# Canonical recap data for 1998 World Cup Final (1998)
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slug: 1998-world-cup
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1998/1998-world-cup"
title: 1998 World Cup Final
subtitle: France's triumphant home victory over Brazil captured global attention and established a new football dynasty.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1998-07-12
datePrecision: day
year: 1998
decade: 1990
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The 1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial football competition organised by FIFA for the men's national teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 12 July 1998, and was contested by Brazil and
summaryLong: The 1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial football competition organised by FIFA for the men's national teams of its member associations. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 12 July 1998, and was contested by Brazil and France. 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. En route to the final, Brazil finished first in Group A, with two wins and one defeat, after which they beat Chile in the round of 16, Denmark in the quarter-finals and the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. France finished top of Group C with three wins, before defeating Paraguay in the round of 16, Italy in the quarter-final, and Croatia in the semi-final. The final took place in front of 80,000 supporters, with an estimated 1.3 billion watching on television, and was refereed by Said Belqola from Morocco.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1998 FIFA World Cup final"
importance: 80
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: ""
  title: 1998 World Cup Final
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: The 1998 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th edition of the quadrennial football competition organised by FIFA for the
wikidataQid: Q585295
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20060913000000/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_Final"
  capturedAt: 2006-09-13
  label: 1998 World Cup Final
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final"
