The 1998 World Cup in France, will host 65 matches and is expected to be the largest event in soccer history. Join the qualifying matches of the most prestigious sporting event in the world, World Cup '98 in France, with FIFA: Road to World Cup 98. The long road to France starts in initial qualifiers with 172 teams in 16 international stadiums to vie for one of 32 positions in the final rounds in France. This game features a refined 32-bit artificial intelligence engine, hundreds of new animations, comprehensive play-by-play and new commentary from top names, including Des Lynam, Andy Gray and John Motson.

'Commitment, attitude and skill are what keeps us ahead of the competition. We have 150 programmers, artists and audio specialists who have what it takes to make this the greatest football simulation ever. We have more football professionals involved in this year's game than ever before. Each of these professionals are chosen because of their commitment, attitude and football skills and we are proud to announce the return of our 'Holy Trinity' commentary team' says FIFA Producer, Mark Aubanel.