| 1998 FIFA World Cup Coupe du Monde - France 98 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  France |
| Dates | June 10 – July 12 |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
France (1st title) |
Second place  |
 Brazil |
Third place  |
 Croatia |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 171 (2. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association 67 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,785,100 (43,517 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Davor Šuker (6 goals) |
| Best player | Ronaldo |
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. Davor Šuker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek) is a former Croatian footballer. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on July 1, 1992. See also FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup) in the "Selection of hosts" section The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international France won their first title, the 7th nation to win a World Cup, and the first host nation to win the tournament since Argentina did it in 1978. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25.
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Qualification
Qualifying countries
Four nations qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, and South Africa. A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds which began with the preliminary qualification draw on 12 December 1995 The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia The Jamaica national football team, or The Reggae Boyz, is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football
Seeding
Germany, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Romania and the Netherlands were seeded along with defending champion Brazil and host France. To calculate the seeding for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World For the first time in FIFA's history, the draw took place in a football stadium - Stade Vélodrome in Marseilles, on December 4, 1997. The Stade Vélodrome is a 60031 capacity Stadium in Marseille, France. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar [1]
Summary
The format of the competition was different from 1994, as the finals were expanded from 24 to 32 teams. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four. The eight group winners and the eight group runners-up would qualify for the knockout stage. The golden goal rule was also introduced to decide knockout matches which went into extra time. The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time Aggregated Extra Time (AET, commonly known as extra time is an additional period played in some sports codes if the score is tied at the end of normal time Another change in the rules came into effect at this World Cup, stating that as regulation time was about to expire in any period of play the fourth official would use a handheld electronic display to show how many minutes of stoppage time were to be played. This practice has continued since then, after being well received by media and spectators alike.
The tournament opened with 1994 FIFA World Cup champions Brazil's 2-1 victory over Scotland. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Norway pulled the shock of Group A, topping the holders 2-1 after two late goals. The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. Still, both teams advanced to the next round. Italy easily won Group B, with Chile's three draws enough for them to get through. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions The Italy-Chile clash which ended 2-2 saw Italy's Roberto Baggio cast aside the spectre of his miss in the penalty shootout in the final 4 years earlier: this time around his highly controversial spot-kick earned Italy a draw. Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is a retired Italian footballer among the most technically gifted
France swept Group C, with the lone blemish being the red card expulsion and two-game suspension of Zinedine Zidane in a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Denmark also moved on from the group. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football Nigeria was the surprise winner of Group D, dubbed the Group of Death, as Spain once again failed to live up to high pre-cup expecations. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation Group of death is an informal Sobriquet used in football and other team sports to describe a situation that often occurs during the group stage of a The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish Nigeria beat them 3-2 in a thrilling game and moved on to the next round together with Paraguay. The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.
Netherlands and Mexico moved on from Group E, a group that saw four games end in draws. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Germany and Yugoslavia made easy work of Group F. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia
The official 1998 FIFA World Cup poster.
A late goal for Romania saw them beat England 2-1 and take the top spot in Group G; the English finished second. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Argentina swept Group H, joined by Croatia in the second round. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA The Croatian national football team ( Croatian pronunciation: Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) is the national side representing Croatia
In the second round, Italy beat Norway 1-0 and Brazil made easy work of Chile, 4-1. Laurent Blanc of France scored the first Golden Goal in World Cup history as the hosts beat Paraguay 1-0. Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965 in Alès) is a retired French football defender and current manager of The golden goal is a method used to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time Denmark surprised Nigeria, crushing them 4-1. Germany beat Mexico and Netherlands topped Yugoslavia by identical 2-1 scores. Croatia upset Romania 1-0. Argentina beat England on penalties after drawing 2-2 in a game that saw a goal from 18-year-old Michael Owen. Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United The game was marred by England's David Beckham being sent off after kicking Diego Simeone. David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. |- International career For the Argentine team, Simeone amassed 106 caps the first coming in 1988
France beat Italy in the quarter-finals on penalties after a scoreless draw. Brazil topped Denmark 3-2 in an exciting game. Croatia pulled perhaps the biggest shocker of the tournament, crushing Germany 3-0 and sparking celebrations across Europe. The Netherlands-Argentina match was marred by violence; the Netherlands was reduced to 10 men early on after a tackle injured Diego Simeone and he had to be carried off the field for treatment. Late in the match, Argentina star Ariel Ortega received a red card for head-butting Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar after van der Sar confronted Ortega on the latter's play-acting attempt to draw a penalty[1]. Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born March 4, 1974 in Ledesma Jujuy) is an Argentine footballer, who plays in Independiente Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Shortly after Ortega's sending off, Dennis Bergkamp of the Netherlands scored a goal to eliminate Argentina, 2-1. Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level
In the semi-finals, Patrick Kluivert equalized late for the Netherlands to make it 1-1, but the Dutch couldn't pull it out in the penalty shootout, sending Brazil to the final. Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. They were joined by France, as defender Lilian Thuram scored two goals to offset Golden Boot winner Davor Šuker's opener for Croatia. Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, FWI) is a retired French professional At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest in different aspects of the game Davor Šuker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek) is a former Croatian footballer. The Croats beat the Dutch for third place.
