The 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Teams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra time and penalties if a winner could not be determined after 90 minutes.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D E F G H
Bracket The first games were played on 27 June 1998, and the final took place on 12 July 1998 in Paris.
Round of 16
Italy vs Norway
Christian Vieri scored his fifth goal of the finals and the only one of the game in the 18th minute with exquisite precision, bursting on to Luigi Di Biagio's pass 40 yards from goal. Norway had their moments but failed to finish as Gianluca Pagliuca made some brilliant saves.World Cup 98: Italy punish Norway for their negative approach
GK 12Gianluca PagliucaRB 2 Giuseppe BergomiCB 4 Fabio CannavaroCB 5 Alessandro CostacurtaLB 3 Paolo Maldini (c) RM 17Francesco Moriero CM 9 Demetrio Albertini CM 14Luigi Di Biagio LM 11Dino BaggioSS 10Alessandro Del Piero CF 21Christian VieriSubstitutes:RM 15Angelo Di Livio LM 7 Gianluca Pessotto FW 20Enrico Chiesa Manager:Cesare Maldini GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)RB 4 Henning BergCB 15Dan EggenCB 3 Ronny JohnsenLB 5 Stig Inge BjørnebyeRM 17Håvard Flo CM 7 Erik Mykland CM 10Kjetil Rekdal CM 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen LM 21Vidar RisethCF 9 Tore André FloSubstitutes:MF 22Roar Strand MF 6 Ståle Solbakken FW 20Ole Gunnar Solskjær Manager:Egil Olsen Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Marc Van den Broeck (Belgium) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary)
Brazil vs Chile
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 Cafu CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Júnior BaianoLB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César SampaioCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10RivaldoAM 18Leonardo CF 20Bebeto CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes:FW 19Denílson MF 14Gonçalves Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Nelson Tapia CB 6 Pedro ReyesCB 3 Ronald Fuentes CB 5 Javier MargasRWB19Fernando CornejoLWB16Mauricio ArosCM 8 Clarence Acuña CM 14Miguel Ramírez AM 10José Luis Sierra CF 11Marcelo SalasCF 9 Iván Zamorano (c)Substitutes:MF 17Marcelo Vega MF 20Fabián Estay MF 18Luis Musrri Manager: Nelson Acosta Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Owen Powell (Jamaica) Fourth official: Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)
France vs Paraguay
GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 15Lilian Thuram CB 5 Laurent BlancCB 8 Marcel DesaillyLB 3 Bixente Lizarazu CM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) CM 17Emmanuel Petit RW 13Bernard Diomède LW 6 Youri DjorkaeffCF 20David TrezeguetCF 12Thierry Henry Substitutes:MF 11Robert Pires MF 14Alain Boghossian FW 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Manager:Aimé Jacquet GK 1 José Luis Chilavert (c) RB 2 Francisco Arce CB 4 Carlos GamarraCB 5 Celso Ayala LB 11Pedro Sarabia CM 10Roberto AcuñaCM 16Julio César Enciso CM 13Carlos Humberto Paredes AM 21Jorge Luis Campos AM 15Miguel Ángel Benítez CF 9 José Cardozo Substitutes:MF 7 Julio César Yegros DF 20Denis Caniza MF 8 Aristides Rojas Manager: Paulo César Carpegiani Assistant referees: Nimal Wickeramatunge (Sri Lanka) Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Fourth official: Esse Baharmast (United States)
Nigeria vs Denmark
GK 1 Peter RufaiRB 8 Mutiu AdepojuCB 5 Uche Okechukwu (c)CB 6 Taribo WestLB 3 Celestine BabayaroDM 15Sunday OlisehRM 7 Finidi GeorgeLM 11Garba Lawal AM 10Jay-Jay Okocha SS 4 Nwankwo Kanu CF 20Victor Ikpeba Substitutes:FW 9 Rashidi Yekini DF 13Tijani Babangida Manager: Bora Milutinović GK 1 Peter SchmeichelRB 12Søren ColdingCB 3 Marc Rieper CB 4 Jes HøghLB 5 Jan HeintzeCM 6 Thomas HelvegCM 7 Allan NielsenRW 21Martin JørgensenLW 10Michael Laudrup (c) SS 11Brian Laudrup CF 18Peter Møller Substitutes:FW 19Ebbe Sand MF 14Morten Wieghorst MF 8 Per Frandsen Manager: Bo Johansson Assistant referees: Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait) Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Fourth official: Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Germany vs Mexico
