The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany andArgentina) to win the tournament on home soil.
This was the first FIFA World Cup in which 32 teams competed at the finals. The official match ball was the Adidas Tricolore.
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[edit]Qualification
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Four nations qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, and South Africa.
Iran and Tunisia both qualified for the first time since 1978, while Paraguay and Denmark qualified for the first time since 1986. Hosts France also returned after a 12-year absence. Among the teams who failed to qualify were two-time winners Uruguay (for the second successive tournament) and 1994 bronze-medallist Sweden. Russia failed to qualify for the first time since they qualified as the USSR in 1978.
[edit]Seeding
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding
Germany, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Romania and the Netherlands were seeded along with defending champion Brazil and host France. For the first time in FIFA's history, the draw took place in a football stadium - Stade Vélodrome in Marseilles, on 4 December 1997.
Norway was the last remaining European team in Pot 3, destined to be in Brazil or Argentina's group, which was the former.[clarification needed][1]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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[edit]Summary
The format of the competition was different from 1994, as the finals were expanded from 24 to 32 teams. The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four. The eight group winners and the eight group runners-up would qualify for the knockout stage. Unlike in the 1986-1994 tournaments, there was no possibility for third-place teams to advance. Starting in this tournament, all teams had to travel in group stage, and stadia held matches for multiple groups.
The golden goal rule was also introduced to decide knockout matches which went into extra time. Another change in the rules came into effect at this World Cup, stating that as regulation time was about to expire in any period of play the fourth official would use a handheld electronic display to show how many minutes of stoppage time were to be played. This practice has continued since then, after being well received by media and spectators alike.
The tournament opened with 1994 FIFA World Cup champions Brazil's 2-1 victory over Scotland. Norway pulled the shock of Group A, topping the holders 2-1 after two late goals. Still, both teams advanced to the next round. Italy easily won Group B, with Chile's three draws enough for them to get through. The Italy-Chile clash which ended 2-2 saw Italy's Roberto Baggio cast aside the spectre of his miss in the penalty shootout in the final 4 years earlier: this time around his highly controversial spot-kick earned Italy a draw.
France swept Group C, with the lone blemish being the red card expulsion and two-game suspension of Zinedine Zidane in a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia. Denmark also moved on from the group. Nigeria was the surprise winner of Group D, dubbed the group of death, as Spain once again failed to live up to high pre-cup expectations. Nigeria beat them 3-2 in a thrilling game and moved on to the next round together with Paraguay.
Netherlands and Mexico moved on from Group E, a group that saw four games end in draws. Mexico came from behind in two of those four games that ended in a draw after being down two goals in both games. Germany and Yugoslavia made easy work of Group F.
A late goal for Romania saw them beat England 2-1 and take the top spot in Group G; the English finished second. Argentina swept Group H, joined by Croatia in the second round.
In the second round, Italy beat Norway 1-0 and Brazil made easy work of Chile, 4-1. Laurent Blanc of France scored the first Golden Goal in World Cup history as the hosts beat Paraguay 1-0. Denmark surprised Nigeria, crushing them 4-1. Germany beat Mexico and Netherlands topped Yugoslavia by identical 2-1 scores. Croatia upset Romania 1-0. Argentina beat England on penalties after drawing 2-2 in a game that saw a stunning goal from 18-year-old Michael Owen, and two fairly debatable penalty awards (one for each side) which were both scored. The game was marred by England's David Beckham being sent off after kicking Diego Simeone: despite being a man down, England fashioned the better chances and were unfortunate that an extra-time goal by Sol Campbell was disallowed after Alan Shearer was, also debatably, adjudged to have fouled the Argentine keeper.
France beat Italy in the quarter-finals on penalties after a scoreless draw. Brazil topped Denmark 3-2 in an exciting game. Croatia pulled perhaps the biggest shocker of the tournament, crushing Germany 3-0. Since Germany had also been defeated in the quarter-finals of the 1994 tournament, this marked the only time in history that Germany had failed to make the top four in two successive World Cup appearances. The Netherlands-Argentina match was marred by violence; the Netherlands was reduced to 10 men early on after a tackle byArtur Numan injured Diego Simeone and Simeone had to be carried off the field for treatment. Late in the match, Argentina star Ariel Ortegareceived a red card for head-butting Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar after van der Sar confronted Ortega on the latter's play-acting attempt to draw a penalty [2]. Shortly after Ortega's sending off, Dennis Bergkamp of the Netherlands scored a memorable goal, finishing from a 60-yard pass to eliminate Argentina 2-1.
In the semi-finals, striker Patrick Kluivert equalized late for the Netherlands to make it 1-1, but the Brazilians won on penalties. They were joined by France, as veteran defender Lilian Thuram scored two goals with stunning runs from the right hand side of the pitch to overcomeGolden Boot winner Davor Šuker's opener for Croatia. The Croats beat the Dutch for third place.
