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unusual facts about 1998 World Cup



Carlos Roa

Roa was first-choice for the Argentine national team at the 1998 World Cup.

Dean Sturridge

In 1998, René Simões attempted to call up Sturridge for international duty with the Jamaica national football team for the 1998 World Cup but the offer was rejected.

France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The song's title is a reference to the 1998 album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!, the official album for the 1998 World Cup, held in France.

Frank Skinner

The duo also co-wrote and performed the football song "Three Lions" with the Lightning Seeds and the England national football team for Euro 96, and re-released it for the 1998 World Cup.

French Guiana national football team

Bernard Lama and Florent Malouda are two examples of Guianese players who have played for the French national team, the former winning the 1998 World Cup and the latter playing as a runner-up during the 2006 World Cup.

Guy Mowbray

In little over a year he became their primary commentator, leading the team (which included Archie MacPherson, Angus Loughran, Tim Caple and Mike Vince) at the 1998 World Cup in France.

Lenny Wallace

Later in the year Lenny busies himself with the promotion of Mick McFarlane (Sylvester Williams)'s band and also goes to France with Huw, Barry, and Robbie to watch the 1998 World Cup.


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Cláudio Taffarel

During the 1998 World Cup, when the Brazilian national team was training at Trois-Sapins stadium in Ozoir-la-Ferrière, a suburb southeast of Paris, the town's mayor proposed renaming the stadium after him.

Daisuke Ichikawa

Ichikawa was short-listed for the 1998 World Cup finals, but national coach Takeshi Okada dropped him together with Kazuyoshi Miura and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa at the final training camp in Nyon, Switzerland.

Tsuyoshi Kitazawa

Kitazawa was short-listed for the 1998 World Cup finals, but national coach Takeshi Okada dropped him along with Kazuyoshi Miura and Daisuke Ichikawa at the final training camp in Nyon, Switzerland.