The Next World Cup

World cup 1998 will be hosted by France. And for the first time, 32 teams will be included in the finals. The distribution after the qualifying rounds is as follow-

Host	1 - France
Defending champion	1 - Brazil
Europe	14 - Denmark, Croatia, Italy, England, Norway, Scotland, Austria, Bulgaria, Spain, Yugoslavia, Netherlands, Belgium, Romania, Germany
Africa	5 - Nigeria, Tunisia, South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco
South America	4 - Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay
Asia/Oceania	4 - Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, Iran
CONCACAF	3 - Mexico, USA, Jamaica

World Cup 1998 Draw

Group A	Brazil	Morocco	Scotland	Norway
Group B	Italy	Cameroon	Austria	Chile
Group C	France	South Africa	Denmark	Saudi Arabia
Group D	Spain	Nigeria	Bulgaria	Paraguay
Group E	Holland	Mexico	Belgium	South Korea
Group F	Germany	USA	Yugoslavia	Iran
Group G	Romania	Tunisia	England	Columbia
Group H	Argentina	Jamaica	Croatia	Japan

*Qualifying round

IF you want more about information on France 98, you can check out:

The World Cup Stadia of France '98
World Cup Facts and Figures
The Official France '98 Page - Take on the challenge of the World Cup Trivia.

I received a few mails asking about ticket information recently. Unfortunately, I am not a ticket agent and don't know much about it. I would suggest looking into FIFA web page for more detail information, just following this link.

1998 FIFA World Cup Ticket Policy

Last Updated : Dec 26, 1997
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