1998 FIFA World Cup
France
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by France and 64 games were played in total.
Champions
France
France became World Champions for the 1st time, beating Brazil 0 - 3 in the final. France scored 15 goals in 7 games, Thierry Henry being the top goalscorer for the team with 3 goals.
1998 World Cup Statistics
- 64Games
- In 1998 a total of 64 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 171Goals
- A total of 171 were scored in 64 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.67
- 2.8MAttendance
- A total of 2779687 people have attended at 64 matches, with an attendance per game of 43k
- Davor Šuker
- The top goalscorer at the 1998 World Cup, netting 6 goals for Croatia
Games by stages
View all- Final
BrazilBRA
0 - 3FRAFrance - Third place
NetherlandsNED
1 - 2
CROCroatia - Semi-finals
FranceFRA2 - 1CROCroatia
BrazilBRA(4)1 - 1(2)NEDNetherlands- Quarter-finals
GermanyGER
0 - 3CROCroatia
NetherlandsNED2 - 1
ARGArgentina
BrazilBRA3 - 2
DENDenmark
ItalyITA
(3)0 - 0(4)FRAFrance- Round of 16
ArgentinaARG(4)2 - 2(3)
ENGEngland
RomaniaROU
0 - 1CROCroatia
GermanyGER2 - 1
MEXMexico
NetherlandsNED2 - 1
SRBSerbia
FranceFRA1 - 0
PARParaguay
NigeriaNGA
1 - 4DENDenmark
BrazilBRA4 - 1
CHIChile
ItalyITA1 - 0
NORNorway- Group A
MoroccoMAR
2 - 2NORNorway
BrazilBRA2 - 1
SCOScotland
ScotlandSCO1 - 1NORNorway
BrazilBRA3 - 0MARMorocco
ScotlandSCO0 - 3MARMorocco
BrazilBRA1 - 2NORNorway- Group B
ItalyITA2 - 2CHIChile
CameroonCMR
1 - 1
AUTAustria
ItalyITA3 - 0CMRCameroon
ChileCHI1 - 1AUTAustria
ItalyITA2 - 1AUTAustria
ChileCHI1 - 1CMRCameroon- Group C
Saudi ArabiaKSA
0 - 1DENDenmark
FranceFRA3 - 0
RSASouth Africa
South AfricaRSA1 - 1DENDenmark
FranceFRA4 - 0KSASaudi Arabia
South AfricaRSA2 - 2KSASaudi Arabia
FranceFRA2 - 1DENDenmark- Group D
ParaguayPAR0 - 0
BULBulgaria
SpainESP
2 - 3NGANigeria
NigeriaNGA1 - 0BULBulgaria
SpainESP0 - 0PARParaguay
NigeriaNGA1 - 3PARParaguay
SpainESP6 - 1BULBulgaria- Group E
NetherlandsNED0 - 0
BELBelgium
Korea RepublicKOR
1 - 3MEXMexico
NetherlandsNED5 - 0KORKorea Republic
BelgiumBEL2 - 2MEXMexico
NetherlandsNED2 - 2MEXMexico
BelgiumBEL1 - 1KORKorea Republic- Group F
SerbiaSRB1 - 0
IRNIran
GermanyGER2 - 0
USAUnited States
United StatesUSA1 - 2IRNIran
GermanyGER2 - 2SRBSerbia
United StatesUSA0 - 1SRBSerbia
GermanyGER2 - 0IRNIran- Group G
RomaniaROU1 - 0
COLColombia
EnglandENG2 - 0
TUNTunisia
RomaniaROU2 - 1ENGEngland
ColombiaCOL1 - 0TUNTunisia
RomaniaROU1 - 1TUNTunisia
ColombiaCOL0 - 2ENGEngland- Group H
JamaicaJAM
1 - 3CROCroatia
ArgentinaARG1 - 0
JPNJapan
JapanJPN0 - 1CROCroatia
ArgentinaARG5 - 0JAMJamaica
JapanJPN1 - 2JAMJamaica
ArgentinaARG1 - 0CROCroatia
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRABrazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | NORNorway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | MARMorocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | SCOScotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITAItaly | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | CHIChile | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | CMRCameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | AUTAustria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRAFrance | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | DENDenmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | RSASouth Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | KSASaudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NGANigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | PARParaguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | ESPSpain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
| 4 | BULBulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
Group E
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEXMexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | NEDNetherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
| 3 | BELBelgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | KORKorea Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
Group F
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRBSerbia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | GERGermany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | IRNIran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | USAUnited States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Group G
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROURomania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | ENGEngland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | COLColombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | TUNTunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Group H
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGArgentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | CROCroatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | JAMJamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 | JPNJapan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |