1998 FIFA World Cup

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France was awarded the 1998 World Cup on 2 July 1992 by the executive committee of FIFA during a general meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. They defeated Morocco by 12 votes to 7.{{cite news |title=France Gets 1998 World Cup |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/03/sports/france-gets-1998-world-cup.html |work=The New York Times |date=3 July 1992 |access-date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613005711/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/03/sports/france-gets-1998-world-cup.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=France awarded 1998 World Cup |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19920701&id=nJIiAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,452686 |work=The Item |date=2 July 1992 |access-date=15 July 2012 |page=3 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729125023/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1980&dat=19920701&id=nJIiAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,452686 |url-status=live }} Switzerland withdrew, due to being unable to meet FIFA's requirements. This made France the third country to host two World Cups, after Mexico and Italy in 1986 and 1990 respectively. France previously hosted the third edition of the World Cup in 1938. England, who hosted the competition in 1966 and won it, were among the original applicants, but later withdrew their application in favour of an ultimately successful bid to host UEFA Euro 1996.

On 4 June 2015, while co-operating with the FBI and the Swiss authorities, Chuck Blazer confirmed that he and other members of FIFA's executive committee were bribed during the 1998 and 2010 World Cups host selection process. Blazer stated that "we facilitated bribes in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup". Since France won the selection process it was initially thought the bribery came from its bid committee. It eventually transpired that the bribe payment was from the failed Moroccan bid.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sepp-blatter/11647665/Sepp-Blatter-FBI-investigation-live.html Vicki Hodges, Giles Mole, JJ Bull, Luke Brown and Rob Crilly, "Fifa whistleblower Chuck Blazer – bribes accepted for 1998 and 2010 World Cups: as it happened", The Telegraph, 3 June 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/sepp-blatter/11647665/Sepp-Blatter-FBI-investigation-live.html |date=10 January 2022 }}. Retrieved 4 June 2015[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/03/fifa-chuck-blazer-bribes-world-cup Owen Gibson, Paul Lewis, "Fifa informant Chuck Blazer: I took bribes over 1998 and 2010 World Cups", The Guardian, 3 June 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411205843/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/03/fifa-chuck-blazer-bribes-world-cup |date=11 April 2016 }}. Retrieved 4 June 2015[https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/05/159558/u-s-judge-claims-that-morocco-bribed-fifa-to-host-1998-world-cup/ Tarik El Barakah, "U.S. judge claims that Morocco bribed FIFA to host 1998 World Cup", Moroccow World News, 28 May 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015203547/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/05/159558/u-s-judge-claims-that-morocco-bribed-fifa-to-host-1998-world-cup/ |date=15 October 2017 }}. Retrieved 31 January 2017

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification}}

The qualification draw for the 1998 World Cup finals took place in the Musée du Louvre, Paris on 12 December 1995.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/01/sports/new-overtime-rule-for-1998-world-cup.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |date=1 June 1995 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=New Overtime Rule For 1998 World Cup |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711185625/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/01/sports/new-overtime-rule-for-1998-world-cup.html |url-status=live }} As tournament hosts, France was exempt from the draw as was defending champion Brazil, but it was also France's first World Cup since 1986. 174 teams from six confederations participated, 24 more than in the previous round. Fourteen countries qualified from the European zone (in addition to hosts France). Ten were determined after group play – nine group winners and the best second-placed team; the other eight group runners-up were drawn into pairs of four play-off matches with the winners qualifying for the finals as well.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/italy-and-poland-bar-englands-road-to-france-1525596.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/italy-and-poland-bar-englands-road-to-france-1525596.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|work=The Independent |date=13 December 1995 |access-date=27 January 2012 |last=Shaw |first=Phil |title=Italy and Poland bar England's road to France}}{{cbignore}} CONMEBOL (South America) and CAF (Africa) were each given five spots in the final tournament, while three spots were contested between 30 CONCACAF members in the North and Central America and the Caribbean zone. The winner of the Oceanian zone advanced to an intercontinental play-off against the runner-up of the Asian play-off, determined by the two best second-placed teams.

Four nations qualified for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan and South Africa. The last team to qualify was Iran by virtue of beating Australia in a two-legged tie on 29 November 1997.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/qualifiers/match=8705/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425053310/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/qualifiers/match=8705/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2013 |publisher=FIFA |date=29 November 1997 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=Celebration and heartbreak}} It marked their first appearance in the finals since 1978, Chile qualified for the first time since 1982, after serving a ban that saw them miss out on the two previous tournaments. Paraguay and Denmark returned for the first time since 1986. Austria, England, Scotland and Yugoslavia returned after missing out on the 1994 tournament, with the Balkan team now appearing under the name of FR Yugoslavia. Among the teams who failed to qualify were two-time winners Uruguay (for the second successive tournament); Portugal (their last absence as of 2022); Sweden, who finished third in 1994; Russia (who failed to qualify for the first time since 1978 after losing to Italy in the play-off round); and the Republic of Ireland, who had qualified for the previous two tournaments.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/sports/soccer-roundup-1998-world-cup-qualifying-belgium-earns-berth-eliminates-ireland.html |work=The New York Times |date=15 November 1997 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=Soccer: Roundup – 1998 World Cup qualifying; Belgium earns berth and eliminates Ireland |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614122144/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/16/sports/soccer-roundup-1998-world-cup-qualifying-belgium-earns-berth-eliminates-ireland.html |url-status=live }} The highest-ranked team not to qualify was the UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up the Czech Republic (ranked 3rd), while the lowest-ranked team that did qualify was Nigeria (ranked 74th).

As of 2022, this was the last time Austria, Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Scotland qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the only time Jamaica have qualified.

{{See also|1998 FIFA World Cup seeding}}

The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,{{cite web|title=FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking (20 May 1998)|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=50/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222025820/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=50/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2016|publisher=FIFA |date=27 January 2012}} qualified for the final tournament.

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• {{fb|IRN}} (42)
• {{fb|JPN|1870}} (debut) (12)
• {{fb|SAU}} (34)
• {{fb|KOR|1997}} (20)

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• {{fb|CMR}} (49)
• {{fb|MAR}} (13)
• {{fb|NGA}} (74)
• {{fb|RSA}} (debut) (24) 
• {{fb|TUN|1959}} (21)

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• None qualified

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• {{fb|JAM}} (debut) (30)
• {{fb|MEX}} (4)
• {{fb|USA}} (11)

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• {{fb|CHI}} (9)
• {{fb|COL}} (10)
• {{fb|PAR|1990}} (29)

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• {{fb|BEL}} (36)
• {{fb|BUL}} (35)
• {{fb|CRO}} (debut) (19)
• {{fb|DEN}} (27)
• {{fb|ENG}} (5)
• {{fb|FRA|1974}} (18) (hosts)
• {{fb|GER}} (2)
• {{fb|ITA|1946}} (14)
• {{fb|NED}} (25)
• {{fb|NOR}} (7)
• {{fb|ROU}} (22)
• {{fb|SCO}} (41)
• {{fb|ESP}} (15)
• {{flagdeco|FRY}} FR Yugoslavia (8)

