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Club North, Fairbanks, Alaska - 1998 MAPCO Cup Standings runningclubnorth.org | Harriers - Pulton Cup Results 1998 bingleyharriers.org.uk | Harriers - Pulton Cup Results 1998 bingleyharriers.co.uk |
The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was contested between Brazil, the world champions and the hosts France. France won 3–0, winning the World Cup for the first time, claiming victory in their own country.
[edit] Route to the final[edit] BrazilBrazil were drawn in Group A for the group stages alongside Scotland, Morocco and Norway. They recorded victories over Scotland (2-1) and Morroco (3-0) to progress but lost their final game 2-1 to Norway. They next faced Group B runners-up Chile in the last-16 and comprehensively won 4-1, Ronaldo and César Sampaio each scoring twice. In the quarter finals they played Denmark, who had also won their previous game 4-1 (against Nigeria) but Brazil won a tight game 3-2. Despite being 1-0 down to a Martin Jorgensen goal in the 2nd minute, Brazil turned the game around in their favour with goals from Bebeto (11) and Rivaldo (27). Brian Laudrup equalised for Denmark after 50 minutes but Brazil won the game 10 minutes later courtesy of a second from Rivaldo. In the semi-finals, Brazil faced the Netherlands in Marseille. The game finished 1-1 at full-time, Ronaldo scoring just after half-time and Patrick Kluivert equalising for the Netherlands in the 87th minute, and the score remained the same through extra-time. The match had to be settled by penalties and it was Brazil that eventually won 4-2 to reach their second successive World Cup final. [edit] FranceFrance were drawn in Group C alongside Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. They started their campaign with an easy 3-0 win over South Africa followed by a convincing 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia. France secured top spot in their group courtesy of a 2-1 win over Denmark with goals from Youri Djorkaeff and Emmanuel Petit. In the second round they faced Group D runners-up Paraguay. France won a close encouter 1-0 in extra time thanks to a golden goal scored by Laurent Blanc. In the quarter-finals France faced Italy who had also scraped through to the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over Norway. A tense match ended 0-0 after extra time and France won 4-3 on penalties after Italy's Luigi Di Biagio struck his penalty onto the crossbar. In the semi-finals, France faced tournament surprise packet Croatia. After a goal-less first half, Croatia took the lead in the first minute of the second half through Davor Suker, his fifth goal of the tournament. France responded immediately with Lilian Thuram scoring his first international goal. Thuram then added a second twenty minutes from time to send France to their first ever World Cup final. The match ended in controversy however when Laurent Blanc was sent off after a skirmish with Croatia's Slaven Bilic. Bilic had sunk down to his knees, seemingly in pain. However, replays showed there was minimal contact between the players. Blanc's expulsion meant he would miss the final. [edit] Match summaryThe build-up was dominated by the fitness of Brazil's star striker, Ronaldo, amid reports that he had suffered a pre-match fit. Zinedine Zidane gave France the lead just before the half-hour mark with a header from an inswinging corner. Only minutes later, Ronaldo was put through on goal by a long ball from Dunga but he could not get the better of the onrushing Fabien Barthez, who collided with the Brazilian striker. Both needed assistance from the squad medics but quickly recovered. Brazil's superstar playmakers Leonardo of AC Milan and Rivaldo of Barcelona were kept quiet by Deschamps and Karembeu. Zidane doubled France's advantage on the stroke of half-time with an almost identical goal. In the second half, Ronaldo had a chance to half the deficit. The ball fell kindly for him inside the Penalty Box, but he could only plant his shot into Barthez's arms. Midfielder Emmanuel Petit wrapped up the scoring in the 90th minute to put the victory beyond all doubt. France had to survive the last 20 minutes with only 10 men with the dismissal of Marcel Desailly; however, this did not affect them much. [edit] Match details
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