At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 16th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. Brazil reached the final where they were defeated 3-0 by France.
Squad
Head coach: Mário Zagallo
Group matches
Brazil vs Scotland
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 CafuCB 3 Aldair CB 4 Júnior BaianoLB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César Sampaio CM 8 Dunga (c)AM 7 Giovanni AM 10RivaldoCF 9 RonaldoCF 20Bebeto Substitutions:MF 18Leonardo FW 19Denílson Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Jim LeightonRWB 8 Craig BurleyCB 3 Tom BoydCB 4 Colin CalderwoodCB 5 Colin Hendry (c)LWB 22Christian Dailly CM 14Paul LambertCM 10Darren JacksonCM 11John CollinsCF 7 Kevin GallacherCF 9 Gordon Durie Substitutions:MF 17Billy McKinlay DF 6 Tosh McKinlay Manager:Craig Brown Assistant referees: Fernando Tresaco Gracia (Spain) Jorge Luis Arango (Colombia) Fourth official: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Brazil vs Morocco
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelDF 2 CafuDF 3 AldairDF 4 Júnior Baiano MF 5 César Sampaio DF 6 Roberto CarlosMF 8 Dunga (c)FW 9 Ronaldo MF 10Rivaldo MF 18Leonardo FW 20Bebeto Substitutions:MF 17Doriva FW 21Edmundo FW 19Denílson Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 12Driss BenzekriDF 2 Abdelilah Saber DF 3 Abdelkrim El HadriouiDF 4 Youssef Rossi DF 6 Noureddine Naybet (c)MF 7 Mustapha HadjiMF 8 Saïd Chiba FW 9 Abdeljalil Hadda FW 14Salaheddine BassirMF 18Youssef Chippo DF 20Tahar El Khalej Substitutions:DF 15Lahcen Abrami MF 17Gharib Amzine MF 11Ali El Khattabi Manager: Henri Michel Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Mark Warren (England) Fourth official: Paul Durkin (England)
Brazil vs Norway
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelDF 2 CafuDF 4 Júnior BaianoDF 6 Roberto CarlosMF 8 Dunga (c)FW 9 RonaldoMF 10Rivaldo DF 14Gonçalves MF 18LeonardoFW 19Denílson FW 20BebetoManager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Frode Grodås (c)DF 3 Ronny JohnsenDF 4 Henning BergDF 5 Stig Inge Bjørnebye MF 8 Øyvind Leonhardsen FW 9 Tore André FloMF 10Kjetil RekdalDF 15Dan EggenFW 17Håvard Flo MF 21Vidar Riseth MF 22Roar Strand Substitutions:MF 7 Erik Mykland FW 20Ole Gunnar Solskjær MF 16Jostein Flo Manager:Egil Olsen Assistant referees: Gennaro Mazzei (Italy) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Second round
Brazil vs Chile
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 Cafu CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Junior BaianoLB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César SampaioCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10RivaldoAM 18Leonardo CF 20Bebeto CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes:FW 19Denílson MF 14Gonçalves Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Nelson Tapia CB 6 Pedro ReyesCB 3 Ronald Fuentes CB 5 Javier MargasRWB19Fernando CornejoLWB16Mauricio ArosCM 8 Clarence Acuña CM 14Miguel Ramírez AM 10José Luis Sierra CF 11Marcelo SalasCF 9 Iván Zamorano (c)Substitutes:MF 17Marcelo Vega MF 20Fabián Estay MF 18Luis Musrri Manager: Nelson Acosta Assistant referees: Jacques Poudevigne (France) Owen Powell (Jamaica) Fourth official: Pirom Anprasert (Thailand)
Quarter-final
Brazil vs Denmark
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 Cafu CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Junior BaianoLB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 5 César SampaioCM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10Rivaldo AM 18Leonardo CF 20Bebeto CF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes:FW 19Denílson MF 11Emerson MF 16Zé Roberto Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Peter SchmeichelRB 12Søren Colding CB 3 Marc RieperCB 4 Jes HøghLB 5 Jan HeintzeCM 6 Thomas Helveg CM 7 Allan Nielsen RW 21Martin JørgensenLW 10Michael Laudrup (c)SS 11Brian LaudrupCF 18Peter Møller Substitutes:MF 15Stig Tøfting FW 19Ebbe Sand DF 2 Michael Schjønberg Manager: Bo Johansson Assistant referees: Mohamed Mansri (Tunisia) Dramane Danté (Mali) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Semi-final
Brazil vs Netherlands
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 13Zé Carlos CB 3 Aldair CB 4 Junior BaianoLB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 5 César Sampaio CM 8 Dunga (c) AM 10Rivaldo AM 18Leonardo CF 20Bebeto CF 9 RonaldoSubstitutes:FW 19Denílson MF 11Emerson Manager:Mário Zagallo GK 1 Edwin van der SarRB 2 Michael Reiziger CB 3 Jaap StamCB 4 Frank de Boer (c)LB 11Philip CocuCM 6 Wim Jonk CM 16Edgar Davids RW 7 Ronald de BoerLW 12Boudewijn Zenden SS 8 Dennis BergkampCF 9 Patrick KluivertSubstitutes:MF 20Aron Winter FW 17Pierre van Hooijdonk MF 10Clarence Seedorf Manager:Guus Hiddink Assistant referees: Hussain Ghadanfari (Kuwait) Mohamed Al Musawi (Oman) Fourth official: Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Final
GK 1 Cláudio TaffarelRB 2 Cafu CB 3 AldairCB 4 Junior Baiano LB 6 Roberto CarlosCM 5 César Sampaio CM 8 Dunga (c)AM 10RivaldoAM 18Leonardo CF 20BebetoCF 9 RonaldoSubstitutes:MF 19Denílson FW 21Edmundo Manager:Mario Zagallo GK 16Fabien BarthezRB 15Lilian ThuramCB 8 Marcel Desailly CB 18Frank LebœufLB 3 Bixente LizarazuDM 7 Didier Deschamps (c) CM 17Emmanuel PetitCM 19Christian Karembeu CM 10Zinedine ZidaneAM 6 Youri Djorkaeff CF 9 Stéphane Guivarc'h Substitutes:MF 14Alain Boghossian FW 21Christophe Dugarry MF 4 Patrick Vieira Manager:Aime Jacquet Assistant referees: Mark Warren (England) Achmat Salie (South Africa) Fourth official: Rahman Al Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
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