When was the 1998 World Cup?
1998 FIFA World Cup Final. The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by defending champions Brazil and the host nation France, marking the first time ...
What was the temperature of the 1998 World Cup?
23 °C (73 °F) ← 1994. 2002 →. The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by defending champions Brazil and the host nation France, marking the first time ...
What was Brazil's biggest loss in the World Cup?
The 3–0 scoreline was also Brazil's largest loss in the World Cup, up until their 7–1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final, which was also played in Brazil.
Which country won the 2018 World Cup?
France became the sixth out of – as of 2018 – seven countries to win the World Cup in its first appearance in the final, 32 years after the most recent team to have achieved so, England ( 1966 ). It also became the sixth and – as of 2018 – most recent country to win on home soil.
Which group did Brazil play in?
Brazil were drawn in Group A for the group stages alongside Scotland, Morocco and Norway. They recorded victories over Scotland (2–1) and Morocco (3–0) to progress but lost their final game 2–1 to Norway.
Who was sent off in the first World Cup final?
Thuram then added a second twenty minutes from time to send France to their first ever World Cup final. The match ended in controversy however when Blanc was sent off after a skirmish with Croatia's Slaven Bilić. Bilić had sunk down to his knees, seemingly in pain.
Who is the president of France 98?
Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 are also part of the France 98 charity association, with Deschamps as president and Jacquet as coach for charity matches and testimonials.
Brazil
Brazil were drawn in Group A for the group stages alongside Scotland, Morocco and Norway. They recorded victories over Scotland (2–1) and Morocco (3–0) to progress but lost their final game 2–1 to Norway.
France
France were drawn in Group C alongside Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. They started their campaign with an easy 3–0 win over South Africa followed by a convincing 4–0 win over Saudi Arabia. France secured top spot in their group courtesy of a 2–1 win over Denmark with goals from Youri Djorkaeff and Emmanuel Petit .
Summary
The build-up was dominated by the fitness of Brazil's star striker, Ronaldo, amid reports that he had suffered a pre-match fit.
Teams: Tournament position
Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.
Goalkeeping
4, Harald Schumacher ( Germany, 2 vs France in 1982 and 2 vs Mexico in 1986 ), Sergio Goycochea ( Argentina, 2 vs Yugoslavia in 1990 and 2 vs Italy in 1990 ), and Danijel Subašić ( Croatia, 3 vs Denmark, 2018 and 1 vs Russia, 2018)
Discipline
Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970.
Upsets
Teams eliminated by penalty shoot-outs are not considered as defeated.
Host records
South Africa in 2010 became the first host to be eliminated in the first round Two other hosts: United States in 1994 and Spain in 1982 both reached the second round but finished with a worse overall W–D–L record than South Africa 's, 1–1–1.
Overview
Background
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 17th edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for men's national teams, held in France between 10 June and 12 July 1998. The finals featured 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in the 1994 World Cup. Both France and Brazil qualified automatically for the finals – France as tournament hosts and Brazil because they had won the tournament in 1994…
Route to the final
Brazil were in Group A at the World Cup, in which they were joined by Morocco, Norway and Scotland. Their first game was the tournament opener at the Stade de France, on 10 June against Scotland. Brazil took the lead after four minutes when César Sampaio received the ball in the penalty area from a corner taken by Bebeto, and headed the ball past Jim Leighton in the Scotland goal. Scotland equalised through a penalty scored by John Collins, after Kevin Gallacher had been fouled in the pe…
Pre-match
Brazil were considered the favourites by bookmakers before the match, with odds of 4–6 for them to win the tournament, compared with 6–5 for France.
Said Belqola of Morocco was selected to referee the final. An amateur who worked as a customs officer professionally, he had begun officiating in 1983 before being selected to referee international matches in 1993. Prior to the 1998 World Cup he had refereed two matches each a…
Match
France kicked off the match at 9 pm local time, in front of an official attendance of 75,000 and an estimated global audience of 1.7 billion. The weather at Charles de Gaulle Airport, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the stadium, was recorded as fair at the time of kick-off, with a temperature of 23 °C (73 °F) and 50% humidity. France had a chance to score in the opening minute, when a long ball was played upfield towards Stéphane Guivarc'h, who attempted a bicycle kick which went over th…
Post-match
France's win was their first World Cup title, becoming the seventh out of – as of 2021 – eight different countries to win the tournament. They also became the sixth team to win the competition in their own country. For Brazil, it was only the second time that they had lost a World Cup final, following their 2–1 upset loss to Uruguay in the final match of 1950. The 3–0 scoreline was also Brazil's largest loss in the World Cup until their 7–1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi …
External links
• FIFA website
• FIFA World Cup Final 1998 Brazil vs. France full match (On YouTube)