 | Zidane the hero as France hoists the CupÊ France's Zinedine Zidane (center) holds the FIFA trophy after leading his team to a 3-0 upset of Brazil to win the 1998 World Cup. click to open  |
 | Zidane's first goalÊ France's Zinedine Zidane (third from right, #10) heads the ball past Brazil's Leonardo (second from right) and goalkeeper Taffarel (center, bottom) to score his team's first goal. France went on to win its first World Cup by upsetting Brazil 3:0. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Suker leads Croatia to third placeÊ Croatia's Davor Suker celebrates his tournament high sixth goal, scored during the third place game against the Netherlands on July 11th. Croatia ultimately won, 2-1. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Thuram the hero as hosts France advanceÊ France's Lilian Thuram (center) is congratulated by teammates Youri Djorkaeff (left) and Marcel Desailly (right) after scoring his second goal during the semifinal game against Croatia on July 8th. France ultimately won, 2-1. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Brazil beats the Netherlands in penalty kicksÊ Brazil's goalkeeper Taffarel (right) celebrates after saving Ronald de Boer's (left) shot during the penalty kick shootout at the end of their semifinal game on July 7th, giving Brazil a 4-2 victory. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Jarni puts Croatia aheadÊ Croatia's Robert Jar Heinrich (left) to score the first goal of the quarterfinal game on July 4th. Croaia finally won the game 3:2. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Whitmore's first goalÊ Jamaica's Theodore Whitmore (foreground) scores his first of two goals against Japan on June 26th. Jamaica ultimately won, 2-1, to notch their first ever World Cup victory. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Klinsmann scoresÊ Germany's Juergen Klinsmann (center) dives and heads the ball into the net to score his team's second goal against Iran during their final opening round game on June 25th. Germany ultimately won, 2-0. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: South Korea crushes Belgium's dreamsÊ South Korea's Yoo Sang-chul scores the equalizing goal against Belgium in the 71st minute, ultimately giving South Korea a 1-1 draw with Belgium. The draw ended Belgium's dreams for a spot in the second round. click to open |
 | '98 World Cup: Another disappointing dayÊ The United States' goalkeeper Brad Friedel (right) reacts after Yugoslavia's Slobodan Komljenovic (in pack) scored the only game of their final opening round game on June 25th. The United States lost, 1-0, to close out a disasterous World Cup campaign with three losses. click to open |
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