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  World Cup 1998 Final Tournament
10 June to 12 July 1998 in France

The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992.

 

First Phase Group G Table
Team P W D L F A GD Pts
Romania 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
England 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Colombia 3 1 0 2 1 3 -2 3
Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

 

First Phase Group G Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
15-Jun-1998 Romania 1 Colombia 0 [1-0] Stade de Gerland, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes; kick off 2:30 p.m. 39,100
England 2 Tunisia 0 [1-0] Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône; kick off 5:30 p.m. 54,587
22-Jun-1998 Colombia 1 Tunisia 0 [0-0] Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon; kick off 5:30 p.m. 29,800
Romania 2 England 1 [0-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées; kick off 9:00 p.m. 33,500
26-Jun-1998 Romania 1 Tunisia 1 [0-1] Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 77,000
Colombia 0 England 2 [0-2] Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, Pas-de-Calais; kick off 9:00 p.m. 38,100

Notes

[To come.]

Second Phase Matches
Round of 16 Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
27-Jun-1998 Italy 1 Norway 0 [1-0] Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône; kick off 4:30 p.m. 55,000
Brazil 4 Chile 1 [3-0] Parc des Princes, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 45,500
28-Jun-1998 France 1 Paraguay 0 [0-0]
AET [0-0]		 Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, Pas-de-Calais; kick off 4:30 p.m. 38,100
Nigeria 1 Denmark 4 [0-2] Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 77,000
29-Jun-1998 Germany 2 Mexico 1 [0-0] Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon; kick off 4:30 p.m. 29,800
Netherlands 2 Yugoslavia 1 [1-0] Stade Municipal, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées; kick off 9:00 p.m. 33,500
30-Jun-1998 Romania 0 Croatia 1 [0-1] Stade du Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine; kick off 4:30 p.m. 31,800
Argentina 2 England 2 [2-2]
AET [2-2] & Penalties [4-3]		 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes; kick off 9:00 p.m. 30,600
 
Quarter-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
03-Jul-1998 Italy 0 France 0 [0-0]
AET [0-0] & Penalties [3-4]		 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 4:30 p.m. 77,000
Brazil 3 Denmark 2 [2-1] Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire; kick off 9:00 p.m. 35,500
04-Jul-1998 Netherlands 2 Argentina 1 [1-1] Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône; kick off 4:30 p.m. 55,000
Germany 0 Croatia 3 [0-1] Stade de Gerland, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes; kick off 9:00 p.m. 39,100
 
Semi-final Matches
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
07-Jul-1998 Brazil 1 Netherlands 1 [0-0]
AET [1-1] & Penalties [4-2]		 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône; kick off 9:00 p.m. 54,000
08-Jul-1998 France 2 Croatia 1 [0-0] Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 76,000
 
Third Place Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
11-Jul-1998 Netherlands 1 Croatia 2 [1-2] Parc des Princes, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 45,500
 
Final Match
Date Match Score Venue Attendance
12-Jul-1998 Brazil 0 France 3 [0-2] Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, Île-de-France; kick off 9:00 p.m. 75,000

Background

The draw, in Le Stade Vélodrome, Marseille on 4th December 1997, produced the following groups:

First Phase Groups
Group A Group B Group C Group D
A1-Brazil B1-Italy C1-France D1-Spain
A2-Scotland B2-Austria C2-Denmark D2-Bulgaria
A3-Norway B3-Cameroon C3-Saudi Arabia D3-Nigeria
A4-Morocco B4-Chile C4-South Africa D4-Paraguay
Group E Group F Group G Group H
E1-Netherlands F1-Germany G1-Romania H1-Argentina
E2-Belgium F2-Yugoslavia G2-Colombia H2-Croatia
E3-Mexico F3-United States G3-Tunisia H3-Jamica
E4-Korea Republic F4-Iran G4-England H4-Japan

Notes

Further Information

The results, match summaries and tables for the entire World Cup 2002 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.

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