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France's bid to host the World Cup centered on a national stadium with 80,000 seats and nine other stadiums located across the country.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=98}} When the finals were originally awarded in July 1992, none of the regional club grounds were of a capacity meeting FIFA's requirements – namely being able to safely seat 40,000.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=98}} The proposed national stadium, colloquially referred to as the 'Grand stade', met with controversy at every stage of planning; the stadium's location was determined by politics, finance and national symbolism,{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=99}} as Mayor of Paris Jacques Chirac successfully negotiated a deal with Prime Minister Édouard Balladur to bring the Stade de France, as it was now called, to the commune of Saint-Denis just north of the capital city.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=99}} Construction on the stadium started in December 1995 and was completed after 26 months of work in November 1997 at a cost of ₣2.67 billion.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=107}}

The choice of stadium locations was drafted from an original list of 14 cities.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=101}} FIFA and CFO monitored the progress and quality of preparations, culminating in the former providing final checks of the grounds weeks before the tournament commenced. Montpellier was the surprise inclusion from the final list of cities because of its low urban hierarchy in comparison to Strasbourg, who boasted a better hierarchy and success from its local football team, having been taken over by a consortium. Montpellier however was considered ambitious by the selecting panel to host World Cup matches. The local city and regional authorities in particular had invested heavily into football the previous two decades and were able to measure economic effects, in terms of jobs as early as in 1997.{{sfn|Dauncey|Hare|1999|p=104}} Some of the venues used for this tournament were also used for the previous World Cup in France in 1938. The Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, the Stade Municipal in Toulouse, the Gerland in Lyon, the Parc Lescure in Bordeaux and the Parc des Princes in Paris received the honour of hosting World Cup matches once again in 1998 as they had all done in 1938.

10 stadiums were used for the finals; in addition to nine matches being played at the Stade de France (the most used stadium in the tournament), a further six matches took place in Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes, bringing Paris's total matches hosted to 15. France played four of their seven matches in the national stadium; they also played in the country's second and third largest cities, Marseille (hosting 7 total matches) and Lyon (hosting 6 total matches), as well as a Round of 16 knockout match in the northern city of Lens (also hosting 6 total matches). Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Saint-Etienne also hosted 6 matches in total; all of the stadiums used also hosted knockout round matches.

This was the first FIFA World Cup where fourth officials used electronic boards, instead of cardboard.

This was the first World Cup since the introduction of golden goals,[http://www.sport24.co.za/soccer/worldcup/history/france-1998-20100505 France 1998.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019071241/http://www.sport24.co.za/soccer/worldcup/history/france-1998-20100505 |date=19 October 2015 }} Sport24, 5 May 2010 12:12. banning of tackles from behind that endanger the safety of an opponent{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=1998/m=3/news=fifa-crack-down-tackle-from-behind-70380.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315055529/http://www.fifa.com/development/news/y=1998/m=3/news=fifa-crack-down-tackle-from-behind-70380.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2016|title=FIFA to crack down on tackle from behind|publisher=FIFA|date=6 March 1998|access-date=12 July 2018}} and allowance of three substitutions per game.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071106130606/http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2007/11/05/substitute-the-subs-rule/ Substitute the subs rule?] By Mitch Phillips, 5 November 2007 Reuters Soccer Blog.

34 referees and 33 assistants officiated in the 1998 World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=70367.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107083335/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=70367.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 January 2008 |publisher=FIFA |date=2 February 1998 |access-date=28 January 2012 |title=Referees and assistants for France 98 chosen}} As a result of the extension to 32 teams in the finals, there was an increase of 10 referees and 11 officials from the 1994 World Cup.

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• {{fbaicon|MAR}} Said Belqola
• {{fbaicon|EGY}} Gamal Al-Ghandour
• {{fbaicon|NER}} Lucien Bouchardeau
• {{fbaicon|MRI}} Lim Kee Chong
• {{fbaicon|RSA}} Ian McLeod

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• {{fbaicon|KSA}} Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid
• {{fbaicon|UAE}} Ali Bujsaim
• {{fbaicon|JPN|1870}} Masayoshi Okada
• {{fbaicon|THA}} Pirom Un-Prasert

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• {{fbaicon|FRA}} Marc Batta
• {{fbaicon|AUT}} Günter Benkö
• {{fbaicon|ITA|1946}} Pierluigi Collina
• {{fbaicon|SCO}} Hugh Dallas
• {{fbaicon|ENG}} Paul Durkin
• {{fbaicon|ESP}} José María García-Aranda
• {{fbaicon|GER}} Bernd Heynemann
• {{fbaicon|RUS}} Nikolai Levnikov
• {{fbaicon|SUI}} Urs Meier
• {{fbaicon|POR}} Vítor Melo Pereira
• {{fbaicon|DEN}} Kim Milton Nielsen
• {{fbaicon|NOR}} Rune Pedersen
• {{fbaicon|HUN}} László Vágner
• {{fbaicon|NED}} Mario van der Ende
• {{fbaicon|POL}} Ryszard Wójcik

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• {{fbaicon|USA}} Esfandiar Baharmast
• {{fbaicon|MEX}} Arturo Brizio Carter
• {{fbaicon|TRI}} Ramesh Ramdhan

;OFC (1)

• {{fbaicon|AUS}} Eddie Lennie

;CONMEBOL (6)

• {{fbaicon|ARG|1861}} Javier Castrilli
• {{fbaicon|PAR|1990}} Epifanio González
• {{fbaicon|BRA}} Márcio Rezende de Freitas
• {{fbaicon|CHI}} Mario Sánchez Yanten
• {{fbaicon|PER}} Alberto Tejada Noriega
• {{fbaicon|COL}} John Toro Rendón

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{{further|1998 FIFA World Cup seeding}}

The FIFA Organising Committee announced the eight seeded teams on 3 December 1997 at Marseille's Stade Vélodrome. The draw was conducted by at the time FIFA general secretary Joseph Blatter and many celebrities helped with the draw such as former players as Franz Beckenbauer, George Weah, Jean-Pierre Papin, Raymond Kopa, Georges Carnus and women's football player Mia Hamm.

The historic tradition to seed the hosts (France) and holders (Brazil) was upheld; while the remaining six seeds were granted for the other top7-ranked teams, based on their results obtained in the last three FIFA World Cups (ratio 3:2:1, counting in total 60%) and their FIFA World Ranking position in the last month of the past three years (equal ratio, counting in total 40%).{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/79d9ab359eab12f3/original/g6sxbyxsmoqdxz3firrz-pdf.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012822/https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/79d9ab359eab12f3/original/g6sxbyxsmoqdxz3firrz-pdf.pdf|url-status=live|archive-date=22 March 2022|work=FIFA fact sheet|title=FIFA World Cup: seeded teams in 1930-2014}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/36285.stm|title=England miss out on World Cup seedings|publisher=BBC News|date=3 December 1997|access-date=28 June 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105112417/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/36285.stm|archive-date=5 November 2021}}

For the draw, the 32 teams were allocated into four pots. The eight top-seeded teams were allocated in pot A and would be drawn/selected into the first position of the eight groups playing in the group stage. The remaining 24 unseeded teams were allocated into three pots based on geographical sections, with the: Nine European teams in pot B; four Asian teams and three South American teams in pot C; five African teams and three North American teams in pot D.

