| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – B. Lizarazu: “We’ve played the perfect game” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – E. Petit: “After each victory the atmosphere in the dressing room was wonderful” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – Z. Zidane: “I wanted to repay my team-mates for all they’ve done for me during the tournament” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – Y. Djorkaeff: “We completely suffocated Brazil, the world’s greatest footballing nation” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – L. Thuram: “It was like a dream” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – Z. Zidane: “It’s the most important match of my life” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – Rivaldo: “The France team were more fired up than we were” |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – A. Jacquet: “France has seen that it had great players and a fine team” |
| 13.07.98 |
Match n°64 – BRAZIL – FRANCE – Mixed Zone – Statements by the French players (1) |
| 13.07.98 |
Brazil-France – M. Zagallo: “France played brilliantly” |
| 12.07.98 |
Statistics for the World Cup Finals |
| 12.07.98 |
Brazil-France – Jacques Chirac and Michel Platini supporting France’s team colours |
| 12.07.98 |
Miroslav Blazevic: “We’ll be supporting France” |
| 12.07.98 |
Netherlands-Croatia – A. Asanovic: “We’ve achieved something incredible” |
| 12.07.98 |
Netherlands-Croatia – P. Kluivert: “We didn’t play up to our potential” |
| 12.07.98 |
Netherlands-Croatia – G. Hiddink: “I am very happy that the public appreciated our efforts” |
| 12.07.98 |
Netherlands-Croatia – M. Blazevic: “Our objective was to be the third-ranked team world-wide” |
| 11.07.98 |
Brazil – Dunga: “Nothing can stop us” |
| 11.07.98 |
France on Sunday 12 July |
| 11.07.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “There are only 90 minutes left for France to go down in history” |
| 11.07.98 |
Players’ statistics in World Cup Final matches down the years |
| 11.07.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “There are only 90 minutes left for France to go down in history” |
| 11.07.98 |
An Italian Field Hockey Player “Videotactician” for the Netherlands |
| 11.07.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “The whole team wants to play a really great game to give pleasure to millions of French people” |
| 11.07.98 |
La Marseillaise, French national anthem, down the years |
| 11.07.98 |
Statistics for World Cup Final matches |
| 11.07.98 |
Last training session for Brazil at Ozoir-la-Ferrière |
| 11.07.98 |
Brazil – Ronaldo: “The French seem to be more worried about us than we are about them” |
| 11.07.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “We can’t go back to Brazil without this World Cup” |
| 11.07.98 |
10 July, day of relaxation for the FRANCE team |
| 10.07.98 |
Croatia – M. Blazevic: “But I believe that we lost against the future World champions” |
| 10.07.98 |
Croatia – D. Suker: “Our only worry is to play for our country and make people happy” |
| 10.07.98 |
Netherlands – G. Hiddink: “It is difficult to get the players motivated after being eliminated by Brazil” |
| 10.07.98 |
Netherlands – B. Zemden: “We gained the respect of the general public” |
| 10.07.98 |
Holland and Croatia look ahead to next season |
| 10.07.98 |
Access to the Stade de France for the final |
| 10.07.98 |
France vs Croatia: record tv audience in France |
| 09.07.98 |
Brazil – C. Taffarel: “This final will be a beautiful and joyous affair” |
| 09.07.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “Public pressure will be on the shoulders of the French players” |
| 09.07.98 |
The Brazilian team guru is confident |
