FIFA World Cup 1998 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Germany 2–0 Iran

Thursday 25 Jun 1998 · Montpellier, France (neutral)

Germany2–0Iran

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bierhoff Klinsmann

50′1–0Oliver Bierhoff Germany
57′2–0Jürgen Klinsmann Germany

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Came on

16Dietmar HamannMF↑46′
9Ulf KirstenFW↑69′
17Christian ZiegeDF↑76′

Iran

Came on

8Sirous DinmohammadiMF↑70′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 2029 → 2044
Iran: 1747 → 1732

Expected score for Germany: 83.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 2, 1998–2004.

Germany wins: 2
Draws: 0
Iran wins: 0

Form either side

Germany

Before

0–0 v Finland 27 May 1998 · Friendly
3–1 v Colombia 30 May 1998 · Friendly
7–0 v Luxembourg 5 Jun 1998 · Friendly
2–0 v United States 15 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Serbia 21 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

2–1 v Mexico 29 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–3 v Croatia 4 Jul 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–1 v Malta 2 Sep 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Romania 5 Sep 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Turkey 10 Oct 1998 · UEFA Euro qualification 1998

Iran

Before

0–2 v Hungary 20 Apr 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Jamaica 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly
0–2 v Croatia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 14 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–1 v United States 21 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

After

0–3 v Kuwait 13 Oct 1998 · Friendly
2–0 v Kazakhstan 1 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998
6–1 v Laos 5 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998
2–4 v Oman 8 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998
5–0 v Tajikistan 10 Dec 1998 · Asian Games 1998

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Germany	3	2	1	0	+4	7
2Serbia	3	2	1	0	+2	7
3Iran	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4United States	3	0	0	3	-4	0

Road through the tournament

Germany

2–0 v United States Group stage
2–2 v Serbia Group stage
2–0 v Iran Group stage
2–1 v Mexico Round of 16
0–3 v Croatia Quarter-final

Iran

0–1 v Serbia Group stage
2–1 v United States Group stage
0–2 v Germany Group stage

Every Germany v Iran match2

From Germany's side.


9 Oct 2004	Iran	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1998	Iran	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul