1998 FIFA World Cup Group H
Group H at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised CONMEBOL representatives Argentina, and three 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.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
- Argentina advanced to play England (runner-up of Group G) in the round of 16.
- Croatia advanced to play Romania (winner of Group G) in the round of 16.
Matches
Argentina vs Japan
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Jamaica vs Croatia
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Japan vs Croatia
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Argentina vs Jamaica
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Argentina vs Croatia
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Japan vs Jamaica
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