1998 FIFA World Cup facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Dates | 10 June – 12 July |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Croatia |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 171 (2.67 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Davor Šuker (6 goals) |
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was a football sporting event that was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. 32 teams took part from many countries. France won the trophy after beating Brazil in the final 3-0.
Participants
Africa
Cameroon (CMR) • Squad
Morocco (MAR) • Squad
Nigeria (NGA) • Squad
South Africa (RSA) • Squad
Tunisia (TUN) • Squad
Asia
Iran (IRN) • Squad
Japan (JPN) • Squad
South Korea (KOR) • Squad
Saudi Arabia (KSA) • Squad
Europe
Austria (AUT) • Squad
Belgium (BEL) • Squad
Bulgaria (BUL) • Squad- Croatia (CRO) • Squad
Denmark (DEN) • Squad
England (ENG) • Squad- France (FRA) • Squad
Germany (GER) • Squad
Italy (ITA) • Squad- Netherlands (NED) • Squad
Norway (NOR) • Squad
Romania (ROU) • Squad
Scotland (SCO) • Squad
Spain (ESP) • Squad
Yugoslavia (YUG) • Squad
North and Central America
South America
Argentina (ARG) • Squad- Brazil (BRA) • Squad
Chile (CHI) • Squad
Colombia (COL) • Squad
Paraguay (PAR) • Squad
Group Stage
A win would earn the team 3 points, a draw would earn them 1 point, and a loss earns them no points.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 10 June 1998 | ||
| Brazil |
2 – 1 | Scotland |
| Morocco |
2 – 2 | Norway |
| 16 June 1998 | ||
| Scotland |
1 – 1 | Norway |
| Brazil |
3 – 0 | Morocco |
| 23 June 1998 | ||
| Scotland |
0 – 3 | Morocco |
| Brazil |
1 – 2 | Norway |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Austria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 June 1998 | ||
| Cameroon |
1 – 1 | Austria |
| Italy |
2 – 2 | Chile |
| 17 June 1998 | ||
| Chile |
1 – 1 | Austria |
| Italy |
3 – 0 | Cameroon |
| 23 June 1998 | ||
| Italy |
2 – 1 | Austria |
| Chile |
1 – 1 | Cameroon |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| South Africa |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 12 June 1998 | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
0 – 1 | Denmark |
| France |
3 – 0 | South Africa |
| 18 June 1998 | ||
| South Africa |
1 – 1 | Denmark |
| France |
4 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
| 24 June 1998 | ||
| France |
2 – 1 | Denmark |
| South Africa |
2 – 2 | Saudi Arabia |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 12 June 1998 | ||
| Paraguay |
0 – 0 | Bulgaria |
| 13 June 1998 | ||
| Spain |
2 – 3 | Nigeria |
| 19 June 1998 | ||
| Nigeria |
1 – 0 | Bulgaria |
| Spain |
0 – 0 | Paraguay |
| 24 June 1998 | ||
| Nigeria |
1 – 3 | Paraguay |
| Spain |
6 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| Belgium |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| South Korea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
| 13 June 1998 | ||
| South Korea |
1 – 3 | Mexico |
| Netherlands |
0 – 0 | Belgium |
| 20 June 1998 | ||
| Belgium |
2 – 2 | Mexico |
| Netherlands |
5 – 0 | South Korea |
| 25 June 1998 | ||
| Netherlands |
2 – 2 | Mexico |
| Belgium |
1 – 1 | South Korea |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 14 June 1998 | ||
| Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | Iran |
| 15 June 1998 | ||
| Germany |
2 – 0 | United States |
| 21 June 1998 | ||
| Germany |
2 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
| United States |
1 – 2 | Iran |
| 25 June 1998 | ||
| United States |
0 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
| Germany |
2 – 0 | Iran |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Colombia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 June 1998 | ||
| England |
2 – 0 | Tunisia |
| Romania |
1 – 0 | Colombia |
| 22 June 1998 | ||
| Colombia |
1 – 0 | Tunisia |
| Romania |
2 – 1 | England |
| 26 June 1998 | ||
| Colombia |
0 – 2 | England |
| Romania |
1 – 1 | Tunisia |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 21 June 1998 17:30 |
Argentina |
5-0 | Jamaica |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ortega  31', 55'Batistuta 73', 78', 83' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Paris | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
| Chile |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (p) |
1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina (p) |
2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 12 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| England |
2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil |
0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| France |
3
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| Italy |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Norway |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Italy |
0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
| France (p) |
0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| France (aet) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
.svg){kind=small} Paraguay |
0 | |||||||||||||
| France |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Montpellier | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
1
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Third place | ||||||||||||
| Germany |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Lyon | 11 July – Paris | |||||||||||||
| Mexico |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany |
0 | Netherlands |
1 | |||||||||||
| 30 June – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia |
3
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Croatia |
2 | |||||||||||
| Romania |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia |
1
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Round of 16