GK 1 Andreas KöpkeSW 8 Lothar Matthäus CB 14Markus Babbel CB 2 Christian WörnsRWB3 Jörg Heinrich LWB21Michael Tarnat CM 16Dietmar Hamann DM 5 Thomas Helmer CM 10Thomas Häßler CF 20Oliver BierhoffCF 18Jürgen Klinsmann (c) Substitutes:MF 17Christian Ziege MF 7 Andreas Möller FW 9 Ulf Kirsten Manager:Berti Vogts GK 1 Jorge CamposCB 13Pável PardoCB 5 Duilio Davino CB 2 Claudio SuárezRM 6 Marcelino Bernal CM 14Raúl LaraCM 4 Germán VillaLM 8 Alberto García Aspe (c) RF 11Cuauhtémoc Blanco CF 15Luis HernándezLF 17Francisco Palencia Substitutes:RB 18Salvador Carmona LM 21Jesús Arellano LF 9 Ricardo Peláez Manager:Manuel Lapuente Assistant referees: Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Achmat Salie (South Africa) Fourth official: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia Just three minutes after Slobodan Komljenović scored the equalizer, Predrag Mijatović missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to hit it to the sides due to Edwin van der Sar's reach,Seedorf dio pistas para el penalti. Mundo Deportivo, 1 July 1998 the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career."Es el peor momento de mi carrera". El País, 30 June 1998 Edgar Davids scored the winning goal for the Netherlands in injury time; Davids, suffering a cramp, had asked to be substituted moments before but Guus Hiddink asked him to stay in the field.Davids pidió el cambio antes de dar el triunfo. Mundo Deportivo, 1 July 1998 An apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and Winston Bogarde in the celebration was explained by the former as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally choked by Pierre van Hooijdonk.Dutch clean the air. The Irish Times, 1 July 1998
GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael ReizigerCB 3 Jaap StamCB 4 Frank de Boer (c)LB 5 Arthur NumanCM 16Edgar DavidsCM 10Clarence SeedorfCM 11Phillip CocuRW 7 Ronald de BoerLW 14Marc OvermarsCF 8 Dennis Bergkamp Manager:Guus Hiddink GK 1 Ivica KraljRB 2 Zoran Mirković CB 13Slobodan KomljenovićCB 11Siniša Mihajlović CB 3 Goran Đorović LB 16Željko PetrovićCM 4 Slaviša JokanovićCM 6 Branko BrnovićRM 10Dragan Stojković (c) LM 7 Vladimir JugovićCF 9 Predrag MijatovićSubstitutes:MF 8 Dejan Savićević DF 14Niša Saveljić Manager:Slobodan Santrač Assistant referees: Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Romania vs Croatia Croatia's winning penalty goal had to be retaken. Davor Šuker scored both times to extend Croatia's debut World Cup run to the quarter-finals.
GK 12Bogdan SteleaSW 6 Gheorghe Popescu CB 18Iulian FilipescuCB 13Liviu CiobotariuRWB2 Dan Petrescu LWB8 Dorinel MunteanuDM 5 Constantin GâlcăCM 16Gabriel Popescu AM 10Gheorghe Hagi (c) SS 11Adrian Ilie CF 9 Viorel Moldovan Substitutes:FW 21Gheorghe Craioveanu MF 14Radu Niculescu MF 15Lucian Marinescu Manager:Anghel Iordănescu GK 1 Dražen LadićSW 4 Igor ŠtimacCB 20Dario ŠimićCB 6 Slaven Bilić RWB 13Mario Stanić LWB 17Robert JarniDM 21Krunoslav JurčićCM 7 Aljoša AsanovićCM 10Zvonimir Boban (c) CF 19Goran Vlaović CF 9 Davor ŠukerSubstitutes:FW 2 Petar Krpan DF 15Igor Tudor Manager:Miroslav Blažević Assistant referees: Claudio Rossi (Argentina) Arnaldo Pinto (Brazil) Fourth official: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Argentina vs England
Argentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides. All four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time. With the score tied at 2–2, David Beckham retaliated after being fouled by Diego Simeone and was sent off. Beckham's teammate Michael Owen subsequently described Beckham's act as "childish and unnecessary", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved. In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first. David Seaman saved Argentina's second penalty from Hernán Crespo to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when Carlos Roa saved from Paul Ince. The tie ended with another Roa save, from David Batty. Batty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken. England had also exited on penalties in the recent UEFA Euro 1996 two years prior.
