1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Tournament
The 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the... Wikipedia
Dates: Mar 10, 1996 – Nov 29, 1997
Goals scored: 1,922 (2.99 per match)
Matches played: 643
Top scorer(s): Karim Bagheri; (19 goals)