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The qualification draw for the 1998 World Cup finals took place in the Musée du Louvre, Paris on 12 December 1995. [7] As tournament hosts, France was exempt from the draw as was defending champion Brazil, but it was also France's first World Cup since 1986. 174 teams from six confederations participated, 24 more than in the previous round ...
June 20 1998 World Cup Group stage: Netherlands 5–0 South Korea: Marseille, France: Cocu 38' Overmars 42' Bergkamp 71' Van Hooijdonk 80' R. de Boer 83' Report: Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Wojcik (POL)
Since the 1958 FIFA World Cup, to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup , hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts. [ 83 ]
The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: South Korea/ Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation) Mexico; The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan).
World Cup 2026 schedule, fixture dates and stadium venues. Lawrence Ostlere. February 6, 2024 at 9:46 AM. A view inside MetLife Stadium, which will host the 2026 World Cup final (Getty Images)
The 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the final at the 1998 ... This page was last edited on 30 December 2024, ...
Iran famously beat the U.S. 2-1 in a 1998 World Cup match in France that eliminated the Americans and caused thousands of flag-waving fans to greet the Iranians when they returned home.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition; Andorra, which joined FIFA and UEFA in November 1996 while the qualifiers were underway, could not enter. The European zone was allocated 15 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.