page_title: 1998 FIFA World Cup
section_title: List of qualified teams
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 FIFA World Cup / Qualification / List of qualified teams
caption_attribution_description: English: Status of countries with respect to 1998 FIFA World Cup: &#160;&#160; Qualified for World Cup finals &#160;&#160; Failed to qualify for World Cup finals &#160;&#160; Did not enter World Cup &#160;&#160; Not an associate member of FIFA
context_page_description: The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. 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 the second time that France staged the competition and the ninth time that it was held in Europe. It was the first World Cup to be held under the presidency of Sepp Blatter. Spanning across 32 days, this is the longest World Cup up to 2022.
  Qualification for the finals began in March 1996 and concluded in November 1997. For the first time in the competition, the group stage was expanded from 24 teams to 32, with eight groups of four. 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, Saint-Denis.
  The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3–0 in the final. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth to win the tournament on home soil.
context_section_description: The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament.
  
  
   
  AFC (4)
   Iran (42)
   Japan (12)
   Saudi Arabia (34)
   South Korea (20)
  CAF (5)
   Cameroon (49)
   Morocco (13)
   Nigeria (74)
   South Africa (24) 
   Tunisia (21)
  OFC (0)
  None qualified
   
  CONCACAF (3)
   Jamaica (30)
   Mexico (4)
   United States (11)
  CONMEBOL (5)
   Argentina (6)
   Brazil (1)
   Chile (9)
   Colombia (10)
   Paraguay (29)
   
  UEFA (15)
   Austria (31)
   Belgium (36)
   Bulgaria (35)
   Croatia (19)
   Denmark (27)
   England (5)
   France (18) (hosts)
   Germany (2)
   Italy (14)
   Netherlands (25)
   Norway (7)
   Romania (22)
   Scotland (41)
   Spain (15)
   FR Yugoslavia (8)
caption:   Countries qualified for World Cup   Country did not qualify   Countries that did not enter World Cup   Country not a FIFA member
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