France 98 ( Final ) France VS Brazil 3-0

^ Brazil, the beaten finalists. Back row from left: Taffarel, Cesar Sampaio, Rivaldo, Aldair, Junior Baiano and Cafu. Front row from left: Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Leonardo, Bebeto and Dunga

^ France, the 1998 World Cup winners. Their line-up in the final. Back row from left: Zidane, Desailly, Leboeuf, Thuram, Guivarc'h and Petit. Front row from left: Karembeu, Djorkaeff, Deschamps, Barthez and Lizarazu.

^ Heavily criticized before the World Cup, coach Aime Jacquet now had his time of revenge. Here carried around the field holding the cup aloft.

^ A proud captain Didier Deschamps with Zidane and the trophy on a lap of honour.

^ Emmanuel Petit races clear to score France's third goal in the dying seconds of the match. The largest winning margin in a World Cup final since Brazil themselves outplayed Italy in 1970.

^ None of the creative Brazilian players produced anything in the first half. Leonardo was substituted at half time. Here challenged by Bixente Lizarazu.

^ Zidane with the ball attacked by Roberto Carlos. No Brazilians were able to cope with the elegant Frenchman in the final. It became the most one-sided final in modern times.

^ Zinedine Zidane outjumps Leonardo and heads France in front in the final. Zizou was never regarded as a particularly good player in the air, but having scored two headed goals in the final most people had to reconsider that.

^ Barthez and Ronaldo crashing into eachother in the final. Brazil found no way through the French defensive wall.

^ Rivaldo failed to connect well with Bebeto and Ronaldo in the final. Here challenged by Djorkaeff.

France 98 ( Bronzematch ) Croatia VS Holland 2-1

>> Croatia VS Holland

^ Davor Suker, the topscorer of World Cup 1998, celebrating with the Croatian flag on a lap of honour after the bronzematch where he scored the winning goal.

^ Just like Sweden in 1994, Croatia quite surprisingly ended up with the bronzemedals. Here Boban and Seedorf.

France 98 ( Semifinals )

^ Brazil VS Holland - Patrick Kluivert pops up between the Brazilian centerbacks to head home the Dutch equalizer a minute from time in the semifinal. Extratime and penalties followed with Holland once again ending up on the losing side.

^ Taffarel saves the attempt from Phillip Cocu and Brazil have the advantage in the penalty shoot-out. Taffarel later saved from Ronald de Boer as well and Brazil could book yet another place in the World Cup final.

^ France VS Croatia - Lilian Thuram had never previously scored for France before he scored twice in the semifinal against Croatia. He looks as if he still can't believe it.

^ Zinedine Zidane with perfect control despite Croatia's Mario Stanic attempt of tackling him. Zizou was world class in the latter stages of the tournament.

^ Laurent Blanc was sent off for pushing Slaven Bilic in the penalty area before a corner. The referee read it as a knock in the face which Bilic made it look like when he fell to the ground as if Mike Tyson had slaughtered him.

France 98 ( Qualterfinals )

^ Rivaldo on the ball with full control dancing through the Danish defence.

^ Rivaldo emerged as one of the most entertaining players in the World Cup. He scored the matchwinning goal in this quarterfinal against Denmark with a long range effort.

^ Italy out of the World Cup on penalties for the third time in a row. This time to France. Roberto Baggio was a member of all those teams, but scored in this shoot-out. Demetrio Albertini (on the ground) missed his attempt.

^ Ariel Ortega is sent off for head-butting the Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar. It was a clumsy and unnecessary action from the little wizard who had played remarkably well throughout the tournament.

^ Jürgen Klinsmann walks off the pitch after losing 3-0 to Croatia in the quarterfinals. At least this time Germany did not have a team with potential to win the World Cup. The defeat to Bulgaria four years earlier must have been more painful. Goalkeeper Andreas Köpke and Jörg Heinrich also know time is up.

France 98 ( Second Round )

^ Overmars trying to get past Petrovic.

