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The tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Each team was required to submit a squad of 22 players – numbered sequentially from 1 to 22 – from whom they would select their teams for each match at the tournament, with the final squads to be submitted by 1 June 1998.
France's win was their first World Cup title, becoming the seventh out of – as of 2022 – eight different countries to win the tournament. They also became the sixth team to win the competition as hosts and the first since Argentina in 1978 .
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The win gave France their first World Cup title, becoming the sixth national team after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina to win the tournament on their home soil. They also inflicted the second-heaviest World Cup defeat on Brazil, [ 32 ] later to be topped by Brazil's 7–1 defeat by Germany in the semi-finals of the 2014 ...
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 ...
Oct 13, 2013 · Finals Squad: On May 12 1998, Glenn Hoddle named a provisional squad of thirty for a Wembley friendly with Saudi Arabia, and this squad was then due to fly out to La Manga, Spain, whereupon decisions would be made to cut eight players from the final squad.
Jun 8, 2018 · The man leading the current French national team is Didier Deschamps, who captained the World Cup-winning 1998 squad.
Apr 17, 2002 · Croatia beat Holland in the third-place play-off and their star striker Davor Suker won the Golden Boot with six goals. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites....
