1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament

The King Hassan II International Cup Tournament was an international football competition, which took place in the spring of 1998 in Morocco.

1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates27 – 29 May
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored6 (1.5 per match)
Attendance250,000 (62,500 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Salaheddine Bassir (2 goals)
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2000

Host nation Morocco, France, England and Belgium participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Stade Mohamed V, home of Moroccan clubs Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca.

This mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for the participating teams of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, taking place two weeks before the tournament, and it was won by France on the basis of having scored more goals.[1] France went on to win the World Cup a few weeks later.

Participating teams

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Results

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Morocco  0 – 1  England
Report Owen   59'
Attendance: 80,000

France  1 – 0  Belgium
Zidane   64' Report
Attendance: 80,000

Belgium  0 – 0  England
Report
Penalties
Van Meir  
Borkelmans  
Mpenza  
Scifo  
Vande Walle  
4 – 3   Lee
  Owen
  Beckham
  Merson
  Ferdinand

Morocco  2 – 2  France
Bassir   9', 64' Report Blanc   24'
Djorkaeff   74'
Penalties
Ouakili  
Triki  
Saber  
Abrami  
Hadda  
Amzine  
Rossi  
6 – 5   Blanc
  Djorkaeff
  Leboeuf
  Trezeguet
  Pires
  Vieira
  Candela
Attendance: 65,000

Table

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts*
1.   France
2
1
1
0
3
2
+1
4
2.   England
2
1
1
0
1
0
+1
4
3.   Morocco
2
0
1
1
2
3
-1
2
4.   Belgium
2
0
1
1
0
1
-1
2
*For win on penalties 2 points were awarded; for loss on penalties 1 point.
 1998 King Hassan II Tournament 
 
France

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 6 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

See also

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1998 FIFA World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "King Hassan II Tournament 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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Preceded by Hassan II Trophy
1998
Succeeded by