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France was awarded the 1998 World Cup on 2 July 1992 by the executive committee of FIFA during a general meeting in Zürich, Switzerland. They defeated Morocco by 12 votes to 7. [1] [2] Switzerland withdrew, due to being unable to meet FIFA's requirements.
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament contested by the senior men's teams of the national associations affiliated to FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football).
The World Cup final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. It is a one-off match decided in regulation time. In case of a draw, extra time is used.
Jan 1, 2024 · 1 Jan 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...
Mar 16, 2024 · Watch the highlights from the match between Italy and New Zealand played at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit on Sunday, 20 June 2010. With the FIFA World Cup 26 set to host 16 more teams than...
Story of France '98. The World Cup came back to France after 60 years. The tournament's founding father Jules Rimet would have been proud to see his home country organize and later win what had become a monster event since his influential time way back in 1930.
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Mar 17, 2014 · This paper reviews the FIFA World Cups 1998–2010 with data available from the FIFA website and assesses the performance of each region in relation to the number of World Cup qualifications spots that the region is awarded.
