1998 FIFA World Cup seeding Cup and the 1994 FIFA World Cup averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average amount of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1995, December 1996, and November 1997 at a 3:2 ratio. All totals are rounded. France were seeded as hosts, Brazil as defending champions. The other seeds were: Germany, Italy, Spain, Argentina, Romania and the Netherlands. The 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding are broadcast live on TF1, France Television and Canal+ 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding To calculate the seeding for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used
FIFA World Cup receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy; winners' (gold), runners-up' (silver), and third-place (bronze). In the 2002 edition, fourth-place medals were awarded to hosts South Korea. Before the 1978 tournament, medals were only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and the third-place match. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals. Since the second World Cup in 1934, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament. They are held