PC Guide's July 1998 issue named World Cup 98 as the winner of a group test involving other PC football games around at the same time, ahead of competitors such as Actua Soccer 2, Three Lions and Sensible Soccer '98.
PC Guides juli-nummer 1998 korade World Cup 98 som vinnare av ett grupptest med flera andra fotbollsspel till PC vid samma tid, i konkurrens med Actua Soccer 2, Three Lions och Sensible Soccer 98.