History of the FIFA World Cup as earning the Bronze Ball award. He led Bulgaria to a shock 2-1 win over defending champions Germany in the quarter-finals, before losing 2–1 to Italy and losing the third place play-off to Sweden, 4–0. The 1998 World Cup was held in France, and had an expanded format featuring 32 teams. Iran beat the Maldives in qualification by the widest margin in World Cup history – 17–0. In the finals, the second round match between France and Paraguay witnessed the first golden goal in World Cup history, as Laurent Blanc scored to give the hosts a 1–0 victory. Hosts France
El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup on two occasions in 1970 and 1982. 16 players have been fielded three times each for El Salvador, making them record World Cup players for their country. El Salvador's only FIFA World cup goal was scored in one of the biggest-ever defeats in World Cup history, their 1-10 against Hungary in 1982. The goalscorer was Luis Ramírez Zapata. El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of El Salvador's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to