^ Gheorge Hagi was one of the stars of the '94 World Cup, but four years later in France, he was only a shadow of his old self. Here battling with Zvonimir Boban.

^ Alessandro Del Piero shielding the ball against Norway's Dan Eggen. The game ended 1-0 to the Italians.

^ Jürgen Klinsmann was still going strong at 34 and delivered a fine World Cup for the ageing German team. Outplayed by Mexico for most of the match, Berti Vogts' men recovered from one goal down to win 2-1. Klinsmann scores the equalizer in the picture.

^ Michael Laudrup was brilliant for Denmark against Nigeria. Okocha and Oliseh are having all sorts of problems dealing with the legendary Dane who ended his career after France 98.

^ Ronaldo is crowded out by the Chilean defence in this South American second round match. Brazil controlled the game early on and won 4-1 with Ronaldo getting two goals in what was arguably his best game of the tournament.

^ Disaster for England. Referee Nielsen sends off David Beckham for his clumsy challenge on Diego Simeone. Gary Neville (12) knows the task of winning is even tougher now.

^ Michael Owen has just scored his famous solo-goal against Argentina and England are 2-1 up already after fifteen minutes. Beckham joins in the celebration.

France 98 ( First Round )

^ Gabriel Batistuta celebrating one of his three goals against Jamaica. Batigol became the first man in World Cup history to score a hat-trick in multiple tournaments.

^ Argentina's Ariel Ortega celebrating one of his two goals against Jamaica.

^ David Beckham curls in this free-kick against Colombia. It was his first international goal and England virtually secured a place in the second round.

^ Carlos Valderrama couldn't sparkle Colombia enough to go through, but he did win the "Best Hair" award as always.

^ Predrag Mijatovic and Lothar Matthäus battle for possession in this first round 2-2 draw. Matthäus came on to break a new record for most appearances in WC history. This was his 22nd which took him past Maradona, Zmuda and Seeler. He eventually stopped at 25.

^ Andreas Möller scores an early goal against the United States. Germany went on to win 2-0.

^ South Korea was sent home from the World Cup yet again without a win. Dennis Bergkamp and Holland put five balls in the Korean net.

^ Thierry Henry was a new face for most people when he showed up at the World Cup. He knocked in three goals, one of them this neat chip against South Africa.

^Christian Vieri celebrating one of his two goals against Cameroon in the 3-0 win. Vieri's appetite for goals made the whole of Italy dream about a fourth World Cup triumph.

^ Marcelo Salas rises high to head home the 1-1 equalizer for Chile against Italy. Fabio Cannavaro is beaten in the air in this match which ended 2-2 with Salas also scoring his country's second goal.

^ Ronaldo scored his first World Cup goal against Morocco and set up another one in this 3-0 win.

^ Much was expected from Ronaldo when he entered the field on the opening day of the tournament to face Scotland. He caused all sorts of problems with his powerful style, here keeping Boyd and Collins busy

^ Scotland gave everything they had against Brazil. Burley and Collins here closing down Roberto Carlos in this opening match of the 16th World Cup

