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Argentina - Japan 1:0

14 JUN 1998, World Cup, Group Stage

Goals

1:0 Gabriel Batistuta 28'

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, Javier Zanetti, Nelson Vivas, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini (72' José Chamot), Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Matías Almeyda, Ariel Ortega, Claudio López (61' Abel Balbo), Gabriel Batistuta

Japan (Takeshi Okada)

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Akira Narahashi, Eisuke Nakanishi, Masami Ihara, Naoki Soma (84' Takashi Hirano), Yutaka Akita, Hidetoshi Nakata, Hiroshi Nanami, Motohiro Yamaguchi, Masashi Nakayama (65' Wagner Lopes), Shoji Jo

Cards

Masami Ihara 26' (yellow card), Eisuke Nakanishi 68' (yellow card), Takashi Hirano 90' (yellow card)

Venue

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Group H · after matchday 1

PositionTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals forGoals againstGoal differencePoints
1Croatia110031+23
2Argentina110010+13
3Japan100101-10
4Jamaica100113-20

Trivia

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Holland).

Attendance: 33400.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Carlos Roa11Mallorca
Javier Zanetti33Inter
Nelson Vivas14Lugano
Roberto Ayala39Napoli
Roberto Sensini46Parma
José Chamot36Lazio
Diego Simeone72Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón19Sampdoria
Matías Almeyda19Lazio
Ariel Ortega52Valencia
Claudio López23Valencia
Abel Balbo36Roma
Gabriel Batistuta63Fiorentina

Earlier matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
22 APR 1998AwayIreland2:0Friendly
29 APR 1998AwayBrazil1:0Friendly
14 MAY 1998HomeBosnia-Herz.5:0Friendly
19 MAY 1998HomeChile1:0Friendly
25 MAY 1998HomeSouth Africa2:0Friendly

Later matches

DateGroundOpponentScoreCompetition
21 JUN 1998Jamaica5:0World Cup
26 JUN 1998Croatia1:0World Cup
30 JUN 1998England(4)2:2(3)World Cup
04 JUL 1998Netherlands1:2World Cup
03 FEB 1999AwayVenezuela2:0Friendly

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