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 at 21:00 CET (UTC+1).

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

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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=

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|date = 10 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CET (UTC+1)

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|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = Sampaio {{goal|4}}
Boyd {{goal|73|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Collins {{goal|38|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 80,000

|referee = José María García-Aranda (Spain) }}

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GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	4	Júnior Baiano
CB	3	Aldair	{{yel\|45+2}}
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	César Sampaio	{{yel\|37}}
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	7	Giovanni		{{suboff\|46}}
AM	10	Rivaldo
CF	9	Ronaldo
CF	20	Bebeto		{{suboff\|72}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	18	Leonardo		{{subon\|46}}
FW	19	Denílson		{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mário Zagallo

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GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	4	Colin Calderwood
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	10	Darren Jackson	{{yel\|25}}	{{suboff\|78}}
CM	8	Craig Burley
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly		{{suboff\|84}}
CF	9	Gordon Durie
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	17	Billy McKinlay		{{subon\|78}}
DF	6	Tosh McKinlay		{{subon\|84}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Craig Brown

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Assistant referees:

Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)

Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)

Fourth official:

Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

=Morocco vs Norway=

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|date = 10 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

|score = 2–2

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|goals1 = Hadji {{goal|38}}
Hadda {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = Chippo {{goal|45+1|o.g.}}
Eggen {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) }}

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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	{{yel\|79}}
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej		{{suboff\|90}}
LM	18	Youssef Chippo		{{suboff\|78}}
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda		{{suboff\|86}}
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MF	17	Gharib Amzine		{{subon\|78}}
FW	11	Ali El Khattabi		{{subon\|86}}
MF	16	Rachid Azzouzi		{{subon\|90}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Henri Michel

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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	{{suboff\|72}}
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal
CM	7	Erik Mykland
LM	20	Ole Gunnar Solskjær	{{suboff\|46}}
CF	9	Tore André Flo
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	21	Vidar Riseth	{{subon\|46}}
MF	6	Ståle Solbakken	{{subon\|72}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Egil Olsen

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Assistant referees:

Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka)

Fourth official:

Eddie Lennie (Australia)

=Scotland vs Norway=

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|date = 16 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CET (UTC+1)

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|score = 1–1

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|goals1 = Burley {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = H. Flo {{goal|46}}

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = László Vágner (Hungary) }}

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GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	4	Colin Calderwood		{{suboff\|59}}
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	10	Darren Jackson	{{yel\|56}}	{{suboff\|61}}
CM	8	Craig Burley
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly
CF	9	Gordon Durie	{{yel\|24}}
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	16	David Weir		{{subon\|59}}
DF	2	Jackie McNamara		{{subon\|61}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Craig Brown

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GK	1	Frode Grodås (c)
RB	4	Henning Berg	{{yel\|58}}	{{suboff\|81}}
CB	15	Dan Eggen
CB	3	Ronny Johnsen
LB	5	Stig Inge Bjørnebye
RM	17	Håvard Flo		{{suboff\|60}}
CM	22	Roar Strand
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal	{{yel\|53}}
CM	6	Ståle Solbakken
LM	21	Vidar Riseth		{{suboff\|71}}
CF	9	Tore André Flo
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	11	Mini Jakobsen		{{subon\|60}}
FW	18	Egil Østenstad		{{subon\|71}}
DF	2	Gunnar Halle		{{subon\|81}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Egil Olsen

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Assistant referees:

Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)

Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)

Fourth official:

Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

=Brazil vs Morocco=

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|date = 16 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 3–0

|report= [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8742/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

|goals1 = Ronaldo {{goal|9}}
Rivaldo {{goal|45+2}}
Bebeto {{goal|50}}

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|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) }}

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GK	1	Cláudio Taffarel
RB	2	Cafu
CB	4	Júnior Baiano	{{yel\|87}}
CB	3	Aldair
LB	6	Roberto Carlos
CM	5	César Sampaio	{{yel\|36}}	{{suboff\|68}}
CM	8	Dunga (c)
AM	18	Leonardo
AM	10	Rivaldo		{{suboff\|87}}
CF	20	Bebeto		{{suboff\|72}}
CF	9	Ronaldo
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	17	Doriva		{{subon\|68}}
FW	21	Edmundo		{{subon\|72}}
FW	19	Denílson		{{subon\|87}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mário Zagallo

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GK	12	Driss Benzekri
RB	2	Abdelilah Saber		{{suboff\|76}}
CB	4	Youssef Rossi
CB	6	Noureddine Naybet (c)
LB	3	Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
RM	7	Mustapha Hadji
CM	8	Saïd Chiba	{{yel\|64}}	{{suboff\|76}}
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej
LM	18	Youssef Chippo
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda	{{yel\|32}}	{{suboff\|88}}
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	15	Lahcen Abrami		{{subon\|76}}
MF	17	Gharib Amzine		{{subon\|76}}
FW	11	Ali El Khattabi		{{subon\|88}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Henri Michel

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Assistant referees:

Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)

Mark Warren (England)

Fourth official:

Paul Durkin (England)

=Scotland vs Morocco=

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|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8758/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Bassir {{goal|23||85}}
Hadda {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) }}

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GK	1	Jim Leighton
CB	16	David Weir
CB	5	Colin Hendry (c)
CB	3	Tom Boyd
RM	2	Jackie McNamara		{{suboff\|54}}
CM	8	Craig Burley	{{sent off\|0\|53}}
CM	14	Paul Lambert
CM	11	John Collins
LM	22	Christian Dailly
CF	7	Kevin Gallacher	{{yel\|21}}
CF	9	Gordon Durie		{{suboff\|83}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	6	Tosh McKinlay		{{subon\|54}}
FW	20	Scott Booth		{{subon\|83}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Craig Brown

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GK	12	Driss Benzekri
RB	2	Abdelilah Saber		{{suboff\|72}}
CB	5	Smahi Triki
CB	6	Noureddine Naybet (c)
LB	15	Lahcen Abrami
RM	7	Mustapha Hadji
CM	17	Gharib Amzine		{{suboff\|76}}
CM	20	Tahar El Khalej
LM	18	Youssef Chippo	{{yel\|81}}	{{suboff\|87}}
CF	9	Abdeljalil Hadda
CF	14	Salaheddine Bassir
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
DF	4	Youssef Rossi		{{subon\|72}}
MF	16	Rachid Azzouzi		{{subon\|76}}
MF	19	Jamal Sellami		{{subon\|87}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Henri Michel

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Assistant referees:

Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica)

Lencie Fred (Vanuatu)

Fourth official:

László Vágner (Hungary)

=Brazil vs Norway=

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|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8759/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Bebeto {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = T. A. Flo {{goal|83}}
Rekdal {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) }}

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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
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mário Zagallo

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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		{{suboff\|68}}
CM	22	Roar Strand		{{suboff\|46}}
CM	10	Kjetil Rekdal
CM	8	Øyvind Leonhardsen	{{yel\|54}}
LM	21	Vidar Riseth		{{suboff\|79}}
CF	9	Tore André Flo	{{yel\|61}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
MF	7	Erik Mykland		{{subon\|46}}
FW	20	Ole Gunnar Solskjær		{{subon\|68}}
MF	16	Jostein Flo		{{subon\|79}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Egil Olsen