 ENGLAND
NATIONAL TEAM |
FIFA World
Cup 1998 Record
Group Stage
Group G Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |
Romania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | ▲Advanced |
| 2nd |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | ▲Advanced |
| 3rd |
Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | ▼Eliminated |
| 4th |
 Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 | ▼Eliminated |
Group G Results & Fixtures
| Date | - | Score | - | Venue |
| 15/06/1998 |
England |
2-0 |
Tunisia |
Stade Velodrome, Marseille |
Shearer
 42' (pen) |
- | |||
|
Scholes
89' |
- | |||
| Line-ups | ||||
| GK | David Seaman | GK | Chokri El Ouaer | - |
| DF |
Sol Campbell
 88' |
DF | Hatem Trabelsi | ▼79' (Replaced by Thabet) |
| DF | Gareth Southgate | DF (c) | Sami Trabelsi | - |
| DF | Tony Adams | DF | Mounir Boukadida | - |
| DF | Graeme Le Saux | DF |
Jose Clayton
48' |
- |
| MF | Darren Anderton | DF | Khaled Badra | - |
| MF | Paul Ince | MF |
Kais Ghodhbane
87' |
- |
| MF | David Batty | MF | Sirajeddine Chihi | - |
| MF | Paul Scholes | MF | Skander Souayah | ▼46' (Replaced by Baya) |
| FW ▼85' | Teddy Sheringham | FW | Adel Sellimi | - |
| FW (c) | Alan Shearer | FW | Mehdi Ben Slimane | ▼65' (Replaced by Ben Younes) |
| Subs | ||||
| FW ▲85' | Michael Owen | MF | Zoubeir Baya | ▲46' (Replaced Souayah) |
| - | FW |
Imed Ben Younes
70' |
▲65' (Replaced Ben Slimane) | |
| - | DF | Tarek Thabet | ▲65' (Replaced Trabelsi) | |
| Date | - | Score | - | Venue |
| 22/06/1998 |
Romania |
2-1 |
England |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse |
|
Moldovan
46' |
Owen
81' |
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|
Petrescu
90' |
- | |||
| Line-ups | ||||
| GK | Boydan Stelea | GK | David Seaman | - |
| DF |
Gh Popescu
45' |
DF | Gary Neville | - |
| DF |
Iulian Filipescu
88' |
DF | Sol Campbell | - |
| DF |
Liviu Ciobotariu
78' |
DF | Tony Adams | - |
| DF | Dan Petrescu | DF | Graeme Le Saux | - |
| DF | Dorinel Munteanu | MF | Darren Anderton | - |
| MF | Constantin Galca | MF | Paul Ince | ▼32' (Replaced by Beckham) |
| MF | Gabriel Popescu | MF | David Batty | - |
| MF (c) ▼72' |
Gheorghe Hagi
4' |
MF | Paul Scholes | - |
| FW | Adrian IIie | FW | Teddy Sheringham | ▼72' (Replaced by Owen) |
| FW ▼86' | Viorel Moldovan | FW (c) | Alan Shearer | - |
| Subs | ||||
| MF ▲72' ▼81' | Ovidiu Stanga | MF | David Beckham | ▲32' (Replaced Ince) |
| MF ▲81' | Lucian Marinescu | FW | Michael Owen | ▲72' (Replaced Sheringham) |
| FW ▲86' | Marius Lacatus | - | - | - |
| Date | - | Score | - | Venue |
| 26/06/1998 |
Colombia |
0-2 |
England |
Stade Felix-Bollaert, Lens |
| - |
Anderton
20' |
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| - |
Beckham
29' |
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| Line-ups | ||||
| GK | Faryd Mondragon | GK | David Seaman | - |
| DF | Wilmer Cabrera | DF | Gary Neville | - |
| DF |
Jorge Bermudez
89' |
DF | Sol Campbell | - |
| DF | Ever Palacios | DF | Tony Adams | - |
| DF | Luis Antonio Moreno | DF | Graeme Le Saux | - |
| MF ▼46' |
Mauricio Serna
20' |
MF | Darren Anderton | ▼79' (Replaced by Lee) |
| MF | Freddy Rincon | MF | David Beckham | - |
| MF | John Harold Lozano | MF | Paul Ince | ▼83' (Replaced by Batty) |
| MF (c) | Carlos Valderrama | MF |
Paul Scholes
22' |
▼73' (Replaced by McManaman) |
| FW ▼46' | Antony de Avila | FW | Michael Owen | - |
| FW ▼46' | Leider Preciado | FW (c) |
Alan Shearer
89' |
- |
| Subs | ||||
