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1998 World Cup — hosted by France
June 10, 1998 → July 12, 1998
The 1998 World Cup in brief
The 1998 World Cup was played in France from June 10 to July 12, 1998. 32 teams contested 64 matches and scored 171 goals: 2.67 per game, number 15 of 23 editions (all-time average: 2.84).
France won the title, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final at Stade de France, Saint-Denis.
On the way France played 7 matches: 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, scoring 15 and conceding 2.
Croatia finished third and Netherlands fourth.
Davor Šuker (Croatia) was the top scorer with 6 goals.
Overview
- Host
- France
- Teams
- 32
- Matches
- 64
- Total goals
- 171
- Format
- Group stage + knockout from Round of 16
FranceFinal ranking
- ChampionFrance
- Runner-upBrazil
- Third placeCroatia
- Fourth placeNetherlands
The final
- Score
- 3-0
- Venue
- Stade de France, Saint-Denis
- Attendance
- 80,000
France's road to the title
- WJun 12South Africa3–0
- WJun 18Saudi Arabia4–0
- WJun 24Denmark2–1
- WJun 28Paraguay1–0
- DJul 3Italy0–0France won on penalties
- WJul 8Croatia2–1
- WJul 12Brazil3–0
Individual awards
- Top scorer
- Davor Šuker (6 goals)
- Best player (Golden Ball)
- Ronaldo
Records and numbers
- Goals per game
- 2.67 · 15 of 23 editions
- Biggest win
- Netherlands5–0South KoreaJun 20
- Draws
- 19
- Penalty shoot-outs
- 3
- Penalty goals
- 17
- Own goals
- 6
- Earliest goal
- Celso Ayala (Paraguay), minute 1, vs Nigeria
- Hat-tricks
- Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) — 3 goals vs Jamaica, Jun 21
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Davor ŠukerCroatia | 6 | 1 |
| Christian VieriItaly | 5 | — |
| Gabriel BatistutaArgentina | 5 | 2 |
| Luis HernándezMexico | 4 | — |
| Marcelo SalasChile | 4 | — |
| RonaldoBrazil | 4 | 1 |
| BebetoBrazil | 3 | — |
| César SampaioBrazil | 3 | — |
| Dennis BergkampNetherlands | 3 | — |
| Jürgen KlinsmannGermany | 3 | — |
All 107 goalscorers
| Player | Goals | Pen. |
|---|---|---|
| Oliver BierhoffGermany | 3 | — |
| RivaldoBrazil | 3 | — |
| Thierry HenryFrance | 3 | — |
| Abdeljalil HaddaMorocco | 2 | — |
| Ariel OrtegaArgentina | 2 | — |
| Brian LaudrupDenmark | 2 | — |
| Emmanuel PetitFrance | 2 | — |
| Fernando MorientesSpain | 2 | — |
| Lilian ThuramFrance | 2 | — |
| Marc WilmotsBelgium | 2 | — |
| Michael OwenEngland | 2 | — |
| Patrick KluivertNetherlands | 2 | — |
| Phillip CocuNetherlands | 2 | — |
| Ricardo PeláezMexico | 2 | — |
| Robert ProsinečkiCroatia | 2 | — |
| Ronald de BoerNetherlands | 2 | — |
| Salaheddine BassirMorocco | 2 | — |
| Slobodan KomljenovićSerbia | 2 | — |
| Theodore WhitmoreJamaica | 2 | — |
| Viorel MoldovanRomania | 2 | — |
| Zinedine ZidaneFrance | 2 | — |
| Alan ShearerEngland | 2 | 1 |
| Fernando HierroSpain | 2 | 1 |
| Roberto BaggioItaly | 2 | 1 |
| Shaun BartlettSouth Africa | 2 | 1 |
| Adrian IlieRomania | 1 | — |
| Allan NielsenDenmark | 1 | — |
| Andreas MöllerGermany | 1 | — |
| Benni McCarthySouth Africa | 1 | — |
| Bixente LizarazuFrance | 1 | — |
| Boudewijn ZendenNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Brian McBrideUnited States | 1 | — |
| Celso AyalaParaguay | 1 | — |
| Christophe DugarryFrance | 1 | — |
| Claudio LópezArgentina | 1 | — |
| Craig BurleyScotland | 1 | — |
| Cuauhtémoc BlancoMexico | 1 | — |
| Dan EggenNorway | 1 | — |
| Dan PetrescuRomania | 1 | — |
| Darren AndertonEngland | 1 | — |
| David BeckhamEngland | 1 | — |
| David TrezeguetFrance | 1 | — |
| Dragan StojkovićSerbia | 1 | — |
| Ebbe SandDenmark | 1 | — |
| Edgar DavidsNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Emil KostadinovBulgaria | 1 | — |