For the first time ever, the final featured the host nation and the defending champions. Zinedine Zidane scored two headers from corners in the 26th minute and in first half stoppage time respectively, and Emmanuel Petit added a late goal in second half stoppage time to give France a 3-0 win over Brazil. Emmanuel "Manu" Petit (born September 22, 1970) is a French former football player who played his club football for Monaco, The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international Brazil's star player Ronaldo played poorly, having a mysterious fit the night before and many questioned his reinstatement in the starting lineup. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. An estimated one million people took to the Paris streets to celebrate through the night. France became the seventh world champions, joining Uruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England and Argentina. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA
The official theme song for the event was La Copa de la Vida by Ricky Martin. " The Cup of Life " is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin that was included on his fifth album Ricky Martin (1999. Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971) better known by his Stage name Ricky Martin, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy
Mascot
The official mascot of this World Cup was Footix, a cockerel with the words "FRANCE 98" on the chest. Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own Mascot. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition was the first World Cup A rooster (also called a cock or chanticleer) is a male Chicken ( Gallus gallus) the female being called a Hen. Its body is mostly blue, like the host's national team shirt and its name is a portmanteau of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular Astérix comic strip. The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Adventures of Asterix ( French: Astérix or Astérix le Gaulois) is a series of French
Venues
Ten stadia were used during the tournament:
| Saint-Denis | Marseille | Paris | Lens | Lyon |
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| Stade de France | Stade Vélodrome | Parc des Princes | Stade Félix Bollaert | Stade de Gerland |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 49,000 | Capacity: 41,800 | Capacity: 41,200 |
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| Nantes | Toulouse | Saint-Étienne | Bordeaux | Montpellier |
| Stade de la Beaujoire | Stadium de Toulouse | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Parc Lescure | Stade de la Mosson |
| Capacity: 38,500 | Capacity: 37,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 35,200 | Capacity: 33,900 |
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1998 FIFA World Cup squads. Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. The Stade Vélodrome is a 60031 capacity Stadium in Marseille, France. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from History The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments 1984 European Championship 1998 FIFA World Cup 1999 The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Saint-Étienne ( Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles southwest of Lyon. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, better known as La Beaujoire, is a Stadium in Nantes, France. Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-use Stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. Stade Chaban-Delmas (known as Parc Lescure until 2001 is a football and Rugby union Stadium in Bordeaux, France. Stade de la Mosson is a football Stadium in Montpellier, France. Said Belqola ( سعيد بلقولة) (born August 30, 1956 &ndash died June 15, 2002) was a football referee from Morocco Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee Lucien Bouchardeau (born December 18, 1961) is a retired Nigerien football referee. An Yan Lim Kee Chong (born May 15, 1960) is a retired Mauritian football referee. Ian McLeod (born March 5, 1954) is a retired South African football referee. Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born January 11, 1959) is a retired Saudi football referee. Ali Mohamed Bujsaim ( علي بوجسيم) (born September 9, 1959) is a retired Football (soccer referee from the United Arab is a Japanese football referee. He refereed a first round match between England and Tunisia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Pirom Un-Prasert (born November 16, 1953) is a retired international football referee from Thailand, best known for refereeing two Marc Batta (born November 1, 1953) is a former football referee from France. Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Austria Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee Paul Anthony Durkin (born August 15, 1955) is an English former football referee, who retired in 2004 José María García-Aranda Encinar (born March 3, 1956 in Madrid) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Spain, best Bernd Reinhold Gerhard Heynemann (born January 22, 1954 in Magdeburg) is a former German football referee and now a German politician Nikolai Levnikov (born May 15, 1956) is a retired Russian football referee. Urs Meier (born January 22 1959 in Würenlos) is a retired Swiss football referee a grocer by trade who owns a brand of household Vítor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Portugal, best known Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former international football referee. This article refers to the referee For the Danish goalkeeper see Rune Pedersen (footballer Rune Pedersen (born May 19, 1963 László Vagner (born December 24, 1955) is a Hungarian former football referee. Mario van der Ende (born March 28, 1956 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football (soccer referee from the Netherlands. Esfandiar Baharmast (born March 11, 1954) is a retired Iranian American Football (soccer referee best known for supervising Arturo Brizio Carter (born March 9, 1956) Is a former football (soccer referee from Mexico. Ramesh Ramdhan (born July 25, 1960) is a Football (soccer referee from Trinidad and Tobago, best known for supervising one match Edward Lennie (born October 5, 1959) is a retired Australian Football (soccer referee. Javier Castrilli (born May 22, 1957) is a former football referee from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Epifanio González Cháves (born January 19, 1958) Is a former Paraguayan football referee. Márcio Rezende de Freitas (born December 22, 1960) Is a former Brazilian football referee. Mario Sanchez Yanten (born July 22, 1956) is a retired Chilean football referee. Alberto Tejada Noriega (born November 11, 1956) is a retired Peruvian football referee. John Toro Rendon (born April 4, 1958) is a retired Colombian football referee. Below are the squads for the 1998 FIFA World Cup tournament in France.
Results
First round
All times local (CEST)/(UTC+2)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 1998-06-10 17:30 |
Brazil |
2 – 1 | Scotland |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
César Sampaio  4'Boyd 73' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Collins 38' (pen.) |
| 1998-06-10 21:00 |
Morocco |
2 – 2 | Norway |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
| Hadji 38' Hadda 59' |
(Report) | Chippo 46' (o.g.) Eggen 60' |
| 1998-06-16 17:30 |
Scotland |
1 – 1 | Norway |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: László Vagner (Hungary) |
| Burley 66' |
(Report) | H. Flo 46' |
| 1998-06-16 21:00 |
Brazil |
3 – 0 | Morocco |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia) |
| Ronaldo 9' Rivaldo 45+2'Bebeto 50' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-23 21:00 |
Brazil |
1 – 2 | Norway |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) |
| Bebeto 78' | (Report) | T. A. Flo 83' Rekdal 88' (pen.) |
| 1998-06-23 21:00 |
Scotland |
0 – 3 | Morocco |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
| (Report) | Bassir 22' 85' Hadda 46' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
 Chile |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Austria |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 1998-06-11 17:30 |
Italy |
2 – 2 | Chile |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) |
| Vieri 10' R. Baggio 85' (pen.) |
(Report) | Salas 45' 49' |
| 1998-06-11 21:00 |
Cameroon |
1 – 1 | Austria |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,460 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) |
| Njanka 78' |
(Report) | Polster 90' |
| 1998-06-17 17:30 |
Chile |
1 – 1 | Austria |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| Salas 70' |
(Report) | Vastić 90' |
| 1998-06-17 21:00 |
Italy |
3 – 0 | Cameroon |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia) |
| Di Biagio 7' Vieri 75' 89' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-23 16:00 |
Italy |
2 – 1 | Austria |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Paul Durkin (England) |
| Vieri 49' R. Baggio 89' |
(Report) | Herzog 90' (pen.) |
| 1998-06-23 16:00 |
Chile |
1 – 1 | Cameroon |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Laszlo Vagner (Hungary) |
| Sierra 20' |
(Report) | Mboma 55' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| France |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 South Africa |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 1998-06-12 17:30 |
Saudi Arabia |
0 – 1 | Denmark |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,140 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) |
| (Report) | Rieper 68' |
| 1998-06-12 21:00 |
France |
3 – 0 | South Africa |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,077 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) |
| Dugarry 34' Issa 77' (o.g.)Henry 90' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-18 17:30 |
South Africa |
1 – 1 | Denmark |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,300 Referee: John Toro Rendon (Colombia) |
| McCarthy 52' |
(Report) | Nielsen 13' |
| 1998-06-18 21:00 |
France |
4 – 0 | Saudi Arabia |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
| Henry 36' 77' Trezeguet 68'Lizarazu 85' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-24 16:00 |
France |
2 – 1 | Denmark |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| Djorkaeff 12' (pen.) Petit 56' |
(Report) | M. Laudrup 42' (pen.) |
| 1998-06-24 16:00 |
South Africa |
2 – 2 | Saudi Arabia |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile) |
| Bartlett 19' 90+4' (pen.) |
(Report) | Al-Jaber 45' (pen.) Al-Thunayan 74' (pen.) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
 Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 1998-06-12 14:30 |
Paraguay |
0 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 27,650 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) |
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| 1998-06-13 14:30 |
Spain |
2 – 3 | Nigeria |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 33,257 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States) |
| Hierro 20' Raúl 46' |
(Report) | Adepoju 24' Lawal 72'Oliseh 77' |
| 1998-06-19 17:30 |
Nigeria |
1 – 0 | Bulgaria |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile) |
| Ikpeba 26' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-19 21:00 |
Spain |
0 – 0 | Paraguay |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa) |
| (Report) |
| 1998-06-24 21:00 |
Nigeria |
1 – 3 | Paraguay |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand) |
| Oruma 10' |
(Report) | Ayala 1' Benítez 58'Cardozo 86' |
| 1998-06-24 21:00 |
Spain |
6 – 1 | Bulgaria |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
| Hierro 5' (pen.) Luis Enrique 18'Morientes 53' 80'Kiko 88' 90' |
(Report) | Kostadinov 56' |
Group E
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
 Mexico |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Korea Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
| 1998-06-13 17:30 |
Korea Republic |
1 – 3 | Mexico |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,133 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| Ha Seok-Ju 28' |
(Report) | Peláez 51' Hernández 74' 84' |
| 1998-06-13 21:00 |
Netherlands |
0 – 0 | Belgium |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| (Report) |
| 1998-06-20 17:30 |
Belgium |
2 – 2 | Mexico |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| Wilmots 43' 47' |
(Report) | García Aspe 55' (pen.) Blanco 62' |
| 1998-06-20 21:00 |
Netherlands |
5 – 0 | Korea Republic |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland) |
| Cocu 38' Overmars 42'Bergkamp 71'van Hooijdonk 80'R. de Boer 83' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-25 16:00 |
Netherlands |
2 – 2 | Mexico |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia) |
| Cocu 4' R. de Boer 18' |
(Report) | Peláez 75' Hernández 90+5' |
| 1998-06-25 16:00 |
Belgium |
1 – 1 | Korea Republic |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Márcio Rezende de Freitas (Brazil) |
| Nilis 7' |
(Report) | Yoo Sang-Chul 71' |
Group F
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
 Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
 Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
 USA |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 1998-06-14 17:30 |
Yugoslavia |
1 – 0 | Iran |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,392 Referee: Alberto Tejada (Peru) |
| Mihajlović 72' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-15 21:00 |
Germany |
2 – 0 | USA |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 43,815 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) |
| Möller 8' Klinsmann 64' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-21 14:30 |
Germany |
2 – 2 | Yugoslavia |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Mihajlović 73' (o.g.) Bierhoff 80' |
(Report) | Mijatović 13' Stojković 54' |
| 1998-06-21 21:00 |
USA |
1 – 2 | Iran |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| McBride 87' |
(Report) | Estili 40' Mahdavikia 84' |
| 1998-06-25 21:00 |
USA |
0 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| (Report) | Komljenović 4' |
| 1998-06-25 21:00 |
Germany |
2 – 0 | Iran |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) |
| Bierhoff 50' Klinsmann 57' |
(Report) |
Group G
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | 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 |
| 1998-06-15 14:30 |
England |
2 – 0 | Tunisia |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 54,587 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan) |
| Shearer 43' Scholes 89' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-15 17:30 |
Romania |
1 – 0 | Colombia |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 37,572 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) |
| Ilie 45' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-22 17:30 |
Colombia |
1 – 0 | Tunisia |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
| Preciado 83' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-22 21:00 |
Romania |
2 – 1 | England |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
| Moldovan 47' Petrescu 90' |
(Report) | Owen 79' |
| 1998-06-26 21:00 |
Colombia |
0 – 2 | England |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
| (Report) | Anderton 20' Beckham 29' |
| 1998-06-26 21:00 |
Romania |
1 – 1 | Tunisia |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,000 Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia) |
| Moldovan 72' |
(Report) | Souayah 10' (pen.) |
Group H
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 1998-06-14 14:30 |
Argentina |
1 – 0 | Japan |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,400 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) |
| Batistuta 28' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-14 21:00 |
Jamaica |
1 – 3 | Croatia |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,058 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Earle 45' |
(Report) | Stanić 27' Prosinečki 53'Šuker 69' |
| 1998-06-20 14:30 |
Japan |
0 – 1 | Croatia |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago) |
| (Report) | Šuker 77' |
| 1998-06-21 17:30 |
