FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
UK cover art, featuring David Beckham
DeveloperEA Canada
Publishers
Composers
  • Windows
  • Jonnie Forster
  • Mega Drive, Super NES
  • Eric Swanson
SeriesFIFA
PlatformsWindows, PlayStation, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, Mega Drive, Nintendo 64, Super NES
Release
24 November 1997
  • PlayStation, Windows
    • NA: 24 November 1997
    • EU: 28 November 1997
    Game Boy
    • EU: November 1997
    Saturn
    • NA: 18 December 1997
    • EU: 1997
    Nintendo 64
    • NA: 22 December 1997
    • EU: 26 December 1997
    Super NES
GenreSports (association football)
ModesSingle player, multiplayer

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).