{"history":[],"article":{"id":"dca27c5c-f8f1-46f2-a656-291984e3fe99","title":"1998 FIFA World Cup knockout stage","slug":"1998-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage","content":":::summary\n:::\n\n# \nThe **[1998 FIFA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup) knockout stage** covers the games from the second round through to the final at the [1998 FIFA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup) in France.\nThe top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.\nTeams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra time and penalties if a winner could not be determined after 90 minutes.\n\n# Qualified teams\nThe top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.\n\n# Bracket\nThe first games were played on 27 June 1998, and the [final](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup-final) took place on 12 July 1998 in [Paris](https://bliptext.com/articles/paris).\n\n# Round of 16\n\n## Italy vs Norway\n[Christian Vieri](https://bliptext.com/articles/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](https://bliptext.com/articles/luigi-di-biagio)'s pass 40 yards from goal.\nNorway had their moments but failed to finish as [Gianluca Pagliuca](https://bliptext.com/articles/gianluca-pagliuca) made some brilliant saves.\n

\n\n## Brazil vs Chile\n

\n\n## France vs Paraguay\n

\n\n## Nigeria vs Denmark\n

\n\n## Germany vs Mexico\n

\n\n## Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia\nJust three minutes after [Slobodan Komljenović](https://bliptext.com/articles/slobodan-komljenovi) scored the equalizer, [Predrag Mijatović](https://bliptext.com/articles/predrag-mijatovi) missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to hit it to the sides due to [Edwin van der Sar](https://bliptext.com/articles/edwin-van-der-sar)'s reach, the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career.\n[Edgar Davids](https://bliptext.com/articles/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](https://bliptext.com/articles/guus-hiddink) asked him to stay in the field.\nAn apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and [Winston Bogarde](https://bliptext.com/articles/winston-bogarde) in the celebration was explained by Van der Sar as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally choked by [Pierre van Hooijdonk](https://bliptext.com/articles/pierre-van-hooijdonk).\n

\n\n## Romania vs Croatia\nCroatia's winning penalty goal had to be retaken.\n[Davor Šuker](https://bliptext.com/articles/davor-uker) scored both times to extend Croatia's debut World Cup run to the quarter-finals.\n

\n\n## Argentina vs England\nArgentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the [1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides](https://bliptext.com/articles/argentina-v-england-1986-fifa-world-cup).\nAll four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time.\nWith the score tied at 2–2, [David Beckham](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-beckham) retaliated after being fouled by [Diego Simeone](https://bliptext.com/articles/diego-simeone) and was sent off.\nBeckham's teammate [Michael Owen](https://bliptext.com/articles/michael-owen) subsequently described Beckham's act as \"childish and unnecessary\", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved.\nIn the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first.\n[David Seaman](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-seaman) saved Argentina's second penalty from [Hernán Crespo](https://bliptext.com/articles/hern-n-crespo) to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when [Carlos Roa](https://bliptext.com/articles/carlos-roa) saved from [Paul Ince](https://bliptext.com/articles/paul-ince).\nThe tie ended with another Roa save, from [David Batty](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-batty).\nBatty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken.\nEngland had also exited on penalties in the recent [UEFA Euro 1996](https://bliptext.com/articles/uefa-euro-1996).\n

\n\n# Quarter-finals\n\n## Italy vs France\n

\n\n## Brazil vs Denmark\n

\n\n## Netherlands vs Argentina\n

\n\n## Germany vs Croatia\n

\n\n# Semi-finals\n\n## Brazil vs Netherlands\n

\n\n## France vs Croatia\n

\n\n# Third place play-off\nAs both were European teams, this was already set pre-match as the [fifth consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third](https://bliptext.com/articles/european-nations-at-the-fifa-world-cup), stretching back to [1982](https://bliptext.com/articles/1982-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage).\n

\n\n# Final","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T10:49:03.734Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T10:49:03.734Z","search_vector":"'1998':1 'cup':4 'fifa':2 'knockout':5 'stage':6 'world':3","search_content":" \n \n\n# \nThe **[1998 FIFA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup) knockout stage** covers the games from the second round through to the final at the [1998 FIFA World Cup](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup) in France.\nThe top two teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.\nTeams played one game against each other, with the possibility of extra time and penalties if a winner could not be determined after 90 minutes.\n\n# Qualified teams\nThe top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.\n\n# Bracket\nThe first games were played on 27 June 1998, and the [final](https://bliptext.com/articles/1998-fifa-world-cup-final) took place on 12 July 1998 in [Paris](https://bliptext.com/articles/paris).\n\n# Round of 16\n\n## Italy vs Norway\n[Christian Vieri](https://bliptext.com/articles/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](https://bliptext.com/articles/luigi-di-biagio)'s pass 40 yards from goal.\nNorway had their moments but failed to finish as [Gianluca Pagliuca](https://bliptext.com/articles/gianluca-pagliuca) made some brilliant saves.\n \n\n## Brazil vs Chile\n \n\n## France vs Paraguay\n \n\n## Nigeria vs Denmark\n \n\n## Germany vs Mexico\n \n\n## Netherlands vs FR Yugoslavia\nJust three minutes after [Slobodan Komljenović](https://bliptext.com/articles/slobodan-komljenovi) scored the equalizer, [Predrag Mijatović](https://bliptext.com/articles/predrag-mijatovi) missed a penalty kick as, after deciding not to hit it to the sides due to [Edwin van der Sar](https://bliptext.com/articles/edwin-van-der-sar)'s reach, the ball hit the crossbar, prompting him to describe it as the worst moment in his career.\n[Edgar Davids](https://bliptext.com/articles/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](https://bliptext.com/articles/guus-hiddink) asked him to stay in the field.\nAn apparent scuffle between Van der Sar and [Winston Bogarde](https://bliptext.com/articles/winston-bogarde) in the celebration was explained by Van der Sar as an instinctive overreaction from being unintentionally choked by [Pierre van Hooijdonk](https://bliptext.com/articles/pierre-van-hooijdonk).\n \n\n## Romania vs Croatia\nCroatia's winning penalty goal had to be retaken.\n[Davor Šuker](https://bliptext.com/articles/davor-uker) scored both times to extend Croatia's debut World Cup run to the quarter-finals.\n \n\n## Argentina vs England\nArgentina decided to use their change kit, feeling that it had granted them luck in the [1986 World Cup quarter-final between the two sides](https://bliptext.com/articles/argentina-v-england-1986-fifa-world-cup).\nAll four goals were scored in the first half, making it the first match in the tournament with as many goals scored before half-time.\nWith the score tied at 2–2, [David Beckham](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-beckham) retaliated after being fouled by [Diego Simeone](https://bliptext.com/articles/diego-simeone) and was sent off.\nBeckham's teammate [Michael Owen](https://bliptext.com/articles/michael-owen) subsequently described Beckham's act as \"childish and unnecessary\", although Owen also said that the burnings of effigies of Beckham were undeserved.\nIn the subsequent penalty shoot-out, Argentina went first.\n[David Seaman](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-seaman) saved Argentina's second penalty from [Hernán Crespo](https://bliptext.com/articles/hern-n-crespo) to give England the advantage, but that was immediately cancelled when [Carlos Roa](https://bliptext.com/articles/carlos-roa) saved from [Paul Ince](https://bliptext.com/articles/paul-ince).\nThe tie ended with another Roa save, from [David Batty](https://bliptext.com/articles/david-batty).\nBatty said it was the first penalty he had ever taken.\nEngland had also exited on penalties in the recent [UEFA Euro 1996](https://bliptext.com/articles/uefa-euro-1996).\n \n\n# Quarter-finals\n\n## Italy vs France\n \n\n## Brazil vs Denmark\n \n\n## Netherlands vs Argentina\n \n\n## Germany vs Croatia\n \n\n# Semi-finals\n\n## Brazil vs Netherlands\n \n\n## France vs Croatia\n \n\n# Third place play-off\nAs both were European teams, this was already set pre-match as the [fifth consecutive World Cup in which European teams finished third](https://bliptext.com/articles/european-nations-at-the-fifa-world-cup), stretching back to [1982](https://bliptext.com/articles/1982-fifa-world-cup-knockout-stage).\n \n\n# Final","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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