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- **Posted:** 2026-06-04T05:15:43.000+00:00
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Italy vs Austria 1998: Baggio and Vieri Secure Top Spot.
Italy and Austria met at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis for their final Group B fixture of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. 
Managed by Cesare Maldini, Italy needed a positive result to secure top spot in the group, while Herbert Prohaska’s Austria were hunting for a win after relying on dramatic, injury-time equalizers in their opening two matches against Cameroon and Chile. 
The match was a tightly contested affair defined by clinical Italian forward play and Austria's persistent refusal to go down without a fight.
Key Match Timeline
48th Minute: The deadlock is broken just after halftime. Alessandro Del Piero delivers a precise, curling free-kick into the penalty area, and Christian Vieri rises to power home a trademark header. It is Vieri's fourth goal of the tournament. 
90th Minute: Substituted into the match for Del Piero, Roberto Baggio seals the victory. After link-up play with Filippo Inzaghi, Il Divin Codino slides a right-footed shot past Austrian goalkeeper Michael Konsel to make it 2-0. 
90+2 Minute: True to their tournament form, Austria strikes back in stoppage time. Hannes Reinmayr is fouled in the box, and Andreas Herzog steps up to convert the resulting penalty. However, it is too late for a full comeback, and the referee blows the final whistle shortly after. 
Match Statistics
Scoreline: Italy 2, Austria 1 
Goals: Christian Vieri (48'), Roberto Baggio (90'), Andreas Herzog (90+2' pen) 
Attendance: 80,000 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis 
Referee: Paul Durkin (England) 
Team Lineups
Italy (Cesare Maldini)
Gianluca Pagliuca, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta (Giuseppe Bergomi 4'), Paolo Maldini, Gianluca Pessotto, Luigi Di Biagio, Dino Baggio, Francesco Moriero, Alessandro Del Piero (Roberto Baggio 72'), Christian Vieri (Filippo Inzaghi 60').

Austria (Herbert Prohaska)
Michael Konsel, Wolfgang Feiersinger, Peter Schöttel, Anton Pfeffer, Roman Mählich, Arnold Wetl, Dietmar Kühbauer (Peter Stöger 74'), Hannes Reinmayr, Heimo Pfeifenberger (Andreas Herzog 80'), Ivica Vastic, Toni Polster (Mario Haas 62').
#Baggio #christianvieri #delpiero #Azzurri #franc

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