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.

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, and took place two weeks before the tournament.

Results

27 May 1998 17:30 UTC+1	Morocco	0 – 1	England	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
			Owen  59'

27 May 1998	France	1 – 0	Belgium	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
	Zidane  64'

29 May 1998 18:30 UTC+1	Belgium	0 – 0	England	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
		Penalties
	Van Meir Borkelmans Mpenza Scifo Vande Walle	4 – 3	Lee Owen Beckham Merson Ferdinand

29 May 1998	Morocco	2 – 2	France	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Idrissa Seck (Senegal)
	Bassir  9', 64'		Blanc  24' Djorkaeff  74'
		Penalties
		6 – 5

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

External links

• 1998 King Hassan II Tournament at rsssf
• King Hassan II International Cup Tournament results & table