The Sports Almanac

The World Cup
1998 - France
France Champions

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Three Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 2
 0
 1
 6
 3
 +3
 6
Norway
 3
 1
 2
 0
 5
 4
 +1
 5
Morocco
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 5
 0
 4
Scotland
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 6
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 10
 Brazil
 2-1
 Scotland
June 10
 Morocco
 2-2
 Norway
June 16
 Scotland
 1-1
 Norway
June 16
 Brazil
 3-0
 Morocco
June 23
 Brazil
 1-2
 Norway
June 23
 Scotland
 0-3
 Morocco

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
 3
 2
 1
 0
 7
 3
 +4
 7
Chile
 3
 0
 3
 0
 4
 4
 0
 3
Austria
 3
 0
 2
 1
 3
 4
 -1
 2
Cameroon
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 5
 -3
 2

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 11
 Italy
 2-2
 Chile
June 11
 Cameroon
 1-1
 Austria
June 17
 Chile
 1-1
 Austria
June 17
 Italy
 3-0
 Cameroon
June 23
 Italy
 2-1
 Austria
June 23
 Chile
 1-1
 Cameroon

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
France
 3
 3
 0
 0
 9
 1
 +8
 9
Denmark
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 3
 0
 4
South Africa
 3
 0
 2
 1
 3
 6
 -3
 2
Saudi Arabia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 7
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 Saudi Arabia
 0-1
 Denmark
June 12
 France
 3-0
 South Africa
June 18
 South Africa
 1-1
 Denmark
June 18
 France
 4-0
 Saudi Arabia
June 24
 France
 2-1
 Denmark
June 24
 South Africa
 2-2
 Saudi Arabia

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Nigeria
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 5
 0
 6
Paraguay
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 5
Spain
 3
 1
 1
 1
 8
 4
 +4
 4
Bulgaria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 7
 -6
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 Paraguay
 0-0
 Bulgaria
June 13
 Spain
 2-3
 Nigeria
June 19
 Nigeria
 1-0
 Bulgaria
June 19
 Spain
 0-0
 Paraguay
June 24
 Nigeria
 1-3
 Paraguay
June 24
 Spain
 6-1
 Bulgaria

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Netherlands
 3
 1
 2
 0
 7
 2
 +5
 5
Mexico
 3
 1
 2
 0
 7
 5
 +2
 5
Belgium
 3
 0
 3
 0
 3
 3
 0
 3
South Korea
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 9
 -7
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 13
 South Korea
 1-3
 Mexico
June 13
 Netherlands
 0-0
 Belgium
June 20
 Belgium
 2-2
 Mexico
June 20
 Netherlands
 5-0
 South Korea
June 25
 Netherlands
 2-2
 Mexico
June 25
 Belgium
 1-1
 South Korea

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Germany
 3
 2
 1
 0
 6
 2
 +4
 7
Yugoslavia
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 2
 +2
 7
Iran
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 4
 -2
 3
United States
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 5
 -4
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Yugoslavia
 1-0
 Iran
June 15
 Germany
 2-0
 United States
June 21
 Germany
 2-2
 Yugoslavia
June 21
 United States
 1-2
 Iran
June 25
 United States
 0-1
 Yugoslavia
June 25
 Germany
 2-0
 Iran

GROUP G
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Romania
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 2
 +2
 7
England
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 2
 +3
 6
Colombia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 1
 3
 -2
 3
Tunisia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 4
 -3
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 15
 England
 2-0
 Tunisia
June 15
 Romania
 1-0
 Colomobia
June 22
 Colombia
 1-0
 Tunisia
June 22
 Romania
 2-1
 England
June 26
 Colombia
 0-2
 England
June 26
 Romania
 1-1
 Tunisia

GROUP H
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 3
 0
 0
 7
 0
 +7
 9
Croatia
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 2
 +2
 6
Jamaica
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 9
 -6
 3
Japan
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 4
 -3
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Argentina
 1-0
 Japan
June 14
 Jamaica
 1-3
 Croatia
June 20
 Japan
 0-1
 Croatia
June 21
 Argentina
 5-0
 Jamaica
June 26
 Argentina
 1-0
 Croatia
Juen 26
 Japan
 1-2
 Jamaica

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Brazil
4
Chile
1





Brazil
3
Denmark
2



Nigeria
1
Denmark
4






Brazil
1(4-2PK)
Netherlands
1


Netherlands
2
Yugoslavia
1





Netherlands
2
Argentina
1



Argentina
2(4-3PK)
England
2







Brazil
0
France
3
FRANCE
Italy
1
Norway
0





Italy
0
France
0(3-4PK)

Third Place Match
Netherlands
1
Croatia
2
Croatia
France
1aet
Paraguay
0






France
2
Croatia
1


Germany
2
Mexico
1





Germany
0
Croatia
3



Romania
0
Croatia
1