| 09.07.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “Since last night, I’ve thought about nothing but Brazil” |
| 09.07.98 |
FRANCE vs. BRAZIL in the World Cup |
| 09.07.98 |
France – L. Thuram: “When we scored the first goal I just saw red…” |
| 09.07.98 |
The history of France vs. Brazil: friendly matches |
| 09.07.98 |
Lilian Thuram: “Just because I scored two goals doesn’t mean I’m a hero” |
| 09.07.98 |
16th FIFA World Cup : statistics semi-final, quarter final, round of sixteen and first round |
| 09.07.98 |
Brazil-France Final: the Brazilians are thrilled |
| 09.07.98 |
Zico: “We must find a way to unhinge the defensive unit of France” |
| 09.07.98 |
France-Croatia – E. Petit: “There’s only one more step to climb” |
| 09.07.98 |
Statistics in World Cup semi-finals since 1982 |
| 09.07.98 |
France-Croatia – D. Suker: “We gave our all. We had a chance to go through to the final” |
| 09.07.98 |
France-Croatia – A. Jacquet: “The two goals scored by Lilian Thuram are a great reward for us” |
| 08.07.98 |
France-Croatia – M. Blazevic: “France undoubtedly deserved to win and go through to the final” |
| 08.07.98 |
Tre Croatian President greets his players |
| 08.07.98 |
France’s semi-finals |
| 08.07.98 |
The five finals of Brazil |
| 08.07.98 |
Brazil-Netherlands – C. Taffarel: “Thanks to God, we’ve succeeded again today” |
| 08.07.98 |
Brasil-Netherlands – G. Hiddink: “Penalty shoot-outs are always a lottery” |
| 08.07.98 |
Brazil-Netherlands – M. Zagallo: “The DENMARK game was hard, but the match today was much more difficult” |
| 08.07.98 |
Brazil-Netherlands – F. De Boer: “We were so close to the final” |
| 07.07.98 |
Croatia – Z. Boban: “To play in this World Cup makes us very proud” |
| 07.07.98 |
Croatie – A. Asanovic: “There will be no pressure on us against France” |
| 07.07.98 |
Differences between the semi-finalists |
| 07.07.98 |
Croatia – D. Suker: “We deserve to be in the final” |
| 07.07.98 |
Time played by the semi-finalist since the start of the World Cup |
| 07.07.98 |
Statistics : the clubs represented in the semi-finals |
| 07.07.98 |
All the goals, by the quarter-hour |
| 07.07.98 |
Franjo Tudjman, President of CROATIA, to visit “his” team |
| 07.07.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “We are all honoured by the fervour that is surrounding us” |
| 07.07.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “We must make sure we don’t get carried away” |
| 06.07.98 |
Netherlands – G. Hiddink: “We’re not going to change our playing system” |
| 06.07.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “Taffarel will undoubtedly have a lot of work to do” |
| 06.07.98 |
Brazil – R. Carlos: “The strengths of Brazil are our lateral speed as well as our attack” |
| 06.07.98 |
Netherlands – R. De Boer: “We hope to be there at the end of the competition” |
| 06.07.98 |
Croatia – M. Blazevic: “I was expecting us to be playing this semi-final” |
| 06.07.98 |
France – Y. Djorkaeff: “Croatia is an impressive team” |
| 06.07.98 |
France – R. Pirès: “It would be great to see President Chirac wear the France team strip” |
| 06.07.98 |
France – S. Guivarc’h: “I’m obsessed with goals” |
| 06.07.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “Our attackers simply need to keep a cooler head” |
| 06.07.98 |
France – A. Boghossian: “We won’t lose our concentration” |
| 06.07.98 |
Brazil-Netherlands – Ze Carlos replaces Cafu |
| 06.07.98 |
The World Cup, as seen by… F1 Driver David Coulthard |
| 06.07.98 |
Netherlands – J. Stam: “We have the means of putting the pressure on Brazil” |
| 06.07.98 |
Croatia – M. Blazevic: “France are still the favourites. Like Germany was yesterday…” |
