# 1998 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E was one of eight groups at the 1998 FIFA World Cup into which the 32 teams were divided. Mexico and the Netherlands qualified after they both beat South Korea and drew with Belgium before drawing with each other. The Netherlands' five goals against South Korea put them top on goal difference. Belgium could have qualified with a big win in their final game against South Korea, who were already out, but they only managed a draw and were eliminated.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | |
* Netherlands advanced to play Yugoslavia (runner-up of Group F) in the round of 16.
* Mexico advanced to play Germany (winner of Group F) in the round of 16.

## Matches
### South Korea vs Mexico

| South Korea | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Kim Byung-ji |
| DF | 5 | Lee Min-sung | 20' |
| DF | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul (c) |
| MF | 7 | Kim Do-keun | | 60' |
| MF | 8 | Noh Jung-yoon | | 55' |
| FW | 9 | Kim Do-hoon |
| DF | 13 | Kim Tae-young |
| MF | 14 | Ko Jong-soo | | 75' |
| MF | 15 | Lee Sang-yoon |
| MF | 17 | Ha Seok-ju | 30' |
| DF | 20 | Hong Myung-bo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | Jang Hyung-seok | | 55' |
| MF | 2 | Choi Sung-yong | | 60' |
| FW | 11 | Seo Jung-won | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Cha Bum-kun ||
| GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
| RB | 13 | Pável Pardo |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 5 | Duilio Davino |
| LB | 19 | Braulio Luna | | 45' |
| RM | 20 | Jaime Ordiales | 26' | 45' |
| CM | 14 | Raúl Lara |
| CM | 8 | Alberto García Aspe (c) | 27' | 71' |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Ramírez |
| CF | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| CF | 15 | Luis Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Ricardo Peláez | | 45' |
| MF | 21 | Jesús Arellano | | 45' |
| MF | 6 | Marcelino Bernal | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Manuel Lapuente ||
* Assistant referees:
* Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
* Eric Schneider (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* John Toro Lendon (Colombia)

### Netherlands vs Belgium

This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' second match at the 1994 tournament, won by Belgium.
| Netherlands | Belgium |
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| RB | 20 | Aron Winter |
| CB | 3 | Jaap Stam |
| CB | 4 | Frank de Boer (c) |
| LB | 5 | Arthur Numan |
| CM | 11 | Phillip Cocu |
| CM | 10 | Clarence Seedorf | | 65' |
| RW | 7 | Ronald de Boer | | 80' |
| LW | 14 | Marc Overmars |
| CF | 9 | Patrick Kluivert | 80' |
| CF | 21 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Boudewijn Zenden | | 65' |
| FW | 8 | Dennis Bergkamp | | 65' |
| MF | 6 | Wim Jonk | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Filip De Wilde |
| RB | 2 | Bertrand Crasson | | 22' |
| CB | 3 | Lorenzo Staelens | 20' |
| CB | 17 | Mike Verstraeten |
| LB | 5 | Vital Borkelmans |
| DM | 6 | Franky Van der Elst (c) |
| DM | 15 | Philippe Clement |
| AM | 7 | Marc Wilmots |
| AM | 21 | Danny Boffin |
| CF | 8 | Luis Oliveira | | 60' |
| CF | 10 | Luc Nilis |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Éric Deflandre | 29' | 22' |
| FW | 20 | Émile Mpenza | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
* Assistant referees:
* Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
* Emanuel Zammit (Malta)
* Fourth official:
* Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

### Belgium vs Mexico

| Belgium | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Filip De Wilde |
| DF | 3 | Lorenzo Staelens |
| DF | 4 | Gordan Vidović | 68' |
| DF | 5 | Vital Borkelmans |
| MF | 6 | Franky Van der Elst (c) | | 67' |
| MF | 7 | Marc Wilmots |
| FW | 8 | Luis Oliveira |
| FW | 10 | Luc Nilis | | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Enzo Scifo |
| MF | 21 | Danny Boffin | | 17' |
| DF | 22 | Éric Deflandre |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Gert Verheyen | 54' | 17' |
| DF | 16 | Glen De Boeck | | 67' |
| FW | 20 | Émile Mpenza | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
| GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 3 | Joel Sánchez |
| CB | 5 | Duilio Davino |
| RM | 13 | Pável Pardo | 28' |
| CM | 20 | Jaime Ordiales | | 57' |
| CM | 8 | Alberto García Aspe (c) | | 67' |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | 39' |
| RF | 11 | Cuauhtemoc Blanco | 47' |
| CF | 17 | Francisco Palencia | | 45' |
| LF | 15 | Luis Hernández |
| Substitutions: ||
| LM | 21 | Jesús Arellano | | 45' |
| CM | 4 | Germán Villa | | 57' |
| CM | 14 | Raúl Lara | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Manuel Lapuente ||
* Assistant referees:
* Eddie Foley (Ireland)
* Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
* Fourth official:
* Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

