FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
British and Irish cover art featuring David Beckham
Developer(s)
EA Canada
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Electronic Arts Victor (Japan)
THQ (Game Boy)
Composer(s)Jonnie Forster (Windows)
Eric Swanson (SNES, Mega Drive)
SeriesFIFA
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn, Game Boy, Mega Drive, SNES
Release
November 1997
  • Windows
    • NA: 24 November 1997
    • EU: 28 November 1997
    PlayStation
    • NA: 24 November 1997
    • EU: 28 November 1997
    Nintendo 64
    • EU: 20 December 1997
    • NA: 22 December 1997
    Game Boy
    • EU: November 1997
    Mega Drive, SNES
    Sega Saturn
    • NA: 18 December 1997
    • EU: December 1997
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is a football video game developed by EA Canada and released by EA Sports in 1997. 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).