Soccer World Cup 1998 / Mexico
This article covers the Mexican national soccer team at the 1998 World Cup .
qualification
Semi-final round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamaica | 12: 3 | 13 |
2 | Mexico | 14: 6 | 12 |
3 | Honduras | 18:11 | 10 |
4th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6:30 | 0 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | - | Mexico | 0: 3 |
Honduras | - | Mexico | 2: 1 |
Mexico | - | Jamaica | 2: 1 |
Mexico | - | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 5: 1 |
Mexico | - | Honduras | 3: 1 |
Jamaica | - | Mexico | 1-0 |
Final round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 23: 7 | 18th |
2 | United States | 17: 9 | 17th |
3 | Jamaica | 7:12 | 14th |
4th | Costa Rica | 13:12 | 12 |
5 | El Salvador | 11:16 | 10 |
5 | Canada | 5:20 | 6th |
Mexico | - | Canada | 4-0 |
Costa Rica | - | Mexico | 0-0 |
Mexico | - | Jamaica | 6-0 |
United States | - | Mexico | 2: 2 |
El Salvador | - | Mexico | 0: 1 |
Mexico | - | El Salvador | 5-0 |
Canada | - | Mexico | 2: 2 |
Mexico | - | United States | 0-0 |
Mexico | - | Costa Rica | 3: 3 |
Jamaica | - | Mexico | 0-0 |
Mexican contingent
No. | Surname | Club before the start of the World Cup | birthday | Games | Gates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
goalkeeper | |||||||
1 | Jorge Campos | Chicago Fire | October 15, 1966 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Oswaldo Sánchez | Club America | 09/21/1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22nd | Óscar Pérez | CD Cruz Azul | 02/01/1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defender | |||||||
2 | Claudio Suarez | Deportivo Guadalajara | December 17, 1968 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Joel Sánchez | Deportivo Guadalajara | 08/17/1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4th | German Villa | Club America | 04/02/1973 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | Duilio Davino | Club America | 03/21/1976 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | Isaac Terrazas | Club America | 01/23/1973 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18th | Salvador Carmona | Deportivo Toluca | 08/22/1975 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
midfield player | |||||||
6th | Marcelino Bernal | CF Monterrey | 05/27/1962 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7th | Ramón Ramírez | Deportivo Guadalajara | 05.12.1969 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
8th | Alberto García Aspe | Club America | 05/11/1967 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 |
13 | Pável Pardo | CF Atlas | 07/26/1976 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14th | Raúl Lara | Club America | 02/28/1973 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19th | Braulio Luna | UNAM Pumas | 09/08/1974 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20th | Jaime Ordiales | Deportivo Toluca | December 23, 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
21st | Jesús Arellano | Deportivo Guadalajara | 05/08/1973 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 |
striker | |||||||
9 | Ricardo Peláez | Club America | 03/14/1963 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10 | Luis García | CF Atlante | 06/01/1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | Necaxa | January 17, 1973 | 4th | 1 | 2 | 0 |
15th | Luis Hernández | Necaxa | December 22, 1968 | 4th | 4th | 1 | 0 |
17th | Francisco Palencia | CD Cruz Azul | 04/28/1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trainer | |||||||
Manuel Lapuente | 05/15/1944 |
Mexican team games
Preliminary round
rank | country | Gates | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 7: 2 | 5 |
2 | Mexico | 7: 5 | 5 |
3 | Belgium | 3: 3 | 3 |
4th | South Korea | 2: 9 | 1 |
Stadium: Stade Gerland ( Lyon )
Spectators: 39,133
Referee: Günter Benkö ( Austria )
Goals: 1: 0 Ha (28th), 1: 1 Peláez (51th), 1: 2 Hernández (74th), 1: 3 Hernández (84th)
Stadium: Parc Lescure ( Bordeaux )
Spectators: 31,800
Referee: Hugh Dallas ( Scotland )
Goals: 1-0 Wilmots (43.), 2-0 Wilmots (47.), 2: 1 García Aspe (55.) 11m , 2: 2 Blanco (62.)
Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard ( Saint-Étienne )
Spectators: 30,600
Referee: Abdul Al-Zaid ( Saudi Arabia )
Goals: 1-0 Cocu (4th), 2-0 R. de Boer (18th), 2: 1 Peláez (75th), 2-2 Hernández (90th)
In Group E, Mexico and the Netherlands fought head-to-head for group victory. After Oranje disappointed in their first game against neighboring Belgium, Dennis Bergkamp's team turned up against South Korea and won 5-0. In the last group game, the Netherlands and Mexico finally drew 2-2, while the Belgians also ended their last game with a draw and thus missed the knockout stage.
Round of 16
29,800 | Stade de la Mosson ( Montpellier ) | Germany | Mexico | Vítor Pereira ( Portugal ) | 2: 1 (0: 0) | 0: 1 Hernández (47th) 1: 1 Klinsmann (75th) 2: 1 Bierhoff (86th) |
Germany progressed happily against the actually stronger Mexicans. Oliver Bierhoff scored the 2-1 shortly before the end of the game.