1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
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
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 | ||
B | ||
C | ||
D | ||
E | ||
F | ||
G | ||
H |
Bracket
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 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
3 July – Nantes | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
28 June – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
7 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
1 (4) | ||||||||||||||
29 June – Toulouse | ||||||||||||||
1 (2) | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
4 July – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
30 June – Saint-Étienne | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
2 (4) | ||||||||||||||
12 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
2 (3) | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
27 June – Marseille | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
3 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
0 (3) | ||||||||||||||
28 June – Lens | ||||||||||||||
0 (4) | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
8 July – Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
29 June – Montpellier | ||||||||||||||
1 | Third place | |||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
4 July – Lyon | 11 July – Paris | |||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | |||||||||||||
30 June – Bordeaux | ||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
Round of 16
Italy vs Norway
Italy
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Norway
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Brazil vs Chile
Brazil
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Chile
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France vs Paraguay
France
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Paraguay
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Nigeria vs Denmark
Nigeria
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Denmark
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Germany vs Mexico
Germany
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Mexico
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Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia
Netherlands |
2–1 | |
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Bergkamp Davids |
Report | Komljenović |
Netherlands
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Yugoslavia
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Romania vs Croatia
Romania
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Croatia
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Argentina vs England
Argentina |
2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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Batistuta Zanetti |
Report | Shearer Owen |
Penalties | ||
Berti Crespo Verón Gallardo Ayala |
4–3 |
Argentina
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England
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Quarter-finals
Italy vs France
Italy |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
R. Baggio Albertini Costacurta Vieri Di Biagio |
3–4 |
Italy
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France
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Assistant referees:
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Brazil vs Denmark
Brazil
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Denmark
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Assistant referees:
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Netherlands vs Argentina
Netherlands
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Argentina
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Germany vs Croatia
Germany
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Croatia
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Semi-finals
Brazil vs Netherlands
Brazil |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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Ronaldo |
Report | Kluivert |
Penalties | ||
Ronaldo Rivaldo Emerson Dunga |
4–2 |
Brazil
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Netherlands
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France vs Croatia
France
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Croatia
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Assistant referees:
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Third place play-off
Netherlands |
1–2 | |
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Zenden |
Report | Prosinečki Šuker |
Netherlands
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Croatia
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Assistant referees:
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Final
Brazil
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France
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Assistant referees:
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