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Croatia 1998 H

1 GK Drazen Ladic 01 Jan 1963 Croatia Zagreb

2 FW Petar Krpan 01 Jul 1974 NK Osijek

3 MD Anthony Seric 15 Jan 1979 Hajduk Split

4 DF Igor Stimac 06 Sep 1967 Derby County (ENG)

5 DF Goran Juric 05 Feb 1963 Croatia Zagreb

6 DF Slaven Bilic 11 Sep 1968 Everton (ENG)

7 MD Aljosa Asanovic 14 Dec 1965 Napoli (ITA)

8 MD Robert Prosinecki 12 Jan 1969 Croatia Zagreb 1990

9 FW Davor Suker 01 Jan 1968 Real Madrid (SPA) 1990

10 MD Zvonimir Boban 08 Oct 1968 AC Milan (ITA)

11 MD Silvio Maric 20 Mar 1975 Croatia Zagreb

12 GK Marjan Mrmic 06 May 1965 Besiktas (TUR)

13 MD Mario Stanic 10 Apr 1972 Parma (ITA)

14 DF Zvonimir Soldo 02 Nov 1967 VfB Stuttgart (GER)

15 DF Igor Tudor 16 Apr 1978 Hajduk Split

16 FW Adrian Kozniku 27 Oct 1967 SC Bastia (FRA)

17 DF Robert Jarni 26 Oct 1968 Real Betis (SPA) 1990

18 DF Zoran Mamic 30 Sep 1971 VfL Bochum (GER)

19 FW Goran Vlaovic 07 Aug 1972 Valencia (SPA)

20 DF Dario Simic 12 Nov 1975 Croatia Zagreb

21 MD Krunoslav Jurcic 26 Nov 1969 Croatia Zagreb

22 GK Vladimir Vasilj 06 Jul 1975 Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Coach: Miroslav Blazevic 10 Feb 1935

