1998 FIFA world cup

1998 FIFA World Cup Coupe du Monde – France 98

1998 FIFA World Cup official logo Tournament details Host country	 France Dates	10 June – 12 July Teams	32 (from 5 confederations) Venue(s)	10 (in 10 host cities) Final positions Champions	 France (1st title) Runners-up	 Brazil Third place	 Croatia Fourth place	 Netherlands Tournament statistics Matches played	64 Goals scored	171 (2.67 per match) Attendance	2,785,100 (43,517 per match) Top scorer(s)	 Davor Šuker (6 goals) Best player	 Ronaldo ← 1994 2002 → The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process.

Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group-stages were expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of