| 06.07.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “Against Denmark, we suffered lapses of concentration” |
| 06.07.98 |
The referees for the semi-finals |
| 06.07.98 |
Brazil-Netherlands, their most recent meetings… |
| 05.07.98 |
Brazil – Ronaldo: “We can be World Champions” |
| 05.07.98 |
Netherlands – G. Hiddink: “Our game is less defensive and more attractive than that of the Brazilians” |
| 05.07.98 |
Netherlands – Winston Bogarde suffers serious injury to right ankle |
| 05.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – J. Kohler: “An elimination such as this really hurts” |
| 05.07.98 |
France – Croatia: Jinxed and tired France pitted against proud debutants Croatia |
| 05.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – D. Suker: “This is the greatest day in the history of Croatian football” |
| 04.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – B. Vogts: “It’s a difficult moment to live with but I would like to thank my team” |
| 04.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – M. Blazevic: “It’s an historical result” |
| 04.07.98 |
Italy – C. Maldini: “Aimé Jacquet is a great coach” |
| 04.07.98 |
France – F. Barthez: “For the next matches, we have to win before extra time and above all, before penalties” |
| 04.07.98 |
Italy – L. Di Biagio: “It will be difficult to shed my penalty-shoot-out experience versus France” |
| 04.07.98 |
France – M. Desailly: “We are determined to leave our mark on French football like Platini did” |
| 04.07.98 |
Netherlands-Argentina – G. Hiddink: “We are physically very strong” |
| 04.07.98 |
Denis Bergkamp, Highest Ever Goal Scorer for the Netherlands |
| 04.07.98 |
Netherlands-Argentina – J. Veron: “We lacked concentration” |
| 04.07.98 |
Netherlands-Argentina – D. Passarella: “I consider our performance to have been extremely positive” |
| 04.07.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “I will be very surprised if we lose our concentration” |
| 04.07.98 |
Diego Maradona: “Argentina didn’t ‘feel’ the match” |
| 04.07.98 |
Brazil – Netherlands: Ronaldo takes on Dennis the Menace |
| 04.07.98 |
Netherlands-Argentina – Ph. Cocu: “We can beat Brazil” |
| 04.07.98 |
Parting words on the World cup from Cesare MALDINI |
| 04.07.98 |
Pre-match atmosphere in Lyon |
| 04.07.98 |
FIFA praises Emmanuel Petit’s Fair-play |
| 04.07.98 |
Brazil-Denmark – Leonardo: “We’ve only two matches left in order to become, once again, World Champions” |
| 04.07.98 |
Brazil-Denmark – B. Laudrup: “We still made it difficult for Brazil” |
| 03.07.98 |
Brazil-Denmark – M. Zagallo: “Tonight was the hardest game” |
| 03.07.98 |
Brazil-Denmark – B. Johansson: “It’s been a fantastic adventure” |
| 03.07.98 |
Croatia – M. Blazevic: “Germany will be very tough opponents to beat” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – E. Petit: “Tactically, it was a real battle” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – L. Blanc: “We produced more than Italy” |
| 03.07.98 |
Argentina – D. Passarella: “The Netherlands team are now likely candidates for the final victory” |
| 03.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – Z. Boban: “We are ready to rise to the occasion” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – P. Battiston: “If France meets Germany, the French will have the benefit of a certain experience” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – G. Pessotto: “Zidane deserves to win the World Cup” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – R. Baggio: “It’s heart-breaking to lose in three World Cup competitions on penalties” |
| 03.07.98 |
Netherlands – Ph. Cocu: “We’ll have to be very strong to be able to beat Argentina” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – A. Jacquet: “In the end the best team won” |
