1998 FIFA World Cup Final Lennart Johansson, and co-president of local organizing committee Michel Platini were among those present at the stands during the awards ceremony. President Chirac handed the trophy to French captain Didier Deschamps. 1998 FIFA World Cup Final The 1998 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that was played on 12 July 1998 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis to determine the winner of the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The final was contested by Brazil, who were the defending champions having won the previous FIFA World Cup four years earlier in 1994, and the host nation France, who had
1994 FIFA World Cup squads Dimitar Penev Head coach: Alketas Panagoulias Head coach: Clemens Westerhof Head coach: Arrigo Sacchi Head coach: Miguel Mejía Barón Head coach: Egil Olsen Head coach: Jack Charlton Head coach: Paul Van Himst Head coach: Abdellah Blinda Head coach: Dick Advocaat Head coach: Jorge Solari Each national team had to submit a squad of 22 players. All the teams included 3 goalkeepers, except Russia, Bulgaria and Republic of Ireland who only called two. 1994 FIFA World Cup squads Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup final tournament in the United States. Greece, Italy, Saudi Arabia and Spain were