GameIn
YEAR 1997
GENRE Sports
PLATFORM Microsoft Windows, Sega Genesis, PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Sega Saturn
ABOUT THE GAME

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is a 1997 football video game developed by EA Canada and released by EA Sports. It is the fifth game in the FIFA series and the second to be in 3D on the fifth generation of video game consoles. A number of different players were featured on the cover, including David Beckham in the UK, Roy Lassiter in the United States, Mexico and Brazil, David Ginola in France, Raúl in Spain and Portugal, Paolo Maldini in Italy, and Andreas Möller in Germany. Critics responded positively to FIFA 98, hailing it as a strong return to form for the series. FIFA 98 was the last FIFA game released for the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Saturn, and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

Source: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 — FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 · retrieved October 19, 2026

PROVENANCE

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RECORD FACTS
Developer
EA Vancouver
Publisher
EA Sports
First release
January 1, 1997
Series
FIFA
Cover
Official thumbnail
Record ID
Q913223

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