World Cup 1998
See the status and results from FIFA World Cup 1998.
Tournament Information
World Cup Winning Country:
Italy
Participant teams:
172 (final tournament: 32)
Matches played:
64
Goals scored:
171 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer/Golden Shoe:
Davor Suker (CRO) 6 goals
Best player/Golden Ball:
Ronaldo (BRA)
Host:
France
Attendance:
2,785,100 (43,517 per match)
Coach: Aimé Étienne Jacquet (FRA)
| No.: | Position | Player | Date of Birth | Age | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Bernard Lama | 7 April 1963 | 35 | 37 | |
| 2 | DF | Vincent Candela | 24 October 1973 | 24 | 10 | |
| 3 | DF | Bixente Lizarazu | 9 December 1969 | 28 | 32 | |
| 4 | MF | Patrick Vieira | 23 June 1976 | 21 | 7 | |
| 5 | DF | Laurent Blanc | 19 November 1965 | 32 | 68 | |
| 6 | FW | Youri Djorkaeff | 9 March 1968 | 30 | 37 | |
| 7 | MF | Didier Deschamps (c) | 15 October 1968 | 29 | 69 | |
| 8 | DF | Marcel Desailly | 7 September 1968 | 29 | 41 | |
| 9 | FW | Stéphane Guivarc'h | 6 September 1970 | 27 | 6 | |
| 10 | MF | Zinédine Zidane | 23 June 1972 | 25 | 33 | |
| 11 | MF | Robert Pirès | 29 October 1973 | 24 | 13 | |
| 12 | FW | Thierry Henry | 17 August 1977 | 20 | 3 | |
| 13 | MF | Bernard Diomède | 23 January 1974 | 24 | 3 | |
| 14 | MF | Alain Boghossian | 27 October 1970 | 27 | 6 | |
| 15 | DF | Lilian Thuram | 1 January 1972 | 26 | 32 | |
| 16 | GK | Fabien Barthez | 28 June 1971 | 26 | 12 | |
| 17 | MF | Emmanuel Petit | 22 September 1970 | 27 | 17 | |
| 18 | DF | Frank Lebœuf | 22 January 1968 | 30 | 13 | |
| 19 | MF | Christian Karembeu | 3 December 1970 | 27 | 31 | |
| 20 | FW | David Trézéguet | 15 October 1977 | 20 | 4 | |
| 21 | FW | Christophe Dugarry | 24 March 1972 | 26 | 23 | |
| 22 | GK | Lionel Charbonnier | 25 October 1966 | 31 | 1 |
First round
Group A
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Match 1 - June 10
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Brazil 
2 - 1
Match 2 - June 10
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Morocco 
2 - 2
Match 17 - June 16
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Scotland 
1 - 1
Match 18 - June 16
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Brazil 
3 - 0
Match 34 - June 23
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Scotland 
0 - 3
Match 35 - June 23
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Brazil 
1 - 2
Group B
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
Match 3 - June 11
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Cameroon 
1 - 1
Match 4 - June 11
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Italy 
2 - 2
Match 19 - June 17
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Chile 
1 - 1
Match 20 - June 17
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Italy 
3 - 0
Match 33 - June 23
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Italy 
2 - 1
Match 36 - June 23
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Chile 
1 - 1
Group C
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
Match 5 - June 12
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Saudi Arabia 
0 - 1
Match 6 - June 12
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
France 
3 - 0
Match 21 - June 18
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
France 
4 - 0
Match 22 - June 18
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
South Africa 
1 - 1
Match 38 - June 24
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
France 
2 - 1
Match 40 - June 24
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
South Africa 
2 - 2
Group D
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
Match 7 - June 12
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Paraguay 
0 - 0
Match 10 - June 13
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Spain 
2 - 3
Match 23 - June 19
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Nigeria 
1 - 0
Match 24 - June 19
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Spain 
0 - 0
Match 37 - June 24
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Spain 
6 - 1
Match 39 - June 24
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Nigeria 
1 - 3
Group E
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
Match 8 - June 13
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Netherlands 
0 - 0
Match 9 - June 13
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
South Korea 
1 - 3
Match 25 - June 20
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Netherlands 
5 - 0
Match 26 - June 20
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Belgium 
2 - 2
Match 41 - June 25
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Belgium 
1 - 1
Match 42 - June 25
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Netherlands 
2 - 2
Group F
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Match 12 - June 14
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Yugoslavia 
1 - 0
Match 14 - June 15
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Germany 
2 - 0
Match 29 - June 21
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Germany 
2 - 2
Match 30 - June 21
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
USA 
1 - 2
Match 43 - June 25
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Germany 
2 - 0
Match 44 - June 25
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
USA 
0 - 1
Group G
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Match 15 - June 15
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Romania 
1 - 0
Match 16 - June 15
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
England 
2 - 0
Match 31 - June 22
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Colombia 
1 - 0
Match 32 - June 22
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Romania 
2 - 1
Match 45 - June 26
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Romania 
1 - 1
Match 46 - June 26
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Colombia 
0 - 2
Group H
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
Match 11 - June 14
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Jamaica 
1 - 3
Match 13 - June 14
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Argentina 
1 - 0
Match 27 - June 20
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Japan 
0 - 1
Match 28 - June 21
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Argentina 
5 - 0
Match 47 - June 26
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Japan 
1 - 2
Match 48 - June 26
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Argentina 
1 - 0
Round of sixteen
Match 49 - June 27
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Brazil 
4 - 1
Match 50 - June 27
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Italy 
1 - 0
Match 51 - June 28
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Nigeria 
1 - 4
Match 52 - June 28
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
France 
1 - 0 (After 90 minutes 0 - 0)
Match 53 - June 29
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Germany 
2 - 1
Match 54 - June 29
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
Netherlands 
2 - 1
Match 55 - June 30
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St. Étienne
Argentina 
2 - 2(AET 2 - 2, 4 - 3 PEN)
Match 56 - June 30
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Romania 
0 - 1(After 90 minutes 1 - 1)
Quarter-finals
Match 57 - July 3
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
France 
0 - 0(AET 0 - 0, 4 - 3 PEN)
Match 58 - July 3
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Brazil 
3 - 2
Match 59 - July 4
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Germany 
0 - 3
Match 60 - July 4
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Netherlands 
2 - 1
Semi-finals
Match 61 - July 7
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Brazil 
1 - 1(AET 1 - 1, 4 - 2 PEN)
Match 62 - July 8
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
France 
2 - 1
Third place match
Match 63 - July 11
Parc des Princes, Paris
Parc des Princes, Paris
Netherlands 
1 - 2
Final
Match 64 - July 12
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Goals: Zidane 27', 45+1', Petit 90'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Goals: Zidane 27', 45+1', Petit 90'
Brazil 
0 - 3