FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
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).
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1997
- Developer
- EA Vancouver
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 1 January 1997 |
|---|---|
| Developer | EA Vancouver |
| Publisher | EA Sports |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, PlayStation |
| Genres | Sports |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q913223, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is FIFA: Road to World Cup 98? How long to beat it
Total play time for FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is about 125.6 hours to do everything, and around 15.2 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 15.2h | 14 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 44.7h | 8 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 125.6h | 3 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 55ahead of 10% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 45ahead of 84% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
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Common questions about FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
What platforms is FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 on?
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, PlayStation. It first released in 1997.
Who made FIFA: Road to World Cup 98?
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 was developed by EA Vancouver and published by EA Sports.
How long does it take to beat FIFA: Road to World Cup 98?
about 15.2 hours for the main story, 44.7 hours with the main extras, 125.6 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.