For the first time ever, the final featured the host nation and the defending champions. Zinedine Zidane scored two headers from corners in the 27th minute and in first half stoppage time, and Emmanuel Petit added a late goal in second half stoppage time to give France a 3-0 win overBrazil. An estimated one million people took to the Paris streets to celebrate through the night. France became the seventh country to have won the world cup, joining Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England and Argentina.
France conceded only two goals in the entire tournament, a record low subsequently equalled by Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010.
The official song for the event was The Cup of Life by Ricky Martin, and the official anthem was La Cour des Grands by Youssou N'Dour andAxelle Red.
[edit]Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup was Footix, a cockerel with the words "FRANCE 98" on the chest. Its body is mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt and its name is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular Astérix comic strip.
[edit]Venues
Ten stadia were used during the tournament:
| Saint-Denis | Marseille | Paris | Lens |
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| Stade de France | Stade Vélodrome | Parc des Princes | Stade Félix Bollaert |
| 48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E | 43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E | 48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E | 50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 49,000 | Capacity: 44,000 |
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| Lyon | |||
| Stade de Gerland | |||
| 45°43′26″N 4°49′56″E | |||
| Capacity: 41,300 | |||
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| Nantes | |||
| Stade de la Beaujoire | |||
| 47°15′20.27″N 1°31′31.35″W | |||
| Capacity: 39,500 | |||
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| Toulouse | Saint-Étienne | Bordeaux | Montpellier |
| Stadium de Toulouse | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Parc Lescure | Stade de la Mosson |
| 43°34′59.93″N 1°26′2.57″E | 45°27′38.76″N 4°23′24.42″E | 44°49′45″N 0°35′52″W | 43°37′19.85″N 3°48′43.28″E |
| Capacity: 37,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 35,200 | Capacity: 34,000 |
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[edit]Match officials
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[edit]Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1998 FIFA World Cup squads.
[edit]Results
[edit]Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Round of 16 | |
[edit]Group A
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 10 June 1998 17:30 | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Scotland | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: José García Aranda (Spain) |
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César Sampaio  4'Boyd 73' (o.g.) | (Report) | Collins 38' (pen.) |
| 10 June 1998 21:00 | Morocco | 2 – 2 | Norway | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
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| Hadji 38' Hadda 59' | (Report) | Chippo 46' (o.g.) Eggen 60' |
| 16 June 1998 17:30 | Scotland | 1 – 1 | Norway | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: László Vagner (Hungary) |
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| Burley 66' | (Report) | H. Flo 46' |
| 16 June 1998 21:00 | Brazil | 3 – 0 | Morocco | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
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| Ronaldo 9' Rivaldo 45+2'Bebeto 50' | (Report) |
| 23 June 1998 21:00 | Brazil | 1 – 2 | Norway | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) |
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| Bebeto 78' | (Report) | T. A. Flo 83' Rekdal 88' (pen.) |
| 23 June 1998 21:00 | Scotland | 0 – 3 | Morocco | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
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| (Report) | Bassir 22', 85' Hadda 46' |
[edit]Group B
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
 Chile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
 Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 June 1998 17:30 | Italy | 2 – 2 | Chile | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) |
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| Vieri 10' R. Baggio 85' (pen.) | (Report) | Salas 45', 49' |
| 11 June 1998 21:00 | Cameroon | 1 – 1 | Austria | Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,460 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) |
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| Njanka 78' | (Report) | Polster 90' |
| 17 June 1998 17:30 | Chile | 1 – 1 | Austria | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
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| Salas 70' | (Report) | Vastić 90' |
| 17 June 1998 21:00 | Italy | 3 – 0 | Cameroon | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia) |
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| Di Biagio 7' Vieri 75', 89' | (Report) |
| 23 June 1998 16:00 | Italy | 2 – 1 | Austria | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
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| Vieri 49' R. Baggio 89' | (Report) | Herzog 90' (pen.) |
| 23 June 1998 16:00 | Chile | 1 – 1 | Cameroon | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary) |
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| Sierra 20' | (Report) | Mboma 55' |
[edit]Group C
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
 Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 12 June 1998 17:30 | Saudi Arabia | 0 – 1 | Denmark | Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,140 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) |
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| (Report) | Rieper 68' |
| 12 June 1998 21:00 | France | 3 – 0 | South Africa | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,077 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas(Brazil) |
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| Dugarry 34' Issa 77' (o.g.)Henry 90' | (Report) |
| 18 June 1998 17:30 | South Africa | 1 – 1 | Denmark | Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,300 Referee: John Toro Rendón (Colombia) |
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| McCarthy 52' | (Report) | Nielsen 13' |
| 18 June 1998 21:00 | France | 4 – 0 | Saudi Arabia | Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
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| Henry 36', 77' Trezeguet 68'Lizarazu 85' | (Report) |
| 24 June 1998 16:00 | France | 2 – 1 | Denmark | Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
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| Djorkaeff 12' (pen.) Petit 56' | (Report) | M. Laudrup 42' (pen.) |
| 24 June 1998 16:00 | South Africa | 2 – 2 | Saudi Arabia | Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile) |
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| Bartlett 19', 90+4' (pen.) | (Report) | Al-Jaber 45' (pen.) Al-Thunayan 74' (pen.) |
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