| 03.07.98 |
Lionel Jospin: “The France team has an account to settle with Germany” |
| 03.07.98 |
Italy-France – C. Maldini : “My players gave their all right to the last drop of sweat and I’ve no criticism to make” |
| 03.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – B. Vogts: “The Croatia team can be compared to the Yugoslavia team” |
| 03.07.98 |
Germany – Croatia: Hyped up Croatia ready for revenge |
| 03.07.98 |
Holland – Argentina: Holland aim to bury memories of Argentina 78 |
| 03.07.98 |
Diego Maradona: “I think Italy could win” |
| 03.07.98 |
Stefano Tacconi, former Italy goalkeeper: “This will be a good day for Del Piero” |
| 03.07.98 |
France-Italy – D. Deschamps: “A burning desire to get past this obstacle” |
| 03.07.98 |
Comments from famous footballing names on the 1998 World Cup |
| 03.07.98 |
C. Cannavò, Director of the Gazzetta dello Sport: “It’s impossible to anticipate the result of a match as important as Italy-France” |
| 03.07.98 |
Germany-Croatia – M. Blazevic: “This will be a chance for revenge for Euro 96 but in a good sportsman spirit” |
| 03.07.98 |
Diego Maradona is arriving in France |
| 02.07.98 |
Italy – R. Baggio: “At this stage in the competition there are no longer any favourites” |
| 02.07.98 |
Italy – C. Maldini: “The further we go, the more we become aware of what we are capable of” |
| 02.07.98 |
FIFA Fair Play Award: England still in the Lead |
| 02.07.98 |
Brazil – Ronaldo: “There’s nothing to worry about as far as my knee is concerned” |
| 02.07.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “All is well and that includes Ronaldo” |
| 02.07.98 |
Brazil – Denmark: Brazilians may need to lift their game |
| 02.07.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “Italy has turned us into better players” |
| 02.07.98 |
Italy – France: Vieri versus Zidane in clash of the heavyweights |
| 02.07.98 |
Germany – O. Bierhoff: “We’ll have to be psychologically strong” |
| 02.07.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “The French team is now confident of its potential” |
| 02.07.98 |
Denmark – B. Johansson: “Schmeichel is the best goalkeeper in the world” |
| 02.07.98 |
Denmark – M. Molnar: “To beat Brazil we must concentrate on not losing the ball in midfield” |
| 02.07.98 |
Netherlands – G. Hiddink: “The Argentinean players are very experienced” |
| 02.07.98 |
Injured Players in the Argentina Team |
| 02.07.98 |
With the Germany team, Wednesday 1 July |
| 02.07.98 |
Germany – B. Vogts: “We’ve built up a lot of stamina” |
| 02.07.98 |
Germany – J. Klinsmann: “I think we’ll beat the Croatians” |
| 02.07.98 |
World Cup match record for Dunga and Taffarel in the Brazil-Denmark match |
| 02.07.98 |
Assignement of referees for the quarter final between Germany and Croatia |
| 02.07.98 |
Brazil-Denmark: fourth meeting between the two nations |
| 02.07.98 |
Stade de France’s Changing room A loses unbeaten record |
| 01.07.98 |
France is calm before the quarterfinals |
| 01.07.98 |
Ronaldo – injured in the left knee – will play the World Cup to the end |
| 01.07.98 |
Brazil – Taffarel ready to shoot penalties |
| 01.07.98 |
England – G. Hoddle: “Beckham should not become the scapegoat of our elimination” |
| 01.07.98 |
The World Cup, as seen by… Sergei Bubka |
| 01.07.98 |
Denmark – B. Johansson: “We know that we will be up against the best team in the world” |
| 01.07.98 |
Denmark – P. Frandsen: “Perhaps we will be the great surprise of this World Cup as we were in the Euro 92 competition” |
| 01.07.98 |
Italy – G. Pagliuca: “The team which wins Friday will make it to the final” |
| 01.07.98 |
Marcello Lippi: “The two South American squads are favoured to win the final” |
