Editing 1998 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Draw results and group fixtures===
The draw resulted in the following eight groups:<ref name="Draw of Groups"/>
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|+ [[#Group A|Group A]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|A1 || {{fb|BRA}}
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|align=center|A2 || {{fb|SCO}}
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|align=center|A3 || {{fb|MAR}}
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|align=center|A4 || {{fb|NOR}}
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|+ [[#Group B|Group B]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|B1 || {{fb|ITA|1946}}
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|align=center|B2 || {{fb|CHI}}
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|align=center|B3 || {{fb|CMR}}
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|align=center|B4 || {{fb|AUT}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group C|Group C]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|C1 || {{fb|FRA|1974}}
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|align=center|C2 || {{fb|RSA|1994}}
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|align=center|C3 || {{fb|KSA}}
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|align=center|C4 || {{fb|DEN}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group D|Group D]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|D1 || {{fb|ESP}}
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|align=center|D2 || {{fb|NGA}}
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|align=center|D3 || {{fb|PAR|1990}}
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|align=center|D4 || {{fb|BUL}}
|}
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{|class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|+ [[#Group E|Group E]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|E1 || {{fb|NED}}
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|align=center|E2 || {{fb|BEL}}
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|align=center|E3 || {{fb|KOR|1997}}
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|align=center|E4 || {{fb|MEX}}
|}
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{|class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|+ [[#Group F|Group F]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|F1 || {{fb|GER}}
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|align=center|F2 || {{fb|USA|1960}}
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|align=center|F3 || {{fb|FRY}}
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|align=center|F4 || {{fb|IRN}}
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|+ [[#Group G|Group G]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|G1 || {{fb|ROU}}
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|align=center|G2 || {{fb|COL}}
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|align=center|G3 || {{fb|ENG}}
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|align=center|G4 || {{fb|TUN|1959}}
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|+ [[#Group H|Group H]]
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|H1 || {{fb|ARG}}
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|align=center|H2 || {{fb|JPN|1947}}
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|align=center|H3 || {{fb|JAM}}
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|align=center|H4 || {{fb|CRO}}
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In each group, the teams played three matches, one against each of the other teams. Three points were awarded for each win, while a draw was worth one point. After completion of the group stage, the two teams with the most points in each group would advance to the [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]], with each group winner facing the runner-up from one of the other groups in the round of 16. This was a new format for the World Cup, following the expansion from 24 teams in 1994. A total of 64 games were played, including the [[#Final|final]] and a [[#Third place play-off|third-place play-off]] between the losers of the two semi-finals.

The fixtures for the group stage were decided based on the draw results, as follows:

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|+ Group stage schedule
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!Matchday
!Dates
!Matches
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|Matchday 1
|10–15 June 1998
|1 v 2, 3 v 4
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|Matchday 2
|16–22 June 1998
|1 v 3, 2 v 4
|-
|Matchday 3
|23–26 June 1998
|4 v 1, 2 v 3
|}