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 were 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 were defeated, which meant that Yugoslavia would still have qualified even without their victory over United States. Germany's two goals against both the United States and Iran put them top on goal difference.
Standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | 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 |
- Germany advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
- Yugoslavia advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.
Matches edit
FR Yugoslavia vs Iran edit
FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Iran |
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Mihajlović 73' | Report |
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Germany vs United States edit
Germany | 2–0 | United States |
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Möller 9' Klinsmann 65' |
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Germany vs FR Yugoslavia edit
Germany | 2–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
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Mihajlović 72' (o.g.) Bierhoff 78' |
Report | Mijatović 13' Stojković 52' |
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United States vs Iran edit
United States | 1–2 | Iran |
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McBride 87' | Report | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
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Germany vs Iran edit
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United States vs FR Yugoslavia edit
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