The general principle was to draw one team from each pot into the eight groups, although with special combined procedures for pot B and pot C, due to comprising more/less than eight teams - but sixteen teams in total. At the same time, the draw also needed to respect the geographical limitation, that each group could not feature more than one team from each confederation, except for the European teams where the limitation was maximum two per group.

• The draw took place at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, and was televised live on 4 December 1997: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeH5Xn-6t0 FIFA World Cup Draw] on BBC Sport.

For the first time in history, the draw event took place in a football stadium, with 38,000 spectators and an estimated 1 billion TV viewers. The draw was officiated by FIFA secretary general Sepp Blatter. Teams were drawn by football legends Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto Parreira, George Weah and Raymond Kopa.{{cite web |title=The FIFA World Cup Final Draw history |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-draw-history.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601111831/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/51/97/68/fs-201_10e_fwc-draw-history.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 June 2010 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=11 August 2010 }}

Organiser Michel Platini, who later became president of UEFA, admitted in 2018 that the draw for the group stage of the competition had been fixed so that France and Brazil were kept apart until the final, telling France Bleu Sport: "We did a bit of trickery. When we were organising the schedule. We did not spend six years organising the World Cup to not do some little shenanigans".{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/platini-admits-draw-for-1998-world-cup-was-fixed-so-france-faced-brazil-in-final-11377566|title=Platini admits draw for 1998 World Cup was fixed so France faced Brazil in final|publisher=Sky Sports|first=James |last=Pepper|date=18 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606230913/https://news.sky.com/story/platini-admits-draw-for-1998-world-cup-was-fixed-so-france-faced-brazil-in-final-11377566|archive-date=6 June 2022}}

The statement from Platini referred to the fact that, shortly before the World Cup finals draw took place, the FIFA Organising Committee had met to finalise the draw process. At this meeting, the committee had approved the proposal to assign host nation France to group position C1 and defending champions Brazil to group position A1 ahead of the draw. As the tournament structure was also predetermined so that the winners of Groups A, D, E and H, and the runners-up of Groups B, C, F and G would be kept apart from the group winners of B, C, F and G, and the runners-up of Group A, D, E and H until the final; thus, France and Brazil could avoid meeting each other until the final if both teams finished in the same position in the top two of their respective groups.{{cite news |first=Dale |last=Johnson |title=Was the 1998 World Cup in France fixed? Michel Platini's comments explained |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/world-cup-central/59/post/3502365/was-the-1998-world-cup-in-france-fixed |publisher=ESPN |date=18 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604175626/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog/world-cup-central/59/post/3502365/was-the-1998-world-cup-in-france-fixed|archive-date=4 June 2020}}

Procedure for the draw:{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeH5Xn-6t0 |title=FRANCE '98 - FIFA World Cup Draw - BBC Sport|date=4 December 1997|via=YouTube|medium=video|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608173123/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeH5Xn-6t0|archive-date=8 June 2022}}

1. Pot A was used to draw the remaining six top-seeded teams for the first position of groups B, D, E, F, G and H.
2. Pot D was used to draw one team to each of the eight groups (drawing in the alphabetic order from A to H).
3. Pot B was used to draw one team to each of the eight groups (drawing in the alphabetic order from A to H).
4. As per the FIFA rule of only allowing a maximum of two UEFA teams in each group, the remaining ninth team from Pot B, was subject to a second draw, to be put in either of the groups containing a top-seeded South American (CONMEBOL) team.
5. Pot C was used to draw one team to each of the seven groups with an empty spot (drawing in alphabetical order from A to H). However, as each group could only contain one South American (CONMEBOL) team, the first Asian (AFC) team drawn would not be drawn into a group in alphabetical order, but instead be drawn into the remaining open group with a top-seeded South American (CONMEBOL) team.
6. To decide the match schedules, the exact group position number for the un-seeded teams in each group (2, 3 or 4), were also drawn immediately from eight special group bowls, after each respective team had been drawn from pot D, B and C.

The draw resulted in the following eight groups:

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In each group, the teams played three matches, one against each of the other teams. Three points were awarded for each win, while a draw was worth one point. After completion of the group stage, the two teams with the most points in each group would advance to the knockout stage, with each group winner facing the runner-up from one of the other groups in the round of 16. This was a new format for the World Cup, following the expansion from 24 teams in 1994. A total of 64 games were played, including the final and a third-place play-off between the losers of the two semi-finals.

The fixtures for the group stage were decided based on the draw results, as follows:

{{further|1998 FIFA World Cup squads}}

As with the preceding tournament, each team's squad for the 1998 World Cup finals consisted of 22 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 22-player squad by 1 June 1998.

Out of the 704 players participating in the 1998 World Cup, 447 were signed up with a European club; 90 in Asia, 67 in South America, 61 in Northern and Central America and 37 in Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71653.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605235744/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=71653.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2010 |publisher=FIFA |date=8 June 1998 |access-date=29 January 2012 |title=Players Facts & Figures: Eto's the youngest, Leighton the oldest}} 75 played their club football in England – five more than Italy and Spain. Barcelona of Spain was the club contributing to the most players in the tournament with 13 players on their side.

The average age of all teams was 27 years, 8 months – five months older than the previous tournament.{{sfn|FIFA|p=15}} Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon was the youngest player selected in the competition at 17 years, 3 months, while the oldest was Jim Leighton of Scotland at 39 years, 11 months.{{sfn|FIFA|p=15}}

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{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group A}}

Defending champions Brazil won Group A after only two matches as the nation achieved victories over Scotland (2–1) and Morocco (3–0). Heading into the third game, Brazil had nothing to play for but still started its regulars against Norway, who was looking to upset Brazil once again. Needing a victory, Norway overturned a 1–0 deficit with 7 minutes remaining to defeat Brazil 2–1, with Kjetil Rekdal scoring{{cite web|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/bilder/album2298.zrm|title=Her er de ti beste sportsøyeblikkene|website=Dagsavisen.no|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912031205/http://www.dagsavisen.no/bilder/album2298.zrm|archive-date=12 September 2014|url-status = dead}} the winning penalty to send Norway into the knockout stage for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://footballcoal.com/fifa-world-cup-2022-schedule-pdf-groups-download/|title=FIFA World Cup Schedule Group|publisher=footballcoal.com|date=10 May 1998|accessdate=20 November 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009100806/https://footballcoal.com/fifa-world-cup-2022-schedule-pdf-groups-download/|url-status=usurped}}

Norway's victory denied Morocco a chance at the Round of 16, despite winning 3–0 against Scotland. It was only Morocco's second ever victory at a World Cup, having recorded its first previous win 12 years earlier on 11 June 1986.

