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 qualification (CAF) Round. Zimbabwe advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria advanced to the Final Round. Ivory Coast advanced to the Final Round. Morocco advanced to the Final Round. Senegal advanced to the Final Round. Zambia advanced to the Final Round. Guinea advanced to the Final Round. Nigeria qualified for the World Cup. Morocco qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon qualified for the World Cup. The following three teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament. 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For