1998 FIFA World Cup

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. 32 teams took part from many countries. France won the trophy after beating Brazil in the final 3-0.

1998 FIFA World Cup
Tournament details
Host country France
Dates10 June – 12 July
Teams32 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 10 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFrance France (1st title)
Runner-upBrazil Brazil
Third place23x15px Croatia
Fourth placeNetherlands Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored171 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)23x15px Davor Šuker
(6 goals)
1994
2002

Participants

Africa

Asia

Europe

North and Central America

South America

Group Stage

A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Brazil Brazil 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
Norway Norway 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
Morocco Morocco 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Scotland Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 6 -4 1
10 June 1998
Brazil  2 – 1  Scotland
Morocco  2 – 2  Norway
16 June 1998
Scotland  1 – 1  Norway
Brazil  3 – 0  Morocco
23 June 1998
Scotland  0 – 3  Morocco
Brazil  1 – 2  Norway

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
Chile Chile 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
Austria Austria 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 2
Cameroon Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 5 -3 2
11 June 1998
Cameroon  1 – 1  Austria
Italy  2 – 2  Chile
17 June 1998
Chile  1 – 1  Austria
Italy  3 – 0  Cameroon
23 June 1998
Italy  2 – 1  Austria
Chile  1 – 1  Cameroon

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France France 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
Denmark Denmark 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
South Africa South Africa 3 0 2 1 3 6 -3 2
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
12 June 1998
Saudi Arabia  0 – 1  Denmark
France  3 – 0  South Africa
18 June 1998
South Africa  1 – 1  Denmark
France  4 – 0  Saudi Arabia
24 June 1998
France  2 – 1  Denmark
South Africa  2 – 2  Saudi Arabia

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Nigeria Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
Paraguay Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
Spain Spain 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
Bulgaria Bulgaria 3 0 1 2 1 7 -6 1
12 June 1998
Paraguay  0 – 0 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
13 June 1998
Spain  2 – 3  Nigeria
19 June 1998
Nigeria  1 – 0 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
Spain  0 – 0  Paraguay
24 June 1998
Nigeria  1 – 3  Paraguay
Spain  6 – 1 File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria

Group E

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Netherlands 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5
Mexico Mexico 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
Belgium Belgium 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
South Korea South Korea 3 0 1 2 2 9 -7 1
13 June 1998
South Korea South Korea 1 – 3  Mexico
Netherlands  0 – 0  Belgium
20 June 1998
Belgium  2 – 2  Mexico
Netherlands  5 – 0  Korea Republic
25 June 1998
Netherlands  2 – 2  Mexico
Belgium  1 – 1  Korea Republic

Group F

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
Iran Iran 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 3
United States United States 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 0
14 June 1998
Yugoslavia File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg 1 – 0  Iran
15 June 1998
Germany  2 – 0  United States
21 June 1998
Germany  2 – 2 File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia
United States  1 – 2  Iran
25 June 1998
United States  0 – 1 File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia
Germany  2 – 0  Iran

Group G

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Romania Romania 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
England England 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Colombia Colombia 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3
Tunisia Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
15 June 1998
England  2 – 0  Tunisia
Romania  1 – 0  Colombia
22 June 1998
Colombia  1 – 0  Tunisia
Romania  2 – 1  England
26 June 1998
Colombia  0 – 2  England
Romania  1 – 1  Tunisia

Group H

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
23x15px Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 3 1 0 2 3 9 -6 3
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 -3 0
21 June 1998
17:30
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 5-0 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Parc des Princes, Paris
Ortega Goal 31'55'
Batistuta Goal 73'78'83' (pen.)