Argentina |
5 – 0 | Jamaica |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| Ortega 31' 55' Batistuta 72' 80' 82' (pen.) |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-26 16:00 |
Argentina |
1 – 0 | Croatia |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) |
| Pineda 36' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-26 16:00 |
Japan |
1 – 2 | Jamaica |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria) |
| Nakayama 74' |
(Report) | Whitmore 39' 54' |
Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June - Paris | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July - Nantes | ||||||||||||||
| Chile |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June - Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July - Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (pen.) |
1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June - Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July - Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands |
2 | |||||||||||||
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The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. Arturo Brizio Carter (born March 9, 1956) Is a former football (soccer referee from Mexico. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación AC (FEMEXFUT is the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico. Thierry Daniel Henry ( born 17 August 1977 David Sergio Trezeguet (david sɛʀʒjo tʀezeˈgɛ (born 15 October, 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French football Striker Bixente Lizarazu ( Basque: /bi'ʃente lisa'rasu/ French: /bi'gzɑ̃t lizaʀa'zy/ (born Vicente Lizarazu on December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The French national football team represents the nation of France in international football. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Youri Djorkaeff (born March 9, 1968 in Lyon) is a former French Football (soccer player who played as a forward or as A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Emmanuel "Manu" Petit (born September 22, 1970) is a French former football player who played his club football for Monaco, Michael Laudrup (born 15 June 1964) is a Danish former professional football player A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The South Africa national football team or Bafana Bafana' (The Boys is the national team of South Africa and is controlled by the South African Football The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Stade Chaban-Delmas (known as Parc Lescure until 2001 is a football and Rugby union Stadium in Bordeaux, France. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Mario Sanchez Yanten (born July 22, 1956) is a retired Chilean football referee. The Federación de Fútbol de Chile, is the governing body of football in Chile. Shaun Bartlett (born October 31, 1972 in Cape Town) is a South African football Striker. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Sami Abdullah Al-Jaber (سامي الجابر born 11 December, 1972 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) is a retired football Striker A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Yousef Al-Thyniyan (يوسف الثُنيان (also Yousuf Al-Thunayan, born November 18, 1963) is a former soccer Midfielder from A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Stade de la Mosson is a football Stadium in Montpellier, France. Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born January 11, 1959) is a retired Saudi football referee. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation (الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم is the football Governing body of Saudi Arabia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, better known as La Beaujoire, is a Stadium in Nantes, France. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Esfandiar Baharmast (born March 11, 1954) is a retired Iranian American Football (soccer referee best known for supervising The United States Soccer Federation ( USSF) (trademarked as "U Fernando Ruiz Hierro, pron feɾ'nando 'ʝero (born March 23 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977 in Madrid) simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish football Striker Mutiu Adepoju (born December 22, 1970 in Ibadan) is a Nigerian former football Midfielder who played for several European Garba Lawal (born May 22, 1974 in Kaduna) is a football Midfielder from Nigeria. Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born September 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer, who played Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Mario Sanchez Yanten (born July 22, 1956) is a retired Chilean football referee. The Federación de Fútbol de Chile, is the governing body of football in Chile. Victor Nosa Ikpeba (born June 12, 1973 in Benin City) is a former football Striker from Nigeria. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-use Stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. Saint-Étienne ( Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles southwest of Lyon. Ian McLeod (born March 5, 1954) is a retired South African football referee. SAFA redirects here For the JAA programme see SAFA programme. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Pirom Un-Prasert (born November 16, 1953) is a retired international football referee from Thailand, best known for refereeing two The Football Association of Thailand (FAT or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King (สมาคมฟุตบอลแห่งประเทศไทย Wilson Oruma (born December 30, 1976 in Warri, Nigeria) is a football Midfielder from Nigeria. Celso Rafael Ayala Gavilán (born August 20, 1970 in Asunción, Paraguay) is a retired Paraguayan Football defender. Miguel Ángel Benítez also know as Peque Benitez (born May 19, 1970 in Santísima Trinidad, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football José Saturnino Cardozo Otazú (born March 19 1971 in Nueva Italia Paraguay) is a Paraguayan football Striker. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. History The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments 1984 European Championship 1998 FIFA World Cup 1999 Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Mario van der Ende (born March 28, 1956 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football (soccer referee from the Netherlands. The Royal Netherlands Football Association (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond or KNVB is the governing body of football in the Netherlands. Fernando Ruiz Hierro, pron feɾ'nando 'ʝero (born March 23 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Luis Enrique, full name Luis Enrique Martínez García (born May 8, 1970 in Gijón) is a former Spanish Fernando Morientes Sánchez (born April 5 1976 in Cilleros, Cáceres) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia Kiko, real name Francisco Miguel Narváez Machón, (born April 26, 1972 in Jerez de la Frontera) is a former Spanish football Emil Kostadinov (Емил Костадинов (born August 12, 1967 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian football Striker, former The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Günter Benkö (born July 12, 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired Football (soccer referee from Austria The Austrian Football Association ( ÖFB) (Österreichischer Fußball-Bund is the governing body of football in Austria. Ha Seok-Ju (born February 20, 1968) is a retired South Korean football player Ricardo Peláez Linares (born March 14, 1964) is a former Mexican footballer. Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón (born December 22, 1968 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a retired Mexican football Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee. The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Stade Chaban-Delmas (known as Parc Lescure until 2001 is a football and Rugby union Stadium in Bordeaux, France. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Allanton, near Shotts) is a former Scottish football referee The Scottish Football Association (also known as the SFA and The Scottish FA or the "worst league in the world" is the governing body of Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg, Belgium) is a former Belgian football player Alberto García Aspe Mena (born May 11, 1967 in Mexico City) was a Mexican Soccer Midfielder, and one of the all-time A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17 1973 in Mexico DF) also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Stade Vélodrome is a 60031 capacity Stadium in Marseille, France. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej is the governing body of football in Poland Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Marc Overmars (born March 29, 1973 in Emst) is a Dutch football player Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level Petrus ("Pierre" Ferdinandus Johannes Stevenson van Hooijdonk (born on November 29, 1969 in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant) is a Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a former Dutch football Midfielder who has played Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol and represents Mexico in international football competition Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-use Stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. Saint-Étienne ( Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles southwest of Lyon. Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (born January 11, 1959) is a retired Saudi football referee. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation (الاتحاد السعودي لكرة القدم is the football Governing body of Saudi Arabia. Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Ronald de Boer (born May 15, 1970 in Hoorn, Netherlands) is a former Dutch football Midfielder who has played Ricardo Peláez Linares (born March 14, 1964) is a former Mexican footballer. Luis Arturo Hernández Carreón (born December 22, 1968 in Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico) is a retired Mexican football Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Márcio Rezende de Freitas (born December 22, 1960) Is a former Brazilian football referee. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF or Confederação Brasileira de Futebol in Portuguese is the governing body of football in Brazil, Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Yoo Sang-Chul (born October 18, 1971) is a retired South Korean football player who as of 2005 was playing for Ulsan Hyundai The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-use Stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. Saint-Étienne ( Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles southwest of Lyon. Alberto Tejada Noriega (born November 11, 1956) is a retired Peruvian football referee. The Peruvian Football Federation (Federación Peruana de Fútbol or FPF, is the governing body of football in Peru. Siniša Mihajlović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Михајловић (born 20 February 1969 in Vukovar, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Parc des Princes, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France was originally a Velodrome, the finish of the Tour de France from Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Said Belqola ( سعيد بلقولة) (born August 30, 1956 &ndash died June 15, 2002) was a football referee from Morocco Andreas Möller (born September 2, 1967 in Frankfurt) is a former German Football (soccer Midfielder. Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player who played for several Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia History The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments 1984 European Championship 1998 FIFA World Cup 1999 Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former international football referee. The Danish Football Association (DBU (Dansk Boldspil-Union is the governing body of Football in Denmark. Siniša Mihajlović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Михајловић (born 20 February 1969 in Vukovar, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is An own goal occurs in Association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team Oliver Bierhoff (born May 1, 1968) is a retired German former football Striker, who scored the first Golden goal in the Predrag "Peđa" Mijatović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Мијатовић - Пеђа) (born 19 January 1969 in Titograd, Montenegro Dragan Stojkovic ( Serbian: Драган Стојковић Dragan Stojković) (born March 3, 1965 in Niš, Serbia, Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Urs Meier (born January 22 1959 in Würenlos) is a retired Swiss football referee a grocer by trade who owns a brand of household The Swiss Football Association (Schweizerischer Fussballverband SFV Association Suisse de Football ASF; Associazione Svizzera di Football ASF Associaziun Svizra da Ballape is the Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American soccer Striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United Hamid Estili ( born April 1 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian football coach and retired player Mehdi Mahdavikia ( born July 24, 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Eintracht Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia The Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau, better known as La Beaujoire, is a Stadium in Nantes, France. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour ( جمال محمود أحمد الغندور) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee The Egyptian Football Association (اتحاد الكرة المصرية is the governing body of Football (soccer in Egypt. Slobodan Komljenović (born February 2, 1971 in Frankfurt, West Germany) is a defender who played for TSV 1860 Munich and Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Stade de la Mosson is a football Stadium in Montpellier, France. Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Epifanio González Cháves (born January 19, 1958) Is a former Paraguayan football referee. In 1906 the representatives of the five existing football teams in Paraguay at that time ( Olimpia, Guaraní, Libertad, General Díaz, and Oliver Bierhoff (born May 1, 1968) is a retired German former football Striker, who scored the first Golden goal in the Jürgen Klinsmann (born July 30, 1964 in Göppingen) is a German football manager and former football player who played for several The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The Stade Vélodrome is a 60031 capacity Stadium in Marseille, France. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ is a Japanese football referee. He refereed a first round match between England and Tunisia in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The, also known as the JFA, is the governing body responsible for the administration of football in Japan. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Paul Aaron Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English football player who has spent his whole career at Manchester United. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Stade de Gerland (or Stade Gerland) is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. An Yan Lim Kee Chong (born May 15, 1960) is a retired Mauritian football referee. The Mauritius Football Association (MFA is the governing body of football in Mauritius. Adrian Bucurel Ilie (born April 20, 1974 in Craiova) is a former Romanian Football (soccer forward and currently a Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia Stade de la Mosson is a football Stadium in Montpellier, France. Montpellier ( Occitan Montpelhièr) is a City in the south of France. Bernd Reinhold Gerhard Heynemann (born January 22, 1954 in Magdeburg) is a former German football referee and now a German politician Léider Calimenio Preciado Guerrero (born 26 February, 1977 in Tumaco) is a Colombian football striker who has played for Independiente Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Marc Batta (born November 1, 1953) is a former football referee from France. The French Football Federation (FFF (Fédération Française de Football is the