1998 FIFA World Cup - France

FIFA World Cup Teams (Countries), Cities (Stadiums), Schedules and Results

Teams: 32
When: 10 June 1998 to 12 July 1998
Final: 12 July 1998
Matches: 64
Goals Scored: 171 (average 2.7 per match)
Attendance: 2,785,100 (average 43,517)
Winner: France
Runners-Up: Brazil
Third: Croatia
Fourth: Netherlands
adidas Golden Ball: RONALDO (BRA)
adidas Golden Shoe: Davor SUKER (CRO)
Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien BARTHEZ (FRA)
FIFA Fair Play award: England, France
FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France

The home of tournament founder Jules Rimet, France enjoyed an unforgettable summer as its footballers finally tasted FIFA World Cup glory, Zinedine Zidane leading Les Bleus to victory over Brazil in the Final. France 98 was the first finals with an enlarged cast of 32 teams and among the newcomers were a Croatia side who, fired by the goals of top scorer Davor Suker, confounded expectations by finishing third.

Player	GF	PEN	MP
Davor SUKER	6	1	7
Gabriel BATISTUTA	5	2	5
Christian VIERI	5	0	5
Luis HERNANDEZ	4	0	4
Marcelo SALAS	4	0	4

1998 FIFA World Cup in France

Host country

1998 FIFA World Cup Schedules and Results

FIFA World Cup Schedule

1998 FIFA World Cup Champion

1998 FIFA World Champion France
1998 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up Brazil
1998 FIFA World Cup Third Croatia
1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Holland/Netherlands

1998 FIFA World Cup France ™

Results

Group matches

Group A

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
1	10 June		Brazil	2:1 (1:1)	Scotland
2	10 June		Morocco	2:2 (1:1)	Norway
17	16 June		Scotland	1:1 (0:0)	Norway
18	16 June		Brazil	3:0 (2:0)	Morocco
34	23 June		Scotland	0:3 (0:1)	Morocco
35	23 June		Brazil	1:2 (0:0)	Norway

Group A

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Brazil	3	2	0	1	6	3	6
	Norway	3	1	2	0	5	4	5
	Morocco	3	1	1	1	5	5	4
	Scotland	3	0	1	2	2	6	1

Group B

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
3	11 June		Cameroon	1:1 (0:0)	Austria
4	11 June		Italy	2:2 (1:1)	Chile
19	17 June		Chile	1:1 (0:0)	Austria
20	17 June		Italy	3:0 (1:0)	Cameroon
33	23 June		Italy	2:1 (0:0)	Austria
36	23 June		Chile	1:1 (1:0)	Cameroon

Group B

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Italy	3	2	1	0	7	3	7
	Chile	3	0	3	0	4	4	3
	Austria	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
	Cameroon	3	0	2	1	2	5	2

Group C

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
5	12 June		Saudi Arabia	0:1 (0:0)	Denmark
6	12 June		France	3:0 (1:0)	South Africa
21	18 June		France	4:0 (1:0)	Saudi Arabia
22	18 June		South Africa	1:1 (0:1)	Denmark
38	24 June		France	2:1 (1:1)	Denmark
40	24 June		South Africa	2:2 (1:1)	Saudi Arabia

Group C

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	France	3	3	0	0	9	1	9
	Denmark	3	1	1	1	3	3	4
	South Africa	3	0	2	1	3	6	2
	Saudi Arabia	3	0	1	2	2	7	1

Group D

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
7	12 June		Paraguay	0:0	Bulgaria
10	13 June		Spain	2:3 (1:1)	Nigeria
23	19 June		Nigeria	1:0 (1:0)	Bulgaria
24	19 June		Spain	0:0	Paraguay
37	24 June		Spain	6:1 (2:0)	Bulgaria
39	24 June		Nigeria	1:3 (1:1)	Paraguay

Group D

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	5	5	6
	Paraguay	3	1	2	0	3	1	5
	Spain	3	1	1	1	8	4	4
	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	1	7	1

Group E

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
8	13 June		Netherlands	0:0	Belgium
9	13 June		Korea Republic	1:3 (1:0)	Mexico
25	20 June		Netherlands	5:0 (2:0)	Korea Republic
26	20 June		Belgium	2:2 (1:0)	Mexico
41	25 June		Belgium	1:1 (1:0)	Korea Republic
42	25 June		Netherlands	2:2 (2:0)	Mexico

Group E

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Netherlands	3	1	2	0	7	2	5
	Mexico	3	1	2	0	7	5	5
	Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	3	3
	Korea Republic	3	0	1	2	2	9	1

Group F

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
12	14 June		Yugoslavia	1:0 (0:0)	Iran
14	15 June		Germany	2:0 (1:0)	USA
29	21 June		Germany	2:2 (0:1)	Yugoslavia
30	21 June		USA	1:2 (0:1)	Iran
43	25 June		Germany	2:0 (0:0)	Iran
44	25 June		USA	0:1 (0:1)	Yugoslavia

Group F

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
	Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
	Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
	USA	3	0	0	3	1	5	0

Group G

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
15	15 June		Romania	1:0 (1:0)	Colombia
16	15 June		England	2:0 (1:0)	Tunisia
31	22 June		Colombia	1:0 (0:0)	Tunisia
32	22 June		Romania	2:1 (0:0)	England
45	26 June		Romania	1:1 (0:1)	Tunisia
46	26 June		Colombia	0:2 (0:2)	England

Group G

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Romania	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
	England	3	2	0	1	5	2	6
	Colombia	3	1	0	2	1	3	3
	Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1	4	1

Group H

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
11	14 June		Jamaica	1:3 (1:1)	Croatia
13	14 June		Argentina	1:0 (1:0)	Japan
27	20 June		Japan	0:1 (0:0)	Croatia
28	21 June		Argentina	5:0 (1:0)	Jamaica
47	26 June		Japan	1:2 (0:1)	Jamaica
48	26 June		Argentina	1:0 (1:0)	Croatia

Group H

	Team	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
	Argentina	3	3	0	0	7	0	9
	Croatia	3	2	0	1	4	2	6
	Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	9	3
	Japan	3	0	0	3	1	4	0

Round of 16

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
49	27 June		Brazil	4:1 (3:0)	Chile
50	27 June		Italy	1:0 (1:0)	Norway
51	28 June		Nigeria	1:4 (0:2)	Denmark
52	28 June		France	1:0 a.e.t.	Paraguay
53	29 June		Germany	2:1 (0:0)	Mexico
54	29 June		Netherlands	2:1 (1:0)	Yugoslavia
55	30 June		Argentina	2:2 a.e.t. (2:2, 2:2) 4:3 PSO	England
56	30 June		Romania	0:1 (0:1)	Croatia

Quarter-finals

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
57	03 July		Italy	0:0 a.e.t. 3:4 PSO	France
58	03 July		Brazil	3:2 (2:1)	Denmark
59	04 July		Germany	0:3 (0:1)	Croatia
60	04 July		Netherlands	2:1 (1:1)	Argentina

Semi-finals

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
61	07 July		Brazil	1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:0) 4:2 PSO	Netherlands
62	08 July		France	2:1 (0:0)	Croatia

Match for third place

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
63	11 July		Netherlands	1:2 (1:2)	Croatia

Final

Match	Date		Home Team	Results	Away Team
64	12 July		Brazil	0:3 (0:2)	France

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