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	Welcome to World Cup Years!
		An expanded, 32 team, tournament, the 1998 World Cup, held in France, saw an end to first round groups where 3 or 4 of the reams advanced, now there would simply be 8 groups with the top 2 in each group advancing.
		The world’s top striker, however, didn’t perform on the night and nearly all the Brazilian side was lacking the magic they had shown throughout the world cup.
		France won the match 3-0 and the World cup was won by the host nation France sparking a week of celebrations, led by Michel Platini, organiser of the world cup, and France’s greatest ever player, robbed of the world’s greatest prize 16 years before.
	www.worldcupyears.com /years/1998overview.shtml (1054 words)

	EF Soccer History - World Cup 1998 France
		The 1998 World Cup started off with former World Champion Brazil against the relatively unproven Scotland.
		Former World Cup finalist Italy were victorious in this group, followed by Chile.
		Another similarity from the 1994 World Cup is Germany's elimination at the quarterfinals by a Balkan nation (this time it was Croatia).
	www.expertfootball.com /history/world_cup_1998.php (1434 words)

	CBC.ca - Sports - World Cup 2006 - Stars - 1998 France
		Dreamt up by two noble Frenchman, Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay, the World Cup was first staged in Uruguay in 1930 and didn't take place in France, the country in which it was gloriously conceived, until 1938 at the third time of asking.
		Global interest and marketing aside, the biggest change was the sheer size of the World Cup: whereas 37 nations around the World competed for one of 15 spots in the 1938 finals, 174 countries tired to secure one of the 32 spots up for grabs in 1998.
		After a 68-year wait, France, the country that bequeathed the World Cup to the world, were champions of the world as the cup had finally come "home." And somewhere, Jules Rimet and Henri Delaunay were smiling.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/worldcup2006/history/events/1998.html (2714 words)

	World Cup 2006 \| Reuters.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Slow, lumbering, unable to control the easiest of passes and playing as if he vaguely remembered the game although was not absolutely certain what it was all about, Ronaldo was the worst player in Brazil's team that opened their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 win over Croatia at the Olympiastadion.
		Eight years ago, after being taken ill in the night before the World Cup final against France in circumstances that have never been fully explained, Ronaldo gave a detached performance at the Stade de France in Paris as France won the World Cup for the first time by beating Brazil 3-0.
		After winning all seven games to lift the World Cup for the fifth time in 2002 they have become the first team to win eight successive matches in the finals.
	worldcup.reuters.com /home/news/usnL13367093.html (618 words)

	1998 World Cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		As is often the case with the FIFA World Cup, the opening round threw up its fair share of surprises, with certain favorites having to make way for a few unfancied lesser lights in the second round.
		Entering their first FIFA World Cup since the former Yugoslavia had been divided into separate states, Miroslav Blazevic's checkered-shirted heroes upset Germany 3-0 in the quarter-final before stunning the home crowd when golden boot winner Davor Suker gave them the lead after the break against France.
		The final whistle from Moroccan referee Belqola, the first African ever to officiate at a FIFA World Cup final, was the signal for the entire population to indulge in raptures of delight.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1998.htm (793 words)

	Brazil in the 1998 World Cup
		As the champion of the 1994 World Cup, Brazil didn't have to dispute Qualifying for the 1998 tournament in France.
		Ronaldo stood out not only from the other Brazilian players, but also from all other players in the world; Ronaldo was elected by FIFA the best player in the world in 1996 and in 1997.
		In the two matches in the World Cup between the teams, Holland had won in 1974 and Brazil had won in 1994.
	www.v-brazil.com /culture/sports/world-cup/1998-France.html (1121 words)

	World Cup France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Extensive arrangements have to be made to enable millions of fans to watch the matches at home on their television screens.
		The 1998 World Cup involved 32 teams playing in 64 matches over the course of four hot weeks in June and July, across France in cities that included Bordeaux, Paris, Lens, Lyon, Marseille, Monpellier, Nantes, Touluose, St. Denis and St. Etienne.
		At the Stade de France, France beat the four-time World Cup champion with a score of 3 0.
	www.aggreko.com /eventservices/portfolio/World-Cup-France.asp (283 words)

	World Cup: U.S. eliminated from Cup after 2-1 loss to Iran.
		World Cup: U.S. eliminated from Cup after 2-1 loss to Iran.
		The result, however, was similar as the United States returned to Third World status as a soccer power -- at least at this World Cup.
		The victory was Iran's first in World Cup history, and it came over the team that represents a country routinely referred to in Iran as The Great Satan.
	www.soccertimes.com /worldcup/1998/games/jun21.htm (1122 words)

	The Sporting News: History of the World Cup
		The Brazilians won with a style and artistry reminiscent of their past champions and overcame the cool efficiency of the Germans, who were undone by a blunder from the world's best goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn.
		Appropriately, the greatest of all Brazilian players, Pele, handed over the golden World Cup trophy to captain Cafu as fireworks and streamers flew from a stage on the field and teammates bounced up and down in a sea of silver confetti.
		Thousands of flashbulbs went off as the first World Cup in Asia ended in a much more satisfying way for Brazil and Ronaldo than in '98, when he was ill before the game and played poorly in a 3-0 loss to host France.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldcup.html (995 words)

