France won their first World Cup 3-0, with the scheduling of the match two days before Bastille Day adding to the significance of the triumph. Man of the match Zinedine Zidane scored twice before halftime, while Emmanuel Petit added a third goal in the final minute. The only other goal of the game came from an own goal by Australia's Steve Moore.
In total, 56 goals were scored by 16 players over the three matches. There were no red cards shown and there was one penalty taken (by France's Michel Platini). France won the tournament for the first time since 1958. This is the highest number of goals scored at a single World Cup finals tournament until 2014 when Brazil scored seven goals against Colombia.
Here are the names of the all-time top ten scorers at the World Cup: Zidane, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Marco van Basten, Ronald Koeman, Peter Schmeichel, Pelé, Roberto Baggio, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo.
Zidane went on to become one of the greatest players in French football history and he remains the most successful player in World Cup finals history with his second place medal. He also became the first player to score in five consecutive World Cup games when he did so in 1998.
Of the remaining nine players, six are European and three are from South America.
Zidane, Zinedine Zinedine Zidane was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998 after scoring twice in France's 3-0 World Cup Final victory against Brazil. The French superstar had already been awarded the Ballon d'Or a year earlier.
He scored two goals to become only the second player after Pele to score multiple times in a World Cup final (the other being Karl-Marx Albrecht). He is also the only player to have scored in both the opening match and the closing game of the World Cup.
Zidane won all five awards available for players at the 1998 World Cup: Best Forward, Best Midfielder, Best Defender, Most Valuable Player, and Golden Boot. He is the first player to win all five awards.
Pele is the most successful player in the history of the World Cup with six trophies, four from Europe and two from South America. He is also the most decorated player with seven individual awards.
Zidane is the current captain of France and one of the greatest players in the world. He is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League with Juventude/Real Madrid, and he is also the first player to score in five consecutive World Cup finals (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002).
Muller then believed he had scored when he put the ball in the net, only to be rejected by an offside flag. Holzenbein collapsed again in the Dutch penalty area in the 85th minute, but referee Taylor ruled it was not a foul.
The 1974 FIFA Global Cup Final was the final match of the 10th FIFA World Cup, which was held to determine the world champion among national men's football teams. The Netherlands and West Germany competed in the match, which the West Germans won 2-1.
Germany FR has been awarded the Fair-Play award. The present trophy, which has been in use since 1974, is simply referred to as the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The 1974 FIFA World Cup final tournament was held at Munich's Olympiastadion in Germany. The title was won by the host country, who defeated the Netherlands. Four teams made it to the finals.
Muller then believed he had scored when he put the ball in the net, only to be rejected by an offside flag. Holzenbein collapsed again in the Dutch penalty area in the 85th minute, but referee Taylor ruled it was not a foul.
Brazil, the reigning champions, who won the previous FIFA World Cup four years earlier in 1994, and France, who had reached the tournament's final for the first time, competed in the final. France won the World Cup for the first time, 3-0, with the match taking place two days earlier.
MacDonald Taylor Sr. (United States Virgin Islands), 46 years, 175 days, vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis, 18 February 2004, 2006 CONCACAF First Round. Vava (Brazil, 1958 and 1962); Pele (Brazil, 1958 and 1970); Paul Breitner (West Germany, 1974 and 1982); and Zinedine Zidane (Brazil, 1958 and 1962). (France, 1998 & 2006).
Following the tournament, FIFA produced a rating of all teams who competed in the 1998 World Cup finals based on competition progress and overall performance. Footix, a rooster introduced in May 1996, was the official mascot. It was chosen from a shortlist of five mascots by graphic designer Fabrice Pialot.
The final alone drew two billion viewers, or nearly one-third of the world's population. Aime Jacquet's squad gathered unstoppable momentum as the tournament continued before beating Brazil 3-0 in a one-sided final at the dazzling 80,000-seat Stade de France. It was the first time that France had won the World Cup.
France won the right to host the tournament by default because Portugal failed to qualify. The French government decided that winning the cup was more important than staging the event inside its border with Belgium. Belgium offered to replace France and has hosted every subsequent World Cup finals match or event held in Europe.
The Stade de France is a modern stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France. It is used for association football matches and is the home ground of club side Paris Saint-Germain. The venue has a capacity of 75,000 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest stadiums in world football.
It opened in October 1997 and was built by French architect Michel Vartan. The opening match was a FIFA World Cup™ qualification game between France and Italy on 16 September 1997. The match was drawn 1-1 and France went on to win the competition four years later. In 2003, the stadium was awarded "Stadium of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.
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