# 1998 FIFA World Cup Group G

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance. They won the match to take the second qualifying place.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
* Romania advanced to play Croatia (runner-up of Group H) in the round of 16.
* England advanced to play Argentina (winner of Group H) in the round of 16.

## Matches
### England vs Tunisia

| England | Tunisia |
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| CB | 2 | Sol Campbell | 88' |
| CB | 6 | Gareth Southgate |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams |
| RWB | 14 | Darren Anderton |
| CM | 4 | Paul Ince |
| CM | 8 | David Batty |
| LWB | 3 | Graeme Le Saux |
| AM | 16 | Paul Scholes |
| SS | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | | 85' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Michael Owen | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Glenn Hoddle ||
| GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer |
| RWB | 5 | Hatem Trabelsi | | 79' |
| CB | 3 | Sami Trabelsi (c) |
| CB | 4 | Mounir Boukadida |
| CB | 21 | Khaled Badra |
| LWB | 17 | José Clayton | 48' |
| MF | 10 | Kais Ghodhbane | 87' |
| MF | 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi |
| MF | 15 | Skander Souayah | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi |
| FW | 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Zoubeir Baya | | 46' |
| FW | 2 | Imed Ben Younes | 70' | 65' |
| DF | 7 | Tarek Thabet | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Henryk Kasperczak ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea)
* Dramane Dante (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

### Romania vs Colombia

This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1994 tournament, also won by Romania.
| Romania | Colombia |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu |
| CB | 18 | Iulian Filipescu | 54' |
| CB | 13 | Liviu Ciobotariu |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu | 78' |
| LWB | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu | 69' |
| CM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| CM | 16 | Gabriel Popescu | | 68' |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) | | 76' |
| CF | 9 | Viorel Moldovan | | 84' |
| CF | 11 | Adrian Ilie |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Ovidiu Stanga | | 68' |
| MF | 15 | Lucian Marinescu | | 76' |
| MF | 14 | Radu Niculescu | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 22 | Faryd Mondragón |
| DF | 3 | Ever Palacios |
| DF | 4 | José Santa | 47' |
| DF | 5 | Jorge Bermúdez |
| DF | 13 | Wílmer Cabrera |
| MF | 6 | Mauricio Serna |
| MF | 8 | John Harold Lozano |
| MF | 10 | Carlos Valderrama (c) |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Rincón |
| FW | 11 | Faustino Asprilla | | 84' |
| FW | 15 | Víctor Aristizábal | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Adolfo Valencia | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Leider Preciado | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Dario Gómez ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
* Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
* Fourth official:
* Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Colombia vs Tunisia

| Colombia | Tunisia |
| GK | 22 | Faryd Mondragón |
| DF | 3 | Ever Palacios |
| DF | 4 | José Santa | 18' |
| DF | 5 | Jorge Bermúdez |
| DF | 13 | Wílmer Cabrera |
| MF | 6 | Mauricio Serna | | 62' |
| MF | 8 | John Harold Lozano | |
| MF | 10 | Carlos Valderrama (c) |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Rincón | | 56' |
| FW | 7 | Antony de Ávila |
| FW | 9 | Adolfo Valencia | | 56' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Léider Preciado | | 56' |
| FW | 15 | Víctor Aristizábal | | 56' |
| MF | 14 | Jorge Bolaño | | 62' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Darío Gómez ||
| GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer |
| RB | 3 | Sami Trabelsi (c) |
| CB | 6 | Ferid Chouchane |
| CB | 7 | Tarek Thabet | | 76' |
| LB | 17 | José Clayton | 83' |
| MF | 8 | Zoubeir Baya | | 73' |
| MF | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi | 16' |
| MF | 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi |
| MF | 15 | Skander Souayah |
| FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi | | 68' |
| FW | 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 2 | Imed Ben Younes | | 68' |
| MF | 19 | Faysal Ben Ahmed | | 73' |
| MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Henryk Kasperczak ||
* Assistant referees:
* Erich Schneider (Germany)
* Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* László Vágner (Hungary)

