1998 FIFA World Cup Final Korea in 2002. Ronaldo went on to set the record for goals in World Cups, which was later broken by Miroslav Klose of Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blanc and Deschamps both later had spells as manager of the France national team, with Deschamps leading them to a second World Cup title almost exactly 20 years later in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, making him only the third man to have won the World Cup as both player and manager after Zagallo and Germany's Franz Beckenbauer. Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup
1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) qualified. This was the first time England failed to qualify for the World Cup since first entering in 1950. Bulgaria qualified. Spain and Yugoslavia finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify. Yugoslavia qualified. As of 2018 this is the last time Spain have failed to qualify for the World Cup finals. Scotland qualified. Soviet Union advanced to the UEFA – CONMEBOL Play-off. 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone