1998 FIFA World Cup
Appearance
The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France.The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final.
This was the first World Cup title for France, who became the seventh team (after Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, and Argentina) to be world champions.
Venues
- Stade de France, Saint-Denis - 80,000
- Stade Vélodrome, Marseille - 60,000
- Parc des Princes, Paris - 49,000
- Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens - 41,800
- Stade Gerland, Lyon - 41,200
- Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes - 38,500
- Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse - 37,000
- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne - 36,000
- Parc Lescure, Bordeaux - 35,200
- Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier - 33,900
First round
All times local (CET)
Half-time scores are in brackets
Group A
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Brazil | 2 - 1 (1-1) | Scotland | 17:30 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: José Maria Garcia Aranda (Spain) Attendance: 80,000 |
César Sampaio 4' | Collins (p) 38' | ||
Boyd (og) 73' | |||
Morocco | 2 - 2 (1-1) | Norway | 21:00 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Un Prasert (Thailand) Attendance: 29,750 |
Hadji 38' | Chippo (og) 45'+1' | ||
Hada 59' | Eggen 60' |
Scotland | 1 - 1 (0-0) | Norway | 17:30 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary) Attendance: 31,800 |
Burley 66' | H. Flo 46' | ||
Brazil | 3 - 0 (2-0) | Morocco | 21:00 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) Attendance: 35,000 |
Ronaldo 9' | |||
Rivaldo 45'+2' | |||
Bebeto 50' |
Brazil | 1 - 2 (0-0) | Norway | 21:00 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA) Attendance: 55,000 |
Bebeto 78' | Flo 83' | ||
Rekdal (p) 88' | |||
Scotland | 0 - 3 (0-1) | Morocco | 21:00 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE) Attendance: 30,600 |
Bassir 22' | |||
Hada 46' | |||
Bassir 85' |
Group B
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Italy | 2 - 2 (1-1) | Chile | 17:30 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Lucien Bouchardeau (Nigeria) Attendance: 31,800 |
Vieri 10' | Salas 45' | ||
Salas 49' | R. Baggio (p) 85' | ||
Cameroon | 1 - 1 (0-0) | Austria | 21:00 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay) Attendance: 33,460 |
Njanka 78' | Polster 90' | ||
Chile | 1 - 1 (0-0) | Austria | 17:30 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Gamal Ghandour (Egypt) Attendance: 30,600 |
Salas 70' | Vastic 90' | ||
Italy | 3 - 0 (1-0) | Cameroon | 21:00 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Edward Lennie (Australia) Attendance: 29,800 |
Di Biagio 7' | |||
Vieri 75' | |||
Vieri 89' |
Italy | 2 - 1 (0-0) | Austria | 16:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Paul Durkin (England) Attendance: 80,000 |
Vieri 49' | Herzog (p) 90' | ||
R. Baggio 89' | |||
Chile | 1 - 1 (1-0) | Cameroon | 16:00 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary) Attendance: 35,500 |
Sierra 20' | Mboma 55' | ||
Group C
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Saudi Arabia | 0 - 1 (0-0) | Denmark | 17:30 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Attendance: 38,140 |
Rieper 68' | |||
France | 3 - 0 (0-0) | South Africa | 21:00 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Márcio Rezende Freitas (Brazil) Attendance: 55,077 |
Dugarry 34' | |||
Issa (og) 77' | |||
Henry 90' |
South Africa | 1 - 1 (0-1) | Denmark | 17:30 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: John Toro Rendon (Colombia) Attendance: 33,300 |
McCarthy 52' | Nielsen 13' | ||
France | 4 - 0 (1-0) | Saudi Arabia | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Attendance: 80,000 |