| 01.07.98 |
Argentina-England – D. Seaman: “We were really very unlucky” |
| 01.07.98 |
Argentina-England – G. Hoddle: “The players gave everything they had, the whole team played really well” |
| 01.07.98 |
Argentina-England – D. Passarella: “This was undoubtedly the toughest second round game so far” |
| 01.07.98 |
Brazil – Rivaldo: “Denmark is an almost perfect team, who’ll stretch Brazil to the limits” |
| 30.06.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “We have to look out for the two Laudrup brothers” |
| 30.06.98 |
Brazil – Ronaldo: “My real aim is for Brazil to finish up as World Champions” |
| 30.06.98 |
France – State of the injured players as of 30 June |
| 30.06.98 |
Italy – D. Baggio: “I’ll have to cover Zinedine Zidane” |
| 30.06.98 |
Germany – A. Kopke: “The main thing was to qualify” |
| 30.06.98 |
Italy – C. Maldini: “The game on Friday is not a final before the event. It is only a quarter final!” |
| 30.06.98 |
Danemark – P. Schmeichel: “If we beat Brazil, it will be the sensation of the century!” |
| 30.06.98 |
The first penalty shot missed during eight years of the World Cup |
| 30.06.98 |
Netherlands-Yugoslavia – E. Davids: “It’s the most important goal of my life, but I just did my job” |
| 30.06.98 |
Netherlands-Yugoslavia – Ph. Cocu: “If we play like we did today, we can beat them all” |
| 29.06.98 |
Brazil – Dunga: “If all goes well, I have three more matches to play with Brazil” |
| 29.06.98 |
Netherlands-Yugoslavia – S. Santrac: “We were unlucky to concede that goal in the 90th minute of the game” |
| 29.06.98 |
An emotional departure for NIGERIA |
| 29.06.98 |
France – Thierry Henry undergoing intensive treatment |
| 29.06.98 |
Brazil – C. Sampaio: “Against Chille, I scored with my eyes closed” |
| 29.06.98 |
France – D. Deschamps: “When the vitally important match against Italy comes along we won’t feel the fatigue” |
| 29.06.98 |
Brazil – M. Zagallo: “Denmark resembles the Germany team but has more imagination” |
| 29.06.98 |
Argentina-England: a final before the final |
| 29.06.98 |
England – A. Shearer: “We are really confident and one could even say calm” |
| 29.06.98 |
Argentina-England – D. Passarella: “We won’t do a Maradona” |
| 29.06.98 |
A third son for Argentinian Gabriel Batistuta |
| 29.06.98 |
England – G. Hoddle: “A match against Argentina is always a big occasion” |
| 29.06.98 |
France – M. Platini: “The legend begins here” |
| 29.06.98 |
Germany-Mexico – O. Bierhoff: “The turning point of the match was when the Mexicans missed that chance to score” |
| 29.06.98 |
Argentina and England history |
| 29.06.98 |
Germany-Mexico – L. Hernandez: “I missed a goal that would have put us up 2-0” |
| 29.06.98 |
Germany-Mexico – M. Lapuente: “We’re leaving this World Cup with our heads’ high” |
| 29.06.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “This match has given the France team a huge psychological boost” |
| 29.06.98 |
Germany-Mexico – B. Vogts: “I don’t want to go through this kind of situation again” |
| 29.06.98 |
Italy – A. Del Piero: “Don’t take me for the saviour of my homeland” |
| 29.06.98 |
Brazil-Denmark: Three players In the 100-Club |
| 29.06.98 |
Romania – Croatia: Croatian dream run threatened by blond ambition |
| 29.06.98 |
Argentine – Angleterre: ” Hand of God ” revenge rides on stopping Batistuta feet |
| 29.06.98 |
France – B. Lizarazu: “Our immediate objective is to beat Italy” |
| 29.06.98 |
USA – Steve Sampson coach resigns |
| 29.06.98 |
Italy – P. Maldini: “We need a player like Del Piero” |
| 29.06.98 |
Nigeria-Denmark – M. Laudrup: “We played a great game for the whole 90 minutes” |
| 29.06.98 |
Nigeria-Denmark – O. Uche: “I feel bad after this match. I can’t say right now what went wrong” |