| Goran VlaovićCroatia | 1 | — |
| Ha Seok-juSouth Korea | 1 | — |
| Hamid EstiliIran | 1 | — |
| Håvard FloNorway | 1 | — |
| Ivica VastićAustria | 1 | — |
| Javier ZanettiArgentina | 1 | — |
| José CardozoParaguay | 1 | — |
| José Luis SierraChile | 1 | — |
| KikoSpain | 1 | — |
| Laurent BlancFrance | 1 | — |
| Léider PreciadoColombia | 1 | — |
| Luc NilisBelgium | 1 | — |
| Luigi Di BiagioItaly | 1 | — |
| Luis EnriqueSpain | 1 | — |
| Marc OvermarsNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Marc RieperDenmark | 1 | — |
| Mario StanićCroatia | 1 | — |
| Martin JørgensenDenmark | 1 | — |
| Masashi NakayamaJapan | 1 | — |
| Mauricio PinedaArgentina | 1 | — |
| Mehdi MahdavikiaIran | 1 | — |
| Miguel Ángel BenítezParaguay | 1 | — |
| Mustapha HadjiMorocco | 1 | — |
| Mutiu AdepojuNigeria | 1 | — |
| Patrick M'BomaCameroon | 1 | — |
| Paul ScholesEngland | 1 | — |
| Peter MøllerDenmark | 1 | — |
| Pierre NjankaCameroon | 1 | — |
| Pierre van HooijdonkNetherlands | 1 | — |
| Predrag MijatovićSerbia | 1 | — |
| RaúlSpain | 1 | — |
| Robbie EarleJamaica | 1 | — |
| Robert JarniCroatia | 1 | — |
| Siniša MihajlovićSerbia | 1 | — |
| Sunday OlisehNigeria | 1 | — |
| Thomas HelvegDenmark | 1 | — |
| Tijani BabangidaNigeria | 1 | — |
| Toni PolsterAustria | 1 | — |
| Tore André FloNorway | 1 | — |
| Victor IkpebaNigeria | 1 | — |
| Wilson OrumaNigeria | 1 | — |
| Yoo Sang-chulSouth Korea | 1 | — |
| Alberto García AspeMexico | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas HerzogAustria | 1 | 1 |
| John CollinsScotland | 1 | 1 |
| Kjetil RekdalNorway | 1 | 1 |
| Michael LaudrupDenmark | 1 | 1 |
| Sami Al-JaberSaudi Arabia | 1 | 1 |
| Skander SouayahTunisia | 1 | 1 |
| Youri DjorkaeffFrance | 1 | 1 |
| Yousuf Al-ThunayanSaudi Arabia | 1 | 1 |
Own goals are not credited to a player. Tallies follow the open dataset; official counts can differ where a goal's attribution is disputed.
Team by team
Every team's record at this World Cup: the final four first, then by matches played. A summary of results, not a group table.
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Brazil | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 |
| Croatia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Denmark | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Serbia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Romania | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Norway | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Chile | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Austria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
All results
June 10, 1998
César Sampaio 5', John Collins 38' (P), Tom Boyd 74' (OG) · Saint-Denis
Mustapha Hadji 37', Youssef Chippo 45' (OG), Abdeljalil Hadda 60', Dan Eggen 61' · Montpellier
June 11, 1998
Pierre Njanka 77', Toni Polster 90' · Toulouse
Christian Vieri 10', Marcelo Salas 45', Marcelo Salas 50', Roberto Baggio 84' (P) · Bordeaux
June 12, 1998
Christophe Dugarry 36', Pierre Issa 77' (OG), Thierry Henry 90' · Marseille
Marc Rieper 69' · Lens
Montpellier
June 13, 1998
Fernando Hierro 21', Mutiu Adepoju 24', Raúl 47', Andoni Zubizarreta 73' (OG), Sunday Oliseh 78' · Nantes
Ha Seok-ju 27', Ricardo Peláez 50', Luis Hernández 75', Luis Hernández 84' · Lyon
Saint-Denis
June 14, 1998
Gabriel Batistuta 28' · Toulouse
Mario Stanić 27', Robbie Earle 45', Robert Prosinečki 53', Davor Šuker 69' · Lens
Siniša Mihajlović 73' · Saint-Étienne
June 15, 1998
Alan Shearer 42', Paul Scholes 89' · Marseille
Andreas Möller 9', Jürgen Klinsmann 65' · Paris
Adrian Ilie 45' · Lyon
June 16, 1998