Henry 36' | |||
Trézéguet 68' | |||
Henry 77' | |||
Lizarazu 85' |
France | 2 - 1 (1-1) | Denmark | 16:00 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Attendance: 39,100 |
Djorkaeff (p) 12' | M. Laudrup (p) 42' | ||
Petit 56' | |||
South Africa | 2 - 2 (1-1) | Saudi Arabia | 16:00 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile) Attendance: 31,800 |
Bartlett 19' | Al Jaber (p) 45' | ||
Bartlett (p) 90'+4' | Al Tunian (p) 74' |
Group D
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Paraguay | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Bulgaria | 14:30 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Abdul Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia) Attendance: 27,650 |
Spain | 2 - 3 (1-1) | Nigeria | 14:30 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA) Attendance: 33,257 |
Hierro 21' | Adepoju 25' | ||
Raúl 47' | Lawal 73' | ||
Oliseh 78' |
Nigeria | 1 - 0 (1-0) | Bulgaria | 17:30 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile) Attendance: 45,500 |
Ikpeba 26' | |||
Spain | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Paraguay | 21:00 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Ian McLeod (South Africa) Attendance: 30,600 |
Nigeria | 1 - 3 (1-1) | Paraguay | 21:00 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: Un Prasert (Thailand) Attendance: 33,500 |
Oruma 11' | Ayala 1' | ||
Benitez 59' | |||
Cardozo 86' | |||
Spain | 6 - 1 (2-0) | Bulgaria | 21:00 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) Attendance: 38,100 |
Hierro (p) 6' | Kostadinov 58' | ||
Luis Enrique 19' | |||
Morientes 55' | |||
Morientes 81' | |||
Kiko 88' | |||
Kiko 90' |
Group E
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South Korea | 1 - 3 (1-0) | Mexico | 17:30 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Günter Benkö (Austria) Attendance: 39,133 |
Ha 28' | Pelaez 51' | ||
Hernandez 74' | |||
Hernandez 84' | |||
Netherlands | 0 - 0 (0-0) | Belgium | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Attendance: 75,000 |
Belgium | 2 - 2 (1-0) | Mexico | 17:30 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Attendance: 31,800 |
Wilmots 43' | Garcia Aspe (p) 55' | ||
Wilmots 47' | Blanco 62' | ||
Netherlands | 5 - 0 (2-0) | South Korea | 21:00 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Ryszard Wojcik (Poland) Attendance: 55,000 |
Cocu 38' | |||
Overmars 42' | |||
Bergkamp 71' | |||
van Hooijdonk 80' | |||
R. de Boer 83' |
Netherlands | 2 - 2 (2-0) | Mexico | 16:00 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Abdul Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia) Attendance: 30,600 |
Cocu 4' | Pelaez 75' | ||
R. de Boer 18' | Hernandez 90' | ||
Belgium | 1 - 1 (1-0) | South Korea | 16:00 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Márcio Rezende Freitas (Brazil) Attendance: 45,500 |
Nilis 7' | Yoo 71' | ||
Group F
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Yugoslavia | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Iran | 17:30 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Alberto Tejada Noriega (Peru) Attendance: 30,392 |
Mihajlovic 72' | |||
Germany | 2 - 0 (1-0) | USA | 21:00 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco) Attendance: 43,815 |
Möller 8' | |||
Klinsmann 64' |
Germany | 2 - 2 (0-1) | Yugoslavia | 14:30 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) Attendance: 38,100 |
Mihajlovic (og) 73' | Mijatovic 2' | ||
Bierhoff 80' | Stojkovic 54' | ||
USA | 1 - 2 (0-1) | Iran | 21:00 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Attendance: 39,100 |
McBride 87' | Estili 40' | ||
Mahdavikia 84' |
USA | 0 - 1 (0-1) | Yugoslavia | 21:00 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Gamal Ghandour (Egypt) Attendance: 35,500 |
