1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the last-16 through to final at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. The top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage. Teams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra-time and penalties if a winner could not be determined.

The first games were played on 27 June 1998 and the final took place on 12 July 1998 in Paris.

Round16
27 June - Paris|fb|BRA|4|fb|CHI|1
28 June - Saint-Denis|fb|NGA|1|fb|DEN|4
29 June - Toulouse|fb|NED|2|fb|FR Yugoslavia|1
30 June - St. Étienne|fb|ARG (pen.)|2 (4)|fb|ENG|2 (3)
27 June - Marseille|fb|ITA|1|fb|NOR|0
28 June - Lens|fb|FRA (a.e.t.)|1|fb|PAR|0
29 June - Montpellier|fb|GER|2|fb|MEX|1
30 June - Bordeaux|fb|ROU|0|fb|CRO|1
3 July - Nantes|fb|BRA|3|fb|DEN|2
4 July - Marseille|fb|NED|2|fb|ARG|1
3 July - Saint-Denis|fb|ITA|0 (3)|fb|FRA (pen.)|0 (4)
4 July - Lyon|fb|GER|0|fb|CRO|3
7 July - Marseille|fb|BRA (pen.)|1 (4)|fb|NED|1 (2)
8 July - Saint-Denis|fb|FRA|2|fb|CRO|1
12 July - Saint-Denis|fb|BRA|0|fb|FRA|3
11 July - Paris|fb|NED|1|fb|CRO|2

Round of 16

Italy vs Norway

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date = 1998-06-27
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|ITA
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8774/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|NOR
goals1 = Vieri goal|18
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
attendance = 55,000
referee = Bernd Heynemann (Germany)

Brazil vs Chile

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date = 1998-06-27
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 4 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8773/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CHI
goals1 = César Sampaio goal|11 goal|27
Ronaldo goal|45+1|pen. goal|70
goals2 = Salas goal|68
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
attendance = 45,500
referee = Marc Batta (France)

France vs Paraguay

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date = 1998-06-28
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 1 – 0 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8776/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|PAR
goals1 = Blanc golden goal|113
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
attendance = 38,100
referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Nigeria vs Denmark

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date = 1998-06-28
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|NGA
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8775/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|DEN
goals1 = Babangida goal|78
goals2 = Møller goal|3
B. Laudrup goal|12
Sand goal|60
Helveg goal|76
stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis
attendance = 77,000
referee = Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Germany vs Mexico

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date = 1998-06-29
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|GER
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8777/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|MEX
goals1 = Klinsmann goal|75
Bierhoff goal|86
goals2 = Hernández goal|47
stadium = Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
attendance = 29,800
referee = Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Netherlands vs Yugoslavia

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date = 1998-06-29
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8778/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|YUG|FR
goals1 = Bergkamp goal|38
Davids goal|90+2
goals2 = Komljenović goal|48
stadium = Stade de Toulouse, Toulouse
attendance = 33,500
referee = José Garcia Aranda (Spain)

Romania vs Croatia

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date = 1998-06-30
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|ROU
score = 0 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8780/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CRO
goals1 =
goals2 = Šuker goal|45+2|pen.
stadium = Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
attendance = 31,800
referee = Javier Castrilli (Argentina)

Argentina vs England

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date = 1998-06-30
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|ARG
score = 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8779/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Batistuta goal|6|pen.
Zanetti goal|45+1
goals2 = Shearer goal|10|pen.
Owen goal|16
stadium = Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
attendance = 30,600
referee = Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Berti pengoal
Crespo penmiss|saved
Verón pengoal
Gallardo pengoal
Ayala pengoal
penaltyscore = 4 – 3
penalties2 = pengoal Shearer
penmiss|saved Ince
pengoal Merson
pengoal Owen
penmiss|saved Batty

Quarter-finals

France vs Italy

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date = 1998-07-03
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8781/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ITA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis
attendance = 77,000
referee = Hugh Dallas (Scotland) penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Zidane pengoal
Lizarazu penmiss|saved
Trezeguet pengoal
Henry pengoal
Blanc pengoal
penaltyscore = 4 – 3
penalties2 = pengoal R. Baggio
penmiss|saved Albertini
pengoal Costacurta
pengoal Vieri
penmiss|hit crossbar Di Biagio

Brazil vs Denmark

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date = 1998-07-03
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 3 – 2
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8782/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|DEN
goals1 = Bebeto goal|11
Rivaldo goal|27 goal|60
goals2 = Jørgensen goal|2
B. Laudrup goal|50
stadium = Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
attendance = 35,500
referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Netherlands vs Argentina

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date = 1998-07-04
time = 16:30
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8784/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|ARG
goals1 = Kluivert goal|12
Bergkamp goal|89
goals2 = López goal|17
stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
attendance = 55,000
referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Germany vs Croatia

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date = 1998-07-04
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|GER
score = 0 – 3
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8783/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CRO
goals1 =
goals2 = Jarni goal|45+3
Vlaović goal|80
Šuker goal|85
stadium = Stade Gerland, Lyon
attendance = 39,100
referee = Rune Pedersen (Norway)

emi-finals

Brazil vs Netherlands

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date = 1998-07-07
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8785/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Ronaldo goal|46
goals2 = Kluivert goal|87
stadium = Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
attendance = 54,000
referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Ronaldo pengoal
Rivaldo pengoal
Emerson pengoal
Dunga pengoal
penaltyscore = 4 – 2
penalties2 = pengoal F. de Boer
pengoal Bergkamp
penmiss|saved Cocu
penmiss|saved R. de Boer

France vs Croatia

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date = 1998-07-08
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8786/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CRO
goals1 = Thuram goal|47 goal|69
goals2 = Šuker goal|46
stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis
attendance = 76,000
referee = José Garcia Aranda (Spain)

Third place match

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date = 1998-07-11
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 1 – 2
report= [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8787/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|CRO
goals1 = Zenden goal|21
goals2 = Prosinečki goal|13
Šuker goal|35
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
attendance = 45,500
referee = Epifanio González (Paraguay)

Final

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date = 1998-07-12
time = 21:00
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 0 – 3
report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8788/report.html (Report)]
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 =
goals2 = Zidane goal|27 goal|45+1
Petit goal|90+3
stadium = Stade de France, Saint-Denis
attendance = 80,000
referee = Said Belqola (Morocco)