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- 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.
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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.
France defeated holders Brazil 3–0, with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and a stoppage time strike from Emmanuel Petit. 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.
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France's win was their first World Cup title, as they became the seventh different nation to win the tournament. Zidane was named the man of the match, while Ronaldo was awarded the Golden Ball as FIFA's outstanding player of the tournament.
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May 12, 2018 · On July 12, 1998, the France national team created history by winning the country's first -- and, to date, only -- World Cup.
May 15, 2014 · Fittingly, host nation France were to lift the trophy, Aime Jacquet's side gathering unstoppable momentum as the tournament progressed before defeating Brazil 3-0 in a one-sided final at the gleaming 80,000-seat Stade de France.
