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  42'
DM 6 Branko Brnović  50'
DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović
AM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)  60'  68'
AM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović
CF 17 Savo Milošević  58'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Dejan Stanković  50'
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović  58'
FW 22 Darko Kovačević  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  68'
MF 21 Mehrdad Minavand
FW 10 Ali Daei
FW 11 Khodadad Azizi
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian  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  70'
LWB 3 Jörg Heinrich  84'
DM 13 Jens Jeremies  30'
CM 10 Thomas Häßler  50'
AM 7 Andreas Möller  89'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 16 Dietmar Hamann  77'  50'
DF 17 Christian Ziege  70'
DF 14 Markus Babbel  89'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 18 Kasey Keller
CB 6 David Regis
CB 5 Thomas Dooley (c)
CB 3 Eddie Pope  85'
DM 15 Chad Deering  72'
DM 19 Brian Maisonneuve
RW 4 Mike Burns  46'
CM 21 Claudio Reyna
LW 13 Cobi Jones
AM 8 Earnie Stewart
CF 11 Eric Wynalda  65'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Frankie Hejduk  50'  46'
FW 7 Roy Wegerle  65'
MF 10 Tab Ramos  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  66'
CM 13 Jens Jeremies
CM 16 Dietmar Hamann  46'
AM 7 Andreas Möller  57'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 8 Lothar Matthäus  75'  46'
FW 9 Ulf Kirsten  57'
DF 21 Michael Tarnat  66'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ivica Kralj
RB 13 Slobodan Komljenović
CB 3 Goran Đorović
CB 11 Siniša Mihajlović
LB 16 Željko Petrović  74'
DM 4 Slaviša Jokanović
RM 20 Dejan Stanković  66'
CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)
LM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović
CF 22 Darko Kovačević  57'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović  57'
MF 18 Dejan Govedarica  66'
MF 19 Miroslav Stević  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)  82'
CB 6 David Regis  18'
RWB 2 Frankie Hejduk
CM 10 Tab Ramos  57'
CM 21 Claudio Reyna
CM 9 Joe-Max Moore
LWB 13 Cobi Jones
CF 7 Roy Wegerle  57'
CF 20 Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF 8 Earnie Stewart  57'
MF 14 Predrag Radosavljević  57'
MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve  82'
Manager:
Steve Sampson
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c)
CB 4 Mohammad Khakpour
CB 14 Nader Mohammadkhani  75'
CB 20 Mehdi Pashazadeh
RWB 17 Javad Zarincheh  77'  77'
CM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM 6 Karim Bagheri
CM 9 Hamid Estili
LWB 21 Mehrdad Minavand  8'
CF 11 Khodadad Azizi  74'
CF 10 Ali Daei
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ali Reza Mansourian  74'
DF 5 Afshin Peyravani  75'
DF 3 Naim Sadavi  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  46'
SW 8 Lothar Matthäus
RWB 3 Jörg Heinrich
CM 5 Thomas Helmer
CM 10 Thomas Häßler  45'  69'
LWB 21 Michael Tarnat  76'
CF 18 Jürgen Klinsmann (c)  31'
CF 20 Oliver Bierhoff
Substitutions:
MF 16 Dietmar Hamann  46'
FW 9 Ulf Kirsten  69'
DF 17 Christian Ziege  76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts
GK 1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh (c)
DF 4 Mohammad Khakpour
DF 14 Nader Mohammadkhani
DF 17 Javad Zarincheh  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  47'
FW 11 Khodadad Azizi
Substitutions:
MF 8 Sirous Dinmohammadi  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  64'
DF 4 Mike Burns
DF 5 Thomas Dooley (c)  81'
DF 6 David Regis
MF 8 Earnie Stewart
MF 13 Cobi Jones
MF 19 Brian Maisonneuve
MF 21 Claudio Reyna  13'
FW 9 Joe-Max Moore  58'
FW 20 Brian McBride
Substitutions:
MF 14 Preki  58'
FW 11 Eric Wynalda  64'
DF 17 Marcelo Balboa  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  41'  54'
CM 10 Dragan Stojković (c)  62'
LM 7 Vladimir Jugović
SS 9 Predrag Mijatović  30'
CF 17 Savo Milošević
Substitutions:
FW 21 Perica Ognjenović  61'  30'
MF 6 Branko Brnović  54'
MF 8 Dejan Savićević  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
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