GK 1 Carlos Roa CB 14Nelson VivasCB 2 Roberto AyalaCB 3 José ChamotRM 22Javier ZanettiDM 5 Matías Almeyda LM 8 Diego Simeone (c) CM 11Juan Sebastián Verón AM 10Ariel OrtegaSS 7 Claudio López CF 9 Gabriel Batistuta Substitutes:FW 19Hernán Crespo MF 20Marcelo Gallardo MF 16Sergio Berti Manager:Daniel Passarella GK 1 David Seaman RB 12Gary NevilleCB 5 Tony AdamsCB 2 Sol CampbellLB3 Graeme Le Saux DM 4 Paul Ince RM 7 David Beckham LM14Darren Anderton AM 16Paul Scholes SS 20Michael OwenCF 9 Alan Shearer (c)Substitutes:DF 6 Gareth Southgate MF 15Paul Merson MF 8 David Batty Manager:Glenn Hoddle Assistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Fourth official: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Quarter-finals
Italy vs France
GK 12Gianluca PagliucaRB 2 Giuseppe Bergomi CB 4 Fabio CannavaroCB 5 Alessandro Costacurta LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)RM 17Francesco MorieroCM 11Dino Baggio CM 14Luigi Di Biagio LM 7 Gianluca Pessotto SS 10Alessandro Del Piero CF 21Christian VieriSubstitutes:CM 9 Demetrio Albertini FW 18Roberto Baggio RM 15Angelo Di Livio Manager:Cesare Maldini GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 15Lilian ThuramCB 5 Laurent BlancCB 8 Marcel DesaillyLB 3 Bixente LizarazuDM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) RM 19Christian Karembeu LM 17Emmanuel PetitAM 10Zinedine ZidaneCF 6 Youri DjorkaeffCF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substitutes:FW 12Thierry Henry FW 20David Trezeguet Manager:Aimé Jacquet Assistant referees: Mark Warren (England) Nicolae Grigorescu (Romania) Fourth official: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Brazil vs Denmark
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 Cafu CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Junior BaianoLB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 5 César SampaioCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10Rivaldo AM 18Leonardo CF 20Bebeto CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes:FW 19Denílson MF 11Emerson MF 16Zé Roberto Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Peter SchmeichelRB 12Søren Colding CB 3 Marc RieperCB 4 Jes HøghLB 5 Jan HeintzeCM 6 Thomas Helveg CM 7 Allan Nielsen RW 21Martin JørgensenLW 10Michael Laudrup (c)SS 11Brian LaudrupCF 18Peter Møller Substitutes:MF 15Stig Tøfting FW 19Ebbe Sand DF 2 Michael Schjønberg Manager: Bo Johansson Assistant referees: Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Netherlands vs Argentina
The game saw two early goals - Kluivert giving the Netherlands a lead, which was cancelled out minutes later by Lopez. There were also three early yellow cards - Stam and Numan for the Dutch, Chamot for Argentina. Tempers began to boil over during the second half: Numan received a second yellow for a challenge on Simeone, although there were Dutch protests that Simeone had made the most of it. Ortega lost his temper completely: only a minute after receiving a yellow card for a rough challenge, he headbutted Van der Sar and was sent off at once, reducing both sides to ten men. With extra time looming, Bergkamp received a long pass, controlled it superbly and scored in the last minute, to send the Dutch into the semi-finals.
GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael ReizigerCB 3 Jaap Stam CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)LB 5 Arthur Numan CM 6 Wim JonkCM 16Edgar DavidsRW 7 Ronald de Boer LW 11Phillip CocuSS 8 Dennis BergkampCF 9 Patrick Kluivert Substitutes:FW 14Marc Overmars Manager:Guus Hiddink GK 1 Carlos RoaRB 22Javier ZanettiCB 2 Roberto AyalaCB 6 Roberto Sensini LB 3 José Chamot DM 5 Matías Almeyda CM 8 Diego Simeone (c)CM 11Juan Sebastián VerónAM 10Ariel Ortega SS 7Claudio LópezCF 9 Gabriel BatistutaSubstitutes:DF 4 Mauricio Pineda FW 18Abel Balbo Manager:Daniel Passarella Assistant referees: Owen Powell (Jamaica) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Fourth official: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay)
Germany vs Croatia