Komljenovic 4' | |||
Germany | 2 - 0 (0-0) | Iran | 21:00 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay) Attendance: 29,800 |
Bierhoff 50' | |||
Klinsmann 57' |
Group G
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England | 2 - 0 (1-0) | Tunisia | 14:30 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) Attendance: 54,587 |
Shearer 43' | |||
Scholes 89' | |||
Romania | 1 - 0 (1-0) | Colombia | 17:30 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) Attendance: 37,572 |
Ilie 45' | |||
Colombia | 1 - 0 (0-0) | Tunisia | 17:30 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) Attendance: 29,800 |
Preciado 83' | |||
Romania | 2 - 1 (0-0) | England | 21:00 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: Marc Batta (France) Attendance: 33,500 |
Moldovan 47' | Owen 79' | ||
Petrescu 90' |
Colombia | 0 - 2 (0-2) | England | 21:00 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Attendance: 38,100 |
Anderton 20' | |||
Beckham 29' | |||
Romania | 1 - 1 (0-1) | Tunisia | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Edward Lennie (Australia) Attendance: 77,000 |
Moldovan 72' | Souayah (p) 10' | ||
Group H
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Argentina | 1 - 0 (1-0) | Japan | 14:30 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) Attendance: 33,400 |
Batistuta 28' | |||
Jamaica | 1 - 3 (1-1) | Croatia | 21:00 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Vítor Pereira (Portugal) Attendance: 38,058 |
Earle 45' | Stanic 27' | ||
Prosinecki 53' | |||
Suker 69' |
Japan | 0 - 1 (0-0) | Croatia | 14:30 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) Attendance: 35,500 |
Suker 77' | |||
Argentina | 5 - 0 (1-0) | Jamaica | 17:30 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Attendance: 45,000 |
Ortega 31' | |||
Ortega 55' | |||
Batistuta 72' | |||
Batistuta 80' | |||
Batistuta (p) 82' |
Argentina | 1 - 0 (1-0) | Croatia | 16:00 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco) Attendance: 31,800 |
Pineda 36' | |||
Japan | 1 - 2 (0-1) | Jamaica | 16:00 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Günter Benkö (Austria) Attendance: 39,100 |
Nakayama 74' | Whitmore 39' | ||
Whitmore 54' |
Round of sixteen
File:Italy flag large.png Italy | 1 - 0 (1-0) | File:Norway flag large.png Norway | 16:30 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) Attendance: 55,000 |
Vieri 18' | |||
File:Brazil flag large.png Brazil | 4 - 1 (3-0) | File:Chile flag large.png Chile | 21:00 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Marc Batta (France) Attendance: 45,500 |
César Sampaio 11' | Salas 68' | ||
César Sampaio 27' | |||
Ronaldo (p) 45'+1' | |||
Ronaldo 70' |
France | 0 - 0 (0-0) | File:Paraguay flag large.png Paraguay | 16:30 - Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE) Attendance: 38,100 |
after extra-time: | 1 - 0 (0-0) | ||
Blanc (GG) 113' | |||
File:Nigeria flag large.png Nigeria | 1 - 4 (0-2) | File:Denmark flag large.png Denmark | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Urs Meier (Switzerland) Attendance: 77,000 |
Babangida 78' | Moller 3' | ||
B. Laudrup 12' | |||
Sand 60' | |||
Helveg 76' |
File:Germany flag large.png Germany | 2 - 1 (0-0) | File:Mexico flag large.png Mexico | 16:30 - Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Ref: Vítor Pereira (Portugal) Attendance: 29,800 |
Klinsmann 75' | Hernandez 47' | ||
Bierhoff 86' | |||
File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 2 - 1 (1-0) | File:Yugoslavia flag large.png Yugoslavia | 21:00 - Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Ref: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) Attendance: 33,500 |
