World Cup 98

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World Cup 98 is a soccer game built around the 1998 FIFA tournament, letting you guide real-world teams through authentic group stages and knockout rounds. Play through the exact brackets from the 1998 finals or shuffle teams into new matchups. Matches unfold in detailed recreations of iconic venues like the Stade de France. Group stage games stick to regulation time without tiebreakers while knockout rounds add tension with extra periods and penalties. Single player or split-screen co-op lets you take control of up to two teams per match. The game leans into period-specific charm with its blocky character models and physics but nails the tournament structure and stadium atmospheres. Split-screen mode keeps matches lively for local competition. While the 1998 World Cup was France’s historic win, the game lets you rewrite history with familiar mechanics and straightforward controls. Released just before the tournament, it captured the global excitement of the event with minimal polish but maximum authenticity.