	Planet World Cup - 1998 - Story of France '98
		The hosts hadn't played in a World Cup since 1986 and the home fans were cautious in their predictions before the tournament, but after three comfortable wins in the first round the football temperature reached fever heights.
		Only two goals were conceded in the whole tournament as France captured their first ever World Cup title with a convincing 3-0 win over Brazil in the final.
		Zidane stepped up and wrote his name in with golden letters in World Cup history with two headed goals in the final - which was the heaviest defeat Brazil has suffered in World Cup history.
	www.planetworldcup.com /CUPS/1998/wc98story.html (915 words)

	ATL World Cup Soccer. All the top world soccer news daily. News from international soccer. World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, ...
		World Cup 2006, Euro 2004, champion's league, premiership football, bundesliga, serie a, j-league.
		Bayern Munich's hopes of lifting the German Cup for a third successive season went up in smoke as Alemannia Aachen produced the shock of the season with a 4-2 win to eliminate the holders at the last 16 stage.
		Fabio Cannavaro showed that he is far from infallible despite being the 2006 World Player of the Year and was to blame for two of Recreativo Huelva's goals in their shock 3-0 win at Real Madrid.
	www.wldcup.com (730 words)

	OmniSkore Coverage - 1998 World Cup
		France, jumping with their coach (and former World Champion) Jerome David in place of the injured Davide Moi, posted a 22, besting the previous high of the round by one point.
		After two days of the World Cup, the US of A is leading in 4-way and the Russians are leading in 8-way.
		It is quite apparent that the world is watching this one, and we wish you could all be here to see it.
	www.omniskore.com /comp/1998/world_cup/world_cup_tidbits.htm (3991 words)

	CBC.ca - Sports - World Cup 2006 - ZIDANE'S LAST STAND
		He led his country to victory in the 1998 World Cup on home soil and the 2000 European Championship in the Netherlands.
		It was at the 1998 World Cup in France that Zidane cemented his legend, leading the home side to soccer's biggest crown by scoring two goals against Brazil in the final.
		The son of Algerian immigrants from the rough and tumble streets of Marseilles was celebrated as a national hero and suddenly became France's favourite son.
	www.cbc.ca /sports/worldcup2006/features/zidane.html (859 words)

	1998 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		France won their first title (the 7th nation to win a World Cup), and the first host nation to win the tournament since Argentina did it in 1978.
		Four nations qualified for the World Cup for the first time: Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, and South Africa.
		The format of the competition was different from 1994, as the finals were expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup (293 words)

	History of World Cup: 1998-2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The first ever Asian World Cup was rocked by surprises from the first game, but the final brought together the competition's two most successful nations in the tournament's history.
		The 16th World Cup finally brought the title back to the country where the competition was originally conceived.
		The FIFA World Cup is over and Italy are home wioth the trophy.
	www.ibnlive.com /football/history-of-world-cup-19982002/12521-5.html (517 words)

	Sky Sports - The Best Sport Coverage From Around The World
		Entertainment was back on the agenda for the 1998 World Cup finals as France won an exciting, expanded competition on home soil.
		France, 60 years after previously hosting the World Cup, made home advantage tell by claiming Brazil's title after 32 teams were involved in the finals for the first time.
		Cameroon's Rigobert Song had the distinction of being the first player to be sent off in two World Cup finals after being dismissed against Chile.
	home.skysports.com /worldcup/historyarticle.aspx?hlid=373681 (608 words)

	http://www.KenAston.org - World Cup 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		A curiosity in this World Cup was the introduction of the golden goal rule, the very first golden goal in the history of the World Cup final competition being scored by Frenchman Blanc against Paraguay.
		There were no humiliating score lines and it turned out to be one of the tightest World Cups of all time, which confirmed how tough the international game had become.
		Croatia was having a brilliant World Cup and Davor Suker in particular.
	www.kenaston.org /World_Cup/WorldCup1998.htm (1447 words)

	World Cup 1998 \| Footballclips.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Several minutes after he came as a substitute, he took over the ball, raced for 30-metres, surpassing two defenders, went into the box and scored from a tight angle, a total fluke.
		It's the French World Cup match between Holland and Argentina.
		Brazil in 1998We look back at 1998, and refresh our memories of how Brazil went in the group stages of the tournament and then finally, how they fared going into the last match against France.
	www.footballclips.net /football/world_cup_1998 (199 words)

	1998 World Cup Web Site Access Logs
		During the World Cup the local time was 2 hours ahead of GMT (+0200).
		To ensure the privacy of each individual that visited the World Cup site we have removed all of the client IP addresses and replaced them with a unique integer identifier.
		Otherwise all of the information from the original World Cup access logs is available in the binary log files.
	ita.ee.lbl.gov /html/contrib/WorldCup.html (1586 words)