Argentina 1998 H

1 GK Carlos Roa 15 Aug 1969 Real Mallorca (SPA)

2 DF Roberto Ayala 14 Apr 1973 Napoli (ITA)

3 DF Jose Chamot 17 May 1969 Lazio (ITA) 1994

4 DF Hector Pineda 13 Jul 1975 Udinese (ITA)

5 MD Matias Almeyda 21 Dec 1973 Lazio (ITA)

6 DF Roberto Sensini 12 Oct 1966 Parma (ITA) 1990,94

7 FW Claudio Lopez 17 Jul 1974 Valencia (SPA)

8 MD Diego Simeone 28 Apr 1970 Internazionale (ITA) 1994

9 FW Gabriel Batistuta 01 Feb 1969 AC Fiorentina (ITA) 1994

10 FW Ariel Ortega 04 Mar 1974 Valencia (SPA) 1994

11 MD Juan Veron 09 Mar 1975 Sampdoria (ITA)

12 GK German Burgos 16 Apr 1969 River Plate

13 DF Pablo Paz 27 Jan 1973 CD Tenerife (SPA)

14 DF Nelson Vivas 18 Oct 1969 Lugano (SWI)

15 MD Leonardo Astrada 06 Jan 1970 River Plate

16 MD Sergio Berti 17 Feb 1969 River Plate

17 GK Pablo Cavallero 13 Apr 1974 Velez Sarsfield

18 FW Abel Balbo 01 Jun 1966 AS Roma (ITA) 1990,94

19 FW Hernan Crespo 05 Jul 1975 Parma (ITA)

20 MD Marcelo Gallardo 18 Jan 1976 River Plate

21 FW Marcelo Delgado 24 Mar 1973 Racing Club

22 DF Javier Zanetti 10 Aug 1973 Internazionale (ITA)

Coach: Daniel Passarella 25 May 1953

England 1998 G

1 GK David Seaman 19 Sep 1963 Arsenal 1990

2 DF Sol Campbell 18 Sep 1974 Tottenham Hotspur

3 DF Graeme Le Saux 17 Oct 1968 Chelsea

4 MD Paul Ince 21 Oct 1967 Liverpool

5 DF Tony Adams 10 Oct 1966 Arsenal

6 DF Gareth Southgate 03 Sep 1970 Aston Villa

7 MD David Beckham 02 May 1975 Manchester United

8 MD David Batty 02 Dec 1968 Newcastle United

9 FW Alan Shearer 13 Aug 1970 Newcastle United

10 FW Teddy Sheringham 02 Apr 1966 Manchester United

11 MD Steve McManaman 11 Feb 1972 Liverpool

12 DF Gary Neville 18 Feb 1975 Manchester United

13 GK Nigel Martyn 11 Aug 1966 Leeds United

14 MD Darren Anderton 03 Mar 1972 Tottenham Hotspur

15 MD Paul Merson 20 Mar 1968 Middlesbrough

16 MD Paul Scholes 16 Nov 1974 Manchester United

17 MD Robert Lee 01 Feb 1966 Newcastle United

18 DF Martin Keown 24 Jul 1966 Arsenal

19 FW Les Ferdinand 18 Dec 1966 Tottenham Hotspur

20 FW Michael Owen 14 Dec 1979 Liverpool

21 DF Rio Ferdinand 07 Nov 1978 West Ham United

22 GK Tim Flowers 03 Feb 1967 Blackburn Rovers

Coach: Glenn Hoddle 27 Oct 1957

Romania 1998 G

1 GK Dumitru Stingaciu 09 Aug 1964 Kocaelispor (TUR)

2 DF Dan Petrescu 22 Dec 1967 Chelsea (ENG) 1994

3 DF Christian Dulca 25 Oct 1972 Rapid Bucharest

4 DF Anton Dobos 13 Oct 1965 AEK Athens (GRE)

5 MD Constantin Galca 08 Mar 1972 Español (SPA) 1994

6 MD Gheorghe Popescu 09 Oct 1967 Galatasaray (TUR) 1990,94

7 FW Marius Lacatus 05 Apr 1964 Steaua Bucharest 1990

8 MD Dorinel Munteanu 25 Jun 1968 1.FC Cologne (GER) 1994

9 FW Viorel Moldovan 08 Jul 1972 Coventry City (ENG) 1994

10 MD Gheorghe Hagi 05 Feb 1965 Galatasaray (TUR) 1990,94

11 FW Adrian Ilie 22 Apr 1974 Valencia (SPA)

12 GK Bogdan Stelea 05 Dec 1967 UD Salamanca (SPA) 1990,94

13 DF Liviu Ciobotariu 26 Mar 1971 National Bucharest

14 FW Radu Niculescu 02 Mar 1975 National Bucharest

15 MD Lucian Marinescu 24 Jun 1972 Rapid Bucharest

16 MD Gabriel Popescu 25 Dec 1973 UD Salamanca (SPA)

17 MD Ilie Dumitrescu 06 Jan 1969 Atlante (MEX) 1990,94

18 DF Iulian Filipescu 29 Mar 1974 Galatasaray (TUR)

19 MD Ovidiu Stanga 05 Dec 1972 PSV Eindhoven (NED) 1994

20 DF Tibor Selymes 14 May 1970 RSC Anderlecht (BEL) 1994

21 FW Gheorghe Craioveanu 14 Feb 1968 Real Sociedad (SPA)

22 GK Florin Prunea 08 Aug 1968 Dinamo Bucharest 1994

