Brazil at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 16th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. Brazil reached the final where they were defeated 3-0 by France.[1][2]

Squad

Head coach: Mário Zagallo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Cláudio Taffarel (1966-05-08)8 May 1966 (aged 32) Brazil Atlético Mineiro
2 2DF Cafu (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 28) Italy Roma
3 2DF Aldair (1965-11-30)30 November 1965 (aged 32) Italy Roma
4 2DF Júnior Baiano (1970-03-14)14 March 1970 (aged 28) Brazil Flamengo
5 3MF César Sampaio (1968-03-31)31 March 1968 (aged 30) Japan Yokohama Flügels
6 2DF Roberto Carlos (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 25) Spain Real Madrid
7 3MF Giovanni (1972-02-04)4 February 1972 (aged 26) Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Dunga (Captain) (1963-10-31)31 October 1963 (aged 34) Japan Júbilo Iwata
9 4FW Ronaldo (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 21) Italy Internazionale
10 3MF Rivaldo (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 26) Spain Barcelona
11 3MF Emerson (1976-04-04)4 April 1976 (aged 22) Germany Bayer Leverkusen
12 1GK Carlos Germano (1970-08-14)14 August 1970 (aged 27) Brazil Vasco da Gama
13 2DF Zé Carlos (1968-11-14)14 November 1968 (aged 29) Brazil São Paulo
14 2DF Gonçalves (1966-02-22)22 February 1966 (aged 32) Brazil Botafogo
15 2DF André Cruz (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 29) Italy Milan
16 3MF Zé Roberto (1974-07-06)6 July 1974 (aged 23) Brazil Flamengo
17 3MF Doriva (1972-05-28)28 May 1972 (aged 26) Portugal Porto
18 3MF Leonardo (1969-09-05)5 September 1969 (aged 28) Italy Milan
19 3MF Denílson (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 20) Brazil São Paulo
20 4FW Bebeto (1964-02-16)16 February 1964 (aged 34) Brazil Botafogo
21 4FW Edmundo (1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 27) Italy Fiorentina
22 1GK Dida (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 24) Brazil Cruzeiro

Group matches

Brazil vs Scotland

Brazil 2–1 Scotland
Sampaio 4'
Boyd 73' (o.g.)		 Report Collins 38' (pen.)
Attendance: 80,000
Brazil
Scotland
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu
CB 3 Aldair Yellow card 45+2'
CB 4 Júnior Baiano
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 César Sampaio Yellow card 37'
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 7 Giovanni downward-facing red arrow 45'
AM 10 Rivaldo
CF 9 Ronaldo
CF 20 Bebeto downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Leonardo upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Jim Leighton
RWB 8 Craig Burley
CB 3 Tom Boyd
CB 4 Colin Calderwood
CB 5 Colin Hendry (c)
LWB 22 Christian Dailly downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 14 Paul Lambert
CM 10 Darren Jackson
CM 11 John Collins
CF 7 Kevin Gallacher
CF 9 Gordon Durie Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Billy McKinlay upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 6 Tosh McKinlay upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Craig Brown

Assistant referees:
Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain)
Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia)
Fourth official:
Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Brazil vs Morocco

Brazil 3–0 Morocco
Ronaldo 9'
Rivaldo 45+2'
Bebeto 50'		 Report
Attendance: 35,500
Brazil
Morocco
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
DF 2 Cafu
DF 3 Aldair
DF 4 Júnior Baiano Yellow card 87'
MF 5 César Sampaio Yellow card 36' downward-facing red arrow 68'
DF 6 Roberto Carlos
MF 8 Dunga (c)
FW 9 Ronaldo
MF 10 Rivaldo downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 18 Leonardo
FW 20 Bebeto downward-facing red arrow 72'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Doriva upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 21 Edmundo upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 12 Driss Benzekri
DF 2 Abdelilah Saber downward-facing red arrow 76'
DF 3 Abdelkrim El Hadrioui
DF 4 Youssef Rossi
DF 6 Noureddine Naybet (c)
MF 7 Mustapha Hadji
MF 8 Saïd Chiba Yellow card 64' downward-facing red arrow 76'
FW 9 Abdeljalil Hadda Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 88'
FW 14 Salaheddine Bassir
MF 18 Youssef Chippo
DF 20 Tahar El Khalej
Substitutions:
DF 15 Lahcen Abrami upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 17 Gharib Amzine upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 11 Ali El Khattabi upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
France Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Mark Warren (England)
Fourth official:
Paul Durkin (England)

Brazil vs Norway

Brazil 1–2 Norway
Bebeto 78' Report T. A. Flo 83'
Rekdal 88' (pen.)
Attendance: 55,000
Brazil
Norway
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
DF 2 Cafu
DF 4 Júnior Baiano
DF 6 Roberto Carlos
MF 8 Dunga (c)
FW 9 Ronaldo
MF 10 Rivaldo
DF 14 Gonçalves
MF 18 Leonardo
FW 19 Denílson
FW 20 Bebeto
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)
DF 3 Ronny Johnsen
DF 4 Henning Berg
DF 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye
MF 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen Yellow card 54'
FW 9 Tore André Flo
MF 10 Kjetil Rekdal
DF 15 Dan Eggen
FW 17 Håvard Flo downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 21 Vidar Riseth downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 22 Roar Strand downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Erik Mykland Yellow card 59' upward-facing green arrow 45'
FW 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjær upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 16 Jostein Flo upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Egil Olsen

