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- 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.
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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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Jan 1, 2024 · Thirteen seconds is all it took between Christophe Dugarry receiving the ball inside France’s box and Emmanuel Petit, inside the opposite one, finishing off a breakneck counter – and Brazil.
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.
The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3–0 in the final. 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.
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...
Jun 8, 2018 · The man leading the current French national team is Didier Deschamps, who captained the World Cup-winning 1998 squad. He presides over arguably the most talented French squad since the...