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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name   = [[World Cup (Iearth)]]
| year           = 1998
| other_titles   = 1998 Vongane World Cup
| image          = File:Vongane1998Worldcup.png
| size           = 
| caption        = The official emblem
| country        = [[Quetana]]
| dates          = April 11th - April 18th, 1998
| num_teams      = 32
| venues         = 5
| cities         = 3
| champion       = Alcarres
| count          = 
| second         = Drambenburg
| third          = Paraboca
| fourth         = Quetana
| matches        = 63
| goals          = 
| attendance     = 
| top_scorer     = 
| player         = 
| goalkeeper     = 
| young_player   = 
| fair_play      = 
| prevseason     = [[1997 Anea World Cup|1997]]
| nextseason     = [[1999 Melmingen World Cup|1999]]
}}

The '''1998 World Cup''', also called the '''1998 Vongane World Cup''', was an international football tournament contested by men's national teams which took place between 11 April to 18 April, 1998 in [[Vongane]], [[Quetana]]. It was the 2nd [[World Cup (Iearth)|World Cup]] held in Vongane, the previous being in [[1984 Vongane World Cup|1984]]. The tournament phase involved 32 teams, of which all came through qualifying competitions at the start of the event from an original 64 national teams. At the time, it was one of the most watched sporting events in the history of the world.

31 national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament, with a total of 64 matches played in 5 venues, with three located in Vongane, one in [[Ledua]], and one in [[Albate]]. In the final match, [[Alcarres]] defeated [[Drambenburg]] 2–1. The host nation, Quetana, made it to the semi-finals but lost to Alcarres, and then subsequently lost to [[Paraboca]] in the third-place match.

==Teams==

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
![[Vongane]]
![[Vongane]]
![[Albate]]
![[Ledua]]
![[Vongane]]
|-
|[[Estádio Bruina]]
|[[Estádio Alasde]]
|[[Estádio do Albate]]
|[[Estádio do Besso Cidade]]
|[[Estádio Municipal de Celice]]
|-
|Capacity: '''74,475'''
|Capacity: '''56,095'''
|Capacity: '''55,276'''
|Capacity: '''34,983'''
|Capacity: '''31,387'''
|-
|[[File:Olympiastadion_Berlin_Sep-2015.jpg|180x180px]]
|[[File:Estadio_Alvalade_XXI_-_panoramio_(3).jpg|180x180px]]
|[[File:Porto_Estádio_do_Dragão_2.jpg|180x180px]]
|[[File:The_Estádio_D._Alfonso_Henriques_(2018).jpg|180x180px]]
|[[File:Estádio_Municipal_de_Aveiro1.jpg|180x180px]]
|-
|}

==Opening Ceremony==

==Group Stages==
===Qualifying Rounds===
64 competing countries were divided into eight groups of eight teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group played one another in a round-robin best two-out-of-three, with the top four teams advancing to the knockout stage with the Round of 32.
==Knockout Stage==
{{Round32
<!-- Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- round of 32 -->
||'''{{fb|Quetana}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Villorvi}}|0
||'''{{fb|UCSS}}'''|'''1&nbsp;(3)'''|{{fb|Gladysynthia}}|1&nbsp;(1)
||'''{{fb|Allieu}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Norlansia}}|1
||'''{{fb|East Chanchajilla}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Versenia}}|0
||'''{{fb|Alcarres}}'''|'''6'''|{{fb|Ossinia}}|0
||'''{{fb|Besmenia}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|North Icadania}}|0
||'''{{fb|Vœyetska}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Saint Offeat}}|1
||'''{{fb|West Chanchajilla}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Syraranto}}|0
||'''{{fb|Albarine}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Odoni}}|0
||'''{{fb|Durnstaal}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Salubar}}|0
||'''{{fb|Drambenburg}}'''|'''2&nbsp;(4)'''|{{fb|Sateroc}}|2&nbsp;(3)
||'''{{fb|Caspiaa}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|North Kandson}}|0
||'''{{fb|Zamastan}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Vorrica}}|0
||'''{{fb|San Martina}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Vulkaria}}|0
||'''{{fb|Paraboca}}'''|'''5'''|{{fb|Alecburgh}}|2
||'''{{fb|Rio Palito}}'''|'''1&nbsp;(3)'''|{{fb|Timeria}}|1&nbsp;(2)
<!-- round of 16 -->
||'''{{fb|Quetana}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|UCSS}} |0
||'''{{fb|East Chanchajilla}}'''|'''3&nbsp;(4)'''|{{fb|Allieu}} |3&nbsp;(3)
||'''{{fb|Alcarres}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Besmenia}} |1
||'''{{fb|Vœyetska}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|West Chanchajilla}} |0
||'''{{fb|Albarine}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Durnstaal}} |1
||'''{{fb|Drambenburg}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Caspiaa}} |0
||'''{{fb|Zamastan}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|San Martina}} |0
||'''{{fb|Paraboca}}'''|'''3'''|{{fb|Rio Palito}} |0
<!-- quarter-finals -->
||'''{{fb|Quetana}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|East Chanchajilla}} |0
||'''{{fb|Alcarres}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Vœyetska}} |0
||'''{{fb|Drambenburg}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Albarine}} |1
||'''{{fb|Paraboca}}'''|'''1'''|{{fb|Zamastan}} |0
<!-- semi-finals -->
||'''{{fb|Alcarres}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Quetana}} |0
||'''{{fb|Drambenburg}}'''|'''2&nbsp;(2)'''|{{fb|Paraboca}} |2&nbsp;(1)
<!-- final -->
||'''{{fb|Alcarres}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|Drambenburg}}|1
<!--3rd Place-->
||'''{{fb|Paraboca}}'''|'''2&nbsp;(5)'''|{{fb|Quetana}}|2&nbsp;(4)
}}
===Group of 32===
===Group of 16===
===Quarter-finals===
===Semi-finals===
===Final===

==Sponsorship==
The sponsors of the 1998 World Cup were divided into three categories: World Cup Partners, World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The National Supporters were all Quetanan sponsors.

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==Media==

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