Washingtonpost.com: World Cup 1998

French Celebrate Victory (Gabriel Bouys/AFP) About 600,000 people packed the Champs-Elysees in Paris on Monday to celebrate France's first World Cup title. Story FINAL: France 3, Brazil 0 Movie: A Look at the Fans of the World Cup (This is a large file, about 1.3 megabytes. To view this movie, download Quicktime 3.0 ) Cup Offers Month Full of Memories (Eric Draper/Associated Press) Columnist William Gildea writes that the rise of Zinedine Zidane (pictured) and the fall of Ronaldo were part of the many memories from this year's World Cup. Column Column Archives The Post's Steven Goff Picks His Highlights and Lowlights Victory Is Both Bitter And Sweet for Cup Despite a wealth of exciting, quality soccer at this year's World Cup, it will be difficult to forget the Air France strike, English and German hooliganism and missing tickets. Story Before and After Match, Celebrations At restaurants and bistros in Georgetown and elsewhere in the area, the 3-0 French victory prompted a glimpse of the soccer mania that grips most of the rest of the world. Story In Culture, It's America 1, France 0 It was France's ultimate moment, their happiest day since they waved au revoir to the Nazis a half-century ago. Instead, it was the ultimate triumph of American culture. Story Suker Helps Croatia Finish Third (Rick Bowmer/AP) Davor Suker (right) scored his tournament-leading sixth goal Saturday as Croatia beat the Netherlands, 2-1, for third place. Story

Title Round
Final:
France 3, Brazil 0

Consolation:
Croatia 2, Neth. 1

Final Statistics:
Individual
Team

Results:
Title-Round Results
Day-by-Day Results

First-Round Standings
First-Round Results

For Cup Coverage, ABC Is Lacking
With a chance to show off the world's most watched sporting event, ABC's coverage of the final — and most of the tournament — came up short.
Column
Few Are Following the Bouncing Ball

(Thomas Kienzle/AP)
Each 'GOOOOLLLL!'
Is Golden for Cantor
The charisma of Andres Cantor (above), known throughout the world for his distinctive "GOOOOOLLLLL!" call, helps Univision's appeal transcend the language barrier.
Story

(AFP)
Ronaldo Quiz!
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Soccer Teams
Losing Identities
Soccer teams are losing their national identities, enhancing a transformation already underway in Europe: the melting of borders and the mixing of cultures.
Story
David Letterman: Top 10 Signs French Are Celebrating
David Letterman: Top 10 Ways to Liven Up Soccer

Brasil Deja Copa en Europa
El Encanto de Cantor

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