Scotland managed only one point, coming in a 1–1 draw against Norway, and failed to get out of the first round for an eighth time in the FIFA World Cup, a record that stands to this date.

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|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = César Sampaio {{goal|5}}
Boyd {{goal|74|o.g.}}

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|score = 2–2

|report= [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8725/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Hadji {{goal|37}}
Hadda {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Chippo {{goal|45+1|o.g.}}
Eggen {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 16 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 1–1

|report= [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8741/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Burley {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = H. Flo {{goal|46}}

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = László Vágner (Hungary)

}}

{{football box

|date = 16 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 3–0

|report= [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8742/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

|goals1 = Ronaldo {{goal|9}}
Rivaldo {{goal|45+2}}
Bebeto {{goal|50}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCO}}

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8758/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Bassir {{goal|23||85}}
Hadda {{goal|46}}

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

}}

{{football box

|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8759/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NOR}}

|goals1 = Bebeto {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = T. A. Flo {{goal|83}}
Rekdal {{goal|89|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group B}}

Italy and Chile progressed to the second round, while Austria failed to win for the first time since 1958 and Cameroon failed to get out of the group stage for the second time in a row.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group B|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 11 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1946}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8726/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CHI}}

|goals1 = Vieri {{goal|10}}
R. Baggio {{goal|84|pen.}}

|goals2 = Salas {{goal|45+3||50}}

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

}}

{{football box

|date = 11 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8727/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals1 = Njanka {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = Polster {{goal|90+1}}

|stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 33,500

|referee = Epifanio González (Paraguay)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 17 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8743/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals1 = Salas {{goal|70}}

|goals2 = Vastić {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

}}

{{football box

|date = 17 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1946}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8744/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}

|goals1 = Di Biagio {{goal|7}}
Vieri {{goal|75||89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Eddie Lennie (Australia)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA|1946}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8757/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|AUT}}

|goals1 = Vieri {{goal|48}}
R. Baggio {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Herzog {{goal|90+2|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 80,000

|referee = Paul Durkin (England)

}}

{{football box

|date = 23 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8760/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CMR}}

|goals1 = Sierra {{goal|20}}

|goals2 = Mboma {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = László Vágner (Hungary)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group C}}

France, the host nation, swept Group C when the start of their path to their first FIFA World Cup trophy culminated with their 2–1 win over Denmark, who despite their loss, progressed to the second round. Saudi Arabia, after a good performance four years earlier, finished bottom with only one point. Debutant South Africa grabbed two points and also exited at the group stage.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group C|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 12 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8729/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Rieper {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens

|attendance = 38,100

|referee = Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

}}

{{football box

|date = 12 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}

|score = 3–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8730/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|RSA|1994}}

|goals1 = Dugarry {{goal|36}}
Issa {{goal|77|o.g.}}
Henry {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 18 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8746/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = McCarthy {{goal|51}}

|goals2 = A. Nielsen {{goal|12}}

|stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 33,500

|referee = John Toro Rendón (Colombia)

}}

{{football box

|date = 18 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8745/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Henry {{goal|37||78}}
Trezeguet {{goal|68}}
Lizarazu {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 80,000

|referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 24 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FRA|1974}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8762/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|DEN}}

|goals1 = Djorkaeff {{goal|12|pen.}}
Petit {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = M. Laudrup {{goal|42|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 39,100

|referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

}}

{{football box

|date = 24 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8764/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Bartlett {{goal|18||90+3|pen.}}

|goals2 = Al-Jaber {{goal|45+2|pen.}}
Al-Thunayan {{goal|74|pen.}}

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = Mario Sánchez (Chile)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group D}}

Nigeria and Paraguay advanced to the Round of 16 after a surprise elimination of top seed Spain, while Bulgaria failed to repeat their surprise performance from the previous tournament.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group D|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 12 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8728/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{football box

|date = 13 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score = 2–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8731/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|NGA}}

|goals1 = Hierro {{goal|21}}
Raúl {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Adepoju {{goal|24}}
Zubizarreta {{goal|73|o.g.}}
Oliseh {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 19 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8747/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}

|goals1 = Ikpeba {{goal|28}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance = 45,500

|referee = Mario Sánchez Yantén (Chile)

}}

{{football box

|date = 19 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8748/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Ian McLeod (South Africa)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 24 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8763/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}}

|goals1 = Oruma {{goal|11}}

|goals2 = Ayala {{goal|1}}
Benítez {{goal|58}}
Cardozo {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 33,500

|referee = Pirom Un-prasert (Thailand)

}}

{{football box

|date = 24 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}

|score = 6–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8761/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}

|goals1 = Hierro {{goal|6|pen.}}
Luis Enrique {{goal|18}}
Morientes {{goal|55||81}}
Bachev {{goal|88|o.g.}}
Kiko {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 = Kostadinov {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

|attendance = 38,100

|referee = Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group E}}

The Netherlands and Mexico advanced with the same record, with the former placing first on goal difference. Belgium and eventual 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosts South Korea failed to advance, although Belgium were undefeated with three draws.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group E|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 13 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8732/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

|goals1 = Ha Seok-ju {{goal|27}}

|goals2 = Peláez {{goal|50}}
Hernández {{goal|75||84}}

|stadium = Stade de Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 39,100

|referee = Günter Benkö (Austria)

}}

{{football box

|date = 13 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8733/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|BEL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 77,000

|referee = Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 20 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8750/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

|goals1 = Wilmots {{goal|42||47}}

|goals2 = García Aspe {{goal|55|pen.}}
Blanco {{goal|62}}

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

}}

{{football box

|date = 20 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8749/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1 = Cocu {{goal|37}}
Overmars {{goal|41}}
Bergkamp {{goal|71}}
Van Hooijdonk {{goal|80}}
R. de Boer {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 55,000

|referee = Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 25 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8766/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

|goals1 = Cocu {{goal|4}}
R. de Boer {{goal|18}}

|goals2 = Peláez {{goal|75}}
Hernández {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{football box

|date = 25 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BEL}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8765/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1 = Nilis {{goal|7}}

|goals2 = Yoo Sang-chul {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance = 45,500

|referee = Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group F}}

Germany and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia advanced, each with 7 points (Germany took 1st through goal differential tiebreak). Iran and 1994 host United States failed to advance.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group F|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 14 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|FR Yugoslavia|name=FR Yugoslavia}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8735/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = Mihajlović {{goal|73}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

|attendance = 30,600

|referee = Alberto Tejada (Peru)

