France to host the 1998 World Cup.This the second time for the French after 1938. Already became the host, they also came out as champions after frustrate Brazil 3-0 in the final. French beat Morocco to host this grand event held in ten stadiums in nine cities.The stadium even purposely constructed to show the top party, namely the Stade de France. The championship format changed from the previous time. The number of teams becomes greater. FIFA allocate 32 countries to participate, including the host. The 32 teams were divided into eight groups. Only the champion and runner-up group who got a ticket to compete in the big 16.Golden goal system first enacted here, where each team scored in the first extra round is declared the winner directly without waiting time is over. Like the previous World Cup which is always filled with "new faces". France 1998 arrival of Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, and South Africa as a debutant. Croatia even made a surprise by becoming the third best in the tournament.
New stars emerge at these games. Young people of Liverpool Michael Owen shocked the world with his performance. He scored a beautiful goal in the last 16 when England contra Argentina. Davor Suker led Croatia to the semifinals and scored six goals, the highest throughout the tournament. And the most spectacular is the appearance playmaker Les Bleus, Zinedine Zidane. Glories of France during the tournament closed with Zidane in the final two goals that brought down Brazil.
In addition, some cases also appear. England midfielder David Beckham has been criticized in the country as being a cause of his team's defeat over Argentina. He jammed Argentine Diego Simeone and was given a red card by referee Kim Milton Nielsen of Denmark. There are also cases of Brazilian striker Ronaldo, who reportedly exposed overnight before the final epilepsy.
Although plagued by problems and the team lost in the final, Ronaldo crowned FIFA as the best player of this event. While the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper stolen French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.
World Cup Result:
| Host: France Number of participants: 32 Champion: France Number of matches: 64 Total goals: 171 | -- | Average score: 2.67 Total audience: 2.7851 million Average viewers: 43 517 Top scorer: Davor Suker (CRO) 6 goals Best player: Ronaldo (BRA) |
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