# 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups of four teams competing at the 1998 World Cup in France. The first matches were played on 10 June 1998 and the final games took place simultaneously on 23 June 1998. The group consisted of defending champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France. After Brazil beat Scotland and Morocco while Norway drew with Morocco and Scotland, Brazil had qualified as group winners with a game to spare. With ten minutes to go in the final two games, Morocco looked like they would take second place, because they were beating Scotland while Brazil were beating Norway. However, Norway scored two late goals to win and steal the runners up spot from Morocco.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
* Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
* Norway advanced to play Italy (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

## Matches
### Brazil vs Scotland

| Brazil | Scotland |
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel |
| RB | 2 | Cafu |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
| CB | 3 | Aldair | 45+2' |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 5 | César Sampaio | 37' |
| CM | 8 | Dunga (c) |
| AM | 7 | Giovanni | | 46' |
| AM | 10 | Rivaldo |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| CF | 20 | Bebeto | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Leonardo | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Denílson | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Mário Zagallo ||
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| CB | 4 | Colin Calderwood |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry (c) |
| CB | 3 | Tom Boyd |
| RM | 10 | Darren Jackson | 25' | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Craig Burley |
| CM | 14 | Paul Lambert |
| CM | 11 | John Collins |
| LM | 22 | Christian Dailly | | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Gordon Durie |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Gallacher |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Billy McKinlay | | 78' |
| DF | 6 | Tosh McKinlay | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
* Assistant referees:
* Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
* Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
* Fourth official:
* Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

### Morocco vs Norway

| Morocco | Norway |
| GK | 12 | Driss Benzekri |
| RB | 2 | Abdelilah Saber |
| CB | 4 | Youssef Rossi |
| CB | 6 | Noureddine Naybet (c) |
| LB | 3 | Abdelkrim El Hadrioui |
| RM | 7 | Mustapha Hadji |
| CM | 8 | Saïd Chiba | 79' |
| CM | 20 | Tahar El Khalej | | 90' |
| LM | 18 | Youssef Chippo | | 78' |
| CF | 14 | Salaheddine Bassir |
| CF | 9 | Abdeljalil Hadda | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Gharib Amzine | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Ali El Khattabi | | 86' |
| MF | 16 | Rachid Azzouzi | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||
| GK | 1 | Frode Grodås (c) |
| RB | 4 | Henning Berg |
| CB | 15 | Dan Eggen |
| CB | 3 | Ronny Johnsen |
| LB | 5 | Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| RM | 17 | Håvard Flo | 72' |
| CM | 8 | Øyvind Leonhardsen |
| CM | 10 | Kjetil Rekdal |
| CM | 7 | Erik Mykland |
| LM | 20 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Tore André Flo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Vidar Riseth | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Ståle Solbakken | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Egil Olsen ||
* Assistant referees:
* Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
* Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)
* Fourth official:
* Eddie Lennie (Australia)

### Scotland vs Norway

| Scotland | Norway |
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| CB | 4 | Colin Calderwood | | 59' |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry (c) |
| CB | 3 | Tom Boyd |
| RM | 10 | Darren Jackson | 56' | 61' |
| CM | 8 | Craig Burley |
| CM | 14 | Paul Lambert |
| CM | 11 | John Collins |
| LM | 22 | Christian Dailly |
| CF | 9 | Gordon Durie | 24' |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Gallacher |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 16 | David Weir | | 59' |
| DF | 2 | Jackie McNamara | | 61' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
| GK | 1 | Frode Grodås (c) |
| RB | 4 | Henning Berg | 58' | 81' |
| CB | 15 | Dan Eggen |
| CB | 3 | Ronny Johnsen |
| LB | 5 | Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| RM | 17 | Håvard Flo | | 60' |
| CM | 22 | Roar Strand |
| CM | 10 | Kjetil Rekdal | 53' |
| CM | 6 | Ståle Solbakken |
| LM | 21 | Vidar Riseth | | 71' |
| CF | 9 | Tore André Flo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Mini Jakobsen | | 60' |
| FW | 18 | Egil Østenstad | | 71' |
| DF | 2 | Gunnar Halle | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Egil Olsen ||
* Assistant referees:
* Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
* Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)
* Fourth official:
* Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

