1998 FIFA World Cup

Also known as FIFA 1998, France 98, FIFA World Cup 1998

16th FIFA football World Cup finals, held in France

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the international soccer championship tournament held in France, where national teams from around the world competed for the title. It matters as a major global sporting event that determines the world's best football nation and captures the attention of millions of fans worldwide.

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament 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 (the first was in 1938), defeating Morocco in the bidding process. It was the ninth time that it was held in Europe. Spanning 32 days, it was the longest World Cup tournament ever held and with the most teams (32 teams in the competition finals) until 2026 (when the World Cup was expanded to 48 teams).

Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis.