England (Group G) FIFA World Ranking: 5 Players to Watch: Alan Shearer (F), Michael Owen (F), Steve McManaman (M) Prospects: England could be the best team in Europe right now. If they maintain…
France (Group C) FIFA World Ranking: 17 Players to Watch: Zinedine Zidane (M), Stephane Guivarc'h (F), Youri Djorkaeff (F) Prospects: Host nation France has high hopes going into the Cup finals.…
Germany (Group F) FIFA World Ranking: 2 Players to Watch: Juergen Klinsmann (F), Oliver Bierhoff (F), Juergen Kohler (D) Prospects: Germany showed that they are the class of European soccer with…
Iran (Group F) FIFA World Ranking: 42 Players to Watch: Khodadad Azizi (F), Ali Daei (F), Karim Bagheri (M) Prospects: Iran has shown flashes of soccer brilliance but has a long way to go to…
Italy (Group B) FIFA World Ranking: 14 Players to Watch: Alessandro Del Piero (F), Paolo Maldini (D), Gianluca Pagliuca (GK) Prospects: They are the team to beat in Group B. Could have tough…
The Netherlands (Group E) FIFA World Ranking: 25 Players to Watch: Dennis Bergkamp (F), Patrick Kluivert (F), Jaap Stam (D) Prospects: The Dutch have a great team and desperately want to shed the…
Information Please's Picks for the World Cup Second RoundGroup A: Brazil, NorwayGroup B: Italy, AustriaGroup C: France, DenmarkGroup D: Spain, NigeriaGroup E: Netherlands, MexicoGroup F: Germany,…
Spain (Group D) FIFA World Ranking: 15 Players to Watch: Raul Gonzalez (F), Fernando Morientes (F), Andoni Zubizaretta (GK) Prospects: The always talented but often underachieving Spanish squad…
Yugoslavia (Group F) FIFA World Ranking: 8 Players to Watch: Predrag Mijatovic (F), Dragan Stojkovic (M), Sinisa Mihajlovic (D) Prospects: Yugoslavia can score goals in bunches. That could be a…
Click here for the 1998 World Cup Wrap-upForward Eric Wynalda (r) and the rugged American squad hope to better their surprising success of the '94 World Cup. They have a tough road ahead,…