}}

{{football box

|date = 15 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8738/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|US|1960}}

|goals1 = Möller {{goal|9}}
Klinsmann {{goal|65}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance = 45,500

|referee = Said Belqola (Morocco)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 21 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8753/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|FR Yugoslavia|name=FR Yugoslavia}}

|goals1 = Mihajlović {{goal|72|o.g.}}
Bierhoff {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Mijatović {{goal|13}}
Stojković {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

|attendance = 38,100

|referee = Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

}}

{{Main|United States v Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup)}}

{{football box

|date = 21 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|US|1960}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8754/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = McBride {{goal|87}}

|goals2 = Estili {{goal|40}}
Mahdavikia {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Stade de Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 39,100

|referee = Urs Meier (Switzerland)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 25 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8767/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = Bierhoff {{goal|50}}
Klinsmann {{goal|57}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Epifanio González (Paraguay)

}}

{{football box

|date = 25 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|US|1960}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8768/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|FR Yugoslavia|name=FR Yugoslavia}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Komljenović {{goal|4}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group G}}

Romania topped the group over England, while Colombia and Tunisia were unable to reach the last 16, despite Colombia having one win.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group G|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 15 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8740/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TUN|1959}}

|goals1 = Shearer {{goal|42}}
Scholes {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

|attendance = 54,587

|referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

}}

{{football box

|date = 15 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8739/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|goals1 = Ilie {{goal|45+1}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 39,100

|referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 22 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8755/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TUN|1959}}

|goals1 = Preciado {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier

|attendance = 29,800

|referee = Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

}}

{{football box

|date = 22 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8756/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 = Moldovan {{goal|46}}
Petrescu {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Owen {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 33,500

|referee = Marc Batta (France)

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 26 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8770/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Anderton {{goal|20}}
Beckham {{goal|29}}

|stadium = Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

|attendance = 38,100

|referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

}}

{{football box

|date = 26 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8769/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|TUN|1959}}

|goals1 = Moldovan {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Souayah {{goal|12|pen.}}

|stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis

|attendance = 77,000

|referee = Eddie Lennie (Australia)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup Group H}}

Argentina finished at the top of Group H against three debutants. Croatia took the runners-up spot while Jamaica and Japan failed to advance.

{{:1998 FIFA World Cup Group H|transcludesection=standings}}

{{football box

|date = 14 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG|1861}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8734/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN|1870}}

|goals1 = Batistuta {{goal|28}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 33,500

|referee = Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

}}

{{football box

|date = 14 June 1998

|time = 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 1–3

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8736/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CRO}}

|goals1 = Earle {{goal|45}}

|goals2 = Stanić {{goal|27}}
Prosinečki {{goal|53}}
Šuker {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens

|attendance = 38,100

|referee = Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 20 June 1998

|time = 14:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1870}}

|score = 0–1

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8751/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CRO}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Šuker {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes

|attendance = 35,500

|referee = Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

}}

{{football box

|date = 21 June 1998

|time = 17:30 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG|1861}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8752/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Ortega {{goal|32||55}}
Batistuta {{goal|73||78||83|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris

|attendance = 45,500

|referee = Rune Pedersen (Norway)

}}

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{{football box

|date = 26 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG|1861}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8772/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|CRO}}

|goals1 = Pineda {{goal|36}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux

|attendance = 31,800

|referee = Said Belqola (Morocco)

}}

{{football box

|date = 26 June 1998

|time = 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JPN|1870}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8771/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Nakayama {{goal|74}}

|goals2 = Whitmore {{goal|39||54}}

|stadium = Stade Gerland, Lyon

|attendance = 39,100

|referee = Günter Benkö (Austria)

}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage}}

The knockout stage comprised the 16 teams that advanced from the group stage of the tournament. For each game in the knockout stage, any draw at 90 minutes was followed by 30 minutes of extra time; if scores were still level, there was a penalty shoot-out to determine who progressed to the next round. The Golden goal rule was also used, whereby if a team scored during extra time, they would immediately win the game.

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{{#lst:1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|R of 16 8}}

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Croatia beat the Netherlands to earn third place in the competition. Davor Šuker scored the winner in the 36th minute to secure the golden boot.{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/11/croatia_optional/ |publisher=CNNSI |agency=Associated Press |date=11 July 1998 |access-date=28 January 2012 |title=Debutant takes third place with win over the Netherlands |archive-date=11 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080111223343/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/11/croatia_optional/ |url-status=dead }}

{{#lst:1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Third}}

{{Main|1998 FIFA World Cup final}}

The final was held on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis. France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the second-heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil,{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/jul12.htm |work=Gannett News Service |publisher=SoccerTimes |date=12 July 1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |first=Oberjuerge |location=Paris |last=Paul |title=France plays perfect host; hoists World Cup in Paris. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128230026/http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/jul12.htm |archive-date=28 November 2011 |url-status = dead }} later to be topped by Brazil's 7–1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |title=Match report |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255955/match=300186474/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708203811/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255955/match=300186474/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2014|publisher= Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}

The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off.{{cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509064955/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/12/ronaldo_criticize/ |archive-date=9 May 2006 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/12/ronaldo_criticize/ |publisher=CNN/SI |agency=Associated Press |date=12 July 1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=World commentators decry Brazil, Ronaldo |url-status=dead }} He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. France however took the lead after Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos conceded a corner from which Zidane scored via a header. Three minutes before half-time, Zidane scored his second goal of the match, similarly another header from a corner. The tournament hosts went down to ten men in the 68th minute as Marcel Desailly was sent off for a second bookable offence. Brazil reacted to this by making an attacking substitution and although they applied pressure France sealed the win with a third goal: substitute Patrick Vieira set up his club teammate Petit in a counterattack to shoot low past goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel.{{cite web|url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4764,3287240&dq=france+win+world+cup&hl=en|title= ZZ Top of the World|date= 13 July 1998|work= New Straits Times|access-date= 19 June 2013|archive-date= 21 November 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221121134251/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4764,3287240&dq=france+win+world+cup&hl=en|url-status= live}}

French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate the winners and commiserate the runners-up after the match.{{cite news |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/12/zidane_side/ |publisher=CNNSI |agency=Associated Press |date=12 July 1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=Zidane leads France to pinnacle of soccer glory |archive-date=15 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415233742/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/12/zidane_side/ |url-status=dead }} Several days after the victory, winning manager Aimé Jacquet announced his resignation from the French team with immediate effect.{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/acheter.cgi?offre=ARCHIVES&type_item=ART_ARCH_30J&objet_id=154131 |work=Le Monde |date=18 July 1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |first=Elie |last=Barth |title=Il devrait succéder à Gérard Houllier comme directeur technique national |language=fr |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904114310/http://www.lemonde.fr/cgi-bin/ACHATS/acheter.cgi?offre=ARCHIVES&type_item=ART_ARCH_30J&objet_id=154131 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19980718&id=4_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3126,4864113 |work=New Straits Times |date=18 July 1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |title=Jacquet steps down to move up |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520214644/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19980718&id=4_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3126,4864113 |url-status=live }}

