Winner: Italy

o Winner: Italy
o Runners-Up: France
o Third: Germany
o Fourth: Portugal

o adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
# adidas Golden Shoe: Miroslav KLOSE (GER)
o Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)
o Best Young Player Award: Lukas PODOLSKI (GER)
o FIFA Fair Play award: Spain,
o Brazil
o FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Portugal

Technical Report

Italy won their fourth world crown in Germany, beating France on penalties in Berlin. If Zinedine Zidane's red card was the Final's defining image, Italy's triumph would be remembered as a team effort with ten different Azzurri players finding the net. It was also a special month for Germany, the goals of Miroslav Klose helping secure third place in a tournament memorable for the festival mood across the host country.
Korea/Japan 2002

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Redemption for Ronaldo as world's eyes turn east

o Winner: Brazil
o Runners-Up: Germany
o Third: Turkey
o Fourth: Korea Republic

o adidas Golden Ball: Oliver KAHN (GER)
# adidas Golden Shoe: RONALDO (BRA)
* Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver KAHN (GER)
* FIFA Fair Play award: Belgium
* FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Korea Republic

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Brazil became champions for the fifth time as top scorer Ronaldo exorcised the ghosts of 1998, scoring both goals in the Final against Germany. This was Asia's first FIFA World Cup™ and both host nations made history by reaching the knockout rounds – Korea Republic going as far as the last four. A tournament of surprises, it opened with France losing to Senegal and closed with Turkey third in the world.
France 1998

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Zidane lights the blue-touch paper for France

o Winner: France
o Runners-Up: Brazil
o Third: Croatia
o Fourth: Netherlands

o adidas Golden Ball: RONALDO (BRA)
# adidas Golden Shoe: Davor SUKER (CRO)
* Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien BARTHEZ (FRA)
* FIFA Fair Play award: England,
* France
* FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France

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The home of tournament founder Jules Rimet, France enjoyed an unforgettable summer as its footballers finally tasted FIFA World Cup glory, Zinedine Zidane leading Les Bleus to victory over Brazil in the Final. France 98 was the first finals with an enlarged cast of 32 teams and among the newcomers were a Croatia side who, fired by the goals of top scorer Davor Suker, confounded expectations by finishing third.
USA 1994