World Cup 1998

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Quickest World Cup hat-tricks of all-time

By Ewan Gennery Published

Where does Ousmane Dembele's hat-trick against Norway rank amongst the quickest in World Cup history

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The greatest World Cup upsets... ever!

By Chris Flanagan, Ben Hayward Published

FourFourTwo revisits the 26 biggest upsets the World Cup has ever produced as Cape Verde add themselves to the list

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‘David Beckham’s red card at France 98 was excessive. He shouldn’t have been sent off, but Diego Simeone was clever’ Javier Zanetti’s World Cup 98 admission

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE England and Argentina's World Cup 1998 last-16 clash had everything

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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ADDICTION! Gazza gives us his most revealing interview EVER

By Chris Flanagan Published

EXCLUSIVE Many years since our last chat, FFT spent two weeks with Paul Gascoigne to get to know him as he is now. Conversations veered between the serious and the comical – from the dark side of fame, to a win bonus for a mouse…

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'I was joining Barcelona, then Betis came in – only later did I realise it was a world-record fee' Cult Brazilian forward Denilson tells his remarkable story, via relegation in Seville, World Cup glory with Brazil and a car park snub at Bolton…

By Caio Carrieri Published

Features Denilson’s skill made him a hit with fans, earning him a £21.5m transfer to La Liga, but it didn't work out as planned

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Paul Gascoigne of England at Euro 96
‘Glenn Hoddle is a prick. Terry Venables warned me "Hoddle will try to make a name for himself" – he said it was because of my drinking, but six other players were out until 6am’ Paul Gascoigne speaks exclusively to FourFourTwo on his 1998 World Cup snub

By Chris Flanagan Published

EXCLUSIVE Paul Gascoigne recalls to FourFourTwo how he reacted after being snubbed for the 1998 World Cup

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Football songs: The history of the beautiful game's relationship with music

By Ed McCambridge Published

LONG READ From El Tel to John Barnes, footballers once delivered a string of memorable tunes and even the odd No.1 - FFT salutes a lost tradition

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'With five minutes left, I yelled at Frank Leboeuf that my dream had come true – he said, ‘What?! Just concentrate on the game!’ Then I scored to make it 3-0' Emmanuel Petit on France's 1998 World Cup win

By Joe Mewis Published

EXCLUSIVE The former Arsenal star scored a memorable goal when France sealed their first World Cup victory

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Jens Lehmann in action for Arsenal against Barcelona in the 2006 Champions League final.
Players sent off in major finals

By Ben Hayward Published

From the World Cup to the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores, a look at some of the players sent off in major finals...

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Paul Gascoigne Gazza England Euro 96
Paul Gascoigne and Gazzamania: From Italia 90 to Euro 96, how one player changed English football

By Si Hawkins Last updated

The goal against Scotland at Euro 96 was Paul Gascoigne's crowning moment for Three Lions, but that wasn't the start of his national tale. This is full tumultuous story of Gazza and England

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