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
Colombia at the FIFA World Cup struck seven minutes from the end to give a 1-0 win. Although England needed only a draw to guarantee a place in the Final 16, Darren Anderton drove home a fiercely struck angled drive in the 20th minute. David Beckham curled in a free kick nine minutes later and England won the game 2-0. Colombia was thus eliminated. After 16 years out of the World Cup, Colombia won their first match against Greece by a score of 3-0, marking the country's best ever performance in FIFA World Cup. The first goal was scored by Pablo Armero five minutes after the