Every FIFA World Cup Ranked From Worst To Best

The 1998 World Cup read like a who's who of late '90s football.

Serving as a showreel of the decade’s greatest strikers, this was the World Cup of Gabriel Batistuta in his pomp for Argentina, the emergence of Christian Vieri for Italy and Chile's Marcelo Salas.

It was the tournament that saw Davor Suker claim the Golden Boot with six goals, guiding Croatia to the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual winners France.

Les Bleus' win may have given the tournament a happy ending, helping unite a multicultural but increasingly divided France, but Aime Jacquet's team were far from the standout side.

Holland were the best Europe had to offer with Dennis Bergkamp leaving an indelible mark on proceedings with a sublime goal to dump a very good Argentina out in the quarter finals.

A round earlier, the South Americans had continued their rivalry with England, defeating the Three Lions on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw remembered for David Beckham’s petulant red card and Michael Owen’s sensational solo goal.

By the time the final came around, all eyes were on France’s opponents Brazil and star striker Ronaldo.

Despite taking Brazil to the brink of glory with some sublime displays, Ronaldo suffered a seizure in the hours before the final, leaving him a shell of his former self for the resulting match. In his absence, France romped to an unlikely 3-0 victory, fired on by two Zinedine Zidane headers and an Emmanuel Petit goal.