Play FIFA Road to World Cup 98 Online
Pick an underdog squad, sweat through brutal qualifiers, and hear the crowd lose it when you finally score—those pixelated chants still hit different. Just watch the refs; they’ll wreck your best plays over a toe offside.
Game Overview
FIFA Road to World Cup 98 on the Sega Genesis was one of those games that made you feel like you were actually leading a team to glory. You start by picking a squad—I always went for underdogs first—and then grind through qualifiers across different regions, each with their own weird rules. The stadiums actually look distinct, which was rare back then, and hearing your team’s specific chants when you score? Goosebumps.
The commentary from Des Lynam and John Motson is hilariously earnest, and the AI puts up a decent fight—way better than earlier FIFAs. Players even have their own faces and hairstyles, which was mind-blowing in ‘97. Just don’t get too attached to your striker; the refs are brutal with offside calls.
It’s not perfect—the controls feel a little stiff now—but for its time, this was the closest thing to managing a real World Cup campaign from your couch.
Download FIFA Road to World Cup 98 ROM
You can download this ROM to play FIFA Road to World Cup 98 offline using an Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
