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
Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup Spanish 5-1, and eventually going on to reach their first 3rd place. The Dutch have also never lost a world cup match in regular time by more than one goal. <noinclude> <noinclude> <noinclude> <noinclude> <noinclude> Netherlands used all 23 players during the 2014 World Cup, making it the first team in World Cup history to ever use all of its squad players. The team avenged their 2010 loss to Spain by defeating the defending champions with a stunning 5-1 victory in their opening game. They went on to achieve their first third place in any World Cup. Netherlands at the