Round robin; each team played the other three teams in its group once. Note that three points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to second round.
| Group A |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Brazil |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
| *Norway |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| Morocco |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Scotland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| Results |
| 6/10 |
St. Denis (80,000) |
Brazil 2, Scotland 1 |
| 6/10 |
Montpellier (29,750) |
Morocco 2, Norway 2 |
| 6/16 |
Nantes (33,266) |
Brazil 3, Morocco 0 |
| 6/16 |
Bordeaux (30,236) |
Scotland 1, Norway 1 |
| 6/23 |
Marseille (60,000) |
Norway 2, Brazil 1 |
| 6/23 |
St. Etienne (36,000) |
Morocco 3, Scotland 0 |
| Group B |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Italy |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
| *Chile |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| Austria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Cameroon |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Results |
| 6/11 |
Bordeaux (36,500) |
Italy 2, Chile 2 |
| 6/11 |
Toulouse (37,500) |
Cameroon 1, Austria 1 |
| 6/17 |
Montpellier (35,500) |
Italy 3, Cameroon 0 |
| 6/17 |
St. Etienee (30,392) |
Chile 1, Austria 1 |
| 6/23 |
St. Denis (80,000) |
Italy 2, Austria 1 |
| 6/23 |
Nantes (40,000) |
Chile 1, Cameroon 1 |
| Group C |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *France |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
| *Denmark |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| South Africa |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
| Results |
| 6/12 |
Marseille (60,000) |
France 3, South Africa 0 |
| 6/12 |
Lens (38,140) |
Denmark 1, Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 6/18 |
St. Denis (80,000) |
France 4, Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 6/18 |
Toulouse (37,500) |
South Africa 1, Denmark 1 |
| 6/24 |
Lyon (44,000) |
France 2, Denmark 1 |
| 6/24 |
Bordeaux (36,500) |
South Africa 2, Saudi Arabia 2 |
| Group D |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Nigeria |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| *Paraguay |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| Spain |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
| Bulgaria |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| Results |
| 6/12 |
Montpellier (27,650) |
Paraguay 0, Bulgaria 0 |
| 6/13 |
Nantes (33,257) |
Nigeria 3, Spain 2 |
| 6/19 |
St. Etienne (36,000) |
Spain 0, Paraguay 0 |
| 6/19 |
Paris (49,300) |
Nigeria 1, Bulgaria 0 |
| 6/24 |
Lens (41,275) |
Spain 6, Bulgaria 1 |
| 6/24 |
Toulouse (37,500) |
Paraguay 3, Nigeria 1 |
| Group E |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Netherlands |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
| *Mexico |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
| Belgium |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| South Korea |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
| Results |
| 6/13 |
St. Denis (75,000) |
Netherlands 0, Belgium 0 |
| 6/13 |
Lyon (37,588) |
Mexico 3, South Korea 1 |
| 6/20 |
Marseille (60,000) |
Netherlands 5, South Korea 0 |
| 6/20 |
Bordeaux (36,500) |
Belgium 2, Mexico 2 |
| 6/25 |
St. Etienne (36,000) |
Netherlands 2, Mexico 2 |
| 6/25 |
Paris (49,300) |
Belgium 1, South Korea 1 |
| Group F |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Germany |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
| *Yugoslavia |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| Iran |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| United States |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| Results |
| 6/14 |
St. Etienne (30,342) |
Yugoslavia 1, Iran 0 |
| 6/15 |
Paris (43,815) |
Germany 2, USA 0 |
| 6/21 |
Lens (41,275) |
Germany 2, Yugoslavia 2 |
| 6/21 |
Lyon (44,000) |
Iran 2, USA 1 |
| 6/25 |
Montepellier (35,500) |
Germany 2, Iran 0 |
| 6/25 |
Nantes (40,000) |
Yugoslavia 1, USA 0 |
| Group G |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Romania |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| *England |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
| Colombia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Tunisia |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Results |
| 6/15 |
Lyon (37,572) |
Romania 1, Colombia 0 |
| 6/15 |
Marseille (54,587) |
England 2, Tunisia 0 |
| 6/22 |
Toulouse (37,5000) |
Romania 2, England 1 |
| 6/22 |
Montpellier (35,500) |
Colombia 1, Tunisia 0 |
| 6/26 |
Paris (80,000) |
Romania 1, Tunisia 1 |
| 6/26 |
Lens (41,275) |
England 2, Colombia 0 |
| Group H |
Gm |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
|---|
| *Argentina |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
| *Croatia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| Jamaica |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
| Japan |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Results |
| 6/14 |
Toulouse (33,400) |
Argentina 1, Japan 0 |
| 6/14 |
Lens (38,058) |
Croatia 3, Jamaica 1 |
| 6/20 |
Nantes (40,000) |
Croatia 1, Japan 0 |
| 6/21 |
Paris (49,300) |
Argentina 5, Jamaica 0 |
| 6/26 |
Bordeaux (36,500) |
Argentina 1, Croatia 0 |
| 6/26 |
Lyon (44,000) |
Jamaica 2, Japan 1 |
1998 World Cup Tournament
Round of 16