	World Cup 1998 WARPIG Coverage
		For the World Cup, the tournament rules have been modified to allow paintguns which enhance firing rates beyond individual "intentional" pulls of the trigger, as long as they are not full-automatics and do not fire more than 8.75 shots per second.
		While at previous events, and at present, Scott maintains that their internal tests indicate that their goggles and masks comply fully with the ASTM standards, independent lab tests were not completed prior to the tournament, so their goggles were not allowed on the field.
		In years past, the World Cup has consisted of game fields at Paintball World, and arena (Hyperball, Sup'Air, etc.) style fields and vendors tents next door at "Old Town".
	www.warpig.com /paintball/tournament/npplcup98 (1017 words)

	World Cup France 1998 posters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The FIFA World Cup is certainly one of the most widely followed and most fiercely competitive sporting tournaments in the world.
		Also check out History of the World Cup, Brazil '98, World Cup Stamps '98, and Ronaldo posters on our Soccer Posters page.
		All images contained on this site are property of their respective rights holders, and may not be copied or reproduced without expressed written consent.
	www.sportsposterwarehouse.com /warehouse/worldcup98.htm (150 words)

	World Cup 1998
		But that year when the world turned its eyes to the States for soccer's biggest showcase, we Americans seemed to catch on that, hey, five billion people can't be wrong.
		While the 1998 United States squad is better than their '94 counterparts, the road to the second round is also tougher.
		The U.S. faces Germany, one of the world's elite teams, right off the bat and then has to face offensive powerhouse Yugoslavia after playing Iran in what should be an interesting politically-charged game for both teams.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/worldcup.html (387 words)

	Italy Italy, World Cup Soccer - CBS SportsLine.com
		DUISBURG, Germany -- Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon's presence might be the biggest difference between this Italy team and the one that lost to France at the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship.
		Buffon was a reserve on the 1998 team and was injured for the 2000 tournament.
		Buffon will set another World Cup record if he keeps France scoreless for the first 65 minutes of the final.
	cbs.sportsline.com /worldcup/story/9544753 (542 words)

	ESPNsoccernet.com World Cup 2002: World Cup 1998 (France)
		The furore that blew up before the final is perhaps the biggest scandal in World Cup history and the true facts are yet to be revealed.
		And though pivotal defender Marcel Desailly was sent-off for a horrible foul on Cafu in the 75th minute, France finished the stronger, eventually sealing their win with a breakaway goal from Petit.
		Brazil had been thrashed, their dreams of a fifth World Cup perhaps dying in Ronaldo's hotel room but few could argue with the validity of France as winners.
	worldcup.espnsoccernet.com /story?id=203643 (1369 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Rhapsody in Bleu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		His crowning two-goal performance in the Cup final July 12th turned an unlikely dream into astonishing reality as he led the underdog French national team, Les Bleus, to a 3-0 rout of the supposedly invincible Brazilian soccer machine.
		It appears that France's pride in having this team, ethnically mixed, capture the World Cup for the nation was almost as strong as the thrill of the unexpected victory itself.
		Number 10 is of such importance to Les Bleus that before the tournament his teammates conceded that winning the World Cup was inconceivable without him.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/199805/rhapsody.in.bleu.htm (1538 words)

	CNN/SI from CNN and Sports Illustrated - World Cup '98
		The idea for the World Cup was French in origin.
		The Spanish Soccer Federation on Wednesday confirmed that Javier Clemente's job as national squad coach is safe despite Spain's embarrassingly early exit from the World Cup.
		There was just enough time for some sleep and a quick cleanup before France's World Cup victory party kicked off anew Monday.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup (148 words)

	1998 World Cup
		The judges briefing was conducted on September 17 and 18, 1998 and was led by Ray Williams, the chief judge.
		World Champion Nicolas of France, dressed in a vibrant white and yellow jumpsuit with red trim, starts one of his free rounds with a Pike frontloop exit from rear float as his camera flyer, Claude, films his exit starting from the front float position looking towards the tail.
		To start a free round routine, World Champion Karin and Karsten (Team 604) perform an exit during which camera flyer Karsten, while head-down, holds one of her feet while she is in a Straddle position.
	www.koyn.com /CloudDancer/articles/98CUP.html (10257 words)

	Paint - 1998 World Cup
		The prime position of the World Cup has been earned quite legitimately; by virtue of the number of teams and nations represented, this is the one tournament that can truly boast to be the world's number one.
		Qualification to the semis for the top teams at the World Cup is always a nervous time, with one slip too many depositing you on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
		The UK's sole surviving challengers for the Cup lasted about 10 minutes before the inevitable attack broke through their defences, leaving them helpless amid a rush of marauding yanks (oh, and one Brit) scavenging for the final kills.
	www.paintmagazine.com /wpaint10/worldcup.shtml (4639 words)

	World Cup winner Djorkaeff quits -DAWN - Sport; November 01, 2006
		The 38-year-old Djorkaeff had been due to play for the New York Red Bulls against Washington in the Major League Soccer Eastern Conference semi-finals on Sunday but was unable to do so due to an ankle injury.
		He moved to Inter Milan in 1996 for a successful three-year stint during which he played a key role in the France side that won the World Cup in Paris in 1998.
		Asked what the highlight of his career had been Djorkaeff replied: “Winning the World Cup with France.
	www.dawn.com /2006/11/01/spt15.htm (386 words)

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