governing body of Football in France. Viorel Dinu Moldovan (born August 8, 1972 in Bistriţa) is a retired Romanian Football (soccer forward, who was a key Daniel Vasile Petrescu (born 22 December, 1967 in Bucharest, Romania) is a former international football player whose teams included Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player who currently plays for and captains Newcastle United Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. The Colombia National Team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football History The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments 1984 European Championship 1998 FIFA World Cup 1999 Lens is a commune in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Arturo Brizio Carter (born March 9, 1956) Is a former football (soccer referee from Mexico. The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación AC (FEMEXFUT is the official governing body of the sport of football in Mexico. Darren Robert Anderton (born 3 March 1972 in Southampton) is an English football player currently the captain of Bournemouth David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. 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Round of 16
| 1998-06-27 16:30 |
Italy |
1 – 0 | Norway |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bernd Heynemann (Germany) |
| Vieri 18' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-27 21:00 |
Brazil |
4 – 1 | Chile |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Marc Batta (France) |
| César Sampaio 11' 27' Ronaldo 45+1' (pen.) 70' |
(Report) | Salas 68' |
| 1998-06-28 16:30 |
France |
1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Paraguay |
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
Blanc  113' |
(Report) |
| 1998-06-28 21:00 |
Nigeria |
1 – 4 | Denmark |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
| Babangida 78' |
(Report) | Møller 3' B. Laudrup 12'Sand 60'Helveg 76' |
| 1998-06-29 16:30 |
Germany |
2 – 1 | Mexico |
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance: 29,800 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
| Klinsmann 75' Bierhoff 86' |
(Report) | Hernández 47' |
| 1998-06-29 21:00 |
Netherlands |
2 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse Attendance: 33,500 Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
| Bergkamp 38' Davids 90+2' |
(Report) | Komljenović 48' |
| 1998-06-30 16:30 |
Romania |
0 – 1 | Croatia |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 31,800 Referee: Javier Castrilli (Argentina) |
| (Report) | Šuker 45+2' (pen.) |
| 1998-06-30 21:00 |
Argentina |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.) |
England |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Batistuta 6' (pen.) Zanetti 45+1' |
(Report) | Shearer 10' (pen.) Owen 16' |
| Penalties Berti Crespo  Verón Gallardo Ayala |
4 – 3 | Penalties Shearer Ince Merson Owen Batty |
Quarter-finals
| 1998-07-03 16:30 |
France |
0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 pen.) |
Italy |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc |
4 – 3 | Penalties R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio |
| 1998-07-03 21:00 |
Brazil |
3 – 2 | Denmark |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Attendance: 35,500 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
| Bebeto 11' Rivaldo 27' 60' |
(Report) | Jørgensen 2' B. Laudrup 50' |
| 1998-07-04 16:30 |
Netherlands |
2 – 1 | Argentina |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
| Kluivert 12' Bergkamp 89' |
(Report) | López 17' |
| 1998-07-04 21:00 |
Germany |
0 – 3 | Croatia |
Stade Gerland, Lyon Attendance: 39,100 Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
| (Report) | Jarni 45+3' Vlaović 80'Šuker 85' |
Semi-finals
| 1998-07-07 21:00 |
Brazil |
1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 pen.) |
Netherlands |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
| Ronaldo 46' |
(Report) | Kluivert 87' |
| Penalties Ronaldo Rivaldo Emerson Dunga |
4 – 2 | Penalties F. de Boer Bergkamp Cocu R. de Boer |
| 1998-07-08 21:00 |
France |
2 – 1 | Croatia |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,000 Referee: José Garcia Aranda (Spain) |
| Thuram 47' 69' |
(Report) | Šuker 46' |
Third place match
| 1998-07-11 21:00 |
Netherlands |
1 – 2 | Croatia |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 45,500 Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay) |
| Zenden 21' |
(Report) | Prosinečki 13' Šuker 35' |
Final
| 1998-07-12 21:00 |
Brazil |
0 – 3 | France |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco) |
| (Report) | Zidane 27' 45+1' Petit 90+3' |
Winner
| 1998 FIFA World Cup Winners |
|---|
 France First title |
Awards
| Golden Shoe winner: | Golden Ball winner: | Yashin Award: | FIFA Fair Play Trophy: | Most Entertaining Team: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davor Šuker |
Ronaldo |
Fabien Barthez |
England France |
France |
All-star team
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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Scorers
See also
- Music Of The World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! – The Official 1998 FIFA World Cup music album
References
External links
- 1998 FIFA World Cup on FIFA.com
- RSSSF Archive of finals
- Planet World Cup - France 1998
- RSSSF Archive of qualifying rounds
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