Description

The late-1997 edition of FIFA was heavily tied in with the qualifying procedure for the 1998 World Cup. In the Road to the World Cup mode, you take a team from first qualification through to the main tournament, using the varying systems in different parts of the world. The game features 16 distinct outdoor stadia. The League play features 189 clubs and 11 leagues. Each team has specific crowd chants incorporated into the ambient sound.

The action is faster than in previous versions, and AI has been expanded. Players have distinct facial feature and hair styles. Each match is introduced by Des Lynam and commentated on by John Motson and former Scotland international Andy Gray.

Alternate Titles

  • "Rumbo a la Copa Mundial" -- Spanish title
  • "FIFA 98: Rumbo al Mundial" -- Spanish title
  • "FIFA 98: En route pour la coupe du monde" -- French title
  • "FIFA 98: Die WM-Qualifikation" -- German title
  • "FIFA 98: A Caminho da Copa" -- Brazilian title

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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FIFA: Road to the World Cup '98 PlayStation    
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 Nintendo 64 $4.95  
World Cup '98 Game Boy    
FIFA: Road to the World Cup '98 SEGA Saturn $3.16  
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FIFA 98: Road to World Cup    
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User Reviews

EA Sports' swan song to the American Saturn and Sega SEGA Saturn Fake Spam (94)
FIFA 98 is THE best FIFA game out there. Windows Diamond Titan (63)
Soccer is LAME. Windows Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)

The Press Says

PC Games (Germany) Windows Dec 03, 1997 93 out of 100 93
Absolute Playstation PlayStation Jan, 1998 92 out of 100 92
PC Action Windows Dec 17, 1997 91.5 out of 100 92
Svenska PC Gamer Windows Dec, 1997 90 out of 100 90
GameStar (Germany) Windows Dec, 1997 88 out of 100 88
GameSpot Windows Jan 13, 1998 8.8 out of 10 88
Mega Score Genesis Mar, 1998 88 out of 100 88
Mega Score Nintendo 64 Feb, 1998 87 out of 100 87
Kingdom of Desire Windows Jun 07, 2008 8 out of 10 80
GameSpot SEGA Saturn Feb 06, 1998 7.8 out of 10 78

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Trivia

The german front cover shows the (Ex-) national player Andreas Moeller. Moeller won the "Champions League" with Borussia Dortmund and the European Championship (German national team), both 1996. As of season 2001/2002 Moeller plays for Schalke 04 (city of Gelsenkirchen), the arch rival of Borussia Dortmund.


This entry was contributed by Kartanym Bronze Star Contributing Member (9913), Kohler 86 (6386), Freeman (15203), Tony Van (2707) and Terok Nor (10527)
 

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