Official song of 1998 fifa world cup download

France previously hosted the third edition of the World Cup in 1938. This made France the third country to host two World Cups, after Mexico and Italy in 19 respectively. Switzerland withdrew, due to being unable to meet FIFA's requirements. Croatia, Jamaica, Japan and South Africa made their first appearances in the finals.ДЇrance was awarded the 1998 World Cup on 2 July 1992 by the executive committee of FIFA during a general meeting in ZГјrich, Switzerland. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina) to win the tournament on home soil. The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3вЂ“0 in the final. 64 matches were played in 10 stadiums in 10 host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the newly built Stade de France in the Parisian commune of Saint-Denis. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. Spanning 32 days, it is the longest World Cup tournament ever held. It was the second time that France staged the competition (the first was in 1938) and the ninth time that it was held in Europe. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the second time in the history of the tournament, defeating Morocco in the bidding process.

It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams.

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