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. The group consisted of defending champions Brazil, Norway, Scotland and Morocco. Matches took place at six different venues around France.[1] 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
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- 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
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Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia) Fourth official: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
Morocco vs Norway
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Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Nimal Wickramatunge (Sri Lanka) Fourth official: Eddie Lennie (Australia) |
Scotland vs Norway
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Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Fourth official: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) |
Brazil vs Morocco
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Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Mark Warren (England) Fourth official: Paul Durkin (England) |
Scotland vs Morocco
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Luis Torres Zúñiga (Costa Rica) Lencie Fred (Vanuatu) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary) |
Brazil vs Norway
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Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
See also
- Brazil at the FIFA World Cup
- Morocco at the FIFA World Cup
- Norway at the FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the FIFA World Cup
References
- ^ "World Cup 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.