Bergkamp 38' | Komljenovic 48' | ||
Davids 90'+2' |
File:Romania flag large.png Romania | 0 - 1 (0-1) | File:Croatia flag large.png Croatia | 16:30 - Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Ref: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) Attendance: 31,800 | |
Suker (p) 45'+2' | ||||
File:Argentina flag large.png Argentina | 2 - 2 (2-2) | File:England flag large.png England | 21:00 - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne Ref: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) Attendance: 30,600 | |
after extra-time: | 2 - 2 (2-2) | |||
Batistuta (p) 6' | Shearer (p) 10' | |||
Zanetti 45'+1' | Owen 16' | |||
Penalty shootout | ||||
File:Argentina flag large.png Argentina | 4 - 3 | File:England flag large.png England | ||
Berti: goal | 1-1 | Shearer: goal | ||
Crespo: Seaman saved | 1-1 | Ince: Roa saved | ||
Verón: goal | 2-2 | Merson: goal | ||
Gallardo: goal | 3-3 | Owen: goal | ||
Ayala: goal | 4-3 | Batty: Roa saved |
Quarter-finals
France | 0 - 0 (0-0) | File:Italy flag large.png Italy | 16:30 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Attendance: 77,000 | |
after extra-time: | 0 - 0 (0-0) | |||
Penalty shootout | ||||
France | 4 - 3 | File:Italy flag large.png Italy | ||
Zidane: goal | 1-1 | R. Baggio: goal | ||
Lizarazu: Pagliuca saved | 1-1 | Albertini: Barthez saved | ||
Trézéguet: goal | 2-2 | Costacurta: goal | ||
Henry: goal | 3-3 | Vieri: goal | ||
Blanc: goal | 4-3 | Di Biagio: out | ||
File:Brazil flag large.png Brazil | 3 - 2 (2-1) | File:Denmark flag large.png Denmark | 21:00 - Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Ref: Gamal Ghandour (Egypt) Attendance: 35,500 | |
Bebeto 11' | Jorgensen 2' | |||
Rivaldo 27' | B. Laudrup 50' | |||
Rivaldo 60' |
File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 2 - 1 (1-1) | File:Argentina flag large.png Argentina | 16:30 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) Attendance: 55,000 |
Kluivert 12' | López 17' | ||
Bergkamp 89' | |||
File:Germany flag large.png Germany | 0 - 3 (0-1) | File:Croatia flag large.png Croatia | 21:00 - Stade Gerland, Lyon Ref: Rune Pedersen (Norway) Attendance: 39,100 |
Jarni 45'+3' | |||
Suker 80' | |||
Suker 85' |
Semi-finals
File:Brazil flag large.png Brazil | 1 - 1 (0-0) | File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 21:00 - Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE) Attendance: 54,000 | |
after extra-time: | 1 - 1 (1-1) | |||
Ronaldo 46' | Kluivert 87' | |||
Penalty shootout | ||||
File:Brazil flag large.png Brazil | 4 - 2 | File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | ||
Ronaldo: goal | 1-1 | F. de Boer: goal | ||
Rivaldo: goal | 2-2 | Bergkamp: goal | ||
Emerson: goal | 3-2 | Cocu: Taffarel saved | ||
Dunga: goal | 4-2 | R. de Boer: Taffarel saved |
France | 2 - 1 (0-0) | File:Croatia flag large.png Croatia | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) Attendance: 76,000 |
Thuram 47' | Suker 46' | ||
Thuram 69' |
Third place match
File:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 1 - 2 (1-2) | File:Croatia flag large.png Croatia | 21:00 - Parc des Princes, Paris Ref: Epifanio Gonzalez Chavez (Paraguay) Attendance: 45,500 |
Zenden 21' | Prosinecki 13' | ||
Suker 35' |
Final
France | 3 - 0 (2-0) | File:Brazil flag large.png Brazil | 21:00 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco) Attendance: 75,000 |
Zidane 27' | |||
Zidane 45'+1' | |||
Petit 90' |
World Cup Champions: FRANCE (First title) |
Top Scorers
6 goals
- Šuker (Croatia)
5 goals
4 goals
- Ronaldo (Brazil)
- Salas (Chile)
- Luis Hernandez (Mexico)
3 goals
- Bebeto (Brazil)
- Rivaldo (Brazil)
- César Sampaio (Brazil)
- Henry (France)
- Oliver Bierhoff (Germany)
- Klinsmann (Germany)
- Bergkamp (Netherlands)