Coach: Anghel Iordanescu 04 May 1950

Germany 1998 F

1 GK Andreas Köpke 12 Mar 1962 Olympique Marseille (FRA) 1990,94

2 DF Christian Wörns 10 May 1972 Bayer Leverkusen

3 MD Jörg Heinrich 06 Dec 1969 Borussia Dortmund

4 DF Jürgen Kohler 06 Oct 1965 Borussia Dortmund 1990,94

5 DF Thomas Helmer 21 Apr 1965 Bayern Munich 1994

6 DF Olaf Thon 01 May 1966 Schalke 04 1986,90

7 MD Andreas Möller 02 Sep 1967 Borussia Dortmund 1990,94

8 DF Lothar Matthäus 21 Mar 1961 Bayern Munich 1982,86,90,94

9 FW Ulf Kirsten 04 Dec 1965 Bayer Leverkusen 1994

10 MD Thomas Hässler 30 May 1966 Karlsruher SC 1990,94

11 FW Olaf Marschall 19 Mar 1966 1.FC Kaiserslautern

12 GK Oliver Kahn 15 Jun 1969 Bayern Munich 1994

13 MD Jens Jeremies 05 Mar 1974 TSV Munich 1860

14 DF Markus Babbel 08 Sep 1972 Bayern Munich

15 MD Steffen Freund 19 Jan 1970 Borussia Dortmund

16 MD Dietmar Hamann 27 Aug 1973 Bayern Munich

17 MD Christian Ziege 01 Feb 1972 AC Milan (ITA)

18 FW Jürgen Klinsmann 30 Jul 1964 Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 1990,94

19 DF Stefan Reuter 16 Oct 1966 Borussia Dortmund 1990

20 FW Oliver Bierhoff 01 May 1968 Udinese (ITA)

21 MD Michael Tarnat 27 Oct 1969 Bayern Munich

22 GK Jens Lehmann 10 Nov 1969 Schalke 04

Coach: Berti Vogts 30 Dec 1946

Mexico 1998 E

1 GK Jorge Campos 15 Oct 1966 U.N.A.M. 1994

2 DF Claudio Suarez 17 Dec 1968 Guadalajara 1994

3 DF Joel Sanchez 17 Aug 1974 Guadalajara

4 MD German Villa 02 Apr 1973 America

5 DF Duilio Davino 21 Mar 1976 America

6 MD Marcelino Bernal 27 May 1962 Monterrey 1994

7 MD Ramon Ramirez 05 Dec 1969 Guadalajara 1994

8 MD Alberto Garcia Aspe 11 May 1967 America 1994

9 FW Ricardo Pelaez 14 Mar 1964 America

10 FW Luis Garcia 01 Jun 1969 Atlante 1994

11 FW Cuauhtemoc Blanco 17 Jan 1973 Necaxa

12 GK Oswaldo Sanchez 21 Sep 1973 America

13 DF Pavel Pardo 26 Jul 1976 Atlas

14 MD Raul Lara 28 Feb 1973 America

15 FW Luis Hernandez 22 Dec 1968 Necaxa

16 DF Isaac Terrazas 23 Jan 1973 America

17 FW Francisco Palencia 28 Apr 1973 Cruz Azul

18 DF Salvador Carmona 22 Aug 1975 Toluca

19 MD Braulio Luna 08 Sep 1974 U.N.A.M.

20 MD Jaime Ordiales 23 Dec 1962 Toluca

21 FW Jesus Arellano 08 May 1973 Guadalajara

22 GK Oscar Perez 01 Feb 1973 Cruz Azul

Coach: Manuel Lapuente 05 May 1944

Netherland 1998 E

1 GK Edwin van der Sar 29 Oct 1970 Ajax 1994
2 DF Michael Reiziger 03 May 1973 Barcelona (SPA)
3 DF Jaap Stam 17 Jul 1972 PSV Eindhoven
4 DF Frank de Boer 15 May 1970 Ajax 1994
5 DF Arthur Numan 14 Dec 1969 PSV Eindhoven 1994
6 MD Wim Jonk 12 Oct 1966 PSV Eindhoven 1994
7 MD Ronald de Boer 15 May 1970 Ajax 1994
8 FW Dennis Bergkamp 10 May 1969 Arsenal (ENG) 1994
9 FW Patrick Kluivert 01 Jul 1976 AC Milan (ITA)
10 MD Clarence Seedorf 01 Apr 1976 Real Madrid (SPA)
11 MD Phillip Cocu 29 Oct 1970 PSV Eindhoven
12 MD Boudewijn Zenden 15 Aug 1976 PSV Eindhoven
13 DF Andre Ooijer 11 Jul 1974 PSV Eindhoven
14 FW Marc Overmars 29 Mar 1973 Arsenal (ENG) 1994
15 DF Winston Bogarde 22 Oct 1970 Barcelona (SPA)
16 MD Edgar Davids 13 Mar 1973 Juventus (ITA)
17 FW Pierre van Hooijdonk 29 Nov 1969 Nottingham Forest (ENG)
18 GK Ed de Goey 20 Dec 1966 Chelsea (ENG) 1994
19 MD Giovanni van Bronckhorst 05 Feb 1975 Feyenoord
20 MD Aron Winter 01 Mar 1967 Internazionale (ITA) 1990,94
21 FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 27 Mar 1972 Leeds United (ENG)
22 GK Ruud Hesp 31 Oct 1965 Barcelona (SPA)
Coach: Guus Hiddink 08 Nov 1946