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The 1998 season

18 belt games · 5 title changes

Germany carried the belt into the 1998 season. It changed hands 5 times among 5 franchises, 3 of those in the playoffs, and France finished the season with it. Most defenses: Argentina, 7.

Who held it, in order

GermanyBrazilArgentinaNetherlandsBrazilFrance

Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
687Feb 18, 1998Germany beat Oman 2–0 (Friendly)Defense
688Feb 22, 1998Germany beat Saudi Arabia 3–0 (Friendly)Defense
689Mar 25, 1998Brazil beat Germany 2–1 (Friendly)Title change
690Apr 29, 1998Argentina beat Brazil 1–0 (Friendly)Title change
691May 14, 1998Argentina beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 (Friendly)Defense
692May 19, 1998Argentina beat Chile 1–0 (Friendly)Defense
693May 25, 1998Argentina beat South Africa 2–0 (Friendly)Defense
694Jun 14, 1998Argentina beat Japan 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) PlayoffsDefense
695Jun 21, 1998Argentina beat Jamaica 5–0 (FIFA World Cup) PlayoffsDefense
696Jun 26, 1998Argentina beat Croatia 1–0 (FIFA World Cup) PlayoffsDefense
697Jun 30, 1998Argentina beat England 3–2 (FIFA World Cup; Argentina won on penalties) PlayoffsDefense
698Jul 4, 1998Netherlands beat Argentina 2–1 (FIFA World Cup) PlayoffsTitle change
699Jul 7, 1998Brazil beat Netherlands 2–1 (FIFA World Cup; Brazil won on penalties) PlayoffsTitle change
700Jul 12, 1998France beat Brazil 3–0 (FIFA World Cup) PlayoffsTitle change
701Aug 19, 1998France and Austria tied 2–2 (Friendly)Tie · defense
702Sep 5, 1998France and Iceland tied 1–1 (UEFA Euro qualification) PlayoffsTie · defense
703Oct 10, 1998France beat Russia 3–2 (UEFA Euro qualification) PlayoffsDefense
704Oct 14, 1998France beat Andorra 2–0 (UEFA Euro qualification) PlayoffsDefense

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