1998 World Cup

1998 World Cup, hosted by France: 32 teams, 64 games. France beat Brazil in the final: France 3-0 Brazil. Croatia finished third.

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The final

France 3-0 Brazil12 Jul 1998, Stade de France, Saint-Denis, crowd 80,000. Dry, wind 26 km/h, 22°C. France: Zinedine Zidane 27', 45+1'; Emmanuel Petit 90+3'.

The knockouts

Round of 16

Brazil 4-1 Chile27 Jun 1998, Parc des Princes, Paris. Rain, 0.6mm, wind 16 km/h, 16°C.
Denmark 4-1 Nigeria28 Jun 1998, Stade de France, Saint-Denis. Dry, wind 6 km/h, 18°C.
Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia29 Jun 1998, Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse. Dry, wind 5 km/h, 25°C.
Argentina 2-2 England (Argentina won 4-3 on penalties)30 Jun 1998, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne. Dry, wind 6 km/h, 20°C.
Italy 1-0 Norway27 Jun 1998, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. Dry, wind 14 km/h, 26°C.
France 1-0 Paraguay (after extra time)28 Jun 1998, Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens. Dry, wind 22 km/h, 18°C.
Germany 2-1 Mexico29 Jun 1998, Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier. Dry, wind 17 km/h, 30°C.
Croatia 1-0 Romania30 Jun 1998, Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux. Dry, wind 9 km/h, 24°C.

Quarter-finals

Brazil 3-2 Denmark3 Jul 1998, Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes. Dry, wind 13 km/h, 17°C.
Netherlands 2-1 Argentina4 Jul 1998, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. Dry, wind 30 km/h, 28°C.
France 0-0 Italy (France won 4-3 on penalties)3 Jul 1998, Stade de France, Saint-Denis. Dry, wind 15 km/h, 19°C.
Croatia 3-0 Germany4 Jul 1998, Stade de Gerland, Lyon. Dry, wind 8 km/h, 19°C.

Semi-finals

Brazil 1-1 Netherlands (Brazil won 4-2 on penalties)7 Jul 1998, Stade Vélodrome, Marseille. Dry, wind 36 km/h, 23°C.
France 2-1 Croatia8 Jul 1998, Stade de France, Saint-Denis. Dry, wind 11 km/h, 17°C.

Final

France 3-0 Brazil12 Jul 1998, Stade de France, Saint-Denis. Dry, wind 26 km/h, 22°C.

Third-place play-off

Croatia 2-1 Netherlands11 Jul 1998, Parc des Princes, Paris. Dry, wind 17 km/h, 20°C.

The groups

Group A

1998 World Cup, Group A
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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

1998 World Cup, Group B
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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

1998 World Cup, Group C
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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

1998 World Cup, Group D
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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

1998 World Cup, Group E
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Netherlands	3	1	2	0	7	2	5
Mexico	3	1	2	0	7	5	5
Belgium	3	0	3	0	3	3	3
South Korea	3	0	1	2	2	9	1

Group F

1998 World Cup, Group F
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Germany	3	2	1	0	6	2	7
Yugoslavia	3	2	1	0	4	2	7
Iran	3	1	0	2	2	4	3
United States	3	0	0	3	1	5	0

Group G

1998 World Cup, Group G
Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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

1998 World Cup, Group H
Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Argentina	3	3	0	7	0	9
Croatia	3	2	1	4	2	6
Jamaica	3	1	2	3	9	3
Japan	3	0	3	1	4	0

Top scorers

6Davor ŠukerCroatia, 1 penalty
5Christian VieriItaly
5Gabriel BatistutaArgentina, 2 penalties
4Luis HernándezMexico
4Marcelo SalasChile
4RonaldoBrazil, 1 penalty
3BebetoBrazil
3César SampaioBrazil
3Dennis BergkampNetherlands
3Jürgen KlinsmannGermany

