# 1998 FIFA World Cup Group B

Italy finished clear winners of this group with seven points. Injury-time equalisers for Austria, first against Cameroon and then against Chile, meant that all three of these teams could still qualify with one match to go. Austria were then eliminated after losing their final game to Italy (despite scoring once again in injury-time). Chile conceded equalisers in all their games, but their three draws were enough for them to qualify in second place and advance with a record-low three points.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
* Italy advanced to play Norway (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16.
* Chile advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group A) in the round of 16.

## Matches
### Italy vs Chile

| Italy | Chile |
| GK | 12 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| RWB | 15 | Angelo Di Livio | 8' | 61' |
| CB | 6 | Alessandro Nesta |
| CB | 5 | Alessandro Costacurta |
| CB | 4 | Fabio Cannavaro | 31' |
| LWB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| CM | 9 | Demetrio Albertini |
| CM | 11 | Dino Baggio |
| CM | 16 | Roberto Di Matteo | | 57' |
| SS | 18 | Roberto Baggio |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri | | 71' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 14 | Luigi Di Biagio | | 57' |
| FW | 20 | Enrico Chiesa | | 61' |
| FW | 19 | Filippo Inzaghi | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Maldini ||
| GK | 1 | Nelson Tapia |
| RWB | 15 | Moisés Villarroel |
| CB | 3 | Ronald Fuentes |
| CB | 5 | Javier Margas | | 63' |
| CB | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| LWB | 4 | Francisco Rojas | 66' |
| CM | 7 | Nelson Parraguez | 45' |
| CM | 20 | Fabián Estay | | 81' |
| CM | 8 | Clarence Acuña | 53' | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Iván Zamorano (c) |
| FW | 11 | Marcelo Salas |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Miguel Ramírez | | 63' |
| MF | 10 | José Luis Sierra | | 81' |
| MF | 19 | Fernando Cornejo | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Nelson Acosta ||
* Assistant referees:
* Dramane Danté (Mali)
* Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Marc Batta (France)

### Cameroon vs Austria

| Cameroon | Austria |
| GK | 1 | Jacques Songo'o |
| RB | 3 | Pierre Wome |
| CB | 4 | Rigobert Song |
| CB | 5 | Raymond Kalla |
| LB | 6 | Pierre Njanka |
| MF | 8 | Didier Angibeaud |
| MF | 14 | Augustine Simo | | 65' |
| MF | 15 | Joseph N'Do |
| MF | 18 | Samuel Ipoua | 30' | 65' |
| FW | 10 | Patrick Mboma |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik (c) | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Salomon Olembé | | 65' |
| FW | 21 | Joseph-Désiré Job | | 65' |
| FW | 9 | Alphonse Tchami | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
| GK | 1 | Michael Konsel |
| DF | 3 | Peter Schöttel |
| DF | 4 | Anton Pfeffer | 27' |
| DF | 5 | Wolfgang Feiersinger |
| MF | 8 | Heimo Pfeifenberger | | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Andreas Herzog | | 82' |
| MF | 13 | Harald Cerny | | 82' |
| MF | 15 | Arnold Wetl |
| MF | 17 | Roman Mählich |
| FW | 19 | Toni Polster (c) |
| MF | 22 | Dietmar Kühbauer |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Mario Haas | | 82' |
| FW | 9 | Ivica Vastić | | 82' |
| MF | 18 | Peter Stöger | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Herbert Prohaska ||
* Assistant referees:
* Celestino Galván (Paraguay)
* Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
* Fourth official:
* Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

### Chile vs Austria

| Chile | Austria |
| GK | 1 | Nelson Tapia |
| RWB | 15 | Moisés Villarroel | 16' | 69' |
| CB | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| CB | 3 | Ronald Fuentes |
| CB | 5 | Javier Margas |
| LWB | 4 | Francisco Rojas |
| MF | 7 | Nelson Parraguez |
| MF | 8 | Clarence Acuña |
| MF | 20 | Fabián Estay | 47' | 56' |
| FW | 9 | Iván Zamorano (c) | 74' |
| FW | 11 | Marcelo Salas | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | José Luis Sierra | | 56' |
| DF | 2 | Cristián Castañeda | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Nelson Acosta ||
| GK | 1 | Michael Konsel |
| CB | 5 | Wolfgang Feiersinger |
| CB | 3 | Peter Schöttel | 26' |
| CB | 4 | Anton Pfeffer |
| RWB | 13 | Harald Cerny | | 45' |
| MF | 22 | Dietmar Kühbauer | | 45' |
| MF | 17 | Roman Mählich |
| MF | 8 | Heimo Pfeifenberger |
| LWB | 15 | Arnold Wetl |
| FW | 7 | Mario Haas | | 73' |
| FW | 19 | Toni Polster (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Markus Schopp | | 45' |
| MF | 10 | Andreas Herzog | | 45' |
| FW | 9 | Ivica Vastić | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Herbert Prohaska ||
* Assistant referees:
* Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
* Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
* Fourth official:
* Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