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
27 June – Paris            
 Brazil Brazil  4
3 July – Nantes
 Chile Chile  1  
 Brazil Brazil  3
28 June – Saint-Denis
   Denmark Denmark  2  
 Nigeria Nigeria  1
7 July – Marseille
 Denmark Denmark  4  
 Brazil Brazil (p)  1 (4)
29 June – Toulouse
   Netherlands Netherlands  1 (2)  
 Netherlands Netherlands  2
4 July – Marseille
 File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia  1  
 Netherlands Netherlands  2
30 June – Saint-Étienne
   File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina  1  
 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (p)  2 (4)
12 July – Saint-Denis
 England England  2 (3)  
 Brazil Brazil  0
27 June – Marseille
   France France  3
 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy  1
3 July – Saint-Denis
 Norway Norway  0  
 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy  0 (3)
28 June – Lens
   France France (p)  0 (4)  
 France France (aet)  1
8 July – Saint-Denis
 24px Paraguay  0  
 France France  2
29 June – Montpellier
   23x15px Croatia  1   Third place
 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany  2
4 July – Lyon 11 July – Paris
 Mexico Mexico  1  
 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany  0  Netherlands Netherlands  1
30 June – Bordeaux
   23x15px Croatia  3    23x15px Croatia  2
 Romania Romania  0
 23x15px Croatia  1  

Round of 16

27 June 1998
16:30
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 1-0 Norway Norway Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Vieri Goal 18'

27 June 1998
21:00
Brazil Brazil 4-1 Chile Chile Parc des Princes, Paris
César Sampaio Goal 11'27'
Ronaldo Goal 45+1' (pen.)70'
Salas Goal 68'

28 June 1998
16:30
France France 1-0
(a.e.t.)
24px Paraguay Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Blanc Goal 114'

28 June 1998
21:00
Nigeria Nigeria 1-4 Denmark Denmark Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Babangida Goal 78' Møller Goal 3'
B. Laudrup Goal 12'
Sand Goal 60'
Helveg Goal 76'

29 June 1998
16:30
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 2-1 Mexico Mexico Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Klinsmann Goal 75'
Bierhoff Goal 86'
Hernández Goal 47'

29 June 1998
21:00
Netherlands Netherlands 2-1 File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg Yugoslavia Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Bergkamp Goal 38'
Davids Goal 90+2'
Komljenović Goal 48'

30 June 1998
16:30
Romania Romania 0-1 23x15px Croatia Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Šuker Goal 45+2' (pen.)

30 June 1998
21:00
Argentina File:Flag of Argentina.svg 2-2
(a.e.t.)
England England Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Batistuta Goal 6' (pen.)
Zanetti Goal 45+1'
Shearer Goal 10' (pen.)
Owen Goal 16'
  Penalties  
Berti Scored
Crespo Missed
Verón Scored
Gallardo Scored
Ayala Scored
4-3 Scored Shearer
Missed Ince
Scored Merson
Scored Owen
Missed Batty

Quarter-finals

3 July 1998
16:30
Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 0-0
(a.e.t.)
France France Stade de France, Saint-Denis
  Penalties  
R. Baggio Scored
Albertini Missed
Costacurta Scored
Vieri Scored
Di Biagio Missed
3-4 Scored Zidane
Missed Lizarazu
Scored Trezeguet
Scored Henry
Scored Blanc

3 July 1998
21:00
Brazil Brazil 3-2 Denmark Denmark Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Bebeto Goal 11'
Rivaldo Goal 27'60'
Jørgensen Goal 2'
B. Laudrup Goal 50'

4 July 1998
16:30
Netherlands Netherlands 2-1 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Kluivert Goal 12'
Bergkamp Goal 90'
López Goal 17'

4 July 1998
21:00
Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg 0-3 23x15px Croatia Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Jarni Goal 45+3'
Vlaović Goal 80'
Šuker Goal 85'

Semi-finals

7 July 1998
21:00
Brazil Brazil 1-1
(a.e.t.)
Netherlands Netherlands Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Ronaldo Goal 46' Kluivert Goal 87'
  Penalties  
Ronaldo Scored
Rivaldo Scored
Emerson Scored
Dunga Scored
4-2 Scored F. de Boer
Scored Bergkamp
Missed Cocu
Missed R. de Boer

8 July 1998
21:00
France France 2-1 23x15px Croatia Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Thuram Goal 47'69' Šuker Goal 46'

Third-place match

11 July 1998
21:00
Netherlands Netherlands 1-2 23x15px Croatia Parc des Princes, Paris
Zenden Goal 21' Prosinečki Goal 13'
Šuker Goal 35'

Final

12 July 1998
21:00
Brazil Brazil 0-3 France France Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Zidane Goal 27' (+45)
Piet Goal 90'


 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners 

France
1st title

Statistics

Goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Players who were red-carded during the tournament

1998 FIFA World Cup Media

References