Runs made or ended here

Every game

Every game of the 1998 World Cup
Date	Game	Stage	Stadium	Weather at kick-off
12 Jul 1998	France 3-0 Brazil	Final	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 26 km/h, 22°C
11 Jul 1998	Croatia 2-1 Netherlands	Third-place play-off	Parc des Princes, Paris	dry, wind 17 km/h, 20°C
8 Jul 1998	France 2-1 Croatia	Semi-final	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 11 km/h, 17°C
7 Jul 1998	Brazil 1-1 Netherlands (Brazil won 4-2 on penalties)	Semi-final	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 36 km/h, 23°C
4 Jul 1998	Croatia 3-0 Germany	Quarter-final	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	dry, wind 8 km/h, 19°C
4 Jul 1998	Netherlands 2-1 Argentina	Quarter-final	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 30 km/h, 28°C
3 Jul 1998	Brazil 3-2 Denmark	Quarter-final	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	dry, wind 13 km/h, 17°C
3 Jul 1998	France 0-0 Italy (France won 4-3 on penalties)	Quarter-final	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 15 km/h, 19°C
30 Jun 1998	Argentina 2-2 England (Argentina won 4-3 on penalties)	Round of 16	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	dry, wind 6 km/h, 20°C
30 Jun 1998	Croatia 1-0 Romania	Round of 16	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	dry, wind 9 km/h, 24°C

