Italy looked good, Austria were poor, Cameroon came to kick Cesare Maldini's side, not lie down before them, and Chile, by almost beating 1994's beaten finalists, established themselves as a force to be reckoned with.

The Italians, somewhat inevitably, given that the prospect of having to play Brazil in round two was hanging over them, bounced back from the opening scare and won their next two games to win the group.

Austria got two late equalisers, but never looked likely to progress, while the second spot in the last 16 effectively came down to the clash of Chile with Cameroon. The Africans wuz robbed in that game when a fine looking goal was disallowed by the Honduran referee for an alleged offside and the South Americans headed for Parc des Princes.

Chile's Salas and Zamorano celebrate a goal in their 2-2 draw with Italy.