### Netherlands vs South Korea

| Netherlands | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| CB | 3 | Jaap Stam |
| CB | 4 | Frank de Boer (c) |
| LB | 5 | Arthur Numan | 80' |
| CM | 6 | Wim Jonk |
| RW | 7 | Ronald de Boer | 84' |
| CF | 8 | Dennis Bergkamp | 78' |
| CM | 11 | Phillip Cocu |
| LW | 14 | Marc Overmars |
| CM | 16 | Edgar Davids |
| RB | 20 | Aron Winter |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 78' |
| DF | 15 | Winston Bogarde | 80' |
| MF | 12 | Boudewijn Zenden | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Byung-ji |
| MF | 2 | Choi Sung-yong | | 53' |
| DF | 4 | Choi Young-il (c) |
| DF | 5 | Lee Min-sung |
| DF | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul |
| MF | 7 | Kim Do-keun |
| FW | 9 | Kim Do-hoon | | 69' |
| FW | 10 | Choi Yong-soo | 26' |
| FW | 11 | Seo Jung-won | | 77' |
| MF | 15 | Lee Sang-yoon |
| DF | 20 | Hong Myung-bo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Kim Tae-young | | 53' |
| MF | 14 | Ko Jong-soo | 90+2' | 69' |
| FW | 21 | Lee Dong-gook | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Cha Bum-kun ||
* Assistant referees:
* Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
* Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
* Fourth official:
* Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

### Netherlands vs Mexico

| Netherlands | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Edwin van der Sar |
| RB | 2 | Michael Reiziger |
| CB | 3 | Jaap Stam | 21' |
| CB | 4 | Frank de Boer (c) |
| LB | 5 | Arthur Numan | 46' | 71' |
| CM | 6 | Wim Jonk | | 70' |
| RW | 7 | Ronald de Boer |
| SS | 8 | Dennis Bergkamp | | 78' |
| CM | 11 | Phillip Cocu |
| LW | 14 | Marc Overmars |
| CM | 16 | Edgar Davids |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Aron Winter | | 70' |
| DF | 15 | Winston Bogarde | | 71' |
| FW | 21 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Jorge Campos |
| RB | 18 | Salvador Carmona | 58' |
| CB | 3 | Joel Sánchez | | 55' |
| CB | 2 | Claudio Suárez |
| CB | 5 | Duilio Davino |
| LB | 19 | Braulio Luna | | 45' |
| RM | 8 | Alberto García Aspe (c) |
| CM | 4 | Germán Villa | 18' |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | 89' |
| RF | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| LF | 15 | Luis Hernández | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| LM | 21 | Jesús Arellano | | 45' |
| CF | 9 | Ricardo Peláez | 68' | 55' |
| Manager: ||
| Manuel Lapuente ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fernando Tresaco Garcia (Spain)
* Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
* Fourth official:
* Rune Pedersen (Norway)

### Belgium vs South Korea

| Belgium | South Korea |
| GK | 12 | Philippe Vande Walle |
| DF | 3 | Lorenzo Staelens |
| DF | 4 | Gordan Vidović |
| DF | 5 | Vital Borkelmans | 65' |
| MF | 7 | Marc Wilmots |
| FW | 8 | Luis Oliveira | | 45' |
| FW | 10 | Luc Nilis |
| MF | 11 | Nico van Kerckhoven |
| MF | 14 | Enzo Scifo (c) | | 65' |
| MF | 15 | Philippe Clement | | 74' |
| DF | 22 | Éric Deflandre |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Mbo Mpenza | | 45' |
| MF | 6 | Franky Van der Elst | | 65' |
| FW | 20 | Émile Mpenza | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
| GK | 1 | Kim Byung-ji | 83' |
| MF | 2 | Choi Sung-yong | | 45' |
| DF | 5 | Lee Min-sung | 83' |
| DF | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul (c) |
| MF | 7 | Kim Do-keun | | 45' |
| FW | 10 | Choi Yong-soo |
| FW | 11 | Seo Jung-won |
| DF | 12 | Lee Sang-hun | | 66' |
| DF | 13 | Kim Tae-young | 48' |
| MF | 17 | Ha Seok-ju |
| DF | 20 | Hong Myung-bo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Lee Lim-saeng | 67' | 45' |
| MF | 14 | Ko Jong-soo | | 45' |
| DF | 16 | Jang Hyung-seok | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Kim Pyung-seok (caretaker) ||
* Assistant referees:
* Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil)
* Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)