Here are the results of the www.socceramerica.com May, 1998 poll, in which 1,853 fans voted for the 1998 World Cup champion. Note: Points are awarded on a 5-3-1 basis, with 5 points for a first-place vote, 3 points for a runner-up vote and 1 points for a beaten semifinalist vote.
| Country | Champion | Runner-up | Semifinalist | Total Points |
| Brazil | 534 | 502 | 312 | 4488 |
| Germany | 269 | 344 | 220 | 2597 |
| Argentina | 169 | 193 | 125 | 1549 |
| England | 170 | 164 | 181 | 1523 |
| Italy | 181 | 139 | 174 | 1496 |
| France | 76 | 199 | 204 | 1181 |
| Netherlands | 143 | 82 | 112 | 1073 |
| USA | 75 | 41 | 156 | 654 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 43 | 100 | 449 |
| Spain | 56 | 39 | 45 | 442 |
| Mexico | 28 | 18 | 40 | 234 |
| Iran | 25 | 15 | 19 | 189 |
| Croatia | 13 | 10 | 23 | 118 |
| Yugoslavia | 11 | 10 | 27 | 112 |
| Norway | 14 | 3 | 12 | 91 |
| Romania | 12 | 4 | 11 | 83 |
| Colombia | 11 | 4 | 13 | 80 |
| Chile | 7 | 4 | 14 | 61 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 6 | 18 | 61 |
| Denmark | 2 | 10 | 11 | 51 |
| Scotland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 39 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 7 | 25 |
| Belgium | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| Austria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |