Where was the 1998 FIFA World Cup held?

Where was the 1998 FIFA World Cup held?

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men’s national association football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process.

Who are the players in the 1998 World Cup?

1 Claudio López 2 Mauricio Pineda 3 Javier Zanetti 4 Andreas Herzog 5 Toni Polster 6 Ivica Vastić 7 Luc Nilis 8 Emil Kostadinov 9 Patrick M’Boma 10 Pierre Njanka

What was the official song of the 1998 World Cup?

The official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was ” The Cup of Life ,” aka “La Copa de la Vida” recorded by Ricky Martin. The match ball for the 1998 World Cup, manufactured by Adidas was named the Tricolore, meaning ‘three-coloured’ in French.

Where did Brazil play the Netherlands in the 1998 World Cup?

In the semi-finals, Brazil faced the Netherlands in Marseille. The game finished 1–1 at full-time, Ronaldo scoring just after half-time and Patrick Kluivert equalising for the Netherlands in the 87th minute, and the score remained the same through extra-time.

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 tournament was played in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998 and featured 32 teams divided into eight groups of four.

Where did the 1998 FIFA World Cup bribes come from?

Blazer stated that “we facilitated bribes in conjunction with the selection of the host nation for the 1998 World Cup”. Since France won the selection process it was initially thought the bribery came from its bid committee. It eventually transpired that the bribe payment was from the failed Moroccan bid.