1998 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament

The King Hassan II International Cup Tournament was a minor 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)

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

Results
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 soccer ball with check mark
Borkelmans soccer ball with check mark
Mpenza soccer ball with check mark
Scifo soccer ball with red X
Vande Walle soccer ball with check mark		 4 – 3 soccer ball with red X Lee
soccer ball with check mark Owen
soccer ball with check mark Beckham
soccer ball with check mark Merson
soccer ball with red X Ferdinand
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Morocco 2 – 2 France
Bassir 9', 64' Report Blanc 24'
Djorkaeff 74'
Penalties
Ouakili soccer ball with check mark
Triki soccer ball with check mark
Saber soccer ball with check mark
Abrami soccer ball with red X
Hadda soccer ball with check mark
Amzine soccer ball with check mark
Rossi soccer ball with check mark		 6 – 5 soccer ball with check mark Blanc
soccer ball with red X Djorkaeff
soccer ball with check mark Leboeuf
soccer ball with check mark Trezeguet
soccer ball with check mark Pires
soccer ball with check mark Vieira
soccer ball with red X Candela
Attendance: 65,000

Table
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

Goalscorers

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

2 goals

1 goal

See also

1998 FIFA World Cup

References
  1. "King Hassan II Tournament 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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