World Cup 1998
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'Manchester United was my escape' – David Beckham on coping with World Cup pain
By Ben Hayward published
The fallout from the former midfielder's red card against Argentina in 1998 is featured in the new Netflix documentary about his life

‘We placed a bet’: Georghe Hagi explains why the entire Romanian squad bleached their hair during the 1998 World Cup
By Ryan Dabbs published
Arguably the most enduring image from France 98 is the Romania squad all having bleached hair - but why did they do it?

Martin O’Neill sets the record straight over his World Cup studio encounter with Robbie Williams
By Sean Cole published
The two had an awkward interaction when O’Neill was serving as a pundit at the 1998 World Cup in France

"Every player in the France 98 team had power, focus and finesse" - Youri Djorkaeff recalls the four games that changed his life
By Andy Greeves published
The '98 World Cup winner on what made Les Bleus so special, defeating England at Wembley and why Ronaldo was the greatest

New Paul Gascoigne BBC documentary Gazza: How once-in-a-generation footballer became a broken man
By James Andrew last updated
Gazza documentary charts the highs and lows of Paul Gascoigne's life on and off the pitch

France '98's USA vs Iran referee, Urs Meier: "Everyone in the stadium knew they were witnessing a historical moment"
By Urs Meier published
USA have been drawn against Iran at the 2022 World Cup, promising a politically charged affair – but it's not the first time they will have met at a major tournament

USA vs Iran at France '98: the most politically charged game in World Cup history
By Neil Billingham published
World Cup 1998 Neil Billingham reflects on how one World Cup group game did more to repair relations between two nations than decades of diplomacy

Patrick Kluivert's games that changed my life: "I was only 18 and had already achieved one of the biggest dreams any footballer can have"
By Patrick Kluivert published
INTERVIEW Former Chelsea and Tottenham man Gus Poyet tells FourFourTwo about the matches that changed the course of his career
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