1998 World Cup — Final standings.

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The 1998 FIFA World Cup's final classification: 1st France, 2nd Brazil, 3rd Croatia, 4th Netherlands. France won. First 32-team WC. Zidane double in final.

Final classification — 1998

10 June – 12 July 1998 · 32 teams · Expanded to 32 teams

Position	Team
1	France
2	Brazil
3	Croatia
4	Netherlands

First 32-team WC. Zidane double in final.

The final

France 3–0 Brazil at Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Knockout bracket — full results

Round of 16

Italy 1-0 Norway
Brazil 4-1 Chile
France 1-0 Paraguay (a.e.t.)
Nigeria 1-4 Denmark
Germany 2-1 Mexico
Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia
Romania 0-1 Croatia
Argentina 2-2 England (4-3 pens)

Quarterfinals

France 0-0 Italy (4-3 pens)
Brazil 3-2 Denmark
Netherlands 2-1 Argentina
Germany 0-3 Croatia

Semifinals

Brazil 1-1 Netherlands (4-2 pens)
France 2-1 Croatia

Third-place playoff

Croatia 2-1 Netherlands

Final

France 3-0 Brazil

All participating teams (32)

1. France (host)
2. Brazil
3. Croatia
4. Netherlands
5. Argentina
6. Denmark
7. Germany
8. Italy
9. England
10. Mexico
11. Nigeria
12. Norway
13. Paraguay
14. Romania
15. Yugoslavia
16. Belgium
17. Bulgaria
18. Cameroon
19. Chile
20. Colombia
21. Iran
22. Jamaica
23. Japan
24. Morocco
25. Saudi Arabia
26. Scotland
27. South Africa
28. South Korea
29. Spain
30. Tunisia
31. USA
32. Austria

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1998 World Cup — Final standings.

Final classification — 1998

The final

Knockout bracket — full results

All participating teams (32)

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