World Cup 1998

From John Barnes rapping to avian mascots scrapping, FFT recalls some of the players, teams, goals, matches, merchandise, moments and mayhem that made football in the '90s so great…

World Cup 1998 Against a backdrop of racial tension, France returned from World Cup obscurity to host the first 32-team tournament

World Cup 1998 With the world expecting Ronaldo or Batistuta to pick up the Golden Boot, it was something of a surprise to see it won by a player from a country that only gained independence seven years previously

World Cup 1998 After watching the France 98 World Cup Final on Saturday afternoon, we dug into the archive to uncover Jonathan Wilson's look back at the legends who lit up the tournament

World Cup 1998 It all ended in tears for the Scots – as it usually does – but before that there was Brazil, a Burley goal... and lots of blond

Football quiz It was 22 long years ago - but how many of the players from the 1998 Coup de Monde final do you recall?

FIFA World Cup Join in with an online watchalong of France vs Brazil using #SaturdayFFT at the time we'd normally be at a game

World Cup 1998 In anticipation of our World Cup France 98 final watchalong on Saturday at 3pm, our documentary recalls what happened to Ronaldo before that match - and we speak to the man himself about a bizarre turn of events

Back of the Net A sideways glance at the 1998 World Cup, brought to you by Back of the Net