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#1 France (1998)
The last time FIFA world cup was won by the hosts was in 1998. France claimed the prestigious world title on home soil to mark only the 6th time a team had won the world cup in their own nation.
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A dynamic French side captained by Didier Deschamps went undefeated throughout the course of the tournament. France had a tricky knockout phase with an extra time goal against Paraguay needed to qualify for the last 8 where e penalty shootout went in their favour against a solid Italy side.
With a scoreline of 2-1 France prevailed over Croatia to reach the final of 1998 world cup.
Zinedine Zidane made his presence felt at world cup stage scoring twice in France's demolition of Brazil in the final with Petit scoring France's third goal of the evening to end the night 3-0. This remains France's only world cup victory till date.
