Editing 1998 FIFA World Cup (section)

=== List of qualified teams ===
{{See also|1998 FIFA World Cup seeding}}
The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web|title=FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking (20 May 1998)|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=50/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222025820/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank=50/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 February 2016|publisher=FIFA |date=27 January 2012}}</ref> qualified for the final tournament.
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;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|AFC]] (4)
* {{fb|IRN}}&nbsp;(42)
* {{fb|JPN|1870}}&nbsp;(debut) (12)
* {{fb|SAU}}&nbsp;(34)
* {{fb|KOR|1997}}&nbsp;(20)
;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|CAF]] (5)
* {{fb|CMR}}&nbsp;(49)
* {{fb|MAR}}&nbsp;(13)
* {{fb|NGA}}&nbsp;(74)
* {{fb|RSA}}&nbsp;(debut) (24)&nbsp;
* {{fb|TUN|1959}}&nbsp;(21)
;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|OFC]] (0)
* ''None qualified''
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;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|CONCACAF]] (3)
* {{fb|JAM}}&nbsp;(debut) (30)
* {{fb|MEX}}&nbsp;(4)
* {{fb|USA}}&nbsp;(11)
;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|CONMEBOL]] (5)
* {{fb|ARG|1861}}&nbsp;(6)
* {{fb|BRA}}&nbsp;(holders) (1)
* {{fb|CHI}}&nbsp;(9)
* {{fb|COL}}&nbsp;(10)
* {{fb|PAR|1990}}&nbsp;(29)
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;[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|UEFA]] (15)
* {{fb|AUT}}&nbsp;(31)
* {{fb|BEL}}&nbsp;(36)
* {{fb|BUL}}&nbsp;(35)
* {{fb|CRO}}&nbsp;(debut) (19)
* {{fb|DEN}}&nbsp;(27)
* {{fb|ENG}}&nbsp;(5)
* {{fb|FRA|1974}}&nbsp;(18) (hosts)
* {{fb|GER}}&nbsp;(2)
* {{fb|ITA|1946}}&nbsp;(14)
* {{fb|NED}}&nbsp;(25)
* {{fb|NOR}}&nbsp;(7)
* {{fb|ROU}}&nbsp;(22)
* {{fb|SCO}}&nbsp;(41)
* {{fb|ESP}}&nbsp;(15)
* {{flagdeco|FRY}} [[FR Yugoslavia national football team|FR Yugoslavia]]&nbsp;(8)
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[[File:1998 world cup qualification.png|thumb|upright=1.4|{{legend|#000cff|Countries qualified for World Cup}} {{legend|#ffb400|Country did not qualify}} {{legend|black|Countries that did not enter World Cup}} {{legend|#ababab|Country not a FIFA member}}]]
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
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! colspan="4"| Teams listed by FIFA ranking as of May 1998<ref name="FIFA"/>
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! !! Country !! Confederation !! Rank
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| 1 || {{fb|BRA}} (1994 winner)|| CONMEBOL || align=center | 1
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| 2 || {{fb|GER}} || UEFA || align=center | 2
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| 3 || {{fb|MEX}}|| CONCACAF || align=center | 4
|-
| 4 || {{fb|ENG}} || UEFA || align=center | 5
|-
| 5 || {{fb|ARG|1861}} || CONMEBOL || align=center | 6
|-
| 6 || {{fb|NOR}} || UEFA || align=center | 7
|-
| 7 || {{fb|FR Yugoslavia}} || UEFA || align=center | 8
|-
| 8 || {{fb|CHI}} || CONMEBOL || align=center | 9
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| 9 || {{fb|COL}} || CONMEBOL || align=center | 10
|-
| 10 || {{fb|USA}} || CONCACAF|| align=center | 11
|-
| 11 || {{fb|JPN|1870}} || AFC || align=center | 12
|-
| 12 || {{fb|MAR}} || CAF || align=center | 13
|-
| 13 || {{fb|ITA|1946}} || UEFA || align=center | 14
|-
| 14 || {{fb|ESP}} || UEFA || align=center | 15
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| 15 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} (host)|| UEFA || align=center | 18
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| 16 || {{fb|CRO}} || UEFA || align=center | 19
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| 17 || {{fb|KOR|1997}} || AFC || align=center | 20
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| 18 || {{fb|TUN|1959}} || CAF || align=center | 21
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| 19 || {{fb|ROM}} || UEFA || align=center | 22
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| 20 || {{fb|RSA}} || CAF || align=center | 24
|-
| 21 || {{fb|NED}} || UEFA || align=center | 25
|-
| 22 || {{fb|DEN}} || UEFA || align=center | 27
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| 23 || {{fb|PAR}} || CONMEBOL || align=center | 29
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| 24 || {{fb|JAM}} || CONCACAF || align=center | 30
|-
| 25 || {{fb|AUT}} || UEFA || align=center | 31
|-
| 26 || {{fb|KSA}} || AFC || align=center | 34
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| 27 || {{fb|BUL}} || UEFA || align=center | 35
|-
| 28 || {{fb|BEL}} || UEFA || align=center | 36
|-
| 29 || {{fb|SCO}} || UEFA || align=center | 41
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| 30 || {{fb|IRN}} || AFC || align=center | 42
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| 31 || {{fb|CMR}} || CAF || align=center | 49
|-
| 32 || {{fb|NGA}} || CAF || align=center | 74
|}