Editing 1998 FIFA World Cup (section)

== Symbols ==
[[File:France98mascot.png|thumb|upright|Footix, the official [[FIFA World Cup mascots|mascot]] of the tournament]]

=== Mascot ===
The [[List of FIFA World Cup official mascots|official mascot]] was ''Footix'', a [[rooster]] first presented in May 1996.<ref name="Footix">{{cite web |url=http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/4228/2/Footix%20The%20History%20Behind%20A%20Moderrn%20Mascot.pdf |publisher=Sage Publications |year=1998 |access-date=27 January 2012 |last=Hand |first=David |title=Footix: the history behind a modern mascot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112181426/http://www.e-space.mmu.ac.uk/e-space/bitstream/2173/4228/2/Footix%20The%20History%20Behind%20A%20Moderrn%20Mascot.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref> It was created by graphic designer Fabrice Pialot and selected from a shortlist of five mascots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC96021553/fabrice-pialot-l-inventeur-de-la-mascotte-footix.fr.html|work=[[France 3]]|publisher=Institut National de l'Audiovisuel|date=22 May 1996|access-date=27 January 2012|title=Fabrice Pialot l'inventeur de la mascotte Footix|language=fr|archive-date=8 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308181320/http://www.ina.fr/video/CAC96021553/fabrice-pialot-l-inventeur-de-la-mascotte-footix.fr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Research carried out about the choice of having a cockerel as a mascot was greatly received: 91% associated it immediately with France, the traditional symbol of the nation.<ref name="Footix"/> Footix, the name chosen by French television viewers, is a [[portmanteau]] of "football" and the ending "-ix" from the popular ''[[Astérix]]'' comic strip.<ref name="Footix"/> The mascot's colours reflect those of the host nation's flag and home strip – blue for the jump suit, a red crest and with the words 'France 98' coloured in white.

=== Match ball ===
{{main|Adidas Tricolore}}
The [[List of FIFA World Cup official match balls|official match ball]] for the 1998 World Cup, manufactured by [[Adidas]] was named the ''Tricolore'', meaning 'three-coloured' in French.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/pictures/6670565/Fifa-World-Cup-match-balls-through-time.html?image=24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911180746/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/world-cup-2010/pictures/6670565/Fifa-World-Cup-match-balls-through-time.html?image=24|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=29 January 2012 |title=Fifa World Cup match balls through time |date=27 November 2009}}</ref> It was the eighth World Cup match ball made for the tournament by the German company and was the first in the series to be multi-coloured.<ref name="Tricolore">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid=28402.html |date=24 June 2006 |access-date=29 January 2012 |publisher=FIFA |title=1998: adidas Tricolore |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705075818/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/news/newsid%3D28402.html |archive-date=5 July 2010}}</ref> The tricolour flag and cockerel, traditional symbols of France, were used as inspiration for the design.<ref name="Tricolore"/>

=== Music ===
{{Main article|Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!}}
The official song of the 1998 FIFA World Cup was "[[The Cup of Life]]", also known as "La Copa de la Vida", recorded by [[Ricky Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beembee.com/2010/fifa-world-cup-official-songs-1990-2010 |title=FIFA World Cup Official Songs 1990 – 2010 |date=10 June 2010 |website=BeemBee.com |access-date=29 May 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515082324/http://www.beembee.com/2010/fifa-world-cup-official-songs-1990-2010 |archive-date=15 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=brazilian-star-claudia-leitte-perform-with-pitbull-and-jennifer-lopez-th-2264459.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413200631/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=brazilian-star-claudia-leitte-perform-with-pitbull-and-jennifer-lopez-th-2264459.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=Brazilian star Claudia Leitte to perform with Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez on the official song for the 2014 FIFA World Cup |publisher=FIFA |date=14 June 2014 |access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref>

The official anthem was "[[La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)]]" by [[Youssou N'Dour]] and [[Axelle Red]].