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1998 FIFA World Cup Group A
International football tournament
International football tournament
Group A of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups of four teams competing at the 1998 World Cup in France. The first matches were played on 10 June 1998 and the final games took place simultaneously on 23 June 1998 at 21:00 CET (UTC+1). The group consisted of defending champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France. After Brazil beat Scotland and Morocco while Norway drew with Morocco and Scotland, Brazil had qualified as group winners with a game to spare. With ten minutes to go in the final two games, Morocco looked like they would take second place, because they were beating Scotland while Brazil were beating Norway. However, Norway scored two late goals to win and steal the runners up spot from Morocco.
Standings
- Brazil advanced to play Chile (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
- Norway advanced to play Italy (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.
Matches
Brazil vs Scotland
Boyd
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| Mário Zagallo |
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| Craig Brown |
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Morocco vs Norway
Hadda Eggen
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| FRA Henri Michel |
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| Egil Olsen |
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Scotland vs Norway
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| Craig Brown |
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| Egil Olsen |
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Brazil vs Morocco
Rivaldo Bebeto
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| Mário Zagallo |
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| FRA Henri Michel |
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Scotland vs Morocco
Hadda
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| Craig Brown |
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| FRA Henri Michel |
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Brazil vs Norway
Rekdal
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| Mário Zagallo |
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| Egil Olsen |
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