Group F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup comprised Germany and Yugoslavia of UEFA, Iran of the Asian Football Confederation and the United States from the CONCACAF region.
Germany and Yugoslavia both started well by beating the United States and Iran respectively. The United States were then eliminated with a match to spare after losing to Iran, while Germany drew with Yugoslavia. Iran needed to win their final game against Germany to qualify but were defeated, which meant that Yugoslavia would still have qualified even without their victory over United States. Germany's two goals against both the United States and Iran put them top on goal difference.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 
- Germany advanced to play Mexico (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
- Yugoslavia advanced to play Netherlands (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.
Matches
FR Yugoslavia vs Iran
| FR Yugoslavia .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Iran | 
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| Mihajlović  73' | Report | 
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Germany vs United States
| Germany  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) United States | 
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| Möller  9' Klinsmann  65' | Report | 
|           Germany |           United States[1] | 
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Germany vs FR Yugoslavia
| Germany  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) FR Yugoslavia | 
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| Mihajlović  72' (o.g.) Bierhoff  78' | Report | Mijatović  13' Stojković  52' | 
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United States vs Iran
| United States .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Iran | 
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| McBride  87' | Report | Estili  40' Mahdavikia  84' | 
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Germany vs Iran
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United States vs FR Yugoslavia
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