Remember When… We Went to France ‘98
Scottish Football Podcast
BBC
3.6 • 793 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In June 1998, Scotland kicked off the World Cup in Paris against the defending champions, Brazil. For the fans that were there, it was a day that they would never forget - and one that’s become Scottish football folklore after years of heartbreak. Rick Edwards is joined by Gordon, Paul and Iain to hear about that halcyon summer following their team across France and what marked the end of an era.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:06.0 | Experience football like never before on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:09.5 | Join the Football Daily podcast to dive into the fallout |
| 0:12.2 | from an unforgettable Premier League season. |
| 0:14.6 | Wow, these fans have got absolutely wild. |
| 0:18.1 | And all the build-up to an incredible football summer to come. |
| 0:21.0 | Overhead, King! |
| 0:22.2 | That is sensational! |
| 0:24.0 | Expert Insight and the biggest names in the game on the Wayne Rooney show. |
| 0:28.5 | Just coming to the club was already a dream control, a privilege, never saw, dreamed |
| 0:32.2 | about being the captain of the club. |
| 0:33.8 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:37.0 | Hello and welcome to Remember When, the show that brings together football fans to talk about the seismic moments that shape their team's history and had a massive impact on their own lives as well. |
| 0:46.5 | We're here to talk about the stories, the memories, the moments that unite us as football fans, wherever we're from and whoever we support. |
| 0:53.4 | I'm Rick Edwards and today we're going |
| 0:55.0 | back to the last time Scotland went to the World Cup, the summer of 1998. The tartan army set out |
| 1:01.0 | on the long march from the Baudubloin at breakfast time, full of hope and defiance, but privately |
| 1:05.8 | expecting nothing better than a draw. After failing to reach the World Cup for the first time in 24 years in 1994, |
| 1:12.0 | Scotland were back on the world stage. Qualifying hadn't been easy. They'd finished behind Austria, |
| 1:17.1 | but went through as the best runners up in Europe. And under the guidance of Craig Brown, |
| 1:21.1 | there was really excitement that this Scotland team could be the first to reach the knockouts. |
| 1:25.5 | In keeping with the patriotic fervor of their fans, the Scottish team arrived wearing |
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