1998 FIFA World Cup Top Scorer: Davor Šuker

Šuker scored his first goal in Croatia’s first match in group stage against Jamaica in the 69^th minute of the game, the goal being sCroatia’s third as they blasted Jamaica off to 3-1.
In the second match against Japan, Šuker scored the all-important goal as the deadlock was broken in the 77^th minute with his superb strike.
However, in the last match of group stage against Argentina, Šuker failed to shine, and Argentina pulled through as group champions beating Croatia 1-0. Due to Jamaica and Japan winning 1 and 0 matches each, Croatia made it to the round of 16.
In the round of 16, Šuker’s team faced Romania, in which he scored home a silly penalty conceded by his opponent in 2^nd extra minute after half time. Depending on this goal, the Croatians made it to the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In the quarter-finals, Croatia thrashed Germany with a 3-0 scoreline, with Šuker nailing the last goal in the Germans’ net.
In the semi-finals, Croatia matched-up in a sparky fixture against France. Šuker struck in the match first, one minute right after the goal-less half-time. However, in the next minute, Thuram equalized for France, and went ahead to put France in the lead in the 69^th minute, depending on which France made it to the final.
In the third place play-off Šuker played an important role, assisting a 13^th minute goal and scoring himself in the 35^th minute, as Croatia edged through Netherlands to claim the third position in the World Cup.
After the final match, Šuker was given the honor of Golden Shoe as the top-scoring player in the tournament.