France 98 was probably my favourite ever world cup; the ones I remember in the 1970s were only good because you never got to see so much live footy on the telly otherwise, Spain 82 was colourful, Mexico 86 was lit up only by Maradona at his brilliant best, Italia 90 was exciting if only because of Gazza and Englands unlikely progression to the semi-finals, Germany 06 was decent to be fair but yes there was something about France 98 that still makes me smile wistfully.
Have to say that the best world cup tournaments usually involve England..... strangely