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Sports · True or False?

France won the world cup in 1998

The answer is True.

Explanation

France won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 on home soil, defeating defending champions Brazil 3-0 in the final at the Stade de France, with Zinédine Zidane scoring twice and Emmanuel Petit adding the third. It was France's first world title, won by a squad famously nicknamed "Black-Blanc-Beur" for its diversity.

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