1998 FIFA World Cup (France)


How does it work?


France qualified as host and Brazil as holders but the other thirty nations had to come through two years of qualification just to get this far. All teams were drawn into eight groups of four who played a single round-robin and first and second progress. There are then single-leg knock-outs with golden goal extra time and penalties the possible deciders.

First Round


Group A


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

Brazil 2 v 1 Scotland
Morocco 2 v 2 Norway
Scotland 1 v 1 Norway
Brazil 3 v 0 Morocco
Brazil 1 v 3 Norway
Scotland 0 v 3 Morocco

Group B


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

Italy 2 v 2 Chile
Cameroon 1 v 1 Austria
Chile 1 v 1 Austria
Italy 3 v 0 Cameroon
Italy 2 v 1 Austria
Chile 1 v 1 Cameroon

Group C


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

Saudi Arabia 0 v 1 Denmark
France 3 v 0 South Africa
South Africa 1 v 1 Denmark
France 4 v 0 Saudi Arabia
France 2 v 1 Denmark
South Africa 2 v 2 Saudi Arabia

Group D


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

Paraguay 0 v 0 Bulgaria
Spain 2 v 3 Nigeria
Spain 0 v 0 Paraguay
Nigeria 1 v 0 Bulgaria
Spain 6 v 1 Bulgaria
Nigeria 1 v 3 Paraguay

Group E


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

South Korea 1 v 3 Mexico
Netherlands 0 v 0 Belgium
Belgium 2 v 2 Mexico
Netherlands 5 v 0 South Korea
Netherlands 2 v 2 Mexico
Belgium 1 v 1 South Korea

Group F


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
Germany 3 2 1 0 6 2 7
Yugoslavia 3 2 1 0 4 2 7
Iran 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
U.S.A. 3 0 0 3 1 5 0

Yugoslavia 1 v 0 Iran
Germany 2 v 0 U.S.A.
Germany 2 v 2 Yugoslavia
U.S.A. 1 v 2 Iran
Germany 2 v 0 Iran
U.S.A. 0 v 1 Yugoslavia

Group G


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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

England 2 v 0 Tunisia
Romania 1 v 0 Colombia
Colombia 1 v 0 Tunisia
Romania 2 v 1 England
Romania 1 v 1 Tunisia
Colombia 0 v 2 England

Group H


Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 2 6
Jamaica 3 1 0 2 3 9 3
Japan 3 0 0 3 1 4 0

Argentina 1 v 0 Japan
Jamaica 1 v 3 Croatia
Japan 0 v 1 Croatia
Argentina 5 v 0 Jamaica
Argentina 1 v 0 Croatia
Japan 1 v 2 Jamaica

Second Round

Brazil 4 v 1 Chile
Denmark 4 v 1 Nigeria
Netherlands 2 v 1 Yugoslavia
England 2 v 2 Argentina
Argentina win 4-3 on penalties
Norway 0 v 1 Italy
France 1 v 0 Paraguay
Golden Goal
Mexico 1 v 2 Germany
Romania 0 v 1 Croatia

Quater Final

Brazil 3 v 2 Denmark
Netherlands 2 v 1 Argentina
Italy 0 v 0 France
France win 4-3 on penalties
Germany 0 v 3 Croatia

Semi Final

Brazil 1 v 1 Netherlands
Brazil win 4-2 on penalties
France 2 v 1 Turkey

3rd Place Play-Off

Netherlands 1 v 2 Croatia

Final

Brazil 0 v 3 France



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