At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four, labelled A–H.
With wins in their first two games against Colombia and England, followed by a draw against Tunisia, Romania won the group and qualified for the round of 16.
England and Colombia were level on points before they played each other in their final match, each having defeated Tunisia and lost to Romania.
Assistant referees: Jeom Young Hyun (South Korea) Dramane Dante (Mali) Fourth official: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) This fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 1994 tournament, also won by Romania.
Assistant referees: Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Fourth official: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Assistant referees: Erich Schneider (Germany) Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: László Vágner (Hungary) Assistant referees: Laurent Rausis (Switzerland) Reynaldo Salinas (Honduras) Fourth official: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland) Assistant referees: Jacek Pocięgiel (Poland) Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)