| FW ▲46' | Adolfo Valencia | MF | Steve McManaman | ▲73' (Replaced Scholes) |
| FW ▲46' |
Victor Aristizabal
86' |
MF | Robert Lee | ▲79' (Replaced Anderton) |
| FW ▲46' | Hamilton Ricard | MF | David Batty | ▲83' (Replaced Ince) |
Round of 16
| Date | - | Score | - | Venue |
| 30/06/1998 |
Argentina |
2-2 |
England |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne |
|
Batistuta
6' (pen) |
Shearer
10' (pen) |
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|
Zanetti
45+1' |
Owen
16' |
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| - | - | |||
| - | ||||
| Line-ups | ||||
| GK |
Carlos Roa
110' |
GK |
David Seaman
5' |
- |
| DF | Javier Zanetti | DF | Gary Neville | - |
| DF | Nelson Vivas | DF | Tony Adams | - |
| DF | Roberto Ayala | DF | Sol Campbell | - |
| DF | Jose Chamot | DF | Graeme Le Saux | ▼71' (Replaced by Southgate) |
| MF |
Matias Almeyda
73' |
MF | Darren Anderton | ▼97' (Replaced by Batty) |
| MF (c) ▼91' |
Diego Simeone
47' |
MF |
David Beckham
 47' |
- |
| MF |
J Sebastian Veron
44' |
MF |
Paul Ince
10' |
- |
| MF | Ariel Ortega | MF | Paul Scholes | ▼78' (Replaced by Merson) |
| FW ▼68' | Claudio Lopez | FW | Michael Owen | - |
| FW ▼68' | Gabriel Batistuta | FW (c) | Alan Shearer | - |
| Subs | ||||
| FW ▲68' | Hernan Crespo | DF | Gareth Southgate | ▲71' (Replaced Le Saux) |
| MF ▲68' | Marcelo Gallardo | MF | Paul Merson | ▲78' (Replaced Scholes) |
| MF ▲91' | Sergio Berti | MF | David Batty | ▲97' (Replaced Anderton) |
| Penalties | ||||
| -- |
Berti |
- |
Shearer |
- |
| -- | X Crespo | - | X Ince | - |
| -- |
Veron |
- |
Merson |
- |
| -- |
Gallardo |
- |
Owen |
- |
| -- |
Ayala |
- | X Batty | - |
| England Lost 4-3 on Penalties after Extra Time | ||||
Manager
Glenn Hoddle |
1998 World Cup England Player Statistics
| No | Pos | Name & Club | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | David Seaman (Arsenal) | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Sol Campbell (Tottenham Hotspur) | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Graeme Le Saux (Chelsea) | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Paul Ince (Liverpool) | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tony Adams (Arsenal) | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Gareth Southgate (Aston Villa) | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 7 | MF | David Beckham (Manchester United) | 2 (1) | 1 |
| 8 | MF | David Batty (Newcastle United) | 2 (2) | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Teddy Sheringham (Manchester United) | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Steve McManaman (Liverpool) | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Gary Neville (Manchester United) | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Nigel Martyn (Leeds United) | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Darren Anderton (Tottenham Hotspur) | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Paul Merson (Middlesbrough) | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Paul Scholes (Manchester United) | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Robert Lee (Newcastle United) | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Martin Keown (Arsenal) | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Les Ferdinand (Tottenham Hotspur) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Michael Owen (Liverpool) | 2 (2) | 2 |
| 21 | DF | Rio Ferdinand (West Ham United) | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Tim Flowers (Blackburn Rovers) | 0 | 0 |