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<h2>Overview</h2><p>FIFA 98: Road to World Cup is an instalment in the popular <a href="/fifa-98-road-to-world-cup/3030-11207/" data-ref-id="3030-11207">FIFA</a> sports game franchise that was published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Canada. It was released on a wide variety of different platforms including PC, Nintendo Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and the Sony PlayStation. The game was released in 1997 and was the last FIFA title to feature on the Sega Mega Drive and SNES.</p><p>As the name suggests, the title was designed to coincide with the 1998 FIFA World Cup football tournament that was held in France.</p><p>The game features 189 club teams and 172 national sides, with up to date rosters for the 1997/98 season.</p><p>The North American release of the game features Roy Lassiter (the prolific Major League Soccer goalscorer) on the front cover, with the UK version featuring David Beckham.</p>