### Italy vs Cameroon

| Italy | Cameroon |
| GK | 12 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| RWB | 17 | Francesco Moriero | | 83' |
| CB | 6 | Alessandro Nesta |
| CB | 4 | Fabio Cannavaro |
| CB | 5 | Alessandro Costacurta | 26' |
| LWB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| CM | 9 | Demetrio Albertini | | 62' |
| CM | 11 | Dino Baggio |
| CM | 14 | Luigi Di Biagio | 63' |
| SS | 18 | Roberto Baggio | | 65' |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Roberto Di Matteo | | 62' |
| FW | 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | | 65' |
| MF | 15 | Angelo Di Livio | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Maldini ||
| GK | 1 | Jacques Songo'o |
| RB | 3 | Pierre Wome | 6' |
| CB | 4 | Rigobert Song | 85' |
| CB | 5 | Raymond Kalla | 42' |
| LB | 6 | Pierre Njanka | 16' |
| CM | 15 | Joseph N'Do |
| CM | 8 | Didier Angibeaud | 79' |
| CM | 20 | Salomon Olembé |
| FW | 18 | Samuel Ipoua | | 45' |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik (c) | | 66' |
| FW | 10 | Patrick Mboma | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Joseph-Désiré Job | | 45' |
| FW | 9 | Alphonse Tchami | | 66' |
| FW | 11 | Samuel Eto'o | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
* Assistant referees:
* Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)
* Claudio Rossi (Argentina)
* Fourth official:
* Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

### Italy vs Austria

| Italy | Austria |
| GK | 12 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| RWB | 17 | Francesco Moriero |
| CB | 4 | Fabio Cannavaro |
| CB | 5 | Alessandro Costacurta |
| CB | 6 | Alessandro Nesta | | 4' |
| LWB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) | 87' |
| CM | 7 | Gianluca Pessotto |
| CM | 11 | Dino Baggio |
| CM | 14 | Luigi Di Biagio |
| FW | 10 | Alessandro Del Piero | | 72' |
| FW | 21 | Christian Vieri | | 60' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Giuseppe Bergomi | | 4' |
| FW | 19 | Filippo Inzaghi | | 60' |
| FW | 18 | Roberto Baggio | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Maldini ||
| GK | 1 | Michael Konsel |
| DF | 3 | Peter Schöttel | 43' |
| DF | 4 | Anton Pfeffer |
| DF | 5 | Wolfgang Feiersinger | 3' |
| RWB | 17 | Roman Mählich |
| CM | 8 | Heimo Pfeifenberger | | 80' |
| CM | 14 | Hannes Reinmayr | 88' |
| CM | 22 | Dietmar Kühbauer | | 74' |
| LWB | 15 | Arnold Wetl |
| FW | 9 | Ivica Vastić | 35' |
| FW | 19 | Toni Polster (c) | | 62' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Mario Haas | | 62' |
| MF | 18 | Peter Stöger | | 74' |
| MF | 10 | Andreas Herzog | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Herbert Prohaska ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Warren (England)
* Jeon Young-Hyun (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

### Chile vs Cameroon

| Chile | Cameroon |
| GK | 1 | Nelson Tapia |
| DF | 3 | Ronald Fuentes |
| DF | 4 | Francisco Rojas | 55' | 77' |
| DF | 5 | Javier Margas |
| DF | 6 | Pedro Reyes |
| MF | 7 | Nelson Parraguez | 50' |
| MF | 8 | Clarence Acuña |
| FW | 9 | Iván Zamorano (c) |
| MF | 10 | José Luis Sierra | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Marcelo Salas |
| DF | 15 | Moisés Villarroel | 66' | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Fernando Cornejo | | 70' |
| MF | 20 | Fabián Estay | | 70' |
| DF | 14 | Miguel Ramírez | 89' | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Nelson Acosta ||
| GK | 1 | Jacques Songo'o |
| RB | 3 | Pierre Wome |
| CB | 4 | Rigobert Song | 8' 51' |
| CB | 17 | Michel Pensée |
| LB | 6 | Pierre Njanka |
| RM | 19 | Marcel Mahouvé |
| CM | 15 | Joseph N'Do | | 82' |
| CM | 20 | Salomon Olembé | | 68' |
| LM | 21 | Joseph-Désiré Job | | 72' |
| FW | 7 | François Omam-Biyik (c) |
| FW | 10 | Patrick Mboma |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Didier Angibeaud | | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Alphonse Tchami | | 72' |
| DF | 12 | Lauren | 88' | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
* Assistant referees:
* Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)
* Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
* Fourth official:
* José María García-Aranda (Spain)