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A total of 174 teams entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds which began with the preliminary qualification draw on 12 December 1995 at Paris, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. This is the first time there would be 32 teams in the finals. France, as the hosts, and Brazil, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 30 spots open for competition. The 32 spots available in the 1998 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows: * Europe (UEFA): ''15 places'', one of which went to automatic qualifier France, while the other 14 places were contested by 49 teams. * South America (CONMEBOL): ''5 places'', one of which went to automatic qualifier Brazil, while the other 4 places were contested by 9 teams. * North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): ''3 places'', contested by 30 teams. * Africa (CAF): ''5 places'', contested by 38 teams. * Asia (AFC): ''3.5 places'', contested by 36 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from OFC). * Oceania (OFC): ''0.5 place'', contested by 10 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the intercontinental play-offs (against a team from AFC). A total of 168 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 643 qualifying matches were played, and 1922 goals were scored (an average of 2.99 per match). In the event, the final was played between the two automatic qualifiers. ==Continental zones== To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles: *Europe (UEFA) :Group 1 – Denmark qualified. ''Croatia'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 2 – England qualified. ''Italy'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 3 – Norway qualified. ''Hungary'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 4 – Austria qualified. Scotland also qualified with the best record among the runners-up. :Group 5 – Bulgaria qualified. ''Russia'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 6 – Spain qualified. ''Yugoslavia'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 7 – Netherlands qualified. ''Belgium'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 8 – Romania qualified. ''Republic of Ireland'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Group 9 – Germany qualified. ''Ukraine'' advanced to the UEFA play-offs. :Play-offs – Croatia, Italy, Belgium and Yugoslavia qualified over Ukraine, Russia, Republic of Ireland and Hungary respectively. *South America (CONMEBOL) :Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified. *North America (CONCACAF) :Mexico, USA and Jamaica qualified. *Africa (CAF) :Group 1 – Nigeria qualified. :Group 2 – Tunisia qualified. :Group 3 – South Africa qualified. :Group 4 – Cameroon qualified. :Group 5 – Morocco qualified. *Asia (AFC) :Group A – Saudi Arabia qualified. ''Iran'' advanced to the AFC play-off. :Group B – South Korea qualified. ''Japan'' advanced to the AFC play-off. :Play-off – Japan qualified. ''Iran'' advanced to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-off. *Oceania (OFC) :''Australia'' advanced to the AFC–OFC intercontinental play-off. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1998 FIFA World Cup qualification」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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