FIFA decided to increase the number of teams in the tournament from 24 to 32, which led to a bigger qualification pool of 174 countries.Host: France Teams: 32 Format: Group stage, knockouts Matches: 64 Goals: 171 Winner: France Runners-up: Brazil Golden Boot: Davor Suker (Croatia) Background The longest World Cup (32 days) was held in 1998 when France played host for the second time (after 1938).
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