{{#lst:1998 FIFA World Cup Final|Final}}

Davor Šuker received the Golden Boot for scoring six goals. In total, 171 goals were scored by 112 players:

;6 goals

• {{flagicon|CRO}} Davor Šuker

;5 goals

• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Gabriel Batistuta
• {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Christian Vieri

;4 goals

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Ronaldo
• {{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Salas
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Hernández

;3 goals

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Bebeto
• {{flagicon|BRA}} César Sampaio
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Rivaldo
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Thierry Henry
• {{flagicon|GER}} Oliver Bierhoff
• {{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Klinsmann
• {{flagicon|NED}} Dennis Bergkamp

{{Div col end}}

;2 goals

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Ariel Ortega
• {{flagicon|BEL}} Marc Wilmots
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Robert Prosinečki
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Brian Laudrup
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Owen
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Shearer
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Emmanuel Petit
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Lilian Thuram
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Zinedine Zidane
• {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Roberto Baggio
• {{flagicon|JAM}} Theodore Whitmore
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Peláez
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Salaheddine Bassir
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Abdeljalil Hadda
• {{flagicon|NED}} Phillip Cocu
• {{flagicon|NED}} Ronald de Boer
• {{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Kluivert
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Viorel Moldovan
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Shaun Bartlett
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Hierro
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Fernando Morientes
• {{flagicon|FRY}} Slobodan Komljenović

{{Div col end}}

;1 goal

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Claudio López
• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Mauricio Pineda
• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Javier Zanetti
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Herzog
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Toni Polster
• {{flagicon|AUT}} Ivica Vastić
• {{flagicon|BEL}} Luc Nilis
• {{flagicon|BUL}} Emil Kostadinov
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Patrick M'Boma
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Pierre Njanka
• {{flagicon|CHI}} José Luis Sierra
• {{flagicon|COL}} Léider Preciado
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Robert Jarni
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Mario Stanić
• {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Vlaović
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Helveg
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Jørgensen
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Laudrup
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Møller
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Allan Nielsen
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Marc Rieper
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Ebbe Sand
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Darren Anderton
• {{flagicon|ENG}} David Beckham
• {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Scholes
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Laurent Blanc
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Youri Djorkaeff
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Christophe Dugarry
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Bixente Lizarazu
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} David Trezeguet
• {{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Möller
• {{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Mahdavikia
• {{flagicon|IRN}} Hamid Estili
• {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Luigi Di Biagio
• {{flagicon|JAM}} Robbie Earle
• {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} Masashi Nakayama
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Alberto García Aspe
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Mustapha Hadji
• {{flagicon|NED}} Edgar Davids
• {{flagicon|NED}} Marc Overmars
• {{flagicon|NED}} Pierre van Hooijdonk
• {{flagicon|NED}} Boudewijn Zenden
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Mutiu Adepoju
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Tijani Babangida
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Victor Ikpeba
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Sunday Oliseh
• {{flagicon|NGA}} Wilson Oruma
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Dan Eggen
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Håvard Flo
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Tore André Flo
• {{flagicon|NOR}} Kjetil Rekdal
• {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Celso Ayala
• {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Miguel Ángel Benítez
• {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} José Cardozo
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Adrian Ilie
• {{flagicon|ROU}} Dan Petrescu
• {{flagicon|KSA}} Sami Al-Jaber
• {{flagicon|KSA}} Yousuf Al-Thunayan
• {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Burley
• {{flagicon|SCO}} John Collins
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Benni McCarthy
• {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ha Seok-ju
• {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Yoo Sang-chul
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Kiko
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Luis Enrique
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl
• {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} Skander Souayah
• {{flagicon|USA}} Brian McBride
• {{flagicon|FRY}} Siniša Mihajlović
• {{flagicon|FRY}} Predrag Mijatović
• {{flagicon|FRY}} Dragan Stojković

{{Div col end}}

;Own goals

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

• {{flagicon|BUL}} Georgi Bachev (against Spain)
• {{flagicon|MAR}} Youssef Chippo (against Norway)
• {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Boyd (against Brazil)
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Pierre Issa (against France)
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Andoni Zubizarreta (against Nigeria)
• {{flagicon|FRY}} Siniša Mihajlović (against Germany)

{{Div col end}}

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}

• {{flagicon|ARG|1861}} Ariel Ortega
• {{flagicon|BEL}} Gert Verheyen
• {{flagicon|BUL}} Anatoli Nankov
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Raymond Kalla
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Lauren
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Rigobert Song
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Miklos Molnar
• {{flagicon|DEN}} Morten Wieghorst
• {{flagicon|ENG}} David Beckham
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Laurent Blanc
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Marcel Desailly
• {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} Zinedine Zidane
• {{flagicon|GER}} Christian Wörns
• {{flagicon|JAM}} Darryl Powell
• {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ha Seok-ju
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Pável Pardo
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Ramón Ramírez
• {{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Kluivert
• {{flagicon|NED}} Arthur Numan
• {{flagicon|SAU}} Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
• {{flagicon|SCO}} Craig Burley
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Alfred Phiri

{{div col end}}

The All-star team is a squad consisting of the 16 most impressive players at the 1998 World Cup, as selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group.{{Cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/10/wcup_allstars/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065104/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/news/1998/07/10/wcup_allstars/|url-status = dead|archive-date=22 February 2014|title=FIFA announces All-Star team|publisher=CNNSI|date=10 July 1998}}

After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 1998 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition and overall results.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/01/18/03/18/fs-201_08a_fwc-alltimeranking.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617060343/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mencompwc/01/18/03/18/fs-201_08a_fwc-alltimeranking.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 June 2012 |title=All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930–2010 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=31 January 2013 }}

{{main|1997 Tournoi de France}}

A year before the tournament, a small, invitation-only tournament named the Tournoi de France was held in France, with Italy, Brazil, England, and hosts France participating.{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/jun/25/vault-england-le-tournoi-france-1997|title=From the Vault: recalling how England won Le Tournoi de France in 1997|date=25 June 2013|work=Guardian |access-date=13 August 2013 |last1=Campbell |first1=Paul }}

{{More citations needed section|date=October 2024}}

Through several companies, FIFA sold the broadcasting rights for the 1998 FIFA World Cup to many broadcasters. BBC and ITV had the broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. The pictures and audio of the competition were supplied to the TV and radio channels by the company TVRS 98, the broadcaster of the tournament.{{cite journal|first=Guy|last=Dutheil|title=France 98, vive le Football ! – Un véritable enjeu médiatique |newspaper=Label France|language=fr|editor=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development |year=1998 |number=31 |url=http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/archives-label-france_5343/les-themes_5497/dossiers-fond_14492/france-98-vive-football-no31-1998_14615/un-veritable-enjeu-mediatique_37817.html |access-date=2 October 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218060512/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/archives-label-france_5343/les-themes_5497/dossiers-fond_14492/france-98-vive-football-no31-1998_14615/un-veritable-enjeu-mediatique_37817.html |archive-date=18 February 2009 }}

