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1998 FRANCE
Zidane heads in twice. France wins at home. The Black-Blanc-Beur generation.
The Final
How it ended
1998-07-12 · Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance
75,000
Referee
Said Belqola (MAR)
Venue
Stade de France
City
Saint-Denis
Top four
- 1France ✦
- 2Brazil
- 3Croatia
- 4Netherlands
Individual honours
Awards
The numbers
By the figures
32
Teams
64
Matches
171
Goals
2.67 per game
2,785,100
Attendance
avg 43,365
The tournament
Format, mascot, ball
Format
Group stage + knockout (32-team era begins)
Dates
1998-06-10
→ 1998-07-12
Mascot
Footix (a Gallic rooster)
Match ball
Tricolore — first ball with colour
Poster
Nathalie Le Gall — stylized French Olé
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Footnote
Croatia stunned the world reaching the semi-final in their first WC. Ronaldo's mysterious pre-final convulsion remains unexplained.
Phase 2 adds full squads, group standings, knockout bracket, and every match