Editing 1998 FIFA World Cup (section)

=== Video games ===
In most of the world, the official video game was, ''[[World Cup 98 (video game)|World Cup 98]]'' released by [[EA Sports]] on 13 March 1998 for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Nintendo 64]] and the [[Game Boy]]. It was the first international football game developed by Electronic Arts since obtaining the rights from FIFA in 1997 and received mostly favourable reviews.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup 98 |url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/153/153532p1.html |work=IGN |date=15 July 1998 |access-date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=15 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215113910/http://psx.ign.com/articles/153/153532p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Josh |last=Smith |title=World Cup 98 Review |url=http://www.gamespot.com/world-cup-98/reviews/world-cup-98-review-2531897/ |work=GameSpot |date=5 June 1998 |access-date=15 July 2012 |archive-date=22 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022041429/http://www.gamespot.com/world-cup-98/reviews/world-cup-98-review-2531897/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=James |first=Chris |date=July 1998 |title=Football's Coming Home |journal=PC Guide |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=53–57 |publisher=Future Publishing }}</ref>

In Japan, [[Konami]] was granted the FIFA World Cup licence and produced two distinct video games: ''[[International Superstar Soccer 98|Jikkyou World Soccer: World Cup France 98]]'' by KCEO for the Nintendo 64, and ''[[International Superstar Soccer Pro 98|World Soccer Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98]]'' by [[Konami#Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo|KCET]] for the PlayStation. These games were released in the rest of the world as ''International Superstar Soccer '98'' and ''International Superstar Soccer Pro '98'', without the official FIFA World Cup licence, branding or real player names.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Also in Japan, [[Sega]] was granted the FIFA World Cup licence to produce the [[Sega Saturn|Saturn]] video game ''World Cup '98 France: Road to Win''.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Many other video games, including ''[[World League Soccer 98]]'', ''[[Actua Soccer]] 2'' and ''[[Neo Geo Cup '98: The Road to the Victory]]'' were released in the buildup to the 1998 World Cup and evidently were based on the tournament. ''[[FIFA: Road to World Cup 98]]'', also by EA Sports focused on the qualification stage.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}