World Cup 98 is a football simulation video game for PlayStation focused on the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Players can engage in official tournament matches or custom scenarios, featuring authentic stadiums from the event. Group stage matches do not include extra time, while knockout rounds allow for extended play and penalty shootouts to determine the winner.
The main feature of the game is the World Cup tournament itself, where the player may use either the actual groups used in the finals, or groups composed of a random selection of the included teams. Each match takes place in a recreation of the venue it was played in the actual tournament. As in the real tournament, group games do not go to extra time or a penalty shootout but knockout matches do.