The World Cup matches were broadcast in 200 countries. 818 photographers were credited for the tournament. In every match, a stand was reserved for the press. The number of places granted to them reached its maximum in the final, when 1,750 reporters and 110 TV commentators were present in the stand.{{in lang|fr}} {{Harvsp|FIFA|1998|p=128 and 129|id=fifa1998}}

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|{{flag|Czech Republic}}

|Czech Television

|ČT1 and ČT2

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|{{flag|Denmark}}

|DR

|DR1 and DR2

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|{{flag|Estonia}}

|colspan=2|ETV

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|{{flag|Finland}}

|YLE, MTV3

|YLE TV2

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|{{flag|France}}{{ref|n2|2}}

|TF1, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV{{ref|n2|2}}

|TF1, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV2, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV3, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV4, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV International and 1998 FIFA World Cup TV News{{ref|n2|2}}

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|{{flag|Georgia|1990}}

|GPB

|1TV

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|{{flag|Germany}}

|ARD and ZDF

|Das Erste and ZDF

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|{{flag|Greece}}

|ERT

|ET1, NET and ET3

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|{{flag|Hungary}}

|MTV

|MTV1 and MTV2

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|{{flag|Holy See}}

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} RAI

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3

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|rowspan=2|{{flag|Hong Kong}}

|rowspan=2|TVB

|Cantonese:
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|English:
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|{{flag|India}}

|Doordarshan

|Doordarshan National Channel

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|{{flag|Indonesia}}{{ref|n1|1}}

|colspan=2| TVRI (Programme 1), RCTI, SCTV, TPI, ANteve, and Indosiar (all matches in live television){{ref|n1|1}}

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|{{flag|Iran}}

|IRIB

|Channel 1 and Channel 2

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|{{flag|Ireland}}

|RTÉ

|RTÉ One and RTÉ Two

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|rowspan=2|{{flag|Israel}}

|rowspan=2|IBA

|Hebrew:
Channel 1

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|Arabic:
Channel 33

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|{{flag|Italy|1946}}

|RAI

|RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3

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|{{flag|Japan|1947}}

|NHK, Fuji Television, TBS, Nippon Television, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo

|NHK General TV, Fuji Television, TBS Television, Nippon Television, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo

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|{{flag|Laos}}

|colspan=2|LNTV

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|rowspan=2|{{flag|Macau|colonial}}

|rowspan=2|TVB

|Cantonese:
TVB Jade

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|English:
TVB Pearl

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|Latin America

|Bein TV, DirecTV

|Channels 530 and 532 of Bein TV
Channels 610 and 612 of DirecTV

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|{{flag|Malaysia}}{{ref|n2|2}}

|RTM, STMB, NTV7

|TV1, TV2, TV3, NTV7

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|{{flag|Mexico}}

|Televisa, TV Azteca

|Canal de las Estrellas, XHDF-TDT

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|{{flag|Monaco}}{{ref|n2|2}}

|{{flagicon|France}} TF1, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV{{ref|n2|2}}
{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} Telemontecarlo

|{{flagicon|France}} TF1, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV2, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV3, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV4, 1998 FIFA World Cup TV International and 1998 FIFA World Cup TV News (all matches of international broadcast signal){{ref|n2|2}}
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|{{flag|Myanmar|1974}}

|MRTV

|Channel 5

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|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|NPO

|Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3

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|{{flag|New Zealand}}

|TVNZ

|TV1 and TV2

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|{{flag|Norway}}

|NRK

|NRK1 and NRK2

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|{{flag|Paraguay|1990}}

|TV Acción, TV Cerro Corá, Tevedos, Teledifusora Paraguaya, SICOM TV, Hispanoamérica TV, Canal 5 TV Color, Caacupé Cable Visión S.A., Holding Paraná de radio y televisión

|colspan="2"|Telefuturo, SNT, Red Guaraní Canal 13, Paraguay TV, La Tele, Paravisión, Canal 25, RTV

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|{{flag|Peru}}

|colspan=2|América Televisión and Panamericana Televisión.

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|{{flag|Philippines}}

|colspan=2|GMA Network and Sky Cable

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|{{flag|Poland}}

|TVP

|TVP1 and TVP2

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|{{flag|Portugal}}

|RTP

|RTP1 and RTP2

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|{{flag|Russia}}

|VGTRK, ORT

|Rossiya 1, Channel One Russia

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|{{flag|San Marino|1862}}

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} RAI

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3

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|{{flag|Singapore}}

|Singapore International Media

|Premiere 12

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|{{flag|Slovakia}}

|STV

|STV1 and STV2

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|{{flag|South Africa}}

|SABC

|SABC 1, SABC 2 and SABC 3

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|{{flag|South Korea|1997}}

|colspan=2|KBS

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|{{flag|Spain}}

|RTVE

|TVE (TV1 and TV2)

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|{{flag|Sweden}}

|SVT

|SVT1 and SVT2

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|{{flag|Switzerland}}

|SRG SSR

|SF 1 (German), TSR 2 (French) and TSI 2 (Italian)

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|{{flag|Taiwan}}

|colspan=2|TTV, CTV, CTS and FTV

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|{{flag|Thailand}}

|colspan=2|Television Pool of Thailand

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|{{flag|Turkey}}

|TRT

|TRT 1, TRT 2 and TRT 3

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|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

|BBC and ITV

|BBC One and ITV{{ref|n3|3}}

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|{{flag|United States}}

|colspan=2|ABC, ESPN (English) and Univision (Spanish)

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|{{flag|Ukraine}}

|colspan=2|UT-1 and 1+1

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|{{flag|Uruguay}}

|Tevetres, Monte Carlo Televisión, Sociedad Anónima Emisora de Televisión y Anexos, Sociedad Televisora Larrañaga, SODRE, Franco-Hispano TV, Canal 8 TV Color, Canelones Cable Visión S.A., Holding Rivera de radio y televisión

|colspan="2"|Channel 3, Channel 4, Channel 10, Teledoce, UTC, Uruvisión, Canal 27, STV

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|{{flag|Vietnam}}

|Vietnam Television, Ho Chi Minh City Television

|VTV1, VTV3, HTV7, HTV9

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|{{flag|Venezuela|1954}}

|colspan=2|Venevisión, RCTV, VTV

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The sponsors of the 1998 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories: FIFA World Cup Sponsors and France Supporters.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613064434/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/partners/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2007 |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil official partners |publisher=FIFA |access-date=29 December 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/misc-fwcpartn/52/01/15/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf|title=The Official FIFA World Cup Partners & Sponsors since 1982|publisher=FIFA|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-date=18 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218222637/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/misc-fwcpartn/52/01/15/fs-401_01_fwc-partners.pdf|url-status=dead}}

The absence of Budweiser on pitch side advertising hoardings is notable due to the Evin law, which forbids alcohol-related sponsorship in France, including in sports events.{{Cite web |title=WashingtonPost.com: Battle Over Bud Brewing for French-Hosted World Cup Soccer |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/europe/april/14/worldcup.htm |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.washingtonpost.com}}

