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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 ...
Argentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides. [7] All four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time. [8]
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Chelsea beat VfB Stuttgart 1–0 in the final, winning the Cup for the second time. UEFA Cup: Inter Milan won 3–0 in the final against Lazio. This was Inter's third UEFA Cup title. UEFA Super Cup: Chelsea beat Real Madrid 1–0, winning the cup for the first time. England: FA Premier League Champions: Arsenal.
Group 8 consisted of six of the 50 teams entered into the European zone: [a] Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Republic of Ireland, and Romania.These six teams competed on a home-and-away basis for two of the 15 spots in the final tournament allocated to the European zone, with the group's winner and runner-up claiming those spots.
The playoffs were decided by the standard FIFA method of aggregate score, with away goals and, if necessary, extra time with the possibility of a penalty shootout at the end of the second leg. The winner of each playoff was awarded a place in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
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.
A total of 12 teams (six teams given a bye to the third round and the six winners from the second round) were divided into three groups of four teams each.In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format for a total of six matches per team. [1]
The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the AFC play-off. Play-off: The two teams played against each other once in Malaysia. The winner qualify for the World Cup. The loser advanced to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-offs.