World Cup 98 1998

Is it still worth playing?

EA Canada's 1998 football game to coincide with that year's FIFA World Cup, the first official World Cup game made by EA Sports. It uses a 3D engine, with DirectX on PC, and has accurate national team kits with manufacturer logos, with a generic kit for goalkeepers. The main feature is the World Cup itself, with the real groups of the finals or random groups of the 40 included teams. Each match takes place in a recreation of its real venue. As in the real tournament, group games do not go to extra time or penalties but knockout matches do. At the end of a match a caption shows the man of the match, and after the tournament the Golden Boot and Fair Play Award winners appear. Playing through the real groups and stadiums still makes each match feel part of a bigger event.