Assistant referees:
Gennaro Mazzei (Italy)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

Second round

Brazil vs Chile

Brazil 4–1 Chile
Sampaio 11', 27'
Ronaldo 45+1' (pen.), 70'		 Report Salas 68'
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Brazil
Chile
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu Yellow card 90+1'
CB 3 Aldair downward-facing red arrow 77'
CB 4 Junior Baiano
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 César Sampaio
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10 Rivaldo
AM 18 Leonardo Yellow card 45'
CF 20 Bebeto downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 14 Gonçalves upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Nelson Tapia Yellow card 45'
CB 6 Pedro Reyes
CB 3 Ronald Fuentes Yellow card 34'
CB 5 Javier Margas
RWB 19 Fernando Cornejo
LWB 16 Mauricio Aros
CM 8 Clarence Acuña downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 14 Miguel Ramírez downward-facing red arrow 45'
AM 10 José Luis Sierra downward-facing red arrow 45'
CF 11 Marcelo Salas
CF 9 Iván Zamorano (c)
Substitutes:
MF 17 Marcelo Vega upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 20 Fabián Estay upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 18 Luis Musrri upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Uruguay Nelson Acosta

Assistant referees:
Jacques Poudevigne (France)
Owen Powell (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)

Quarter-final

Brazil vs Denmark

Brazil 3–2 Denmark
Bebeto 10'
Rivaldo 25', 59'		 Report Jørgensen 2'
B. Laudrup 50'
Attendance: 35,500
Brazil
Denmark
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu Yellow card 81'
CB 3 Aldair Yellow card 37'
CB 4 Junior Baiano
LB 6 Roberto Carlos Yellow card 11'
CM 5 César Sampaio
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10 Rivaldo downward-facing red arrow 87'
AM 18 Leonardo downward-facing red arrow 71'
CF 20 Bebeto downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 11 Emerson upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 16 Zé Roberto upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Peter Schmeichel
RB 12 Søren Colding Yellow card 39'
CB 3 Marc Rieper
CB 4 Jes Høgh
LB 5 Jan Heintze
CM 6 Thomas Helveg Yellow card 19' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 7 Allan Nielsen downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 21 Martin Jørgensen
LW 10 Michael Laudrup (c)
SS 11 Brian Laudrup
CF 18 Peter Møller downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
MF 15 Stig Tøfting Yellow card 72' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 19 Ebbe Sand upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 2 Michael Schjønberg upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Sweden Bo Johansson

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia)
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Semi-final

Brazil vs Netherlands

Brazil 1–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Ronaldo 46' Report Kluivert 87'
Penalties
Ronaldo soccer ball with check mark
Rivaldo soccer ball with check mark
Emerson soccer ball with check mark
Dunga soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark F. de Boer
soccer ball with check mark Bergkamp
soccer ball with red X Cocu
soccer ball with red X R. de Boer
Attendance: 54,000
Brazil
Netherlands
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
RB 13 Zé Carlos Yellow card 31'
CB 3 Aldair
CB 4 Junior Baiano
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 César Sampaio Yellow card 45'
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10 Rivaldo
AM 18 Leonardo downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 20 Bebeto downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
FW 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 11 Emerson upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Mário Zagallo
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar
RB 2 Michael Reiziger Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB 3 Jaap Stam
CB 4 Frank de Boer (c)
LB 11 Philip Cocu
CM 6 Wim Jonk downward-facing red arrow 111'
CM 16 Edgar Davids Yellow card 60'
RW 7 Ronald de Boer
LW 12 Boudewijn Zenden downward-facing red arrow 75'
SS 8 Dennis Bergkamp
CF 9 Patrick Kluivert
Substitutes:
MF 20 Aron Winter upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 17 Pierre van Hooijdonk Yellow card 90' upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 10 Clarence Seedorf Yellow card 119' upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Assistant referees:
Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait)
Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

Final

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup Final
Brazil 0–3 France
Report Zidane 27', 45+1'
Petit 90+3'
Attendance: 80,000
Brazil
France
GK 1 Cláudio Taffarel
RB 2 Cafu
CB 3 Aldair
CB 4 Junior Baiano Yellow card 33'
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 César Sampaio downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 8 Dunga (c)
AM 10 Rivaldo
AM 18 Leonardo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 20 Bebeto
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutes:
MF 19 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Edmundo upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Mario Zagallo
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 68'
CB 18 Frank Lebœuf
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
DM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) Yellow card 39'
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit
CM 19 Christian Karembeu Yellow card 56' downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 10 Zinedine Zidane
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
MF 14 Alain Boghossian upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 4 Patrick Vieira upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Aime Jacquet

Assistant referees:
Mark Warren (England)
Achmat Salie (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

References

  1. ^ "France 3 Brazil 0". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "World Cup history - France 1998". BBC Sport. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2014.