Argentina at the FIFA World Cup playmaker position was instead filled by Mario Kempes, who ended up becoming the first Argentinian to win the Golden Ball in addition to being the tournament's top scorer with 6 goals. The Dutch side was missing a superstar of their own: Johann Cruyff did not join the 1978 World Cup squads due to the aftermath of a kidnapping attempt which occurred in 1977. He only disclosed this information 30 years later. The closely contested match was influenced by a hostile atmosphere and ended with the Dutch players refusing to attend the award ceremony after Argentina grabbed the title in extra
World Cup 98 (video game) of a group test involving other PC football games around at the same time, ahead of competitors such as "Actua Soccer 2", "Three Lions" and "Sensible Soccer '98". The magazine described the game as "Simply the best football game in the world." "World Cup 98" was a finalist for "Computer Games Strategy Plus"s 1998 "Sports Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Grand Prix Legends". The editors called "World Cup 98" "superb, a tour de force of soccer simulation." World Cup 98 (video game) World Cup 98 is the first official FIFA World Cup game developed by EA