[29], French president Jacques Chirac was in attendance to congratulate and commiserate the winners and runners-up respectively after the match. The United States were then eliminated with a match to spare after losing to Iran, while Germany drew with Yugoslavia. I haven't heard anyone say, 'Let's beat Iran, let's do it for Bill Clinton.' [27], The pre-match build up was dominated by the omission of Brazilian striker Ronaldo from the starting lineup only to be reinstated 45 minutes before kick-off. [2], During a delicately-choreographed pregame ceremony, the Iranian players gifted white roses to their American opponents, as a symbol of peace. [28] He managed to create the first open chance for Brazil in the 22nd minute, dribbling past defender Thuram before sending a cross out on the left side that goalkeeper Fabien Barthez struggled to hold onto. [13] The proposed national stadium, colloquially referred to as the 'Grand stade' met with controversy at every stage of planning; the stadium's location was determined by politics, finance and national symbolism. Defeat to Iran condemned the USA to elimination from the World Cup, but despite this the players recognised the part they played in a historic match. Paraguay and Denmark returned for the first time since 1986. ''We think it's easy team, not that much difficult,'' Torabian said. "One of the first problems was that Iran were team B and the USA were team A," explains Masoudi. More details on this 2-0 match:http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/france1998/matches/round=1014/match=8738/index.htmlClassic football videos:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCGIzmTE4d0hwzeGayKSLMzaeWnnz8ovrMore on the 1998 FIFA World Cup™:http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/france1998/index.htmlSubscribe to FIFA on YouTube to stay updated on daily releases:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=fifatvMore videos from FIFA on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/fifa : Frank LEBOEUF/FRA,...", "26 June 1998 World Cup – Colombia v England, David Beckham scores...", "Thomas Haessler of Germany takes a freekick during the FIFA World Cup...", "Toulouse, 18.06.98, SUEDAFRIKA – DAENEMARK 1:1 , Schiedsrichter TORO...", ",Lens, 21.06.98, Jens JEREMIES/GER nach dem 0:1", "BRA spielt den Ball an Torwart Driss BENZEKRI/MOR vorbei", "St.Etienne, 23.06.98, SCHOTTLAND – MAROKKO 0:3 , Abdeljilil HADDA/MOR...", "Montpellier, 22.06.98, KOLUMBIEN – TUNESIEN 1:0 , JUBEL NACH DEM 1:0:...", ",Lens, 21.06.98, GER JUBEL nach dem Treffer zum 2:2 durch Oliver...", "5 n.E. HALBFINALE; Claudio Andre TAFFAREL/BRA haelt den...The Official FIFA World Cup™ Partners & Sponsors since 1982", "2 , Frankie HEJDUK/USA, Mehdi MAHDAVIKIA/IRN erzielt hier das TOR zum...", "Lens, 21.06.98, DEUTSCHLAND – JUGOSLAWIEN 2:2 , Freistoss von Sinisa...", "1 , Jose SIERRA/CHI erzielt mit diesem Freistoss das TOR zum 1:0", "Marseille, 23.06.98, BRASILIEN – NORWEGEN 1:2 , 1:0 TORJUBEL BEBETO,...", "Marseille, 23.06.98, BRASILIEN – NORWEGEN 1:2 , 1:2 TOR JUBEL NOR -...", "Paris; BRASILIEN – FRANKREICH FINALE; Zinedine ZIDANE/FRA erzielt das...", "3 ; FRANKREICH FUSSBALLWELTMEISTER 1998; v.lks.