### Brazil vs Morocco

| Brazil | Morocco |
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel |
| RB | 2 | Cafu |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano | 87' |
| CB | 3 | Aldair |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 5 | César Sampaio | 36' | 68' |
| CM | 8 | Dunga (c) |
| AM | 18 | Leonardo |
| AM | 10 | Rivaldo | | 87' |
| CF | 20 | Bebeto | | 72' |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Doriva | | 68' |
| FW | 21 | Edmundo | | 72' |
| FW | 19 | Denílson | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Mário Zagallo ||
| GK | 12 | Driss Benzekri |
| RB | 2 | Abdelilah Saber | | 76' |
| CB | 4 | Youssef Rossi |
| CB | 6 | Noureddine Naybet (c) |
| LB | 3 | Abdelkrim El Hadrioui |
| RM | 7 | Mustapha Hadji |
| CM | 8 | Saïd Chiba | 64' | 76' |
| CM | 20 | Tahar El Khalej |
| LM | 18 | Youssef Chippo |
| CF | 9 | Abdeljalil Hadda | 32' | 88' |
| CF | 14 | Salaheddine Bassir |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Lahcen Abrami | | 76' |
| MF | 17 | Gharib Amzine | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Ali El Khattabi | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||
* Assistant referees:
* Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
* Mark Warren (England)
* Fourth official:
* Paul Durkin (England)

### Scotland vs Morocco

| Scotland | Morocco |
| GK | 1 | Jim Leighton |
| CB | 16 | David Weir |
| CB | 5 | Colin Hendry (c) |
| CB | 3 | Tom Boyd |
| RM | 2 | Jackie McNamara | | 54' |
| CM | 8 | Craig Burley | 53' |
| CM | 14 | Paul Lambert |
| CM | 11 | John Collins |
| LM | 22 | Christian Dailly |
| CF | 7 | Kevin Gallacher | 21' |
| CF | 9 | Gordon Durie | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Tosh McKinlay | | 54' |
| FW | 20 | Scott Booth | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Craig Brown ||
| GK | 12 | Driss Benzekri |
| RB | 2 | Abdelilah Saber | | 72' |
| CB | 5 | Smahi Triki |
| CB | 6 | Noureddine Naybet (c) |
| LB | 15 | Lahcen Abrami |
| RM | 7 | Mustapha Hadji |
| CM | 17 | Gharib Amzine | | 76' |
| CM | 20 | Tahar El Khalej |
| LM | 18 | Youssef Chippo | 81' | 87' |
| CF | 9 | Abdeljalil Hadda |
| CF | 14 | Salaheddine Bassir |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Youssef Rossi | | 72' |
| MF | 16 | Rachid Azzouzi | | 76' |
| MF | 19 | Jamal Sellami | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Henri Michel ||
* Assistant referees:
* Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)
* Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
* Fourth official:
* László Vágner (Hungary)

### Brazil vs Norway

| Brazil | Norway |
| GK | 1 | Cláudio Taffarel |
| RB | 2 | Cafu |
| CB | 4 | Júnior Baiano |
| CB | 14 | Gonçalves |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 18 | Leonardo |
| CM | 8 | Dunga (c) |
| AM | 10 | Rivaldo |
| AM | 19 | Denílson |
| CF | 20 | Bebeto |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| Manager: ||
| Mário Zagallo ||
| GK | 1 | Frode Grodås (c) |
| RB | 4 | Henning Berg |
| CB | 15 | Dan Eggen |
| CB | 3 | Ronny Johnsen |
| LB | 5 | Stig Inge Bjørnebye |
| RM | 17 | Håvard Flo | | 68' |
| CM | 22 | Roar Strand | | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Kjetil Rekdal |
| CM | 8 | Øyvind Leonhardsen | 54' |
| LM | 21 | Vidar Riseth | | 79' |
| CF | 9 | Tore André Flo | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Erik Mykland | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | | 68' |
| MF | 16 | Jostein Flo | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Egil Olsen ||
* Assistant referees:
* Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
* Dramane Danté (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)