1998 FIFA World Cup - Host Selection

Host Selection

France was awarded the 1998 World Cup on 2 July 1992 by the executive committee of FIFA during a general meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. They defeated Morocco by 12 votes to 7. Switzerland withdrew, due to being unable to meet FIFA's requirements.

Voting results
Country Round 1
France 12
Morocco 7

Read more about this topic:  1998 FIFA World Cup

Famous quotes containing the words host and/or selection:

    “Pure was thy life; its bloody close
    Hath placed thee with the sons of light,
    Among the noble host of those
    Who perished in the cause of Right.”
    —William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)

    “When you consider the radiance, that it does not withhold
    itself but pours its abundance without selection into every
    nook and cranny”
    —Archie Randolph Ammons (b. 1926)