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Group H at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised CONMEBOL representatives Argentina, World Cup debutants Croatia, competing from the UEFA confederation, Jamaica of CONCACAF and Japan from the Asian Football Confederation.

Argentina qualified with a match to spare after they beat Japan and Jamaica with Gabriel Batistuta scoring in both games. Croatia did the same with Davor Šuker scoring in both games. Argentina then beat Croatia to take first place, while Jamaica got their first ever points in a World Cup finals tournament by beating Japan.

Contents
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
 Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Jamaica 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
 Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0

Argentina vs Japan [edit]

14 June 1998
14:30
 Argentina  1–0  Japan Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 33,400
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Batistuta Goal 28' Report


GK 1 Carlos Roa
DF 2 Roberto Ayala
MF 5 Matías Almeyda
DF 6 Roberto Sensini Substituted off 72'
FW 7 Claudio López Substituted off 61'
MF 8 Diego Simeone
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta
FW 10 Ariel Ortega
MF 11 Juan Sebastián Verón
DF 14 Nelson Vivas
DF 22 Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
DF 3 José Chamot Substituted in 72'
FW 18 Abel Balbo Substituted in 61'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Akira Narahashi
DF 3 Naoki Soma Substituted off 84'
DF 4 Masami Ihara Booked 26'
MF 6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
MF 8 Hidetoshi Nakata
FW 9 Masashi Nakayama Substituted off 65'
MF 10 Hiroshi Nanami
DF 17 Yutaka Akita
FW 18 Shoji Jo
DF 19 Eisuke Nakanishi Booked 67'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 65'
MF 22 Takashi Hirano Booked 90+2' Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada

Assistant referees:
Marc Van Den Broeck (Belgium)
Eddie Foley (Republic of Ireland)
Fourth official:
Ryszard Wójcik (Polish)

Jamaica vs Croatia [edit]

14 June 1998
21:00
 Jamaica  1–3  Croatia Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,058
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Earle Goal 45' Report Stanić Goal 27'
Prosinečki Goal 53'
Šuker Goal 69'
GK 1 Warren Barrett
DF 5 Ian Goodison
MF 6 Fitzroy Simpson
MF 7 Peter Cargill Substituted off 69'
MF 11 Theodore Whitmore
DF 15 Ricardo Gardner
MF 16 Robbie Earle Substituted off 74'
FW 17 Onandi Lowe
FW 18 Deon Burton Booked 62'
DF 19 Frank Sinclair
FW 22 Paul Hall Substituted off 81'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Andrew Williams Substituted in 74'
FW 10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 81'
MF 20 Darryl Powell Substituted in 69'
Manager:
René Simões
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 4 Igor Štimac
DF 6 Slaven Bilić
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović
MF 8 Robert Prosinečki
FW 9 Davor Šuker
MF 10 Zvonimir Boban
MF 13 Mario Stanić
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo Booked 5'
DF 17 Robert Jarni
DF 20 Dario Šimić Booked 59' Substituted off 74'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in 74'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania)
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Fourth official:
Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Japan vs Croatia [edit]

20 June 1998
14:30
 Japan  0–1  Croatia Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Report Šuker Goal 77'
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
DF 2 Akira Narahashi Substituted off 79'
DF 3 Naoki Soma
DF 4 Masami Ihara
MF 6 Motohiro Yamaguchi
MF 8 Hidetoshi Nakata
FW 9 Masashi Nakayama Substituted off 61'
MF 10 Hiroshi Nanami Booked 41' Substituted off 84'
DF 17 Yutaka Akita Booked 89'
FW 18 Shoji Jo
DF 19 Eisuke Nakanishi Booked 70'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 84'
FW 14 Masayuki Okano Substituted in 61'
MF 15 Hiroaki Morishima Substituted in 79'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
DF 4 Igor Štimac Substituted off 46'
DF 6 Slaven Bilić
MF 7 Aljoša Asanović
MF 8 Robert Prosinečki Booked 26' Substituted off 67'
FW 9 Davor Šuker
MF 13 Mario Stanić Booked 70' Substituted off 88'
MF 14 Zvonimir Soldo
DF 17 Robert Jarni
DF 20 Dario Šimić
MF 21 Krunoslav Jurčić
Substitutions:
MF 11 Silvio Marić Substituted in 67'
DF 15 Igor Tudor Substituted in 88'
FW 19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in 46'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Marere Gonzales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Gunter Benko (Austria)

