![France and the 1998 World Cup: The National Impact of a World Sporting Event France and the 1998 World Cup: The National Impact of a World Sporting Event](images/9780714644387.jpg)
The contributions here cover the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of the 1998 World Cup. It is set within the sporting context of the history and organization of French football and the French tradition of using major sporting events to focus world attention.