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France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina) to win the World Cup on home soil. As of 2024, they are the most recent team to win the tournament on home soil.
The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. [4] Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won.
The tournament featured France as the hosts, Brazil as the winners of the previous World Cup and 30 other teams who emerged from the qualification tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage.
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All the highlights from the famous Final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup France™, which featured two Zinedine Zidane goals in a surprising French romp against Ronaldo and the Brazilians. ...more.
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Jan 1, 2024 · A slot machine, a poll, golf and motor racing feature as FIFA highlights the stats behind France's conquering of their first FIFA World Cup in 1998. Check out the numbers behind France's ...
May 12, 2018 · France began the group stage with a 3-0, pressure-relieving victory against South Africa in Marseille and swept into the knockout rounds on the back of three wins, with nine goals scored. However...
Apr 17, 2002 · France 1998. Zidane torments Brazil in the 1998 final. The World Cup of 1998 was lit up by the best football team France has ever produced. The final itself was anti-climactic thanks to the...
