also

References

  1. ^ WORLD CUP '98; The 3-6-1: America's Secret Formula
  2. ^ Washington Post: Coach Adds Forward to Punchless Attack
  3. ^ ESPN: An oral history of USA-Iran at the 1998 World Cup