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France won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, defeating defending champions Brazil 3-0 in the final on the 12th of July 1998 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. It was France's first World Cup title, making them the sixth nation to win the tournament on home soil.
Zinedine Zidane scored two goals for France in the 1998 World Cup final, both headers from corners before half-time. Emmanuel Petit added a third goal in stoppage time, assisted by substitute Patrick Vieira.
32 national teams competed in the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals, an expansion from the 24 teams that took part in the previous tournament. The 32-team format meant 64 matches were played across 10 stadiums in 10 host cities.
Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, and South Africa all made their first appearances at a FIFA World Cup in 1998. Croatia reached the semi-finals in their debut tournament and finished third.
Davor Suker of Croatia won the Golden Boot at the 1998 FIFA World Cup after scoring six goals. He scored the winning goal in Croatia's 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in the third-place match, netting in the 36th minute.
Michel Platini, who organised the 1998 World Cup, admitted in 2018 that the draw had been arranged so France and Brazil would be kept in separate halves of the bracket until the final. France was assigned to group position C1 and Brazil to group position A1 before the draw took place, and the bracket structure ensured the two teams could not meet before the final if both topped their groups.