{"product_id":"1998-panini-fifa-world-cup-france-soccer-trading-card-box-35-packs-factory-sealed","title":"1998 Panini FIFA World Cup France Soccer Trading Card Box | 35 Packs | Factory Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003e1998 Panini FIFA World Cup France Soccer Trading Card Box\u003c\/strong\u003e holds \u003cstrong\u003e35 packs\u003c\/strong\u003e of six cards each, 210 cards in all, from Panini's officially licensed card set for the World Cup played in France in the summer of 1998. The box is factory sealed and still in the cellophane it was wrapped in at the factory in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set runs to 100 cards: 99 players from 21 of the 32 teams that took part in the tournament, plus a checklist card. Eleven of the player cards are printed in metallic ink and turn up at random among the regular cards. All card text is in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEleven Metallic Cards, One Starting Eleven\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe metallic cards are not spread evenly through the checklist — they come in four groups, and together they make up a team. Card #1 is the only goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel of Denmark. Cards #10 to #13 are four defenders: Cafu, Trifon Ivanov, Siniša Mihajlović and Lilian Thuram. Cards #37 to #39 are three midfielders: Sunday Oliseh, Clarence Seedorf and Mario Stanić. Cards #73 to #75 are three forwards: Faustino Asprilla, Alessandro Del Piero and Oliver Bierhoff. One keeper, four at the back, three in midfield, three up front — a complete 4-3-3. Thuram, on card #13, went on to score both French goals in the semi-final against Croatia that summer, the only two goals of his 142 appearances for France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrance 1998\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the first World Cup with 32 teams instead of 24. France won it on home soil, beating Brazil 3–0 in the final at the Stade de France on July 12, 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePanini World Cup Releases in Our Catalog\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater World Cups are represented in the store by sticker boxes for Germany 2006 in its Uruguay edition, South Africa 2010, the Road to 2014 collection in its Paraguay edition, Brazil 2014 and Russia 2018, and by individual Gold Crumple stickers from the 2026 edition. Panini's sticker boxes for Euro 2008 and Euro 2012 are in the catalog as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePanini did not publish insertion rates for the metallic cards. How many appear in a single box varies and is not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacks per box:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35 · \u003cstrong\u003eCards per pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 · \u003cstrong\u003eCards per box:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210 · \u003cstrong\u003eBase set:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 cards incl. checklist · \u003cstrong\u003eMetallic cards:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11 · \u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English · \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Factory sealed in original 1998 cellophane\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52951308337434,"sku":"PAN-WC1998-CARDS-BOX","price":599.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/3134\/9786\/files\/IMG_3111.jpg?v=1790481303","url":"https:\/\/notjustcollectibles.com\/products\/1998-panini-fifa-world-cup-france-soccer-trading-card-box-35-packs-factory-sealed","provider":"Not Just Collectibles, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}