1998 FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup international football tournament

The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th edition of the men's international football championship, held in France and won by the host nation for their first world title.

Aliases (2)

1998 FIFA World Cup Final ×2
FIFA World Cup 1998 ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	FIFA World Cup → international football tournament →
bestGoalkeeper	Fabien Barthez →
bestPlayer	Ronaldo →
bestYoungPlayer	Michael Owen →
championCaptain	Didier Deschamps →
championCoach	Aimé Jacquet →
country	France →
defendingChampion	Brazil national football team →
editionNumber	16 →
endDate	1998-07-12 →
fairPlayAward	England national football team → France national football team →
finalCity	Saint-Denis →
finalMatchScore	France 3–0 Brazil →
finalStadium	Stade de France →
fourthPlace	Netherlands national football team →
hostCity	Bordeaux → Lens → Lyon → Marseille → Montpellier NERFINISHED → Nantes NERFINISHED → Paris → Saint-Denis → Saint-Étienne NERFINISHED → Toulouse NERFINISHED →
hostCountry	France →
hostSelectionDate	1992-07-02 →
hostSelectionEvent	1992 FIFA Congress in Zürich →
introducedFormat	32-team finals tournament →
mascot	Footix →
nextEdition	2002 FIFA World Cup →
numberOfConfederations	5 →
numberOfGoals	171 →
numberOfHostCities	10 →
numberOfMatches	64 →
numberOfTeams	32 →
numberOfVenues	10 →
officialMatchBall	Adidas Tricolore →
openingMatch	Brazil vs Scotland →
openingMatchScore	Brazil 2–1 Scotland →
organizer	FIFA →
previousEdition	1994 FIFA World Cup →
runnerUp	Brazil national football team →
startDate	1998-06-10 →
thirdPlace	Croatia national football team →
topScorer	Davor Šuker →
topScorerGoals	6 →
totalAttendance	2785100 →
winner	France national football team →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saint-Étienne → Stade de France → Stade de France ("1998 FIFA World Cup Final") → Stade de la Mosson →	hostedEvent
Iván Zamorano → Jay-Jay Okocha → Patrick Vieira → Rashidi Yekini →	participatedIn
Claudio López → Finidi George → Luis Hernández →	participantIn
Cuauhtémoc Blanco → Dennis Bergkamp → Sunday Oliseh →	playedInTournament
Stade Vélodrome → Stadium de Toulouse →	hostedTournament
South Africa national football team →	firstWorldCupAppearance
Steve Sampson →	managedTournament
1994 FIFA World Cup →	nextEdition
Nwankwo Kanu →	participatedInTournament
2002 FIFA World Cup →	previousEdition
Zinedine Zidane ("1998 FIFA World Cup Final") →	scoredInFinal
Stade de France →	wasBuiltFor
Patrick Vieira →	winnerOf
Thierry Henry ("FIFA World Cup 1998") →	wonCompetition
Zinedine Zidane →	worldCupWinner