Argentina vs Jamaica [edit]

21 June 1998
17:30
 Argentina  5–0  Jamaica Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Ortega Goal 31', 55'
Batistuta Goal 72', 80', 82' (pen.)		 Report
GK 1 Carlos Roa
2 Roberto Ayala
3 Jose Chamot Booked 65'
5 Matías Almeyda
6 Roberto Sensini Substituted off 25'
7 Claudio López Substituted off 75'
8 Diego Simeone Substituted off 80'
9 Gabriel Batistuta
10 Ariel Ortega
11 Juan Sebastián Verón
22 Javier Zanetti
Substitutions:
4 Mauricio Pineda Substituted in 80'
14 Nelson Vivas Substituted in 25'
20 Marcelo Gallardo Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 1 Warren Barrett
2 Stephen Malcolm Substituted off 62'
3 Chris Dawes
5 Ian Goodison
6 Fitzroy Simpson
11 Theodore Whitmore Substituted off 73'
15 Ricardo Gardner
18 Deon Burton Substituted off HT'
19 Frank Sinclair
20 Darryl Powell Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 4', 45+1'
22 Paul Hall
Substitutions:
7 Peter Cargill Booked 88' Substituted in HT'
10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 62'
16 Robbie Earle Substituted in 73'
Manager:
René Simões

Assistant referees:
Mikael Nilsson (Sweden)
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Argentina vs Croatia [edit]

26 June 1998
16:00
 Argentina  1–0  Croatia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Pineda Goal 36' Report


GK 1 Carlos Roa
2 Roberto Ayala Booked 35'
4 Mauricio Pineda
5 Matías Almeyda
9 Gabriel Batistuta
10 Ariel Ortega Booked 23' Substituted off 52'
11 Juan Sebastián Verón
13 Pablo Paz
14 Nelson Vivas Booked 68'
20 Marcelo Gallardo Substituted off 80'
22 Javier Zanetti Substituted off 67'
Substitutions:
7 Claudio López Substituted in 52'
8 Diego Simeone Substituted in 67'
16 Sergio Berti Substituted in 80'
Manager:
Daniel Passarella
GK 1 Dražen Ladić
6 Slaven Bilić Booked 20'
7 Aljoša Asanović
8 Robert Prosinečki Substituted off 67'
9 Davor Šuker
10 Zvonimir Boban Booked 47'
11 Silvio Marić Substituted off HT'
13 Mario Stanić
14 Zvonimir Soldo Booked 43'
17 Robert Jarni Booked 58'
20 Dario Šimić
Substitutions:
4 Igor Štimac Substituted in 67'
19 Goran Vlaović Substituted in HT'
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

Assistant referees:
Aristidis Chris Soldatos (South Africa)
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
An-Yan Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Japan vs Jamaica [edit]

26 June 1998
16:00
 Japan  1–2  Jamaica Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
Nakayama Goal 74' Report Whitmore Goal 39', 54'
GK 20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
2 Akira Narahashi
3 Naoki Soma
4 Masami Ihara
5 Norio Omura Substituted off 58'
6 Motohiro Yamaguchi Booked 4'
8 Hidetoshi Nakata
9 Masashi Nakayama
10 Hiroshi Nanami Substituted off 78'
17 Yutaka Akita
18 Shoji Jo Substituted off 58'
Substitutions:
11 Shinji Ono Substituted in 78'
12 Wagner Lopes Substituted in 58'
22 Takashi Hirano Substituted in 58'
Manager:
Takeshi Okada
GK 13 Aaron Lawrence
2 Stephen Malcolm Booked 78'
3 Chris Dawes Booked 88'
5 Ian Goodison
6 Fitzroy Simpson Substituted off 89'
8 Marcus Gayle Substituted off 80'
11 Theodore Whitmore
15 Ricardo Gardner
17 Onandi Lowe
19 Frank Sinclair
22 Paul Hall Substituted off 72'
Substitutions:
10 Walter Boyd Substituted in 72'
16 Robert Earle Substituted in 89'
18 Deon Burton Substituted in 80'
Manager:
René Simões

Assistant referees:
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)


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Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
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Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage
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