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.

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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
	FIFA: Road to the World Cup '98	PlayStation
	FIFA 98: Road to World Cup
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The Press Says

PSX Extreme	Feb, 1998	94 out of 100	94
Mega Score	Feb, 1998	93 out of 100	93
Absolute Playstation	Jan, 1998	92 out of 100	92
Gamezilla	1997	82 out of 100	82

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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.

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