| 29.06.98 |
Nigeria-Denmark – B. Milutinovic: “It’s hard to come back after two goals against us” |
| 29.06.98 |
Nigeria-Denmark – B. Johansson: “Our win isn’t simply due to luck” |
| 28.06.98 |
Statements form the NETHERLANDS team coach |
| 28.06.98 |
France-Paraguay – L. Blanc: “I’m never going to knock the ‘Golden Goal’ rule ever again” |
| 28.06.98 |
Netherlands – F. De Boer: “In this World Cup, none of the strikers have impressed me, not even Ronaldo” |
| 28.06.98 |
France-Paraguay – J.L. Chilavert: “France pushed hard, had a lot of shots on goal and that eventually paid off” |
| 28.06.98 |
France-Paraguay – P.C. Carpeggiani: “France’s victory is well-deserved” |
| 28.06.98 |
France-Paraguay – A. Jacquet: “I would have preferred to win before that point” |
| 28.06.98 |
Argentina-England – Presentation of the referees |
| 28.06.98 |
France-Paraguay – Injury to Thierry Henry |
| 28.06.98 |
England – P. Scholes: “We have players who can make the difference” |
| 28.06.98 |
Germany – J. Klinsmann: “We’re very strong when we have our backs to the wall” |
| 28.06.98 |
Yugoslavia – S. Santrac: “We want to score one goal more than the Netherlands” |
| 28.06.98 |
England – G. Hoddle: “My players are able to score at least two goals per match” |
| 28.06.98 |
Netherlands – Yugoslavia: The football purist’s dream |
| 28.06.98 |
Germany forewarned of Mexican ambush |
| 28.06.98 |
The World Cup, as seen by … The Scorpions’ Herman Rarebell |
| 28.06.98 |
Italy – C. Maldini: “I’m satisfied with our team’s results, with three victories and one draw” |
| 28.06.98 |
Toulouse – Real Madrid and AC Milan players meet for Netherlands-Yugoslavia |
| 28.06.98 |
Brazil-Chile – Ronaldo: “I have some new opponents: the posts” |
| 28.06.98 |
Brazil-Chile – M. Ramirez: “The first Brazilian goal really hurt us” |
| 27.06.98 |
Brazil-Chile – N. Acosta: “We had to play against the team who will surely go all the way to the finals” |
| 27.06.98 |
Brazil-Chile – M. Zagallo: “My players were able to develop the kind of game that I like” |
| 27.06.98 |
Denmark – B. Laudrup: “Nigeria have their weak spots” |
| 27.06.98 |
Italy-Norway – C. Vieri: “We played well after the goal I scored” |
| 27.06.98 |
Nigeria – S. Oliseh: “Our strength lies in the enthusiasm of our young players” |
| 27.06.98 |
Italy-Norway – C. Maldini: “The most remarkable thing about the match was the tactical aspect” |
| 27.06.98 |
Italy-Norway – S. Solbaken: “We could have done better” |
| 27.06.98 |
Italy-Norway – E. Olsen: “We didn’t play up to our limit” |
| 27.06.98 |
Nigeria-Denmark – Referee assignment |
| 27.06.98 |
Paraguay – P. Carpeggiani: “We hope that the refereeing will be of a high standard for tomorrow’s match” |
| 27.06.98 |
Paraguay – J.L. Chilavert: “Our greatest wish is to beat France” |
| 27.06.98 |
Netherlands-Yugoslavia – G. Hiddink: “We’re not satisfied yet because we’re ambitious” |
| 27.06.98 |
France – L. Blanc: “I’m not sure that Paraguay will be an easier team to play than Spain” |
| 27.06.98 |
Yellow and red cards for Groups A, B, C et D for matches prior to 27 June |
| 27.06.98 |
France – A. Jacquet: “We have one watchword: vigilance, more vigilance and yet more vigilance” |
| 27.06.98 |
France – Y. Djorkaeff: “It won’t be a walk in the park” |
| 26.06.98 |
Moldovan hands scrappy Romania top spot |
| 26.06.98 |
Colombia – England: England book showdown with favourites Argentina |
| 26.06.98 |
Chile – M. Salas: “We didn’t get in here by accident” |
| 26.06.98 |
Chile – N. Acosta: “Brazil cannot be reduced to one player, you have to worry about all 11 players” |
| 26.06.98 |
Italy – D. Albertini: “Norway is a better team when it comes to headers” |
