The 1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage covers the games from the second round through to the 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 after 90 minutes.
Qualified teams edit
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Brazil
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 Norway
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| B |  Italy
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 Chile
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| C |  France
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 Denmark
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| D |  Nigeria
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 Paraguay
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| E |  Netherlands
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 Mexico
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| F |  Germany
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 FR Yugoslavia
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| G |  Romania
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 England
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| H |  Argentina
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 Croatia
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Bracket edit
The first games were played on 27 June 1998, and the final took place on 12 July 1998 in Paris.
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 27 June – Paris | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
| Chile | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 30 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina (p) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 12 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| England | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 28 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
| France (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
| France (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 29 June – Montpellier | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 July – Lyon | 11 July – Paris | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||
| 30 June – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 3 | Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Romania | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16 edit
Italy vs Norway edit
Christian Vieri scored his fifth goal of the finals and the only one of the game in the 18th minute with exquisite precision, bursting on to Luigi Di Biagio's pass 40 yards from goal. Norway had their moments but failed to finish as Gianluca Pagliuca made some brilliant saves.[1]
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Brazil vs Chile edit
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France vs Paraguay edit
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Germany vs Mexico edit
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Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia edit
Just three minutes after Slobodan Komljenović scored the equalizer, Predrag Mijatović missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to hit it to the sides due to Edwin van der Sar's reach,[2] the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career.[3] Edgar Davids scored the winning goal for the Netherlands in overtime; Davids, suffering a cramp, had asked to be substituted moments before but Guus Hiddink asked him to stay in the field.[4] An apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and Winston Bogarde in the celebration was explained by Van der Sar as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally choked by Pierre van Hooijdonk.[5]
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Report | Komljenović 48' |
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Romania vs Croatia edit
Croatia's winning penalty goal had to be retaken. Davor Šuker scored both times to extend Croatia's debut World Cup run to the quarter-finals.[6]
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Argentina vs England edit
Argentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides.[7] All four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time.[8] With the score tied at 2–2, David Beckham retaliated after being fouled by Diego Simeone and was sent off. Beckham's teammate Michael Owen subsequently described Beckham's act as "childish and unnecessary", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved.[9] In the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first. David Seaman saved Argentina's second penalty from Hernán Crespo to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when Carlos Roa saved from Paul Ince. The tie ended with another Roa save, from David Batty. Batty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken.[10] England had also exited on penalties in the recent UEFA Euro 1996.
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| Batistuta 5' (pen.) Zanetti 45+1' |
Report | Shearer 9' (pen.) Owen 16' |
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Quarter-finals edit
Italy vs France edit
| Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | France |
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| R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio |
3–4 | Zidane Lizarazu Trezeguet Henry Blanc |
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Brazil vs Denmark edit
| Brazil | 3–2 | Denmark |
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| Bebeto 10' Rivaldo 25', 59' |
Report | M. Jørgensen 2' B. Laudrup 50' |
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Germany vs Croatia edit
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Semi-finals edit
Brazil vs Netherlands edit
| Brazil | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands |
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| Ronaldo 46' |
Report | Kluivert 87' |
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| Ronaldo Rivaldo Emerson Dunga |
4–2 | F. de Boer Bergkamp Cocu R. de Boer |
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Third place play-off edit
As both were European teams, this was already set pre-match as the fifth consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third, stretching back to 1982.
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Croatia |
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Report | Prosinečki 14' Šuker 36' |
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Final edit
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References edit
- ^ World Cup 98: Italy punish Norway for their negative approach
- ^ Seedorf dio pistas para el penalti. Mundo Deportivo, 1 July 1998
- ^ "Es el peor momento de mi carrera". El País, 30 June 1998
- ^ Davids pidió el cambio antes de dar el triunfo. Mundo Deportivo, 1 July 1998
- ^ Dutch clean the air. The Irish Times, 1 July 1998
- ^ Urma, Viorel (1 July 1998). "De pena máxima". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Aguilar, Francesc (1 July 1998). "La camiseta reserva de Argentina les da suerte" [Argentina's reserve kit grants them luck]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Perearnau, Francesc (1 July 1998). "'Chico picante'" ['Spice Boy']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Michael Owen still resents David Beckham for 'letting England down' at World Cup vs Argentina". The Independent [London]. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Infamous Penalty Misses For England". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 18 June 2020.