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Every game of the 1998 World Cup, the rest
Date	Game	Stage	Stadium	Weather at kick-off
29 Jun 1998	Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia	Round of 16	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	dry, wind 5 km/h, 25°C
29 Jun 1998	Germany 2-1 Mexico	Round of 16	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 17 km/h, 30°C
28 Jun 1998	Denmark 4-1 Nigeria	Round of 16	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 6 km/h, 18°C
28 Jun 1998	France 1-0 Paraguay (after extra time)	Round of 16	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	dry, wind 22 km/h, 18°C
27 Jun 1998	Brazil 4-1 Chile	Round of 16	Parc des Princes, Paris	rain, 0.6mm, wind 16 km/h, 16°C
27 Jun 1998	Italy 1-0 Norway	Round of 16	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 14 km/h, 26°C
26 Jun 1998	Romania 1-1 Tunisia	Group stage, Group G	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 7 km/h, 19°C
26 Jun 1998	England 2-0 Colombia	Group stage, Group G	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	dry, wind 6 km/h, 17°C
26 Jun 1998	Jamaica 2-1 Japan	Group stage, Group H	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	rain, 2.8mm, wind 6 km/h, 22°C
26 Jun 1998	Argentina 1-0 Croatia	Group stage, Group H	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	dry, wind 2 km/h, 24°C
25 Jun 1998	Yugoslavia 1-0 United States	Group stage, Group F	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	dry, wind 13 km/h, 16°C
25 Jun 1998	Germany 2-0 Iran	Group stage, Group F	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 16 km/h, 24°C
25 Jun 1998	Netherlands 2-2 Mexico	Group stage, Group E	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	heavy rain, 3mm, wind 9 km/h, 21°C
25 Jun 1998	Belgium 1-1 South Korea	Group stage, Group E	Parc des Princes, Paris	dry, wind 14 km/h, 22°C
24 Jun 1998	Spain 6-1 Bulgaria	Group stage, Group D	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	dry, wind 5 km/h, 22°C
24 Jun 1998	Paraguay 3-1 Nigeria	Group stage, Group D	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	dry, wind 6 km/h, 25°C
24 Jun 1998	South Africa 2-2 Saudi Arabia	Group stage, Group C	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	dry, wind 12 km/h, 27°C
24 Jun 1998	France 2-1 Denmark	Group stage, Group C	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	dry, wind 5 km/h, 27°C
23 Jun 1998	Morocco 3-0 Scotland	Group stage, Group A	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	dry, wind 11 km/h, 19°C
23 Jun 1998	Norway 2-1 Brazil	Group stage, Group A	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 20 km/h, 25°C
23 Jun 1998	Italy 2-1 Austria	Group stage, Group B	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 11 km/h, 24°C
23 Jun 1998	Chile 1-1 Cameroon	Group stage, Group B	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	dry, wind 7 km/h, 22°C
22 Jun 1998	Romania 2-1 England	Group stage, Group G	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	dry, wind 8 km/h, 23°C
22 Jun 1998	Colombia 1-0 Tunisia	Group stage, Group G	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 16 km/h, 30°C
21 Jun 1998	Iran 2-1 United States	Group stage, Group F	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	dry, wind 16 km/h, 24°C
21 Jun 1998	Argentina 5-0 Jamaica	Group stage, Group H	Parc des Princes, Paris	dry, wind 16 km/h, 26°C
21 Jun 1998	Germany 2-2 Yugoslavia	Group stage, Group F	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	dry, wind 14 km/h, 24°C
20 Jun 1998	Netherlands 5-0 South Korea	Group stage, Group E	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 3 km/h, 19°C
20 Jun 1998	Belgium 2-2 Mexico	Group stage, Group E	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	dry, wind 11 km/h, 37°C
20 Jun 1998	Croatia 1-0 Japan	Group stage, Group H	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	dry, wind 21 km/h, 31°C
19 Jun 1998	Spain 0-0 Paraguay	Group stage, Group D	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	dry, wind 7 km/h, 21°C
19 Jun 1998	Nigeria 1-0 Bulgaria	Group stage, Group D	Parc des Princes, Paris	dry, wind 6 km/h, 26°C
18 Jun 1998	France 4-0 Saudi Arabia	Group stage, Group C	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 6 km/h, 20°C
18 Jun 1998	South Africa 1-1 Denmark	Group stage, Group C	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	dry, wind 6 km/h, 27°C
17 Jun 1998	Italy 3-0 Cameroon	Group stage, Group B	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 12 km/h, 22°C
17 Jun 1998	Chile 1-1 Austria	Group stage, Group B	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	dry, wind 12 km/h, 18°C
16 Jun 1998	Brazil 3-0 Morocco	Group stage, Group A	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	dry, wind 11 km/h, 14°C
16 Jun 1998	Scotland 1-1 Norway	Group stage, Group A	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	dry, wind 12 km/h, 19°C
15 Jun 1998	Germany 2-0 United States	Group stage, Group F	Parc des Princes, Paris	dry, wind 12 km/h, 14°C
15 Jun 1998	Romania 1-0 Colombia	Group stage, Group G	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	rain, 0.9mm, wind 12 km/h, 18°C
15 Jun 1998	England 2-0 Tunisia	Group stage, Group G	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 25 km/h, 21°C
14 Jun 1998	Croatia 3-1 Jamaica	Group stage, Group H	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	dry, wind 11 km/h, 13°C
14 Jun 1998	Yugoslavia 1-0 Iran	Group stage, Group F	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne	a few spots, wind 12 km/h, 16°C
14 Jun 1998	Argentina 1-0 Japan	Group stage, Group H	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	dry, wind 18 km/h, 18°C
13 Jun 1998	Netherlands 0-0 Belgium	Group stage, Group E	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	rain, 1.5mm, wind 19 km/h, 12°C
13 Jun 1998	Mexico 3-1 South Korea	Group stage, Group E	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	dry, wind 2 km/h, 16°C
13 Jun 1998	Nigeria 3-2 Spain	Group stage, Group D	Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes	rain, 0.6mm, wind 16 km/h, 16°C
12 Jun 1998	France 3-0 South Africa	Group stage, Group C	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	dry, wind 46 km/h, 16°C
12 Jun 1998	Denmark 1-0 Saudi Arabia	Group stage, Group C	Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens	a few spots, wind 14 km/h, 14°C
12 Jun 1998	Paraguay 0-0 Bulgaria	Group stage, Group D	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 38 km/h, 18°C
11 Jun 1998	Cameroon 1-1 Austria	Group stage, Group B	Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse	rain, 0.9mm, wind 27 km/h, 12°C
11 Jun 1998	Italy 2-2 Chile	Group stage, Group B	Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	rain, 0.8mm, wind 26 km/h, 15°C
10 Jun 1998	Morocco 2-2 Norway	Group stage, Group A	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier	dry, wind 23 km/h, 19°C
10 Jun 1998	Brazil 2-1 Scotland	Group stage, Group A	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	dry, wind 19 km/h, 19°C

Before: 1995 Women's World Cup After: 1999 Women's World Cup Every World Cup The bracket and groups, on the Tournaments tab