In most of the world, the official video game was, World Cup 98 released by EA Sports on 13 March 1998 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and the Game Boy. It was the first international football game developed by Electronic Arts since obtaining the rights from FIFA in 1997 and received mostly favourable reviews.{{cite news |title=World Cup 98 |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/153/153532p1.html |work=IGN |date=15 July 1998 |access-date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215113910/http://psx.ign.com/articles/153/153532p1.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Smith |title=World Cup 98 Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/world-cup-98/reviews/world-cup-98-review-2531897/ |work=GameSpot |date=5 June 1998 |access-date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022041429/http://www.gamespot.com/world-cup-98/reviews/world-cup-98-review-2531897/ |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |last=James |first=Chris |date=July 1998 |title=Football's Coming Home |journal=PC Guide |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=53–57 |publisher=Future Publishing }}

In Japan, Konami was granted the FIFA World Cup licence and produced two distinct video games: Jikkyou World Soccer: World Cup France 98 by KCEO for the Nintendo 64, and World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98 by KCET for the PlayStation. These games were released in the rest of the world as International Superstar Soccer '98 and International Superstar Soccer Pro '98, without the official FIFA World Cup licence, branding or real player names.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Also in Japan, Sega was granted the FIFA World Cup licence to produce the Saturn video game World Cup '98 France: Road to Win.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Many other video games, including World League Soccer 98, Actua Soccer 2 and Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory were released in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup and evidently were based on the tournament. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, also by EA Sports focused on the qualification stage.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

File:France98mascot.png of the tournament]]

The official mascot was Footix, a rooster first presented in May 1996.{{cite web |url=http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/4228/2/Footix%20The%20History%20Behind%20A%20Moderrn%20Mascot.pdf |publisher=Sage Publications |year=1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |last=Hand |first=David |title=Footix: the history behind a modern mascot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112181426/http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/4228/2/Footix%20The%20History%20Behind%20A%20Moderrn%20Mascot.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2013 |url-status = dead }} It was created by graphic designer Fabrice Pialot and selected from a shortlist of five mascots.{{cite web|url=http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC96021553/fabrice-pialot-l-inventeur-de-la-mascotte-footix.fr.html|work=France 3|publisher=Institut National de l'Audiovisuel|date=22 May 1996|access-date=27 January 2012|title=Fabrice Pialot l'inventeur de la mascotte Footix|language=fr|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308181320/http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC96021553/fabrice-pialot-l-inventeur-de-la-mascotte-footix.fr.html|url-status=live}} Research carried out about the choice of having a cockerel as a mascot was greatly received: 91% associated it immediately with France, the traditional symbol of the nation. Footix, the name chosen by French television viewers, is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular Astérix comic strip. The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's flag and home strip – blue for the jump suit, a red crest and with the words 'France 98' coloured in white.

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The official match ball for the 1998 World Cup, manufactured by Adidas was named the Tricolore, meaning 'three-coloured' in French.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/pictures/6670565/Fifa-World-Cup-match-balls-through-time.html?image=24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911180746/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/pictures/6670565/Fifa-World-Cup-match-balls-through-time.html?image=24|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=29 January 2012 |title=Fifa World Cup match balls through time |date=27 November 2009}} It was the eighth World Cup match ball made for the tournament by the German company and was the first in the series to be multi-coloured.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=28402.html |date=24 June 2006 |access-date=29 January 2012 |publisher=FIFA |title=1998: adidas Tricolore |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705075818/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid%3D28402.html |archive-date=5 July 2010}} The tricolour flag and cockerel, traditional symbols of France, were used as inspiration for the design.

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The official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was "The Cup of Life", also known as "La Copa de la Vida", recorded by Ricky Martin.{{cite web|url=http://www.beembee.com/2010/fifa-world-cup-official-songs-1990-2010 |title=FIFA World Cup Official Songs 1990 – 2010 |date=10 June 2010 |website=BeemBee.com |access-date=29 May 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515082324/http://www.beembee.com/2010/fifa-world-cup-official-songs-1990-2010 |archive-date=15 May 2013 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=brazilian-star-claudia-leitte-perform-with-pitbull-and-jennifer-lopez-th-2264459.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413200631/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=brazilian-star-claudia-leitte-perform-with-pitbull-and-jennifer-lopez-th-2264459.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=Brazilian star Claudia Leitte to perform with Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez on the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup |publisher=FIFA |date=14 June 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}

The official anthem was "La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" by Youssou N'Dour and Axelle Red.

Honorary FIFA President João Havelange praised France's hosting of the World Cup, describing the tournament as one that would "remain with me forever, as I am sure they will remain with everyone who witnessed this unforgettable competition".{{sfn|FIFA|p=4}} Lennart Johansson, the chairman of the organising committee for the World Cup and President of UEFA added that France provided "subject matter of a quality that made the world hold its breath".{{sfn|FIFA|p=6}}

Cour des Comptes, the quasi-judicial body of the French government, released its report on the organisation of the 1998 World Cup in 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.liberation.fr/societe/0101361511-cour-des-comptes-coupe-du-monde|work=Libération |date=25 January 2001 |access-date=29 January 2012 |last=Chemin |first=Michel |title=Cour des comptes: Coupe du monde|language=fr}}

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• Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! – The Official 1998 FIFA World Cup music album
• 1998 World Cup terror plot

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• {{cite book |last1=Dauncey |first1=Hugh |last2=Hare |first2=Geoff |year=1999 |title=France and the 1998 World Cup: the national impact of a world sporting event |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=0-7146-4887-6}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.ccomptes.fr/fr/CC/documents/RPA/OrganisationCoupeMonde1998.pdf |title=Rapport public annuel 2000 : l'organisation de la Coupe du monde de football 1998 |work=Cour des Comptes |access-date=28 January 2012 |language=fr |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204223455/http://www.ccomptes.fr/fr/CC/documents/RPA/OrganisationCoupeMonde1998.pdf |archive-date=4 December 2008 }}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/53/fwc_france_1998_en_part1_267.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220054314/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/53/fwc%5ffrance%5f1998%5fen%5fpart1%5f267.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2011|title=France 1998 Technical report (Part 1) |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=28 January 2012 |ref = {{sfnRef|FIFA}}}}
• {{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/48/fwc_france_1998_en_part2_266.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220064424/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/48/fwc%5ffrance%5f1998%5fen%5fpart2%5f266.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2011|title=France 1998 Technical report (Part 2) |work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=28 January 2012 |ref = {{sfnRef|FIFA1998}}}}

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• [https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1998france 1998 FIFA World Cup France], FIFA.com
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98full.html RSSSF Archive of finals]
• [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98q.html RSSSF Archive of qualifying rounds]
• {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000425004323/http://www0.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world_cup_98/default.stm |date=25 April 2000 |title=1998 FIFA World Cup }} at the BBC

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