Ronaldo 9', Rivaldo 45', Bebeto 50' · Nantes
Håvard Flo 46', Craig Burley 66' · Bordeaux
June 17, 1998
Marcelo Salas 70', Ivica Vastić 90' · Saint-Étienne
Luigi Di Biagio 7', Christian Vieri 75', Christian Vieri 89' · Montpellier
June 18, 1998
Thierry Henry 37', David Trezeguet 68', Thierry Henry 78', Bixente Lizarazu 85' · Saint-Denis
Allan Nielsen 12', Benni McCarthy 51' · Toulouse
June 19, 1998
Saint-Étienne
Victor Ikpeba 28' · Paris
June 20, 1998
Marc Wilmots 42', Marc Wilmots 47', Alberto García Aspe 55' (P), Cuauhtémoc Blanco 62' · Bordeaux
Davor Šuker 77' · Nantes
Phillip Cocu 37', Marc Overmars 41', Dennis Bergkamp 71', Pierre van Hooijdonk 80', Ronald de Boer 83' · Marseille
June 21, 1998
Ariel Ortega 31', Ariel Ortega 55', Gabriel Batistuta 73', Gabriel Batistuta 78', Gabriel Batistuta 83' (P) · Paris
Predrag Mijatović 13', Dragan Stojković 52', Siniša Mihajlović 72' (OG), Oliver Bierhoff 78' · Lens
Hamid Estili 40', Mehdi Mahdavikia 84', Brian McBride 87' · Lyon
June 22, 1998
Léider Preciado 82' · Montpellier
Viorel Moldovan 46', Michael Owen 81', Dan Petrescu 90' · Toulouse
June 23, 1998
Bebeto 78', Tore André Flo 83', Kjetil Rekdal 89' (P) · Marseille
José Luis Sierra 20', Patrick M'Boma 56' · Nantes
Christian Vieri 48', Roberto Baggio 90', Andreas Herzog 90' (P) · Saint-Denis
Salaheddine Bassir 23', Abdeljalil Hadda 46', Salaheddine Bassir 85' · Saint-Étienne
June 24, 1998
Fernando Hierro 6' (P), Luis Enrique 18', Fernando Morientes 55', Emil Kostadinov 58', Fernando Morientes 81', Georgi Bachev 88' (OG), Kiko 90' · Lens
Youri Djorkaeff 12' (P), Michael Laudrup 42' (P), Emmanuel Petit 56' · Lyon
Celso Ayala 1', Wilson Oruma 11', Miguel Ángel Benítez 58', José Cardozo 86' · Toulouse
Shaun Bartlett 18', Sami Al-Jaber 45' (P), Yousuf Al-Thunayan 74' (P), Shaun Bartlett 90' (P) · Bordeaux
June 25, 1998
Luc Nilis 7', Yoo Sang-chul 72' · Paris
Oliver Bierhoff 50', Jürgen Klinsmann 57' · Montpellier
Phillip Cocu 4', Ronald de Boer 18', Ricardo Peláez 75', Luis Hernández 90' · Saint-Étienne
Slobodan Komljenović 4' · Nantes
June 26, 1998
Mauricio Pineda 36' · Bordeaux
Darren Anderton 20', David Beckham 29' · Lens
Theodore Whitmore 39', Theodore Whitmore 54', Masashi Nakayama 74' · Lyon
Skander Souayah 12' (P), Viorel Moldovan 71' · Saint-Denis
June 27, 1998
César Sampaio 11', César Sampaio 26', Ronaldo 45' (P), Marcelo Salas 70', Ronaldo 72' · Paris
Christian Vieri 18' · Marseille
June 28, 1998
Laurent Blanc 114' · Lens
Peter Møller 3', Brian Laudrup 12', Ebbe Sand 58', Thomas Helveg 76', Tijani Babangida 77' · Saint-Denis
June 29, 1998
Luis Hernández 47', Jürgen Klinsmann 74', Oliver Bierhoff 86' · Montpellier
Dennis Bergkamp 38', Slobodan Komljenović 48', Edgar Davids 90' · Toulouse
June 30, 1998
Argentina won on penalties · Gabriel Batistuta 5' (P), Alan Shearer 9' (P), Michael Owen 16', Javier Zanetti 45' · Saint-Étienne
Davor Šuker 45' (P) · Bordeaux
July 3, 1998
Martin Jørgensen 2', Bebeto 10', Rivaldo 25', Brian Laudrup 50', Rivaldo 59' · Nantes
France won on penalties · Saint-Denis
July 4, 1998
Robert Jarni 45', Goran Vlaović 80', Davor Šuker 85' · Lyon
Patrick Kluivert 12', Claudio López 17', Dennis Bergkamp 90' · Marseille
July 7, 1998
Brazil won on penalties · Ronaldo 46', Patrick Kluivert 87' · Marseille
July 8, 1998
Davor Šuker 46', Lilian Thuram 47', Lilian Thuram 70' · Saint-Denis
July 11, 1998
Robert Prosinečki 14', Boudewijn Zenden 22', Davor Šuker 36' · Paris
July 12, 1998
Zinedine Zidane 27', Zinedine Zidane 45', Emmanuel Petit 90' · Saint-Denis
Results, scorers and shoot-outs: martj42/international_results (open dataset, MIT licence). Scores include extra time.
Notes
First 32-team tournament.