Lasts
- This was the last World Cup in which matches other than the last two in each group were played simultaneously, although this only happened once in this tournament; Saudi Arabia v Morocco and Belgium v Netherlands in Group F. From France '98 onwards, each game in the first two rounds of group play and the whole knockout stage have been played separately to maximize television audiences.
- This was the last World Cup featuring 24 nations, and the last where the 3rd-placed team in each group was still able to progress via Third Place qualifiers for round of 16. From 1998 on, there were 32 nations, with the top two in each group progressing.
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