| 27 June 1998 16:30 |
Italy |
1-0 | Norway |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieri 18' |
| 27 June 1998 21:00 |
Brazil |
4-1 | Chile |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Sampaio 11', 27' Ronaldo 45+1' (pen.), 70' |
Salas 68' |
| 28 June 1998 16:30 |
France |
1-0 (a.e.t.) |
Paraguay |
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanc 114' |
| 28 June 1998 21:00 |
Nigeria |
1-4 | Denmark |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babangida 78' |
Møller 3' B. Laudrup 12'Sand 60'Helveg 76' |
| 29 June 1998 16:30 |
Germany |
2-1 | Mexico |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klinsmann 75' Bierhoff 86' |
Hernández 47' |
| 29 June 1998 21:00 |
Netherlands |
2-1 | Yugoslavia |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergkamp 38' Davids 90+2' |
Komljenović 48' |
| 30 June 1998 16:30 |
Romania |
0-1 | Croatia |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Šuker 45+2' (pen.) |
| 30 June 1998 21:00 |
Argentina |
2-2 (a.e.t.) |
England |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batistuta 6' (pen.) Zanetti 45+1' |
Shearer 10' (pen.) Owen 16' |
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| Penalties | ||||
Berti  Crespo  Verón Gallardo Ayala |
4-3 | Shearer Ince Merson Owen Batty |
Quarter-finals
| 3 July 1998 16:30 |
Italy |
0-0 (a.e.t.) |
France |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||||
| R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio |
3-4 | Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc |
| 3 July 1998 21:00 |
Brazil |
3-2 | Denmark |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bebeto 11' Rivaldo 27', 60' |
Jørgensen 2' B. Laudrup 50' |
| 4 July 1998 16:30 |
Netherlands |
2-1 | Argentina |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kluivert 12' Bergkamp 90' |
López 17' |
| 4 July 1998 21:00 |
Germany |
0-3 | Croatia |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarni 45+3' Vlaović 80'Šuker 85' |
Semi-finals
| 7 July 1998 21:00 |
Brazil |
1-1 (a.e.t.) |
Netherlands |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronaldo 46' |
Kluivert 87' |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Ronaldo Rivaldo Emerson Dunga |
4-2 | F. de Boer Bergkamp Cocu R. de Boer |
| 8 July 1998 21:00 |
France |
2-1 | Croatia |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuram 47', 69' |
Šuker 46' |
Third-place match
| 11 July 1998 21:00 |
Netherlands |
1-2 | Croatia |
Parc des Princes, Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenden 21' |
Prosinečki 13' Šuker 35' |
Final
| 12 July 1998 21:00 |
Brazil |
0-3 | France |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zidane 27', 45+1' Petit 90+3' |
| 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners |
|---|
 France 1st title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Ricardo Peláez
- Marc Wilmots
- Ariel Ortega
- Roberto Baggio
- Abdejalil Hadda
- Salaheddine Bassir
- Shaun Bartlett
- Fernando Hierro
- Fernando Morientes
- Phillip Cocu
- Ronald de Boer
- Patrick Kluivert
- Theodore Whitmore
- Viorel Moldovan
- Slobodan Komljenović
- Alan Shearer
- Michael Owen
- Brian Laudrup
- Lilian Thuram
- Zinedine Zidane
- Emmanuel Petit
- Robert Prosinečki
- 1 goal
- John Collins
- Craig Burley
- Mustapha Hadji
- Dan Eggen
- Håvard Flo
- Tore André Flo
- Kjetil Rekdal
- Luigi Di Biagio
- Pierre Njanka
- Patrick M'Boma
- Toni Polster
- Ivica Vastić
- Andreas Herzog
- Marc Rieper
- Allan Nielsen
- Michael Laudrup
- Peter Møller
- Ebbe Sand
- Thomas Helveg
- Martin Jørgensen
- Christophe Dugarry
- David Trezeguet
- Bixente Lizarazu
- Youri Djorkaeff
- Laurent Blanc
- Raúl
- Luis Enrique
- Kiko
- Mutiu Adepoju
- Sunday Oliseh
- Victor Ikpeba
- Wilson Oruma
- Tijani Babangida
- Ha Seok-Ju
- Yoo Sang-chul
- Alberto García Aspe
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- Siniša Mihajlović
- Predrag Mijatović
- Dragan Stojković
- Mario Stanić
- Robert Jarni
- Goran Vlaović
- Robbie Earle
- Paul Scholes
- Darren Anderton
- David Beckham
- Adrian Ilie
- Dan Petrescu
- Andreas Möller
- Benni McCarthy
- Marc Overmars
- Pierre van Hooijdonk
- Edgar Davids
- Boudewijn Zenden
- Hamid Estili
- Mehdi Mahdavikia
- Brian McBride
- Léider Preciado
- José Luis Sierra
- Sami Al-Jaber
- Yousuf Al-Thunayan
Celso Ayala- Miguel Ángel Benítez
- José Cardozo
- Emil Kostadinov
- Luc Nilis
- Mauricio Pineda
- Javier Zanetti
- Claudio López
Masashi Nakayama
Skander Souayah
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- Own goals
- Tom Boyd (against Brazil)
- Youssef Chippo (against Norway)
- Pierre Issa (against France)
- Andoni Zubizarreta (against Nigeria)
- Siniša Mihajlović (against Germany)
- Georgi Bachev (against Spain)
Players who were red-carded during the tournament
- Ariel Ortega
- Gert Verheyen
- Anatoli Nankov
- Raymond Kalla
- Lauren
- Rigobert Song
- Miklos Molnar
- Morten Wieghorst
- David Beckham
- Laurent Blanc
- Marcel Desailly
- Zinedine Zidane
- Christian Wörns
- Darryl Powell
- Ha Seok-ju
- Pável Pardo
- Ramón Ramírez
- Patrick Kluivert
- Arthur Numan
- Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi
- Craig Burley
- Alfred Phiri
Images for kids
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Countries qualified for World Cup Country did not qualify Countries that did not enter World Cup Country not a FIFA member
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Footix, the official mascot of the tournament
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Coca-Cola was one of the sponsors of FIFA World Cup 1998.
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JVC was the official partner for VHS cassettes.
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 1998 para niños
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