who won the 1998 football world cup final
1998 FIFA World Cup Final The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by Brazil, who were the defending champions having won the previous FIFA World Cup four years earlier in 1994,[2] and the host nation France, who had reached the final of the tournament for the first time.[3] France won the match 3â€“0 to claim the World Cup for the first time, with the timing of the match two days before Bastille Day adding to the significance of the victory.[4][5] Zinedine Zidane, who was named man of the match, scored twice before half-time and Emmanuel Petit added a third goal in the last minute. The match had an attendance in the region of 75,000.[4]
France at the FIFA World Cup The French team won its first World Cup title in 1998. The tournament was played on home soil and France defeated Brazil 3â€“0 in the final match.[3][4] The tournament was hosted in France once before in 1938, where France was eliminated by defending champions Italy in the quarter finals.