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Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
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 finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for men's national teams, held in France between 10 June and 12 July 1998. [1] [2] The finals featured 32 teams for the first time, up from 24 in the 1994 World Cup. [3]
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.
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 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
This page is a list of all players who have won the men's FIFA World Cup tournament since its inception in 1930. Participating teams have to register squads for each edition of the World Cup, which consisted of 22 players until 1998, then of 23 players from 2002 to 2018, and then of 26 players in 2022.
FIFA World Cup - France beat Brazil 3–0; Champions League – Real Madrid C.F. beat Juventus FC 1–0; UEFA Cup – F.C. Internazionale Milano beat S.S. Lazio 3–0; Copa Libertadores – CR Vasco da Gama beat Barcelona Sporting Club 4–1 ; Ecuador - Ecuadorian Serie A Champions: Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito