Football World Cup 1998 / Group D.

Group D games of the 1998 World Cup .

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	005: 500	± 0	06th
2.	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	003: 100	+2	05
3.	Spain	3	1	1	1	008: 400	+4	04th
4th	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	001: 700	−6	01

Paraguay 0-0 Bulgaria

Paraguay		Bulgaria
	1st matchday June 12, 1998 at 2:30 p.m. in Montpellier ( Stade de la Mosson ) Spectators: 29,800 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid ( Saudi Arabia )   Match report
	José Luis Chilavert - Carlos Gamarra , Celso Ayala , Pedro Sarabia - Carlos Morales (41st Denis Caniza ), Julio César Enciso , Roberto Acuña , Jorge Campos (80th Julio César Yegros ) - Carlos Paredes - Miguel Angel Benítez , José Cardozo (70th) . César Ramírez ) Coach: Paulo César Carpegiani	Zdravko Zdravkov - Trifon Ivanov - Radostin Kischischew , Ivaylo Yordanov , Ivailo Petkov - Anatoli Nankow , Zlatko Yankov , Krasimir Balakov , Ilian Iliew (78. Daniel Borimirov ) - Lyuboslav Penev (68. Emil Kostadinov ), Hristo Stoichkov Coach: Hristo Bonev
	Benítez	Ivanov, Stoichkov
		Nankow (88.)

Spain - Nigeria 2: 3 (1: 1)

Spain		Nigeria
	1st matchday June 13, 1998 at 2:30 p.m. in Nantes ( Stade Louis-Fonteneau ) Spectators: 35,500 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast ( United States )   Match report
	Andoni Zubizarreta - Albert Ferrer (46th Guillermo Amor ), Rafael Alkorta , Iván Campo , Sergi - Miguel Ángel Nadal (75th Albert Celades ), Fernando Hierro - Luis Enrique , Kiko , Raúl - Alfonso (57th Joseba Etxeberria ) Trainer: Javier Clemente	Peter Rufai - Mobi Oparaku (69th Rashidi Yekini ), Uche Okechukwu , Taribo West , Celestine Babayaro - Sunday Oliseh - Finidi George , Mutiu Adepoju , Garba Lawal (89th Godwin Okpara ) - Augustine Okocha - Victor Ikpeba (83rd Tijani Babangida ) Coach: Bora Milutinović
	1: 0 Hierro (21st) 2: 1 Raúl (47th)	1: 1 Adepoju (25th) 2: 2 Zubizarreta (73rd, own goal) 2: 3 Oliseh (78th)
	Campo, Nadal, Cupid	Okechukwu

Nigeria - Bulgaria 1: 0 (1: 0)

Nigeria		Bulgaria
	2nd matchday June 19, 1998 at 5:30 p.m. in Paris ( Prinzenparkstadion ) Spectators: 45,500 Referee: Mario Sánchez Yanten ( Chile )   Match report
	Peter Rufai - Mutiu Adepoju , Uche Okechukwu , Taribo West , Celestine Babayaro - Sunday Oliseh - Finidi George (85th Tijani Babangida ), Augustine Okocha , Garba Lawal - Victor Ikpeba (75th Rashidi Yekini ), Daniel Amokachi (67th Nwankwo Kanu ) Coach: Bora Milutinović	Zdravko Zdravkov - Trifon Ivanov - Radostin Kischischew , Goscho Gintschew , Ivailo Petkov - Ilian Iliew (68th Lyuboslav Penev ), Zlatko Yankov (85 Georgi Batschew ), Krasimir Balakov , Marian Hristov (46. Daniel Borimirov ) - Emil Kostadinov , Hristo Stoichkov Coach: Christo Bonew
	1: 0 Ikpeba (26.)
	Adepoju, Okechukwu (2nd, blocked), Ikepba, Okocha	Iliev, Kishishev

Spain 0-0 Paraguay

Spain		Paraguay
	2nd matchday June 19, 1998 at 9:00 p.m. in Saint-Étienne ( Stade Geoffroy-Guichard ) Spectators: 30,600 Referee: Ian McLeod ( South Africa )   Match report
	Andoni Zubizarreta - Juan Carlos Aguilera , Rafael Alkorta , Abelardo (56th Albert Celades ), Sergi - Guillermo Amor , Fernando Hierro - Joseba Etxeberria , Raúl (65th Kiko ), Luis Enrique - Juan Antonio Pizzi (52nd Fernando Morientes ) Trainers: Javier Clemente	José Luis Chilavert - Denis Caniza , Carlos Gamarra , Celso Ayala , Pedro Sarabia - Francisco Arce , Julio César Enciso , Roberto Acuña (74th Julio César Yegros ) - Arístides Rojas (84th César Ramírez ), Miguel Angel Benítez - Jorge Campos (46th July ) . Carlos Paredes ) coach: Paulo Cesar Carpegiani
	Sergi, Kiko	Ayala, Arce

Spain - Bulgaria 6: 1 (2: 0)

Spain		Bulgaria
	3rd matchday June 24, 1998 at 9:00 p.m. in Lens ( Stade Félix Bollaert ) Spectators: 38,100 Referee: Mario van der Ende ( Netherlands )   Match report
	Andoni Zubizarreta - Juan Carlos Aguilera , Rafael Alkorta , Miguel Ángel Nadal , Sergi - Joseba Etxeberria (52nd Raúl ), Guillermo Amor , Fernando Hierro , Luis Enrique (70th Julen Guerrero ) - Fernando Morientes , Alfonso (65th Kiko ) Trainers: Javier Clemente	Zdravko Zdravkov - Ivailo Yordanov , Trifon Ivanov , Goscho Gintschew - Radostin Kischischew , Anatoli Nankow (28 Lyuboslav Penev ), Georgi Batschew , Daniel Borimirov - Krasimir Balakov (60th Marian Hristov ) - Emil Kostadinov , Hristo Stoichkov (46 Ilian Iliew ) Coach: Christo Bonew
	1-0 Hierro (6th, foul penalty) 2-0 Luis Enrique (19th) 3-0 Morientes (55th) 4-1 Morientes (81st) 5-1 Batschew (88th, own goal) 6-1 Kiko ( 90.)	3: 1 Kostadinow (58th)
	Guerrero, Aguilera	Penew, Batschew

Nigeria - Paraguay 1: 3 (1: 1)

Nigeria		Paraguay
	3rd matchday June 24, 1998 at 9:00 p.m. in Toulouse ( Stadium Municipal ) Spectators: 33,500 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert ( Thailand )   Match report
	Peter Rufai - Augustine Eguavoen , Uche Okafor , Taribo West , Benedict Iroha - Tijani Babangida , Sunday Oliseh (46th Godwin Okpara ), Wilson Oruma (69th Finidi George ), Garba Lawal - Rashidi Yekini , Nwankwo Kanu Trainer: Bora Milutinović	José Luis Chilavert - Carlos Gamarra , Celso Ayala , Pedro Sarabia - Francisco Arce , Julio César Enciso , Carlos Paredes , Denis Caniza (56th Julio César Yegros ) - Miguel Angel Benítez (68th Roberto Acuña ) - José Cardozo , Hugo Brizuela (78th) . Arístides Rojas ) coach: Paulo Cesar Carpegiani
	1: 1 Oruma (11.)	0: 1 Ayala (1st) 1: 2 Benítez (58th, penalty kick) 1: 3 Cardozo (86th)
	Iroha, Eguavoen