1998 FIFA World Cup Group G explained

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H. The four teams in Group G were England, Romania, Colombia and Tunisia. With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16. England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania. England, with a better goal difference, only required a draw to advance. They won the match to take the second qualifying place.

Standings

Matches

England vs Tunisia

GK 1 David Seaman
CB 2
CB 6 Gareth Southgate
CB 5 Tony Adams
RWB14Darren Anderton
CM 4 Paul Ince
CM 8 David Batty
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
AM 16Paul Scholes
SS 10
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)
Substitutions:
FW 20
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
<-- -->
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
RWB 5
CB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)
CB 4 Mounir Boukadida
CB 21Khaled Badra
LWB 17
MF 10
MF 14Sirajeddine Chihi
MF 15
FW 11Adel Sellimi
FW 18
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 2
DF 7
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak
Assistant referees


Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official


Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Romania vs Colombia

This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1994 tournament, also won by Romania.

GK 12Bogdan Stelea
SW 6 Gheorghe Popescu
CB 18
CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu
RWB 2
LWB 8
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
CM 16
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 9
CF 11Adrian Ilie
Substitutions:
MF 19
MF 15
MF 14
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 22Faryd Mondragón
DF 3 Ever Palacios
DF 4
DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez
DF 13Wílmer Cabrera
MF 6 Mauricio Serna
MF 8 John Harold Lozano
MF 10Carlos Valderrama (c)
MF 19Freddy Rincón
FW 11
FW 15
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 21
Manager:
Hernán Dario Gómez
Assistant referees


Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
Fourth official


Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Colombia vs Tunisia

GK 22Faryd Mondragón
DF 3 Ever Palacios
DF 4
DF 5 Jorge Bermúdez
DF 13Wílmer Cabrera
MF 6
MF 8
MF 10Carlos Valderrama (c)
MF 19
FW 7 Antony de Ávila
FW 9
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 15
MF 14
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
RB 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)
CB 6 Ferid Chouchane
CB 7
LB 17
MF 8
MF 13
MF 14Sirajeddine Chihi
MF 15Skander Souayah
FW 11
FW 18Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
FW 2
MF 19
MF 10
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak
Assistant referees


Erich Schneider (Germany)
Evžen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official


László Vágner (Hungary)

Romania vs England

GK 12Bogdan Stelea
SW 6
CB 18
CB 13
RWB2 Dan Petrescu
LWB8 Dorinel Munteanu
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
CM 16Gabriel Popescu
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 9
CF 11Adrian Ilie
Substitutes:
MF 19
MF 15
FW 7
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
<-- -->
GK 1 David Seaman
CB 12Gary Neville
CB 2 Sol Campbell
CB 5 Tony Adams
RWB14Darren Anderton
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
CM 4
CM 8 David Batty
AM 16Paul Scholes
CF 10
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)
Substitutions:
MF 7
FW 20
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle

Colombia vs England

GK 22Faryd Mondragón
DF 13Wílmer Cabrera
DF 5
DF 3 Ever Palacios
DF 16Luis Antonio Moreno
MF 6
MF 19Freddy Rincón
MF 8 John Harold Lozano
AM 10Carlos Valderrama (c)
FW 7
FW 21
Substitutes:
FW 9
FW 15
FW 20
Manager:
Hernán Darío Gómez
<-- -->
GK 1 David Seaman
CB 12Gary Neville
CB 2 Sol Campbell
CB 5 Tony Adams
RWB14
LWB3 Graeme Le Saux
CM 7 David Beckham
CM 4
AM 16
CF 20Michael Owen
CF 9 Alan Shearer (c)
Substitutions:
MF 11
MF 17
MF 8
Manager:
Glenn Hoddle
Assistant referees


Laurent Rausis (Switzerland)
Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official


Ryszard Wojcik (Poland)

Romania vs Tunisia

GK 12Bogdan Stelea
SW 4 Anton Doboș
CB 3
CB 13Liviu Ciobotariu
RWB 2 Dan Petrescu
LWB 8 Dorinel Munteanu
CM 15Lucian Marinescu
CM 5 Constantin Gâlcă
CM 17
AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c)
CF 7
Substitutions:
DF 6
FW 11
FW 9
Manager:
Anghel Iordănescu
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer
DF 3 Sami Trabelsi (c)
DF 4 Mounir Boukadida
DF 6 Ferid Chouchane
MF 8
MF 10
MF 13Riadh Bouazizi
MF 14Sirajeddine Chihi
MF 15
FW 11Adel Sellimi
FW 18
Substitutions:
FW 9
DF 7
FW 2
Manager:
Ali Selmi
Assistant referees


Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland)
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official


Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

See also