### Romania vs England

| Romania | England |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu | 47' |
| CB | 18 | Iulian Filipescu | 88' |
| CB | 13 | Liviu Ciobotariu | 78' |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu |
| LWB | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| CM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| CM | 16 | Gabriel Popescu |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) | 4' | 72' |
| CF | 9 | Viorel Moldovan | | 86' |
| CF | 11 | Adrian Ilie |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 19 | Ovidiu Stângă | | 72' | 81' |
| MF | 15 | Lucian Marinescu | | | 81' |
| FW | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| CB | 12 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 2 | Sol Campbell |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams |
| RWB | 14 | Darren Anderton |
| LWB | 3 | Graeme Le Saux |
| CM | 4 | Paul Ince | 32' |
| CM | 8 | David Batty |
| AM | 16 | Paul Scholes |
| CF | 10 | Teddy Sheringham | 72' |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | David Beckham | 32' |
| FW | 20 | Michael Owen | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Glenn Hoddle ||

### Colombia vs England

| Colombia | England |
| GK | 22 | Faryd Mondragón |
| DF | 13 | Wílmer Cabrera |
| DF | 5 | Jorge Bermúdez | 89' |
| DF | 3 | Ever Palacios |
| DF | 16 | Luis Antonio Moreno |
| MF | 6 | Mauricio Serna | 20' | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Freddy Rincón |
| MF | 8 | John Harold Lozano |
| AM | 10 | Carlos Valderrama (c) |
| FW | 7 | Antony de Ávila | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Léider Preciado | | 46' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 9 | Adolfo Valencia | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Víctor Aristizábal | 86' | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Hamilton Ricard | | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Darío Gómez ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| CB | 12 | Gary Neville |
| CB | 2 | Sol Campbell |
| CB | 5 | Tony Adams |
| RWB | 14 | Darren Anderton | | 79' |
| LWB | 3 | Graeme Le Saux |
| CM | 7 | David Beckham |
| CM | 4 | Paul Ince | | 83' |
| AM | 16 | Paul Scholes | 22' | 73' |
| CF | 20 | Michael Owen |
| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer (c) | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Steve McManaman | | 73' |
| MF | 17 | Rob Lee | | 79' |
| MF | 8 | David Batty | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Glenn Hoddle ||
* Assistant referees:
* Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)
* Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
* Fourth official:
* Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

### Romania vs Tunisia

| Romania | Tunisia |
| GK | 12 | Bogdan Stelea |
| SW | 4 | Anton Doboș |
| CB | 3 | Cristian Dulca | 32' |
| CB | 13 | Liviu Ciobotariu |
| RWB | 2 | Dan Petrescu |
| LWB | 8 | Dorinel Munteanu |
| CM | 15 | Lucian Marinescu |
| CM | 5 | Constantin Gâlcă |
| CM | 17 | Ilie Dumitrescu | 68' |
| AM | 10 | Gheorghe Hagi (c) |
| CF | 7 | Marius Lăcătuș | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Gheorghe Popescu | 32' |
| FW | 11 | Adrian Ilie | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Viorel Moldovan | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Anghel Iordănescu ||
| GK | 1 | Chokri El Ouaer |
| DF | 3 | Sami Trabelsi (c) |
| DF | 4 | Mounir Boukadida |
| DF | 6 | Ferid Chouchane |
| MF | 8 | Zoubeir Baya | 28' |
| MF | 10 | Kaies Ghodhbane | | 85' |
| MF | 13 | Riadh Bouazizi |
| MF | 14 | Sirajeddine Chihi |
| MF | 15 | Skander Souayah | 57' | 90+1' |
| FW | 11 | Adel Sellimi |
| FW | 18 | Mehdi Ben Slimane | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Riadh Jelassi | | 60' |
| DF | 7 | Tarek Thabet | | 85' |
| FW | 2 | Imed Ben Younes | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Ali Selmi ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
* Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
* Fourth official:
* Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)