Group F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised Germany and YugoslaviaofUEFA, 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.
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 |
FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Iran |
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Mihajlović 73' | Report |
Attendance: 30,600
Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru)
FR Yugoslavia |
Iran |
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Assistant referees:
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Germany | 2–0 | United States |
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Möller 9' Klinsmann 65' |
Report |
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Germany |
United States[1] |
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Assistant referees:
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Germany | 2–2 | FR Yugoslavia |
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Mihajlović 72' (o.g.) Bierhoff 78' |
Report | Mijatović 13' Stojković 52' |
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Germany |
FR Yugoslavia |
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Assistant referees:
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United States | 1–2 | Iran |
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McBride 87' | Report | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
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Iran |
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Assistant referees:
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Germany | 2–0 | Iran |
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Bierhoff 50' Klinsmann 57' |
Report |
Attendance: 29,800
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
Germany |
Iran |
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Assistant referees:
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United States | 0–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
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Report | Komljenović 4' |
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
United States |
FR Yugoslavia |
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Assistant referees:
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